178 over 106

[Jim]

Strangely enough, I am having no problem giving up salt. I just use more pepper. Of course, I am not really doing anything other than giving up salt until I see my doctor on Friday.

On another note...is it common to get really tired and dizzy from these damn pills?

[spookyx]

Originally Posted by Jim

On another note...is it common to get really tired and dizzy from these damn pills?

yes, your doctor should have warned you... that for the first few days some bp meds can really mess you up. you should call the doc who prescribed them to you though, let them know.

[Jim]

Originally Posted by spookyx

yes, your doctor should have warned you... that for the first few days some bp meds can really mess you up. you should call the doc who prescribed them to you though, let them know.

I just did call them. I thought after a day or two it wouldn't happen. But, only 1/2 hour after taking the pill this morning, I feel dizzy when I stand up and not really tired...just sleepy. It makes me nervous when I drive my truck or car. But no where as nervous as when I ride my bike. Not sure if I ever mentioned this but my bike went from having a 80 cubic inch motor to 110 cubic inches a couple of years ago. I can easily hit 130 mph going "up" the steepest hill around. That's really a big change since my bike is an 800 pound Road King Classic. At about 100 mph last night, I felt dizzy and found myself on the wrong side of the road. Since I live in a small town and know every cop on the force, I have no fears of getting a ticket. Hell, I even wear an old timey leather helmet and the cops just laugh at it I have often told my wife to never put me in a position of choosing between her or my bike. I'm not really sure if I am ready to say the same about the choice of dieing and my bike.

Anyway, I digress. Since I am seeing my own doctor Friday morning, they told me to just stick to the meds until then.

[euphline]

Originally Posted by Jim

Strangely enough, I am having no problem giving up salt. I just use more pepper.

The FDA's recommendations for sodium intake give you a full teaspoon of salt per day... That's a heck of a lot of salt.

When we actually look at your sodium intake, most of us find that the vast majority of it comes from prepared foods and the like - not from salt used as a seasoning. If you can cut out the foods that have 500mg of sodium per serving, you'll likely see a significant impact - without taking away salt as a seasoning. I recently compared a couple of items at the store. I have no idea what they were ... a sauce, a dressing, maybe a frozen lasagna or some such? One had 50-150mg of sodium, the other 500mg ... these were two different brands of the "same" item.

Depending on your current diet and body, if you watch what you're getting pre-packaged, you may be able to lessen the impact quite a bit.

Good Luck!

-jbn

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by euphline

The FDA's recommendations for sodium intake give you a full teaspoon of salt per day... That's a heck of a lot of salt.

When we actually look at your sodium intake, most of us find that the vast majority of it comes from prepared foods and the like - not from salt used as a seasoning. If you can cut out the foods that have 500mg of sodium per serving, you'll likely see a significant impact - without taking away salt as a seasoning. I recently compared a couple of items at the store. I have no idea what they were ... a sauce, a dressing, maybe a frozen lasagna or some such? One had 50-150mg of sodium, the other 500mg ... these were two different brands of the "same" item.

Depending on your current diet and body, if you watch what you're getting pre-packaged, you may be able to lessen the impact quite a bit.

Good Luck!

-jbn

You are so correct. Stay away from frozen dinners but low fat frozen dinners usually have higher sodium then regular. Also check bread, crackers and the likes.

In general you can have all the frozen fruits and veggies that you like but read the labels on all canned goods and anything with more then 1 ingredient (i.e. mixed veggies with a sauce).

A little lemon juice, hot sauce, vinegar and even wine offers a little acid which is one of the things that salt offers. I've served many dishes with lemon juice and 0 salt to see if people notice. No one did