1 minute ago, khaosokman said:

Nobody goes 5 hours without drinking electrolytes in a long distance race. They would cramp up.

Yes, hyponatremia happens during marathons without electrolytes but I've been talking about normal exercising, which is usually less than 2 hours.

Just now, fredwiggy said:

Yes, hyponatremia happens during marathons without electrolytes but I've been talking about normal exercising, which is usually less than 2 hours.

Tour de France riders consume roughly 800mg to 2,000mg of sodium per hour to combat massive sweat loss, especially during hot stages. With some athletes sweating over 1L per hour, high-sodium hydration (often 200mg–450mg per bottle, sometimes more) is critical to prevent cramping and maintain fluid balance, tailored to individual sweat tests. 

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1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

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Obviously sodium is safe cause these riders arent dying from consuming large amounts. So why are people afraid of 230mg in a tin?

2 hours ago, Johnlkuk said:

Guess I'll have to go back in there and look behind the counter again.....

No, just go into ANY 7/11 to see the toastie grills.

11 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Yes, hyponatremia happens during marathons without electrolytes but I've been talking about normal exercising, which is usually less than 2 hours.

Moderate 1 hour exercise uses 500mg of sodium.

1 minute ago, khaosokman said:

Moderate 1 hour exercise uses 500mg of sodium.

Yes, again learned as a teenager in school. 500-1000 mg an hour, depending on weight, temperature, body type and weight and intensity.

3 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Microwave is soggy and awful - use a Toaster (sandwich maker) then you are eating them properly and not degraded mush

As all 7-Elevens that sell toasted sandwiches do, they are not microwaved. Toasted sandwich machines are standard equipment for all those 7-Elevens

What does you last blood test tell you. Many people believe the BS, and scared of salt use in home cooking. Why dining out tastes better to some people. If eating ultra processed crap, then probably get enough salt in diet.

I apparently get enough salt, from home cooking, though probably should drink a bit more water, maybe, to raise my 'blood osmolarity'.

Last check & low (Nov 2024), so may be back in normal range. Since started drinking water kefir, (March 2025) as only drank plain non kefir water when or just before thirst kicks in.

I drink about a liter of kefir water daily now, 425ml black coffee. Occasionally whole milk or milk kefir/yogurt smoothie (2-4X a week). That's most of my liquids/water intake.

Shows my sodium level normal, so maybe more water needed, although old numbers, and I have increased more water (kefir) intake since.

The 7/11's inside the large Thai hospitals are a godsend, I lived off cheese, and cheese/ham toasties during my two recent stints .

I did try the Thai cooked meals they provided, but cold fried eggs on top of cold broccoli for breakfast did it for me.....

On my checking out day, they wheeled in a charming lady dietician to discuss my diet......

1 hour ago, khaosokman said:

Your body loses sodium through poos, wees and sweat. You can't die from eating tinned food with sodium.

Perleese!!! I'm just tucking into a cheese and ham toastie for me dinner. Potty mouth.

Does anyone bother to read the ingredient list? Can you even pronounce the declared chemicals used for flavour , preservative and colouring? High in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol these are super processed and are to be avoided.

They are cheap for a reason. It's not like they are using pure cheese. It is a "cheesey" product or a product containing dairy ingredients. This is food for the begpackers.

3 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Does anyone bother to read the ingredient list? Can you even pronounce the declared chemicals used for flavour , preservative and colouring? High in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol these are super processed and are to be avoided.

They are cheap for a reason. It's not like they are using pure cheese. It is a "cheesey" product or a product containing dairy ingredients. This is food for the begpackers.

The body needs fat, sodium & cholesterol.

Choose wisely & moderation, when fine dining from 7-11. It is convenient food, and for us, only when O&A, usually. As stated previously, some items are probably healthier that some folks' regular diet, depend what they normally eat. 7-11 might be a healthy upgrade

3 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Sodium is essential but salt or any other sodium additives never need to be added to any diet. Eating natural foods gives you enough. Most people eat more than they need daily. You can buy tuna with no added salt, especially if you are getting more than you need elsewhere. Too much sodium leads to high blood pressure, kidney problems and hypertension. A low sodium level in the body rarely happens unless you are drinking too much water, having a lot of diarrhea or vomiting a lot.

Since i have been adding salt to my first glass of water in the morning my BP has gone down a lot!

Salt raising your blood pressure is an old wives tale,outdated and not entirely true.

2 minutes ago, jvs said:

Since i have been adding salt to my first glass of water in the morning my BP has gone down a lot!

Salt raising your blood pressure is an old wives tale,outdated and not entirely true.

It's just one reason it happens, and not the main one. A bad diet with too much sodium heavy foods goes along with being overweight, hardening of the arteries and heart attacks.

4 hours ago, khaosokman said:

There is no fuss. It is quick and easy food. The large collection of drinks is great. If you enjoy airline food you will enjoy the toasties.

Usual nonsense from you. The newly-landed YouTubers and TikTokkers go gaga for those things.

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

Does anyone bother to read the ingredient list? Can you even pronounce the declared chemicals used for flavour , preservative and colouring? High in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol these are super processed and are to be avoided.

