Sodium = Weight Gain?
soccerkon26
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Yesterday I had about 4,000mg of sodium. Could that be the reason I was almost a pound heavier on the scale this morning? Thanks for your help!
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Sodium increases water retention = water weight. Eventually it'll even itself out.0
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lewispwest wrote: »Sodium increases water retention = water weight. Eventually it'll even itself out.
I sure hope so! I mean there is always a chance that I underestimated the calories or something but I usually overestimate0 -
Yes. But its only water retention.0
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Probably. If I eat food that I know has a lot of salt I generally find the scales are about 3lb higher, which is scary at first until I calm down, realise it's just water weight, and try not to have anything too salty for a couple of days and it all goes back to normal. Generally takes 3 days for me, inc drinking lots of water...0
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Too high sodium, water retention = transient increase in weight.
Drink water 1/2 cup frequently though out the day & it will be fixed.0 -
PoisonIvy088 wrote: »Yes. But its only water retention.
I'm .8 pounds heavier than last Monday....grrr it better be all water!0 -
I drink about 9 cups of water today...I'll try to drink a lot more! Thanks everyone0
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soccerkon26 wrote: »PoisonIvy088 wrote: »Yes. But its only water retention.
I'm .8 pounds heavier than last Monday....grrr it better be all water!
Well I retain up to 10lb of water on TOM. So, its totally possible.
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Yes, sodium causes you to gain water weight. Besides drinking water, you can also drink natural diuretics like coffee or green tea. And, of course, cut down on the sodium! lol
I know it's easier said than done, tho. The other day, I had Thai wonton soup and found out it had like 1500mg of sodium!0 -
You should send me that high sodium food. I eat too little sodium. Which often makes me light headed.0
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Same exact thing happened to me at my weigh in this morning. Then I looked at my sodium from yesterday and it definitely makes more sense now.0
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YEP!!0
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Dear all kindly throw your ideas around Necessary Vitamins and sources for the same??0
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I gained 2 pounds the next day after eating Chinese food...took about 2 days for the weight to come off.0
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soccerkon26 wrote: »lewispwest wrote: »Sodium increases water retention = water weight. Eventually it'll even itself out.
I sure hope so! I mean there is always a chance that I underestimated the calories or something but I usually overestimate
Even if you went over calories, it's pretty much mathematically impossible to put on a pound of fat in a day. Do you understand the math?
Most people can fluctuate up or down a good 1-5 Lbs day to day and throughout the day, even if they didn't eat a lot of sodium or whatever. But yeah...excess sodium causes water retention. I'm up 5 Lbs from yesterday because I made a ham for Sunday dinner.0 -
yes sodium causes water retention. You are lucky it is only 1 pound. I am sodium sensitive so for me it can be really bad as much as 5 pounds. I have to take extra diuretics when that happens. thanks to MFP I can see how much sodium I have eaten and reduce the number of times this happens to me.0
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