I realize that I have a diet heavy in sodium. Maybe this is why I'm holding on to so much "water weight"? Even with cutting calories. Make a salad, and olives/banana peppers/dressing/almost anything else you put on salads...all have massive amounts of sodium. Add tuna or chicken or something that you haven't prepared on your own...there's pretty much your sodium for the day.
Any suggestions on cutting the salt while also cutting the calories?
In other news, did BALLER on my calorie intake today (even if I did basically eat a salt lick).
no olives from what my memory tells me.
ReplyDeletedressings wont be too bad if you make them i believe. I would say that if you want some fish you should plan ahead a bit and get some frozen ones and thaw and cook them. prepared food pretty much has to have a good amount of salt to help preserve it. some things do come as low sodium so keep an eye out for those!
I linked a dressing thingy on amazon :-)
http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-809-Salad-Dressing-Maker/dp/B000E3DTGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319055326&sr=8-1
Salt intake can be pretty difficult. Make sure you drink lots of water too! :)
ReplyDeleteHome-made dressing! Om nom nom. Yeah, they're salad olives and I try to really only include a sparse few -- especially since I cut them in half. =/
ReplyDeleteBut hey, work in progress. At least I realized it right? I was actually looking up stuff on lowering blood pressure (not that it's an issue, but I was interested) and realized high-sodium diets are no bueno for blood-pressure. So, there ya go! Might as well start while I'm young.