So I'm on my pre op healthy diet to shrink my liver and reduce fat (1000-1200 calories) but I was wondering can I have salt? Because I've been making lots of healthy soups, using pepper and herbs but it's just not the same without a bit of salt in it but I'm not sure I'm allowed? Help?!

I bought Bob Harpers book "Skinny Rules" and he says we should have less than 2000 milligrams of salt each day. I notice sodium in everything I eat, I don't currently log it (I could on myfitnesspal.com), probably should!

I think Dr Oz said to stay at about 1500! you will notice a difference if you can get in the habit of using herbs instead. I have started to use Mrs Dash's salt free seasonings. I honesty didn't think I would like them but, I love them!!! I bought the one for chicken and use it each week when I roast a turkey breast. It tastes so good. I roast with low sodium chicken broth & Mrs Dash. I baste throughout the oven time, very juicy, amazing, low fat, high protein, yummy!

Too much salt is really bad for you. Most of us tend to chuck it in our cooking without really thinking. My mother always put salt in the Water when she was cooking vegetables etc and of course I did the same. I have now cut all that out. I try to flavour food with herbs and spices. So many foods have so much salt in them anyway ( soy sauce, worcester sauce,stock cubes.......) that we really don't need to add any more.

it may take a while but you will eventually get used to eating less salt and it is much better for your health in the long run.

Hypertension runs in my mother's family...so I grew up without salt being added to anything except scrambled eggs. Eggs are still the only thing I add salt to. Using even a bit of salt has the potential to cause you to retain fluids.

I was served horrible, dry "institution scrambled eggs" every morning while hospitalized for over a week post car accident...and they only gave me Mrs. Dash for seasoning.

It took me over a year before I could even look at a scrambled egg, much less eat one. I'm still working on the Mrs Dash...it's a good product, I just can't tolerate it yet...

i was told kosher salt

like sojo and elcee said, salt is not overly good. its in everything just about. i do not use it and try not to use things with sodium as it makes you retain water...hub of mine uses half and half

I notice salt in everything. Wayyyy to salty. I bought a 4 pack of individual Knudsen cottage cheese and could barely eat it because I found it so salty. 410 mgs for 4 oz!

Maybe I'm just sensitive to it.

Wow guys, thanks for your advice, yea there is an unbelievable amount of salt in things! But on this diet I've only been eating fresh fruit and veg and skimmed milk and skinless oven baked chicken breast. I don't add salt into anything except vegetable soup and I was just wondering would it affect my liver shrinking? Trying to be as healthy as possible for my op so I guess no salt for me

Wow guys, thanks for your advice, yea there is an unbelievable amount of salt in things! But on this diet I've only been eating fresh fruit and veg and skimmed milk and skinless oven baked chicken breast. I don't add salt into anything except vegetable soup and I was just wondering would it affect my liver shrinking? Trying to be as healthy as possible for my op so I guess no salt for me

the low fat diet will help shrink the fatty liver. dont cheat for if its not small enough, they may not operate

but you sound like you are doing great...you may read on here its ok to cheat/nibble here or there...try not too ok

you got this...all the best.......ps i was all liquid for my pre op and post ops

the low fat diet will help shrink the fatty liver. dont cheat for if its not small enough' date=' they may not operate

but you sound like you are doing great...you may read on here its ok to cheat/nibble here or there...try not too ok

you got this...all the best.......ps i was all liquid for my pre op and post ops <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Aw no, yea I heard about the milk an yogurt diet but thankfully my surgeon and nutritionist agreed I didn't need to yea I'm proud of myself for doing so well, have not cheated and not that tempted to cheat, I just miss bread! Lol. I have lost 6lbs since the diet started 6 days ago

Aw no, yea I heard about the milk an yogurt diet but thankfully my surgeon and nutritionist agreed I didn't need to yea I'm proud of myself for doing so well, have not cheated and not that tempted to cheat, I just miss bread! Lol. I have lost 6lbs since the diet started 6 days ago

that is san-fran-tastic. just remember this is helping that liver. keep it up sweetie.