Hi Finsky
How do you take the salt? and how much?
This time I've made my own broth..by boiling some left over chicken carcases from roast dinners, added few spices, salt and stock cubes as well....boiled for few hours..sieved and resulting liquid I then use by pouring some in cup and top up with boiling water to make my drink..about half and half solution. If it doesn't taste salty enough I just add some more.
OR...I've also bought some Kallo stock cubes...half of those in cup of boiled water does the job too.
I have about 3-4 small mugs in a day while I'm fasting. Sorry, can't be anymore specific to the salt quantity. Only thing I can say my salt intake is much more than I would use when eating 'normally'.
My weight during these last few days haven't dropped even I haven't been eating and I think it is because I have taken so much salt...having some water retention, but it is good thing. It is not noticeable water retention (as to able to see..no swelling etc.) as such, but because I'm generally drinking so much liquids while fasting, it is good not to be able to 'flush' one's system out of minerals and make oneself ill/feel bad (like I must have done during last attempt). I'm not drinking because I'm thirsty neither..just keeping myself well hydrated and to kill some hunger/empty feelings.
As for the salt intake..I'm going by the body's signs..if there appear any skin changes on my neck that means not enough salt..or if I start feeling little weak and achy, maybe light headed> more salt! So now I've settled to those few mug fulls of broth, just tad too salty for the taste, that seem to be right level for me.
If you are interested..I've started writing about my fasting session on this thread..
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/thr...-hr-fast-20-hr-fast.79549/page-9#post-1143078 ...yes..I did my entry into wrong place but as I started, I might as well carry on...