What's something you've given up since MFP?

ki4yxo

pickles

pickles are good! no carbs, sugars, fat, HIGH potassium! they are actually one of the things i eat if im still hungry after a meal!
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But they are crazy high in sodium. I don't snack on them any more either.. I have high blood pressure and the sodium makes it worse..
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This. I'm actually off blood pressure medication now,
after 12 years. I had no idea how much sodium I was
taking in until I joined MFP.

I bet I was eating 5k in sodium everyday. (probably more)
I used to snack on pickles like carzy, and eat canned soup
for lunch everyday. There's 260mg in 3/4 of a spear. I would
eat at least 4 per day, so there's 1300mg plus a can of soup
is close to another 1400mg. Adds up quick!

I went from 140's/100's down to 120's/70's with no meds.
BPM 60's-70's at rest. I've seen it drop down in to the high
50's. BPM used to be stuck in the high 90's-100's.

Now for my pickle fix once in a while I'll have a pickled
jalapeno. Serving size is 2, but I only eat one. Works
out to 180mg. That or a shot of basalmic vinegar works
as well.