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Originally Posted by rainbowmom
I'm going for my 4th weigh-in on Tuesday. I can't really complain about my losses -- I think I've done fairly well. The problem is that I have no energy. I feel lethargic a good part of the time.
The weight loss has made me more comfortable and feeling lighter and that feels great.
I have low blood pressure and don't like to eat too much salt, because then I retain water and hate that feeling.
I work as a consultant and make my own hours a lot, so I'm able to lay down when needed, but this just can't go on. I don't like feeling this way.
I've read that people suddenly start feeling more energy. When did that happen for you?
When you say you don't like to eat much salt, what do mean by that exactly?.. are you eating as much salt as IP protocol calls for?.. at least a half teaspoon?.. if not, your lack of energy might be related to that... I say "might" because, of course, there could be gobs of other explanations... just something to consider...
From
http://www.himalayancrystalsalt.com/salt-energy.html (not trying to push this product, I just googled "salt energy" & this was what I found):
Even the simplest processes in our body need salt, or its inherent elements (ionized energy). Every metabolic function of the body requires salt and water. It's an axiomatic truth that the higher the quality of energy we put into our body, the higher quality of Energy we will be able to put out. Our nervous system is really a sophisticated energy network. It transmits stimulation that is recorded via sensory input (all of our senses are actually energy receptors, our eyes receive waves of energy–information in the form of light frequencies, our ears receive sound frequencies or patterns of energy and our nose senses odors, also electrical charges in the atmosphere). Everything in the universe works by the fundamental principals of energy! Anyway, these sensory inputs that travel to our brain are passed on to our muscles in order for them to react to the respective stimuli (electrical current). An electric potential occurs on the membrane wall of a cell when the positively charged potassium ions leave the cells and the positively charged sodium ions cannot enter due to their size. The outside becomes positively charged and the inside, negatively charged. When a nerve cell is stimulated, its membrane suddenly becomes polar opposites and is permeable for the sodium ions, allowing the electrical charge to enter. Without the elements of potassium and sodium in salt, none of this is possible. Not even a single thought, let alone an action, is possible without their presence. First comes the thought, a wave of energy received in the brain. This thought is nothing more than an electromagnetic frequency. The salt is responsible for enabling this frequency to transmit commands to the muscles and organs.
As others have already advised, checking with your doctor would be a great idea...
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