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My surgeon's LRD consists of eating meats and veggies (certain varieties stipulated), certain Condiments, and up to 2 dairy servings/day. Day 1 of my LRD was yesterday. I am following my LRD diet to a "T", but my sodium is through the roof (3,263 g today, 2,906 yesterday) and I'm not using alot of processed foods or dressings (for example: dinner today consisted of lettuce, tomatos, a bit of salsa, ground turkey and a bit of cheese resulting in 1,158 g of sodium). This diet is to help my liver but this much sodium could damage my kidneys! What am I doing wrong???

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Can you post an example of a whole day's worth of eating? That meal doesn't sound like it should have that much sodium in it, though it depends on the salsa brand and the meat. How much sodium were you eating previously in a day? Do you have a kidney condition? I think the AMA recommends getting around 1500-2300 mg a day. Most people eat more than that, including me. I didn't follow any sodium guidelines for my pre-op diet and everything went fine. But if you have a medical condition that requires you strictly limit your sodium intake I would tell your nutritionist you need a different meal plan.< /p>

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When my sodium is high I just drink extra extra extra Water and also include high potassium foods like flounder or kale to balance out the sodium.

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I had this exact concern pre-sleeve. I was verrrry worried that I was hitting 3-4K grams of sodium on some days. I called my nutritionist to help me make adjustments, and that was really helpful. Luckily, my pre-op diet only lasted 2 weeks. Get some professional advice to help you review your food choices, and best of luck!

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Can you post an example of a whole day's worth of eating? That meal doesn't sound like it should have that much sodium in it, though it depends on the salsa brand and the meat. How much sodium were you eating previously in a day? Do you have a kidney condition? I think the AMA recommends getting around 1500-2300 mg a day. Most people eat more than that, including me. I didn't follow any sodium guidelines for my pre-op diet and everything went fine. But if you have a medical condition that requires you strictly limit your sodium intake I would tell your nutritionist you need a different meal plan.

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Breakfast: 2 oz Breakfast chops, 2 tbsp A1, 8 oz V8 original (I know A1 and V8 are big culprits but even w/o them my day was very salty)

Lunch: 2 eggs over easy w/ 1/2 cup LF cottage cheese

Dinner: as previously explained, brands: pace (medium) and honeysuckle white

Snacks: 4 stalks celery w/ ranch salad spritzer w/ 1 cherry tomato; 2 eggs over medium (got hungry just wanted something easy).

I don't have a medical condition that I'm aware of but my kidneys ache alot and I have a family history of kidney issues- mostly related to diabetes with I don't have that I know of, but I prefer to 'er on the side of caution so I worry about it.

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I had this exact concern pre-sleeve. I was verrrry worried that I was hitting 3-4K grams of sodium on some days. I called my nutritionist to help me make adjustments, and that was really helpful. Luckily, my pre-op diet only lasted 2 weeks. Get some professional advice to help you review your food choices, and best of luck!

If this was just a 2-3 week thing I wouldn't be so worried, but I'm looking at 3 MONTHS (scheduling issue, long story). I see my NUT the 16th... but I may try to call tomorrow...

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Blenders are your friend :P Depending on your preferences, you could spin up a decent salsa with Tomato, onions, a pepper or two of your heat preference, and your favorite spices and herbs (for me, it would have jalepenos, cilantro, cumin and Mexican oregano, but your mileage may vary). Then I would add just a smidge of salt to bring out the flavor - maybe a quarter teaspoon at the most. With all the other flavor elements, it shouldn't need much if any. I would probably also add a little vinegar or lime juice as I like mine a bit tart. It should keep in your refrigerator for a few days, and you would have total control of the sodium involved.

Same sort of thing can be done for a tasty steak sauce - just search for low sodium steak sauce recipe and I bet a lot of them will come up.

You CAN take control of this and still stick to the plan.

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Pork chops are usually fairly high in sodium any processed meats a also high. Even low fat cottage cheese has over 400 mg of sodium per serving. If you have time, download my fitness pro it is a diet tracking software that will help you plan your meals and eliminate as much sodium as you can. It has a database with thousands of entries for all kinds of foods including fresh as well a fast foods. Good luck and if I can help let me know ok?

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