j-snyder's Journal

S-M-R-T
May 16 2008 09:20

I was so close to 200 it hurt, and then inexplicably my weight climbed the past few days.  I couldn't figure it out - I was eating fine, well within my calorie limit, and I'd actually INCREASED my exercise.  What else had changed?

I had switched from my afternoon snack of chips to pretzels, because they were lower calorie.  And I started drinking vegetable juice with breakfast.  A lightbulb went off, and I compared salt content.  Turns out the pretzel thins have 3x as much salt as my "reduced guilt" chips.  And V8 is undoubtedly much saltier than chocolate soymilk.  So I figure, I'd significantly increased my salt intake.  I am a bloatation device!!  It would also explain why I was hitting the teapot hard all day.  Usually I only drink about half to 2/3 of the pot.  I've been draining it by 3pm for a few days in a row.

So, yeah, today's motivation:  Knowing how my body works. This is kind of important, too, since I'm not big on going to the doctor.  It's great that through the process of really examining my physical habits, I have better control and understanding over what's going on with me.