So... let's talk about poop.

Magnesium supplement. Preferably the powder to mix into water. It's amazing, google it. I haven't had a problem since I started it, if I miss a couple days, problem returns.

What nuts are you eating??? Also, 3 poops a day is good I hear...

try more water, maybe?

I don't see why you need to poop daily and long as you poop and there is no discomfort. My regularity changed since I started eating better too, but it happened much earlier in the weight loss journey for me than it did for you.

Frankly, I'd be happy with every three or four days. I'll go over a week. I think in my case, I just don't eat enough to push it through. Sometimes, if I cheat, and go over my 1200 calories, it gets things moving. It is getting better with fiber supplements and probiotic supplement (first one I took didn't seem to help, but I switched to Align and it has helped).

So, my girlfriend of over 1.5 years and I just reached a whole new level of comfortability. That's right, we talked about poo. Not just as a private and immature joke, but legitimately discussing texture and shape. I would normally go 2-4 times a day and my gf was shocked, I just thought I was regular because I almost always drink water the entire day. My gf has IBS so she is more knowledgeable on the science-y part of the topic, although I might have more jokes memorized.

She thought I wasn't getting enough fiber, which I thought wasn't the case because I eat a fiberOne bar for breakfast with some fruit and/or yogurt. Moving right along (pun intended) I consulted my MFP history and looked at my daily fiber, I was less than half of the recommended amount, basically the FiberOne bar was the only thing I eat that's really high in fiber.

Now I have fiberOne cereal for breakfast and a fiberOne bar later in the day. I moved from 5 to 4 on this magical chart:

http://drpoane.com/poop-chart/

Now I feel a little guilty that it took 1.5 years for my gf and I to talk about this and 1.5 weeks for me to post about it in a public forum.

When I eat like I used to (pre trying to improve) I didn't have too many issues. Like clockwork every day at the same time (regardless of how inconvenient it was) I was "regular" for me. Not for what others said I should be, but it was consistent and worked.

When I keep my calories down, my sugar and fat intake drops dramatically. I can easily go a week with no BMs. At the point when I do finally go, I tend to spend between 1 and 2 hours going back and forth to the bathroom, feeling nauseous and having chills the whole time.

I have been given much advice:

One person thinks I don't get enough protein. - I focused on raising my protein to the daily recommended amount on MFP and then above that with no success.

Another says I don't get enough fiber. - I focused on raising my fiber with fiber one cereal and snack bars in addition to veggies at lunch and dinner with no success.

Someone else says I am not getting enough fat. - I have yet to figure out how to increase this without busting my calorie goals and I am already at the MFP recommended amount for my calorie goals.

I have not found a resolution that seems to work other than not cutting my food back. My body goes when I have a high sugar intake and without it, it does not go. This has been the case for as long as I can remember (15+ years). Even prior to being actively involved in MFP I would note that the days I had sugar I was fine, but the times I tried to stay healthy I was not... Even in high school when I was skinny this was a problem.

If you happen to find a solution that does not induce vomiting (like the powders that happily turn into nasty drinks), I would love to hear it as well.

There was a thread on here--last month I think-talking about the benefits of drinking aloe vera juice. I decided to try it for a month, and I have to say it helps with regular pooping. I have a tablespoon every evening and morning. There are other changes--better skin etc., but you're concerned with poop.