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robertgabbychapman173
robertgabbychapman173 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 24 in Food and Nutrition
I have really been pushing myself to eat right and exercising and since i started over a week ago, i have already lost 5 lbs. the problem is, My Fitnesd Pal says i am still over on my sodium and my cholesterol. I havent been eat much salt at all. Can anyone give me some suggestions?

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Do you pick the right items from the database? Items are user entered and are wrong a lot of the time.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Unless you have a medical reason to watch your intake of either, I wouldn't worry about them. Sodium you can cut down by cooking more of your own meals.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Don't track sodium an cholesterol. If you need to limit them, your doctor should have told you what to eat.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Another vote for not bothering to track them, unless medically necessary.

    And please understand that a 5 lb weight loss after 1 week will not be typical of what you lose long term. Depending on your stats and how much you have to lose, you should not be targeting more than 1-2 lbs per week loss.

    What has (probably) happened is you cut down on carbs in the first week, which lead to a big water weight loss and not a fat loss of 5 lbs.

    Have a read here https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear to understand what will happen and don't be surprised or upset if you don't lose, or in fact gain, next week.

    Good luck.
  • goodbyemyfatness
    goodbyemyfatness Posts: 18 Member
    robertgabbychapman173 wrote: »
    I have really been pushing myself to eat right and exercising and since i started over a week ago, i have already lost 5 lbs. the problem is, My Fitnesd Pal says i am still over on my sodium and my cholesterol. I havent been eat much salt at all. Can anyone give me some suggestions?

    If you're eating processed foods (even the "healthy" stuff) it's likely processed with salt. And that is if they're inputted correctly on MFP. But honestly, as long as you're not severely over the recommended, I wouldn't put too much thought into it if it's here and there.
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