Feeling Puffy

This morning I woke up and my fingers fell puffy and I actually gained a few ounces even though I ate very little yesterday.  I did however reflect on WHAT I ate yesterday and found a common denominator.  High Sodium/Salt content.

1 slice of Fat Free Turkey Meat has 220 mg of Sodium.
...I ate 6 slices.

I put salt on my tomatoes.
I put salt on the peppers and onions.
I put salt in the pepper dip.
I ate a serving of baked chips.
I ate a LOT of pickled Beets. (*they are delicious, do not judge me).

I also did not drink as much water as I have been AND had a soda.

With bad choice after bad choice, I am as puffed up as a blow fish.  My first clue should have been when my wedding ring was cutting in to my hand YESTERDAY.  The scale only climbed 0.4 ounces, but that was kind of the opposite way I wanted the numbers to go.  SO I looked up some natural ways to treat fluid retention.

1. Lessen your intake of salt and salty foods. Too much salt in the body can cause fluid retention to worsen. Many processed foods contain high values of sodium that should also be avoided, so check the nutritional information on products you eat to make sure that they do not contain high levels of sodium. Avoid adding additional table salt to your food, and stay away from salty snacks like chips, peanuts and pretzels.
2. Drink plenty of water if you are aware that your fluid retention is due to premenstrual syndrome, too much salt in your diet or another minor cause. You may feel that you have enough water in your body already, but being well hydrated will help you flush out excess water instead of storing it in your body.
3.  Eat foods with diuretic properties. There is a long list of diuretic foods such as celery, lettuce, carrots, onion, asparagus, tomato and cucumber.

Needless to say, I will spend most of my day repairing the damage done yesterday.  OY.

weigh in as of 6:30 am: 179.4