Water retention and other pms symptoms can appear a week or so before TOM, so ther eis a chance it could still be that. As for the water retention, yes you were eating a ton of salt before, and now your adding more on. Cut back on the other salted products and drink extra water. A cup of green tea is also a natural duretic, so have one or more of them through out the day. Make sure to drink tons and tons of water to flush out the salt, and to keep your body form clinging to what water it has.

Remember too that nuts ccontain alot of calories. A serving of macadamia nuts is only 1oz and contains 200 calories. If you eat a full can, you are looking at 1400 calories usually. That much weight on the scale and the tight pants though are much more likely from bloating and water weight. It will pass