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One thing that has helped me start shedding pounds a little quicker is trying cut out some sodium. I'm a salt freak. I salt pizza. We all know that sodium makes your body hang on to water, which is not that big of a deal weight-wise, because you can get it off as quickly as you retained it and it's not fat, so who cares if you're carrying a little extra water, right? But I heard about a week ago that, when you're trying to lose weight, your body tries to get rid of that extra water you're retaining first and it slows down the actual fat-burning process. So, even though I HATED the taste of unsalted food, I stopped adding additional salt. After a few days, I started cooking with low-sodium stuff; broth, no-salt-added canned veggies, etc. I bought some light salt which has 1/2 the sodium of regular table salt but the same taste. I've started using it instead, and my weight-loss shows it. Even though the SBD doesn't require you to watch your sodium, every little bit may help, especially if you're stuck right now!
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165.0 lb
Lost so far: 11.0 lb.
Still to go: 20.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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losing 4.0 lb a week
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