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sodium question

kay_bear52
kay_bear52 Posts: 71 Member
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I hope this is not stupid question ;)
I have my sodium set at 2500
If I am working out and need to eat more calories to make sure I am meeting my BMR.....does that mean it is okay for the sodium intake to go over 2500? Or should I still try to keep it below that?

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  • fiveohmike
    fiveohmike Posts: 1,297 Member
    If you are in good health, up to 3500mg is not bad. However its always a good idea to shoot for 2500mg or lower of sodium...reason being, if your sodium is lower than this your probably not eating many processed food :P

    For me, I honestly stopped tracking sodium. I eat 3k calories so its super difficult to hit below this number, especially working.
  • Susan923
    Susan923 Posts: 61
    I will await others answers since I can't seem to ever keep my sodium in line.
  • zukkiz
    zukkiz Posts: 362 Member
    I finally decided to just give up on it too. Too many numbers and my OCD starts to go INSANE!
  • watergirl626
    watergirl626 Posts: 249 Member
    My sodium tends to end up around 3K, but I also drink insane amounts of water, so I don't sweat it. I have also read that the potassium to sodium ratio is looking to more important than straight up sodium intake.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Try to get more potassium too. It's the balance that is critical.
  • AKosky585
    AKosky585 Posts: 607 Member
    I've basically given up on sodium too...I am usually around 3000.....and today, it was more like 3500-4000 due to some pretty stupid choices on my part....but not going to stress....

    I eat pretty decently most days, but lunch is usually what gets me (I have a lean cuisine and a fruit/veggie most days for lunch, mainly due to quickness and convenience at work)
  • Debbiedebbiey
    Debbiedebbiey Posts: 824 Member
    I just started tracking sodium this week..amazing! I had no idea how much I was taking in. And yes, unless u give up processed food & going out to eat...yes, tracking sodium may be just what I needed! Went to tgifridays & ordered dragon fire chicken , under 750 cals but sodium thru the roof :(. It's my fav! Hopefully I can fig out how to make it at home, good thing I drank so much water while waiting for my meal !!!
  • kay_bear52
    kay_bear52 Posts: 71 Member
    thanks everyone. I drink anywhere from 10-15 8 oz glasses of water during the day so I guess going over 2500 isn't that bad a thing. I've tried to track potassium because I have had problems with low potassium in the last few months but that to me is even harder to track. I just don't eat enough potassium rich foods.
    Today was a bad choice day all the way around. I didn't get my BMR in after my FB exercise was figured in and was WAY over on sodium.

    But I will not stress. It's the first real "bad" day in a few weeks
  • sonyachan
    sonyachan Posts: 518 Member
    Many foods do not even list potassium, so you're probably getting more of it than it looks like. But try to get those fresh fruits and veggies in! :)

    As for your original question, unless you are working out outdoors and sweating profusely, you don't need to take in extra sodium. Just stick to the 2500-3500 range.

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