Thursday, January 13, 2011

Salt

A different kinda binge....yesterday I was craving pickles....maybe I should blame Laryssa for talking about how a pickle with its salt and crunch can cure her craving..or maybe I should blame my meeting for having pickles and olives.  Whatever i ended up eating a bunch of pickles, as well as the olives for my fat and while not much cal, they had me drinking more and more......well my weight was up this morning and its all probably water, and then i found i still wanted salty stuff today(and had it for lunch) and made myself do shrimp for dinner when I want hot dogs and will probably give in and do FF dogs tomorrow.  I figure maybe I can get it out of my system in a few days and get back on my usual mix of foods by next week. Water weight doesn't usually bother me as its not fat and will go after about 3 days of less salty foods, but every week since Oct 17 I have weighed less and if i don't this week part of me will be depressed...my fault I know. Less bathroom visits means more water in me...not a big deal in the long run of things....but one other funny side effect.  I had been feeling draggy and I felt more energetic after my salty day.......psychological or physiological?

1 comment:

Mrs. O said...

Sometimes we need salt, especially when we've been avoiding it as much as possible; probably why you felt a bit better after having it. I find that having *just one half of a pickle* does the trick for the day. Look about getting a very low dose diuretic that you can take on days like this so you can pee it all out. :)