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SODIUM OVERLOAD

jcarter0525
jcarter0525 Posts: 84
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Everyday I log my food. I hardly ever eat all of my calories but I am always over my sodium (and I mean by 500 - 1000!). I'm not sure why I even worry about it because I don't have problems with my blood pressure. It's been hard enough giving up the food I love. I just hope now I don't have to give up even more of it. Does anyone know if Sodium can effect weight loss in any way other than water retention?

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  • jcarter0525
    jcarter0525 Posts: 84
    Everyday I log my food. I hardly ever eat all of my calories but I am always over my sodium (and I mean by 500 - 1000!). I'm not sure why I even worry about it because I don't have problems with my blood pressure. It's been hard enough giving up the food I love. I just hope now I don't have to give up even more of it. Does anyone know if Sodium can effect weight loss in any way other than water retention?
  • Jenners
    Jenners Posts: 30 Member
    I'm pretty sure sodium prevents weight loss by causing your body to retain water. I've also read you can bust through a plateau by reducing your sodium intake to under 2000 mg a day.

    So in short, yes, it can and probably does hinder weight loss.
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    If you track your potassium and make sure it is higher than your sodium you should not have water retention.
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