Salt intake

springermad
springermad Posts: 242
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was wondering how much salt does everyone consume in a day. I have to consume double the government daily allowance guide due to my adrenal problems which is a tumour as my blood pressure drops so much and I know it's nasty to say I sweat so much during adrenaline attacks so I have been told to increase it dramatically.
I was wondering if this increase your weight and will it slow down your weight loss?

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  • jen0731
    jen0731 Posts: 59 Member
    For me I try to stay around 1100-1500 mg a day. Anything above for me, I retain water and am bloated.
  • Chadwick891
    Chadwick891 Posts: 72 Member
    Naturally occurring salts in my foods & spices for me. Not sure how much that adds up to, but I don't mind that it retains water - since I take creatine too, this is just my own personal benefit.

    You definitely don't need to worry too much about the portion of salt you take - if your body needs/can handle it, by all means, take as much until you're hearts content.
  • Hambone23
    Hambone23 Posts: 486 Member
    Gah, I love salt. On everything. My boyfriend is always yelling at me. For my weight (321), MFP suggests 2,550. But I've no idea if that's good, bad, middling. I'm not a doctor. Wish I could provide a better answer for you. Do you think your doctor could give you a more accurate number. I know you can go into MFP's setting and set your own numbers for certain things so you can track your special need for sodium.
  • sassycurlzss
    sassycurlzss Posts: 47 Member
    Gah, I love salt. On everything. My boyfriend is always yelling at me. For my weight (321), MFP suggests 2,550. But I've no idea if that's good, bad, middling. I'm not a doctor. Wish I could provide a better answer for you. Do you think your doctor could give you a more accurate number. I know you can go into MFP's setting and set your own numbers for certain things so you can track your special need for sodium.
    You should cold turkey salt! You would lose so much more and feel somuch better! Honestly it makes a world of difference! I LOVED salt too! My fienace wudl say "want some food with that salt?" Now I dont salt anything and use low sodium everything! I get my salt from foods. Its hard trust me! BUT now when I eat things that have salt all I taste is salt! YUCK! Its crazy how not salting foods for awhile, how you taste the salt already there better and when it is salted how awful it is!
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