sodium thru the roof

It is hard to do, but slowly cut out the processed foods. Many low carb/fat/calorie "snacks" add sugar and salt to make up for flavor. I used to HATE fruit and vegetables raw because they didn't taste like anything. But we've been cutting processed foods and gluten for my son's adhd and WOW, tastebuds change. I ate an apple the other day and it tasted like candy. You will get through it! Something I do is "prelog" something if there isn't a label on it to see what the nutrient counts will be. Good luck!

This is me last year. Have you had your blood tested? Do you know that you need to lower your sodium? What I learned is that sodium is a necessary electrolyte and too little is also not healthy. My doctor told me (after I tested too low) that a healthy body is perfectly capable of processing excess sodium. I was obsessed with sodium numbers and it turned out that my obsession was harming me, not my sodium intake. I hope that makes sense.

Wonderful! Don't worry about it.

the thing with sodium is it's insidious. will it make a huge difference today or tomorrow or even next year? probably not. but by eating nothing but processed foods to the point where your sodium intake is 5k mg/day will slowly preserve you from the inside out like a slab of salted pork.

there's no reason to ingest that much sodium. it makes it harder to stay adequately hydrated and over time will increase your risk of numerous health issues such as heart disease and high blood pressure among others. just ain't worth it.