They are cheap for a reason. It's not like they are using pure cheese. It is a "cheesey" product or a product containing dairy ingredients. This is food for the begpackers.

You are a crushing bore, you're going on ignore along with Susan's latest incarnation.

6 minutes ago, jvs said:

Since i have been adding salt to my first glass of water in the morning my BP has gone down a lot!

Salt raising your blood pressure is an old wives tale,outdated and not entirely true.

It does in salt sensitive people like 5% of people. Mostly fine and Thailand is hot you need it. The body retains more water to offset high salt which is good in hot climates.

4 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

Usual nonsense from you. The newly-landed YouTubers and TikTokkers go gaga for those things.

So wackos on Youtube like packet food big whoop!

1 minute ago, khaosokman said:

So wackos on Youtube like packet food big whoop!

To be expected, especially if coming from the USA, as 7-11 there are the some of the worse & expensive. WaWa not bad, (before I left 2000) but you can sandwiches (hoagies/subs) made fresh at good prices, making anything from Subway look like an appetizer.

7-11s (USA) not having any of the toastie or microwavable offering the TH & JP offer, when I was there.

the toasts are ok, and so is the indian food, but its the cappuccino & strawberry cheesecake that is the flagship of 7/11

1 hour ago, mordothailand said:

the toasts are ok, and so is the indian food, but its the cappuccino & strawberry cheesecake that is the flagship of 7/11

Just the cheesecake for me, no topping. Big fan of the Black Forest cakes.

the Chessy one is one of the best toasties ahaha

I have one of these toastie makers.

Problem is to find sliced bread that is still big enough to fit the thing !

Seems like the typical cheat on consumers is to brag no price increase but shrink the product.

Even the 7/11 models have become skinnier over the last few years.

9 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Just the cheesecake for me, no topping. Big fan of the Black Forest cakes.

The white topping usually consists of; water, hydrogenated coconut and palm kernel oil, high-fructose corn syrup, skimmed milk or milk powder, or sometimes there is a light cream. To maintain long shelf life and to keep it glued together, stabilizers and emulsifiers like sodium caseinate, polysorbate 60, and guar gum are used.

7 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

The white topping usually consists of; water, hydrogenated coconut and palm kernel oil, high-fructose corn syrup, skimmed milk or milk powder, or sometimes there is a light cream. To maintain long shelf life and to keep it glued together, stabilizers and emulsifiers like sodium caseinate, polysorbate 60, and guar gum are used.

Only eat them when O&A, when charging car at PTT. Rarely eat anything from 7-11, or even walk in one, when not out of town, and usually last or only choice for a munch.

Prepackaged convenient food is rarely going to be the healthier choice. Especially desserts, even though small servings, usually the wrong carbs & fats you want to eat.

Not kidding myself, but they are damn tasty.

On 3/7/2026 at 8:40 AM, wil iam not said:

EVERY 7/11 I have ever been to in Thailand, has two or three microwaves........ and sandwich toasters for...................you guessed it, toasting sandwiches.

Then you haven't been to this particular branch on Arunotai.

My neighbour sent me out on another errand yesterday: 2 bottles of Singha and a packet of cigarettes.

I revisited the same branch to double-check behind the counter (still no visible toasters), then proceeded to the fridge for his beers.

What?

No beer, anywhere. Surely it's here somewhere.

So I asked the girl, but she said "no alcohol" and pointed down the road to the next 7-11 (opposite the school), which indeed did have beer.

So, this branch is surely destined to go out of business soon.

No toasties, and no alcohol.

16 hours ago, Johnlkuk said:

Then you haven't been to this particular branch on Arunotai.

My neighbour sent me out on another errand yesterday: 2 bottles of Singha and a packet of cigarettes.

I revisited the same branch to double-check behind the counter (still no visible toasters), then proceeded to the fridge for his beers.

What?

No beer, anywhere. Surely it's here somewhere.

So I asked the girl, but she said "no alcohol" and pointed down the road to the next 7-11 (opposite the school), which indeed did have beer.

So, this branch is surely destined to go out of business soon.

No toasties, and no alcohol.

It does have toasters only you couldn't see them. Take a couple of toasties from the shelf and hand them over at the till and you'll see the staff load them up.

That particular 711 is quite new (2017/8) and falls fouls of the no alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school but if it's lasted this long it'll probably be OK. Lots of parking space which the other doesn't have.

1 hour ago, treetops said:

That particular 711 is quite new (2017/8) and falls fouls of the no alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school......

A good rule maybe, but I ended up buying from the smaller 7-11 which is even nearer, being dead opposite the school gates!

I guess that rule didn't apply to already established businesses at the time it was introduced.

Clever.

If you say the toasting machines are there then I'll visit one more time to try and get a toasty.

On 3/7/2026 at 12:36 AM, Bannoi said:

Try a cheese egg beano.

Toast a slice of bread butter it then melt cheese on it under a grill (Red Leicester or Cheddar preferably) pile baked beans on it and 1 or 2 fried eggs on top of that.

Nectar from the gods.

My pet hummingbird disagrees.😀

On 3/7/2026 at 7:30 AM, marin said:

They do not microwave them ever!! They use a toastie maker. Most shops have 3 or 4 of these going all day.

Never seen one with more than 2.