Do you watch your sodium intake...

lilsassymom
lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Do you watch your sodium intake? Does it affect weight loss if I go over? Some days I go over by a lot and then other days I don't. I think it averages out, but I was wondering how closely we should watch our sodium intake if we are trying to lose weight? Won't most of it get flushed out when we exercise, and drink our 8 cups of water a day?

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  • thecrossfitter
    thecrossfitter Posts: 424 Member
    You know, I never really even thought about it. This post just made me go check. My past few days I've had:
    568, 587, 720, 537...

    What is "normal"?
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    I watch it for medical reasons, not weight loss.
    High sodium intake keeps about 5 pounds of water on you.
  • rhce40
    rhce40 Posts: 201 Member
    i try to, not so good at it because i love salty foods.....i try to more for my blood pressure though
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    No, I just know it's a bit over 3000 - a great number for me considering the reading before I began this latest push to my goals.
    That's close to the recommended intake anyway - a lot closer than the 7500 number representing my former eating habits.

    Everything is relative.

    My BP is 115/75, so I am not one bit worried, and I just don't much care.
    I'll fight that battle later.
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    I watch it for medical reasons, not weight loss.
    High sodium intake keeps about 5 pounds of water on you.

    I watch it for medical reasons also, high blood pressure.
    Amazing the levels of sodium in certain things.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    No, I just make sure to eat a good amount of potassium...mostly. bananas and potatoes
  • lilsassymom
    lilsassymom Posts: 407 Member
    What's the suggested sodium intake anyways? On some days I was close to 2500-3500 and I thought geez that's high:tongue: ...but I seriously don't know???
  • Amh32290
    Amh32290 Posts: 65
    what types of foods do you eat to keep your sodium intake that low?
  • thecrossfitter
    thecrossfitter Posts: 424 Member
    what types of foods do you eat to keep your sodium intake that low?

    My diary is wide open so feel free to poke around. But basically I rarely eat any processed foods. Just fresh meat, produce and nuts and oils. I'm light on grain bc I just don't like how it makes me feel.
  • rhce40
    rhce40 Posts: 201 Member
    current recommendation is 2500
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