Today's challenge - the diet mentaility and IE

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone - I'm still pretty new at IE and it feels a little weird just to

talk about food. But here goes.

I'm trying to negotiate a medical mandate of a low-sodium diet with IE. At

lunch, I realized that I forgot bread for a sandwich so I went over to 's

and bought a crispy chicken sandwich (the lowest sodium food item on the menu,

FYI). I felt like I had a grenade in my mouth: mindfully and slowly ate it yet

realized that it's high in sodium. Oh my god! This is ridiculous! To give

such power to a chicken sandwich. I ended up not really enjoying what I had

mindfully ate.

Then, as I was leaving work, I had an incredible craving for some Indian food

for dinner. Now the particular restaurant the I love uses a salt lick per dish.

I remained mindful: felt the desire, the obsession, checked in to see if I

really wanted it, could live without it. I didn't get it but opted for

something a little more healthy but my God! Mindfulness, in my case,

intensifies the struggle.

Anyone else have these kinds of struggles?