I add chia seeds to my smoothies but i have found that its the coconut oil that helps in that department more than the fiber

Most days I have zero fiber and have no problems with elimination. I've been this way since May.

Black soybeans. An amazing protein, carb, fat, fiber profile.

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I am looking for suggestions from people who watch their fiber goal closely and have some good recommendations of foods with low net carbs that help them reach it.

Everyone, let's remember that this person is looking for suggestions to help them hit their fiber goal and not looking to be told they don't need fiber. While I am well known for my anti-fiber stance, this thread is probably not the place for me to vocalize it. If this thread was about hitting XX grams of carbs, you wouldn't want to post advice about how someone doesn't "need" that many carbs and should do something else instead.

Now, the points about coconut oil and fat are very valid. Those will help a lot if you're suffering from slow-down. As for low net-carb foods with lots of fiber, I think you've got most of them covered. Chia seeds, flax meal, and other similar things. There's always the fiber powders, in a pinch. The leafy green veggies (spinach and such) tend to be pretty good on the fiber/carb ratio. I don't really know, as I said I avoid fiber entirely.

Another point to note, as you get lower and lower on the fiber, you'll eliminate less waste overall. So, you'll go less often without really being constipated. A lot of fiber just passes through and provides bulk to the outgoing waste. If you remove that bulking agent, there's less stuff that's not being absorbed. That means there is less to pass. So, don't stress too much if things slow down on low-carb. You are absorbing more of the stuff you eat.

I learned (for me) the hard way to avoid "fibre". Instead, getting sufficient water into your gut and keeping volume down, is important. All fibre does is bulk your stool, increasing the risk of compaction. Compaction and constipation also occur when there is not enough bacterial activity. I supplement with Magnesium Ascorbate, more magnesium and Sodium Ascorbate and I take a very potent probiotic, with a very high bacterial count. Since then: no issues. Before that: hell. If you want to listen to a left field voice on this, check out the work of Konstantin Monastyrsky

Any less than a gallon of water a day causes any issue for me but eating a lot of coconut flakes each day helps too.

We can be all different in our need for fiber for many different reasons.

I eat at least half an avocado a day to assist so that I do not "get in trouble" gut wise... it is not pleasant. Since I started doing that, I haven't had fiber goal issues or bathroom issues. I know it has a lot to do with the Fat content..

I just realized that you could easily get 25 grams of fiber in eating homemade quest bars or using the imo syrup to sweeten things like your coffee or tea. I tsp has 5 carbs, all fiber. That ratio doesn't hold true for larger amounts necessarily, but it's a good tool.

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I eat 1 veggie with breakfast, (peppers & onions w/eggs) 2 with lunch (huge salad usually) & 2 with dinner (broc, asparagus, spinach, salad, Brussels sprouts). I get flax or chia my snacks where I can. Between these & my love of almond butter, things are moving lol. I get 25 grams of fiber, or close to it daily.