do you eat frozen foods like smart ones?
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library girl
Cathlete
I have never tried Smart Ones, but 2-3 times a month I treat myself to Lean Cusine Fiesta Grilled Chicken for lunch. http://www.leancuisine.com/Products/Details.aspx?ProductID=23
It is quick, easy and yummy.
It is quick, easy and yummy.
intensityjunkie
Cathlete
will eating too much sodium keep you from loosing weight? just curious. I don't want to eat too much sodium or anything I'm just curious. ha.
nancy324
Cathlete
I think the sodium, fat and calorie levels are usually very good on these kinds of products, because that's what they're designed for. I don't consider them to be clean, but that doesn't mean they're bad for you. It depends upon how perfect you're trying to be. I try to eat clean most of the time, but I still buy Dannon Fit 'n Light yogurt and similar items for convenience.
hiitdogs
Cathlete
"will eating too much sodium keep you from loosing weight? just curious. I don't want to eat too much sodium or anything I'm just curious. "
Well, sodium should not be totally eliminated in ones diet, it is actually essential, however, eating too much sodium can cause you retaining too much water.
If your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume, in turn, makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, increasing pressure in your arteries.
Most people's bodies get rid of occassional excess sodium in their diet. However, some people must follow a low-sodium diet because they are sensitive to sodium and too much can lead to high blood pressure. If you have diabetes, kidney disease, congestive heart failure, sodium intake should be watched closely.
For a person without any health problems it is recommended to limit your sodium intake to less than 2,500 mg per day. The problem is that sodium is in many food that don't even taste salty, i.e. some whole wheat bagels have a whoppng 500 mg of sodium, put on your shmear and you are looking easily at 700+ mg.
Sodium doesn't really make you gain weight as such, but your scale may show an additional 2 to 6 lbs addtional water weight after a pig out dinner, high in sodium. It is usually temporary, but constant overindulging in sodium makes your body work much harder and may lead to health problems down the road.
HTH
Well, sodium should not be totally eliminated in ones diet, it is actually essential, however, eating too much sodium can cause you retaining too much water.
If your kidneys can't eliminate enough sodium, the sodium starts to accumulate in your blood. Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases. Increased blood volume, in turn, makes your heart work harder to move more blood through your blood vessels, increasing pressure in your arteries.
Most people's bodies get rid of occassional excess sodium in their diet. However, some people must follow a low-sodium diet because they are sensitive to sodium and too much can lead to high blood pressure. If you have diabetes, kidney disease, congestive heart failure, sodium intake should be watched closely.
For a person without any health problems it is recommended to limit your sodium intake to less than 2,500 mg per day. The problem is that sodium is in many food that don't even taste salty, i.e. some whole wheat bagels have a whoppng 500 mg of sodium, put on your shmear and you are looking easily at 700+ mg.
Sodium doesn't really make you gain weight as such, but your scale may show an additional 2 to 6 lbs addtional water weight after a pig out dinner, high in sodium. It is usually temporary, but constant overindulging in sodium makes your body work much harder and may lead to health problems down the road.
HTH
intensityjunkie
Cathlete
Thanks Carola! good to know. I should know this, but I haven't learned much about sodiums effects on health.
DeanaMax
Cathlete
Yes. I have found that when I eat too much sodium I have a hard time losing weight due to water retention. It swells me up, bloats me, which is not a good thing when you want to lose weight and see that muscle definition you work so hard to achieve.
Sodium intake should be less than 1 mg per calorie. If you watch this, you'd be suprised how quickly it adds up with processed and packaged foods.
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lynda
Cathlete
I eat them only occasionally. Keep a few in the freezer for emergencies. Better to pop one in the microwave an have it for dinner than to get stuck having a hot dog at a random baseball complex snack bar (which is where I frequently find myself during the dinner hour). By occasionally, I mean maybe twice a month. I would not consider them "clean."
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kathryn
Cathlete
Too much sodium can also affect blood pressure (increasing it) and can be hard on the bones (it makes for an acidic environment in the body, which causes the body to take calcium and other alkaline mineral from the bones to retain the proper PH for the blood).
kathryn
Cathlete
A good way to use the nutrition labels on food is to compare the calorie content of a serving of food (let's say 200 calories) and the sodium content, which should be--or average out to be--as DeanaMax said, no more than 1 mg per calorie. So on the label of this 200-calorie food, you'd ideally see 200 mg or less of sodium (there's a bit of a fudge factor, like when you eat other very-low-sodium foods to balance out foods that might be higher in sodium).
kathryn
Cathlete
I have a weird yin/yang thing going with sodium: the more salty foods I eat (yang), the more sweet foods I want to counterbalance (yin).
dani21496
Cathlete
I agree. Also, I think they don't taste very good. I'm always disappointed.