Sodium question

glarkin10
glarkin10 Posts: 1
in Food and Nutrition
I'm new at using fitness pal. I've done fairly well the last couple of days with keeping the food diary. I went over my sodium intake for today. How much does sodium play in weight loss?

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  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    doesn't matter unless you have high blood pressure. And it is the sodium/potassium balance.

    it can mask fat loss on the scale due to water retention but it doesn't not hinder it.
  • MsLadytray
    MsLadytray Posts: 12 Member
    I'm new at using fitness pal. I've done fairly well the last couple of days with keeping the food diary. I went over my sodium intake for today. How much does sodium play in weight loss?

    If I feel I have too much sodium I just drink lots of water that day and the next to flush it out. You will retain water when you have too much sodium so BOTTOMS up with WATER YAAAY! :drinker:
  • fhargis0002
    fhargis0002 Posts: 113 Member
    just drink lots of water to flush out your system..it can cause you to bloat
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    doesn't matter unless you have high blood pressure. And it is the sodium/potassium balance.

    it can mask fat loss on the scale due to water retention but it doesn't not hinder it.

    /thread
  • KateRunsColorado
    KateRunsColorado Posts: 407 Member
    Honestly, I lost 45 lbs and reached my goal weight without paying too much attention to sodium. I work full time with a commute to another city, so I don't have a lot of time to prepare fresh meals - therefore I do eat a lot of frozen meals & lunch meat, which are crazy high in sodium. I have heard for some people it can hinder weight loss, but for me it didn't at all.

    In my opinion, since you're new to this, I would just stick with trying to stay in your calories, atleast until you're in a good habit about it, and then maybe work on meeting your macro's later.

    But definitely drink a lot of water too!

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