LAM Or Anyone Else...Sodium Question

[Premo55]

Okay, I feel like I've completely screwed up my body's fluid retentive capacities by following an extremely low sodium diet for the past few months...now I'm retaining a lot of water and I'm experiencing the symptoms of sodium deficiency, which isn't much fun. How much sodium would you recommend I start adding to my diet to balance my electrolytes back out? IE, how much shoudl a bodybuilder be taking in daily?

Thanks a lot

Peace.

 

[Premo55]

Help please!

Peace.

 

[atherjen]

scroll down to myth #4

http://www.ruggedmag.com/index.php?type=Article&i=3&a=4

that should help

 

[LAM]

If you are drinking a lot of water an athlete can easily consume 3-4 grams of sodium a day. since many of us eat little processed foods we have to intentionaly use salt when cooking out foods, I often tend to forget this myself at times.

 

[Dale Mabry]

Good for the metabolism too because iodized salt is a good source of iodine which is often deficient in people who avoid salt altogether.

 

[Premo55]

Thanks a lot guys. Really appreciate it. I'll shoot for 2-3g a day. Should I space sodium intake throughout the day, because cottage cheese before bed is actually pretty high sodium

Peace.

 

[LAM]

yes, a little sodium with each meal is best...

 

[Premo55]

Thanks, LAM, you're the man.
I guess I should look for low-sodium CC again, because it's really pretty high in sodium. I don't see why salt has to be added to ALL commercial cottage cheese.

Peace.

 

[Damien]

Salt / Cottage Cheese

Premo ...... Is there such a thing as low salt / no fat cottage cheese? I recently bought some no fat cottage cheese and it had so much salt I couldn't barely eat it. Thanks !!

 

[LAM]

Thanks, LAM, you're the man.
I guess I should look for low-sodium CC again, because it's really pretty high in sodium. I don't see why salt has to be added to ALL commercial cottage cheese.

Peace.

sodium is a great preservative, so some is added for that and a little more to increase the flavor...

 

[atherjen]

Premo ...... Is there such a thing as low salt / no fat cottage cheese? I recently bought some no fat cottage cheese and it had so much salt I couldn't barely eat it. Thanks !!

Ive bought organic no sodium added 2% cottage cheese.. I actaully liked it better than the regular salty varietys.

 

[CowPimp]

scroll down to myth #4

http://www.ruggedmag.com/index.php?type=Article&i=3&a=4

that should help

Interesting info. Perhaps I should add more salt to my diet too. I put salt on nothing, although I do eat a few salty items each day. It's hard for me though, I am really sensitive to the taste of salt.

 

[Premo55]

CowPimp, you should be fine if you're eating foods that have sodium in them already. For me, my diet has been meat 5 meals a day with no seasonings, whole grains, veggies and protein powder PWO.

Peace.

 

[Damien]

Sodium / Cottage Cheese

Ive bought organic no sodium added 2% cottage cheese.. I actaully liked it better than the regular salty varietys.

Thanks very much !!! ........... Damien

 

[Determination]

crowley makes no salt added, 1% cottage...that's what I use.

When it's mixed with stuff you can't even taste it.

I can't stand cc by itself, though...even that kind.

 

[Jodi]

I've never seen no salt added cc I love cc and would eat it alot more than once a day but I don't like all the sodium. I want some too.

 

[Premo55]

Jodi, haven't you seen pressed, dry curd cottage cheese? The carb (lactose) count is much lower, there's a trace amount of fat, there's no salt added, and tastes basically the same to me

Peace.

 

[Monolith]

Man... i always eat low sodium tuna now. A while back i ran out and just picked up some regular tuna. That stuff nearly made me vomit! Texture was just soooo different from what i was used to.