We all know that as we pass through this life we eat all the wrong things and slowly pile on the pounds. The unfortunate thing is we never lose what we have accumulated. All the exercise in the world does not help. The only way to maintain a healthy body weight is to monitor what passes our lips. The simplest thing to do is to ensure we eat foods containing as little, or no, salt as possible.
Why eat less salt? Simply stated when we stop sprinkling salt on our food we no longer retain water or sodium in our blood vessels. If we then replace the sodium rich foods we normally eat and replace them with fresh fruit, the weight just drops off. It stays off too.
\"Salt Free Diet\"
The advice we are normally given is to be careful what we eat and count those calories whilst getting plenty of exercise. Unfortunately the majority of so-called slimming ready-meals are low in calories but are extremely high in sodium. As we pile on the pounds we retain the weight. Weight-control experts of many persuasions are correct in their assertion that a change in lifestyle is the best way to lose and keep off excess fat. Potassium rich fruits and vegetables will help to displace any build-up of sodium in our blood stream.
There is no scientific reproducible evidence to suggest that adhering to the manipulation of the slimming industry mantra of 2500 calories a day for men and 2000 calories a day for women has any basis in fact. The theory goes that reducing our calorie intake coupled with vigorous exercise will leave us sylph-like and healthy. If we can not control how and what we eat, we will of course move regularly from size 8 to size 16 and back again. This is how it goes anyway. It is not because of any weakness in the breaking of our confusing regimen. We are simply eating the wrong foods.
My own story is the same yo-yo tale that can be recounted by thousands. I lost 3 stone in 3 months by simply learning to read what was written on the label. A low, or preferably zero, sodium count, became the only acceptable addition to my diet. I also bought into the eat little but often suggestion. My day always starts with a low-fat yoghurt. There is a long list of acceptable and advisable foods that you can experiment with to create quite a varied menu.
I like many others have been a victim of retaining weight through excess salt abuse. I assume other reasons for sodium and water retention are medically related and would advice a visit to your doctor before radically altering your diet if under medical supervision.
Try a Salt Free Diet
Kevin Roache