Salt is not my friend!!

I have been craving french onion soup for a few weeks. Every time we go out I look for it on the menu! I talked my husband into making a pot from scratch. It turned out oh so delicious! We tried to use the low salt ingredients but the salt still must have added up! I have gained up to 6 pounds in this last week! My hands and ankles are swollen!! I love the stuff but it obviously does not love me!! I hope I am able to get rid of all this extra fluid soon! I am going to drink tons of water today. Keeping my fingers crossed that the weight gain is caused by the salt.