carbs and sodium intake have no clue! HELP!

[Abry 28]

I have been maintaining my calories and I know I am good at that but what is the daily recomended carb or sodium intake!! I know I should ask my nut. and I will when I go in this week just wanted to know what has been working for yall.. I am not a big carb eater but I am a salty eater...I also started my period and have been fighting the munchies anyone have any info on how to get rid of these dang muchies that would be a help...I am am 6 weeks out and down 50lbs so I dont want to fudge up now!!! Oh and what about beef Jerky is that an ok treat or snack

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Hi Abry,

I keep my carbs between 30-60 daily per my dietician's plan. I don't track sodium anymore (don't need to) but when I did, I kept it under 1500 mg/day.

Definitely ask your health care providers about beef Jerky. I wasn't allowed that until six months out because I was on soft foods until then, and jerky is not considered a soft food, at least not under my plan (you need to be able to cut it with a fork).

As far as munchies go, I have the best results when I don't start eating anything to give in to them. I tell myself things like this:

--I don't eat foods like that anymore

--that's a craving. Cravings are hard but they are not emergencies. I can find something else to do until the craving goes away.

--In order to succeed, I must stay on my plan.

The thing is, if you give in to "munchies" and eat something you think will satisfy it, the craving will just get worse and you won't be satisfied. Go brush your teeth and then find something else to do to distract yourself. Something that takes a lot of either physical or mental exertion. Exercise, mop your kitchen floor, go pull weeds, work on a challenging puzzle, pick up a tricky knitting or embroidery project, try to get through that next level of candy Crush (ok maybe not the best option there). But eating to try to satisfy it will be counter-productive. Good luck!

[Abry 28]

Thank you for your responce I find it very helpful!! I have been staying on plan but my doc never went over sodium and carb intake so this part was extra helpful. Thank you so much for the advice