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KarenPurton
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Hi due to a medical condition I have to have between 6-10 grams of salt per day. I know salt can prevent you from losing weight. I’m not sure how many calories per day I should go for. I am 5 ft 6 and weigh 12 stone 7lb. Gained over a stone since May. Thanks.
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Salt can temporarily prevent you from losing weight but cannot prevent you from losing fat. If your salt intake is consistently high then it's not going to affect long term weight loss. Swings in sodium cause swings in water weight, consistent intake of sodium causes the body to have a consistent amount of water weight.
As to calories per day, pick any reasonable number as a starting point, weigh all your food, track your weight, and adjust based on results.
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Salt will not prevent you from losing weight, although high levels of it can cause temporary water weight retention.
As far as calories, have you tried putting your stats and goals into MFP and getting a calorie goal that way? Many of us here use MFP for our calorie goals and have had success.2 -
MFP will tell you how much to eat... set if to lose 1lb per week.1
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janejellyroll wrote: »Salt will not prevent you from losing weight, although high levels of it can cause temporary water weight retention.
As far as calories, have you tried putting your stats and goals into MFP and getting a calorie goal that way? Many of us here use MFP for our calorie goals and have had success.
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Thank you all so much. There is hope for me then. I’ll check that out :-)0
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By any chance do you have POTS?2
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Salt can give you thick blood and therefore high blood pressure and poor circulation. Those conditions affect your general health and ability to lose weight...
You can see my thoughts at
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/40919782#Comment_40919782
Best of luck to you!2 -
Curious to know if you have POTS
I have it1 -
Salt can give you thick blood and therefore high blood pressure and poor circulation. Those conditions affect your general health and ability to lose weight...
You can see my thoughts at
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/40919782#Comment_40919782
Best of luck to you!
She said that she HAS to have it for a medical condition. Very different situations.
OP, as others have said, if your salt intake is consistent, then the water retention will also be consistent and therefore shouldn't have much influence on your weight loss, other than some fluctuations. Consider a trending app, such as HappyScale, Libra, or TrendWeight. This will help to see that any fluctuations you do experience are not true indications of your weight loss progress.1 -
She said that she HAS to have it for a medical condition. Very different situations.
Yeah I read that, but no, its not 2 different conditions. No matter why she's taking the salt, without some mitigating additional drug, the salt will cause thick blood and poor circulation, etc.
Since she's under a Dr's care, its really a question for him/her...
...if the drug ads prove nothing else, they show that there is no ingested substance that doesn't have side effects...
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She said that she HAS to have it for a medical condition. Very different situations.
Yeah I read that, but no, its not 2 different conditions. No matter why she's taking the salt, without some mitigating additional drug, the salt will cause thick blood and poor circulation, etc.
Since she's under a Dr's care, its really a question for him/her...
...if the drug ads prove nothing else, they show that there is no ingested substance that doesn't have side effects...
Without knowing anything about OP's medical condition or what their doctor has said (or what other medical conditions or drugs may already be in place), you have no way of knowing that. 6 grams of salt per day is about 2,300 mg, which is the USDA recommendation. So let's calm down about the "thick blood and poor circulation," okay?
OP's question was about salt and weight loss.4 -
"janejellyroll wrote: ».....6 grams of salt per day is about 2,300 mg, which is the USDA recommendation. So let's calm down about the "thick blood and poor circulation," okay?
OP's question was about salt and weight loss.
And my answer was about salt and wt loss. Sorry my responses don't merit your approval.
She specified 6-10 grams, but even at 6 grams additional, there is the background salt from her food, which will take her well past 2300 mg....
I don't know what you mean by "background salt in food," but someone who is aiming for 6-10 grams on their doctor's advice would be able to keep it in that range with accurate tracking if they're in the US where sodium is listed on all nutritional labels.
There's nothing personal in my responses, so let's keep it friendly, okay? My goal is to keep the thread helpful for the OP, who has specific instructions on how to eat for their medical needs and is asking if that is going to interfere with weight loss. The answer is no, it won't. Given what has been shared so far, eating 6-10 grams of salt per day per medical advice won't keep OP from meeting their weight loss goals.
You seem to be arguing that OP should disregard medical advice and eat less salt than their doctor has recommended. I don't think that's reasonable or responsible advice for us to be giving in this thread. If that isn't what you're arguing, then I apologize for the misunderstanding.8 -
She said that she HAS to have it for a medical condition. Very different situations.
