Sodium ???

It is really hard. Read labels, make homemade food, and fresh fresh fresh! My dad is diabetic and so sodium is a big no, no for him, our nutritionist suggested to try and stay around 1500mg per day, it is hard but if you read labels and try to figure ways to season with out salt and such, such as fresh herbs, yum!, it gets easier and will possibly save your life. Sodium is a huge contributor to diabetes.

I agree it gets easier. I didn't know sodium factored into the development of diabetes. I always thought it was the extra calories, and naturally the increase in body weight that goes along with them.

It is really, really hard. You basically have to have 75-90% of your diet consist of fresh fruits and vegetables (at least in my experience). I have a hard enough time keeping my sodium under 2500, let alone 1000!

AGREED!

I think I am going to give this a try today, just to see how hard it is, I'll post my results tonight or tomorrow am. BTW, I think that G Michaels says that this is for losing those last few difficult pounds, I don't think it is recommended for "normal" weight loss.

So here is my result from yesterday, I even went out to eat at Outback steakhouse, but I still managed to do it.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/nashtyone?date=2012-01-20

The big differences were cutting out salad dressing, and eating a protein bar with less sodium.

Also, I only got to about 1100 calories, so that 's not great. However, I felt full all day long, probably in part because of the 100+ oz of water I drank.