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Member Comments
By kef4 on November 18, 2009 at 08:57 PM
2941 seems like a lot, but I replaced a lot of salts lost on my bike ride. It's ok...not disappointed.
By thackie on November 18, 2009 at 02:14 PM
WOW. I've switched from vegetarianism to veganism and I've been really careful with what I've been eating.
Making all my own food has cut my sodium in half!
1200mg for one day? None too shabby!
By kef4 on November 15, 2009 at 09:16 PM
1953 today...that's good for me. It's that stupid lunch meet and cheese that I had at lunch. I skipped the bread to accommodate my carb dare, but the meat and cheese messed up my sodium dare. It's still a good number, but if I could have subbed fresh veggies for the other stuff I would have been golden.
By thackie on November 14, 2009 at 05:27 PM
Frozen pizza put me higher than I'd like, but I'm still under 2000 so I'm okay!
I only had 900mg yesterday, so that was pretty impressive.
By kef4 on November 13, 2009 at 10:34 PM
I had a great morning and lunch, sodium-wise. Then late in the day I made bad choices. It is hard working in a restaurant, but I need to be stronger than that. Sodium was 4257 today...boooo.
By kef4 on October 1, 2009 at 09:53 PM
This is the weirdest dare I have taken on, so far. Of all the graphs of my dares, this one fluctuates the most. I am all over the place. It is frustrating how much crappy food processing goes on, even in foods that we think of as healthy. I'm learning, and that's what this is all about.
By hathatula on November 13, 2009 at 06:40 AM
I know is a tuffy!!! but belive me when you "get" the fact that u r watching your sodium and u actually r doing something about it - It gives you the extra push to make better food and drink choices and if you stick to it you will see wonderfull results- I know from my own experience-- Stay Strong!!!!
pile up on fresh greens and water!!!
By kef4 on November 13, 2009 at 07:00 AM
Hat, thanks for the encouraging words. I just went and chugged a pint of water.
By beautiful16 on November 12, 2009 at 03:28 PM
I consumed 615mg of sodium today... dare that!!!!!
By mdroches on November 6, 2009 at 01:30 PM
Since the day's not over, I can't comment completely on this...However I will say after finding out that my blood pressure was slightly elevated for the second time in my life, I've decided it's time to get serious....seriously, this time. I'm doing a modified version of the Dash low-sodium diet...so I should consume around 1500 mg a day. Yesterday was day 1, and doesn't really count, because I couldn't eat hardly any of the food in my house...I had a can of low sodium soup and a salad for the day. But today I'm off and running, having stocked up the fridge and pantry would good eatins' ;-)
By Cmack83 on November 3, 2009 at 07:59 PM
New to the group...I definately need to watch this. I had no idea I was consuming so much!!
By KathyM53 on November 5, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Welcome! I didn't realize how much sodium I was taking in until I tracked my meals the first week on Livestrong.com's My Daily Plate. Imagine my surprise when I lost 7 pounds that week! I have discovered by playing with a bit that I can't take in the nornal daily allotment of sodium because it makes me retain a lot of water. So, I try to keepit down around 1500 mg each day. That's been working really well for me.
By 25-2go on September 24, 2009 at 02:30 PM
I think its 2,400 daily is that correct?
By KathyM53 on October 7, 2009 at 12:30 PM
It's 2300 mg per day. I have set my goal at 2000 mg,simply because sodium causes me to retain fluid so easily.
By mrndcmch on October 1, 2009 at 09:49 PM
I think I'm around 2000 for the day. It's kind of hard to tell because the nutrition information for the soup that I eat is off on the website.
By peezysgirl on October 1, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Have you thought about adding the soup to the database yourself? I do that all the time if the information is off!
By mrndcmch on September 30, 2009 at 08:24 PM
1820 today. I like to aim for a low number and end up at a reasonably acceptable one. It's been working for me.
By mrndcmch on September 29, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I had about 2000 grams today. Not too bad.
By mrndcmch on September 28, 2009 at 06:19 PM
Yay! I ended with 1007 mg of sodium today. My goal is 1000 so doing pretty good.
By kef4 on September 24, 2009 at 10:13 PM
2800 is still too much, but better...a work in progress.
By kef4 on September 23, 2009 at 08:05 PM
4027. This is harder than I thought it would be. My total calories and carbs were good today. Sodium was bad. I'm amazed at how many bad-sodium foods there are...foods that I previously thought were good choices, such as lean meats, beans, flat breads. I'm thinking that unless you grow it, pull it out of the ground, and prep it yourself, sodium is going to find its way into your food somewhere along the way.
By kef4 on September 22, 2009 at 08:20 PM
4484...still way too much.
By kef4 on September 21, 2009 at 07:51 PM
I did a big bike ride today, so I replaced electrolites and ate way more calories than a non-ride day. This is all ok with me. It's the non-ride days I need to focus on, so I watch the sodium on those days very carefully.
By kef4 on September 17, 2009 at 07:58 PM
I'm new here to the sodium group. When I saw today that I ate 6358 mg of sodium I almost passed out. That's a big number. I'm doing great in my carb group, cycling for cancer group and weight loss group, but each day the sodium is sky high. This is my attempt to curb it, but I don't know how. I welcome any and all advice.
Joe
By mrndcmch on September 18, 2009 at 09:01 PM
For the most part, I try to stick to more natural foods like fresh fruits and vegetables. Usually the safest way. Then I skip adding extra salt to my meals, even my beloved soy sauce. Then, lastly I'm trying to avoid prepackaged or processed foods. They usually are busy hiding something, be it fat, sugar, or salt.
By kef4 on September 19, 2009 at 06:40 PM
All good points, mrnd. Thanks. I've been trying to do the same. I work in a restaurant, and when I eat at home all day and do it right, I feel good. Then I go to work and the kitchen guys are kind enough to prep a staff meal. If you've ever eaten out, you know that one of the secrets to restaurant food tasting so savory is loads of salt. I don't want to complain, because it's a nice thing they do for us, but sheesh. It's so hard.
By imimilo on September 21, 2009 at 05:00 PM
same here. i tried to cut sugar n keep everything under the radar but for so long i didnt pay attention to sodium!! then i realized i huv been doing abt 5000- 6000 almost everyday for a year!
By kef4 on September 20, 2009 at 09:06 PM
1354 is a low sodium day for me, so I'm psyched. This dare seems to be working. Just being accountable is such a good trick. I thought about this dare with each food choice I made today. I have been overall very good lately, so when my wife asked me if I wanted an egg sandwich at breakfast, I thought it would be ok. One of my strategies is to not be a food nazi. I've been really good, so I thought a nice sunday breakfast would be ok. The only bagels we had in the house were everything bagels, which are loaded with big chunks of salt. That was a bad way to start the day, but keeping sodium in mind the rest of the day paid off. Oddly enough, a low-sodium V-8 juice late in the day was my other big source of sodium today. I'm still in good shape considering I eat a 2000 cal diet.