Yeah I read that, but no, its not 2 different conditions. No matter why she's taking the salt, without some mitigating additional drug, the salt will cause thick blood and poor circulation, etc.
Since she's under a Dr's care, its really a question for him/her...
...if the drug ads prove nothing else, they show that there is no ingested substance that doesn't have side effects...
You are VERY VERY incorrect here. The OP has a condition that requires her to take in more salt than is recommended for the average person. There is a reason for this. Maybe she is prone to hyponatremia or hypovolemia. If this is the case the increased salt intake will not cause "thick blood" or "poor circulation". If she has the condition I think she has (speculating here) then a consequence of that disease is hypovolemia and taking in the added sodium will cause a normal blood volume, not "thick blood" as you state. You are applying things that happen to people free of disease state to someone who has a very specific disease state. Another example similar to what you are doing is people on the blood thinner coumadin. For most people, eating green, leafy, vegetables is a very good idea and contributes to overall health. For someone on coumadin it could cause them to get a blood clot and potentially die. General advice is only good for the general population. People with specific diseases processes need specific advice. Please think about whether general advice is applicable when giving it out because what might be good advice for most people is potentially dangerous advice for certain ones. In this instance there isn't even a question. The OP stated she has a condition and her doctor, who knows her medical history and understands her disease gave her specific instructions. You, a stranger on the internet who does not know her specific disease or her medical history gave her dangerous advice. I get that you were trying to help but you need to exercise more caution in handing out general advice to people with specific conditions.13 -
She said that she HAS to have it for a medical condition. Very different situations.
Yeah I read that, but no, its not 2 different conditions. No matter why she's taking the salt, without some mitigating additional drug, the salt will cause thick blood and poor circulation, etc.
Since she's under a Dr's care, its really a question for him/her...
...if the drug ads prove nothing else, they show that there is no ingested substance that doesn't have side effects...
Without further information and a full medical history, which is well beyond the scope of an Internet forum of strangers, you have no idea if your opinion is appropriate here. She is under medical care for her medical condition. Are you trying to suggest her doctor is recommending inappropriate interventions? Because that's how your post read to me. If yes, you do not have enough information to be suggesting that. She wasn't asking for advice about her medical condition, only about the effect on her weight and weight loss.3 -
She said that she HAS to have it for a medical condition. Very different situations.
Yeah I read that, but no, its not 2 different conditions. No matter why she's taking the salt, without some mitigating additional drug, the salt will cause thick blood and poor circulation, etc.
Since she's under a Dr's care, its really a question for him/her...
...if the drug ads prove nothing else, they show that there is no ingested substance that doesn't have side effects...
People with POTS have to consume 6000 to 10000mg of sodium a day. That is a fact. If my wif doesnt consume enouhh salt, she will go into pre-tachycardia. People with POTS have low blood volume, high resting heart rates and require sodium as its an electrolyte.3 -
Hi. I'm ment to have the same salt intake as you, but i have trouble getting enough every day. Just wondering if you have any tips on ways to increase salt intake (other than just adding to food). I was soooo low last week i actually just tried drinking salt in water (don't try this it nearly made me vom lol).
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You can still lose with high salt. I lost and am maintaining and get 10-16k mg sodium a day.1
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purplebobkat wrote: »Hi. I'm ment to have the same salt intake as you, but i have trouble getting enough every day. Just wondering if you have any tips on ways to increase salt intake (other than just adding to food). I was soooo low last week i actually just tried drinking salt in water (don't try this it nearly made me vom lol).
My wife salts everything (including bacon). She also consumes a few different types of electrolyte drinks (NUUN, Emergen-C, ZippFizz, NA Hydrate) and tries to consume adequate levels of potassium/magnesium to help support electrolyte balance.
Unfortunately, her POTS is so bad that she has to get Sodium Chloride infusions (1 liter bag) every other week.1 -
I was looking for a n electrolite drink but everything I've found is stuffed with sugar or sweeteners. Are any of the ones your wife drinks low sugar and sweetener??0
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purplebobkat wrote: »I was looking for a n electrolite drink but everything I've found is stuffed with sugar or sweeteners. Are any of the ones your wife drinks low sugar and sweetener??
They have like 1g of sugar or less IIRC. IDK, I don't really worry about sugar as it doesn't impact weight loss or anything.1
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