Water Retention.. HELP!

andreacord
andreacord Posts: 928
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been doing high protein low carb (well what I consider low carb) for two days because I have grad pictures tomorrow. I thought it would work but my stupid tummy is at a 39 and is usually at a 37. My grad photos are less than 24 hrs away and I've been swigging water, dandelion tea like crazy and have only eaten 685 mg of sodium today.. What do I do? any emergency remedies would be greatly appreciated.

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  • CriticalX
    CriticalX Posts: 212 Member
    eating alot of soduim?
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    Spanx!!! They always save the day for me for photo ops! Smile and be confident. You will look fabulous!
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    Not paticularly. its about 700 mg today but my usual intake is around 1200-1400mg
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    boil an entire lemon in water, about 16 ounces, and drink it all. Doesn't taste wonderful but doesn't taste bad either. You will pee like crazy but its great for water retention. I promise it works :)
  • mpchaplin
    mpchaplin Posts: 19
    This is just a guess, but I am thinking the high protein diet may have introduced some higher sodium for two days and minimizing sodium for one day won't really make up for that. Two days isn't really enough for a low carb diet to show much of a difference.

    Just put on your most beautiful smile and let the photographer coach you into some beautiful photos. Don't stress about it!
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    Spanx!!! They always save the day for me for photo ops! Smile and be confident. You will look fabulous!

    Oo yes these are awesome, I love them
  • Dreawolf
    Dreawolf Posts: 37 Member
    Take 2 bunches parsley, 5 mint tea bags, 1 gallon water, then boil them together for 20 minutes. After it's done strain the parsley out and then either drink the tea hot or cold.
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    Yeah only problem is my dress is backless, referring to spanx. :( I will try the lemon thing though.
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