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Salt or Salt Subsitute?
Do most of you avoid salt on induction? If so, do you use a salt substitute
(0 sodium) instead of regular salt? Does using salt or a salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? Thanks. |
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I don't recall (but I could be wrong) Atkins restricting sodium on the
plan. I think you'd be safe using either in moderation unless directed otherwise by a medical professional DW "Atkins Dude" wrote in message ... Do most of you avoid salt on induction? If so, do you use a salt substitute (0 sodium) instead of regular salt? Does using salt or a salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? Thanks. |
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No, salt's effect is always temporary, if you eat a bunch in a day you may
retain a bit of water and not see a weight loss but if you eat less the next day the water will leave. In , Atkins Dude stated | Do most of you avoid salt on induction? If so, do you use a salt | substitute (0 sodium) instead of regular salt? Does using salt or a | salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? | | Thanks. |
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There is no need to restrict salt intake as part of Atkins. I do try
not to use too much, but that is just because we all tend to get lots of it from many sources. I'd only really be monitoring it if it were necessary for a medical condition, eg hypertension. |
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"FOB" wrote in message m... No, salt's effect is always temporary, if you eat a bunch in a day you may retain a bit of water and not see a weight loss but if you eat less the next day the water will leave. In , Atkins Dude stated | Do most of you avoid salt on induction? If so, do you use a salt | substitute (0 sodium) instead of regular salt? Does using salt or a | salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? This is not how it works for everyone! I eat excess salt 1 day I spend the next week trying to get rid of it.. Of coarse I am dumb enough that I dont learn my lesson to NOT do it again Tori -- Xavier 10/04 "Hey mommy I can reach the middle of the coffee table if I stand right here" Bonnie 3/02 "No Xayur thats my blankie" 349.5/321/135 |
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In article ,
"Tori M." wrote: "FOB" wrote in message m... No, salt's effect is always temporary, if you eat a bunch in a day you may retain a bit of water and not see a weight loss but if you eat less the next day the water will leave. In , Atkins Dude stated | Do most of you avoid salt on induction? If so, do you use a salt | substitute (0 sodium) instead of regular salt? Does using salt or a | salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? This is not how it works for everyone! I eat excess salt 1 day I spend the next week trying to get rid of it.. Of coarse I am dumb enough that I dont learn my lesson to NOT do it again It's just retained water. You don't need to "do" anything to get rid of it. -- --- Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com |
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"Chris Smolinski" wrote in message ... In article , "Tori M." wrote: "FOB" wrote in message m... No, salt's effect is always temporary, if you eat a bunch in a day you may retain a bit of water and not see a weight loss but if you eat less the next day the water will leave. In , Atkins Dude stated | Do most of you avoid salt on induction? If so, do you use a salt | substitute (0 sodium) instead of regular salt? Does using salt or a | salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? This is not how it works for everyone! I eat excess salt 1 day I spend the next week trying to get rid of it.. Of coarse I am dumb enough that I dont learn my lesson to NOT do it again It's just retained water. You don't need to "do" anything to get rid of it. Well next time your ankles feel like a over inflated balloon for a week you can not try to help it get off. I prefer to activly get rid of the excess.. after all it is uncomfortable. Tori -- Xavier 10/04 "Hey mommy I can reach the middle of the coffee table if I stand right here" Bonnie 3/02 "No Xayur thats my blankie" 349.5/321/135 |
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Atkins Dude wrote:
Do most of you avoid salt on induction? No. Atkins is a fat loss system. Avoiding salt is based on the false idea that since salt causes water retention that water is actually fat. Water actually is not fat. Extremely hard concept for someone standing on a scale looking at a number. Atkins triggers water loss without avoiding salt. Avoiding salt means you haven't paid attention to the principles of the plan. Then again eating excess salt isn't a part of the plan either so salting your food isn't mandatory. Restaurant food is generally over salted so if you don't want to salt your food at home that doesn't automatically count as avoiding salt. If so, do you use a salt substitute (0 sodium) instead of regular salt? No. There is no reason to avoid sodium. There is reason to pursue potassium so you are't completely off. The stuff to use is lite salt that's 50-50 sodium and potassium salts. Does using salt or a salt substitute have any negative effect during induction? Salt has no effect on fat gain or fat loss. Salt effects water retention. Water is not fat no matter how much staring at the scale makes you want to think it is. Use a tape measure and only use the average readings over a period of time not the scale reading or any one day. Learning what of the scale readings is fat and what is water is a very hard lesson for a lot of people. Avoid salt only if you still have bloating problems after you have completed Induction. Since Induction cures most bloating problems, the number of people who have any cause to avoid salt while on Atkins is quite low. Nitrates remain as one of the most common causes of bloating but avoiding salt does nothing to effect nitrate bloating. It isn't harmfull to avoid salt while on Atkins (unless you avoid it to the point of a sodium deficiency) so more avoid salt than actually need to. Do not put any effort into it. All effort aimed at fighting water is effort wasted from fighting fat. And ultimately all effort aimed at fighting water is effort wasted period. No amount of effort will keep water retention from happening on occasion. It's a road to frustration, avoid it. |
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