Fiber! Show me your food diaries!

cebreisch

Here you go!!! I had a conversation with my dietician once where I told her it wasn't like I wasn't eating reasonably healthy, but was still very hungry. She told me to increase my fiber.

What I did was - somehow - I found these Chocolite protein bars (www.healthsmartfoods.com) that have about 10g protein, 10g fiber, are about 100 calories, and are sugar free/gluten free.

I also get the "Chocolate Crispy Caramel": a 2-pack has 60 calories and 12 g fiber.

Have 1-2 of each a day as a snack, and you'll get there. There are coupons at www.retailmenot.com also.

JenD1066

I don't normally track fiber, but I just added it, and it looks like i get about 40g a day. My diary is open.

Hollywood_Porky

Mine is public - I track it as well. Feel free to browse et al.

hesn92

Ugh... I feel your pain. I recently bought magnesium citrate supplements. I've been taking them for a few days now... Plus I've been taking probiotics for several weeks.Haven't really noticed a difference, still going once every 3 days or so. I'm planning on doing a meal prep this Sunday and making a big batch of something that involves a LOT of beans and eating that for lunch every day. One day I ate ham and beans soup for lunch (with the great northern beans) and I got 40ish g of fiber. And had a huge poop the next day.

flailx

After my Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis I had to make a lifestyle change and I did. I lost 60 lbs, got off the diabetes meds and felt wonderful in many ways - except I developed constipation. I had been extremely regular - 2-3 times a day, no prob but now I found it often difficult to go. I began to pay very close attention to my fiber intake and that has helped.

With breakfast, I usually use chia seeds. They don't really affect the dish flavor-wise but a tbsp adds about 2g of protein and 6g of fiber. I usually have strawberries and bluberries with my cereal or oatmeal as well. That consistently gets me about 12g of fiber in the morn.

I often snack on almonds which are high in fiber (and protein)

It can still be a bit of a struggle to get the 38g of fiber that MFP recommends but I usually come close.

A completely non-scientific observation: I seldom eat fried foods any more but occasionally I will indulge and I've found that I have a much easier time after eating greasy/fatty foods, for what it's worth.

My diary is public.

coueswhitetail

My diary is public. I eat a lot of beans everyday and lots of vegetables. I am generally over 25 gr fiber and often am over 50 grams, sometimes as high as 75 grams. Nuts, seeds, fruits, beans, veggies are all high fiber and provide excellent nutrition.

hesn92

I bought fiber one cereal, the plain bran one that looks gross. It has 28 g of fiber for a cup, 120 calories. I figure if it's not that good I can sprinkle some sugar on it, maybe slice up a banana...

jgnatca

WebMD warns that magnesium citrate should not be used habitually, as users can lose the ability to go on their own.

My diet has been all over the map this past week, but I think I am pretty good at getting my fiber in. Have you discovered the two types of fiber, and are you getting both?

Flax seed is good. Try cooking it with your oatmeal, another fine mover.

Walking helps too.

Fats and oils also have a marvelous lubricating effect, but is rarely talked about. You can get flax oil, too. I use it where I might use EVOO.

joneallen

I get close to 50g of fiber a day. My diary is open.

20yearsyounger

Feel free to take a look at my diary. I don't use supplements for my fiber. Mostly apples, raisins, whole wheat bread, nuts, kasha go lean products.

socalkay

Prunes.

VeggieHero

Sart your day with oatmeal - cooked in water, not milk! There's plenty of different fruit and nut combinations to put in your morning oatmeal. You can always look on the internet, if you can't think of any...

flatlndr

Open diary. 50g fiber today. Fruit, veg, nuts, whole grains for the win! No problems with my pipes.

kozinskey

Feel free to browse mine (although I've had some not-so-complete days lately so please don't judge too hard). I'm a distance runner so making sure I go before long runs is super important. My go-to breakfast to make sure it happens is coffee, 1/3c oat bran with milk, brown sugar, and fruit. I try to eat that semi-regularly (ha) and have raw veggies for lunch a few times a week.

You could also try probiotics. Kombucha and yogurt are awesome and will forever be in my diet.

Chls122

I'm pretty much always over my fiber goal before anything else. I eat nuts almost everyday.