Pooping

This is normal for a high protein/low carb diet if you are not eating enough of the right foods. I suggest a salad at least once a day and broccoli. If that does't "clear" things up, then you can also add Benefiber to your water. I wouldn't suggest the more harsh pills out there as they can be nasty on your system. Another piece of advice is to take fish oil. It will help things as well!

Good luck!

Are you holding it in when you get the urge? You should go when you do because you could be causing yourself to get constipated. My cousin used to do that because she hated going to the bathroom and she was always constipated.

More food & more excersise required

Remember, you should be looking at NET carbs which is total carbs - fiber. Fiber doesn't count when you're counting carbs because it doesn't impact your blood sugar. So eat those high fiber veggies! Also be sure you're eating well over 1200 calories per day. You shouldn't be trying to eat both low calorie and low carb.

Here is also something that should help quite a bit. Flax meal is great because it is both low net carb and higher in fiber. I know a few people who eat one of these each morning for breakfast and swear it's what keeps them regular:

Basic Muffin in a Minute (MIM) recipe
Serving Size: 1

1/4 cup flax meal (8.09 total carbs, 7.6 fiber)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (0.64 net carbs)
1 packet Splenda® packet (0.9 net carbs)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (1.84 total carbs, 1.2 fiber)
1 large egg (0.6 net carbs)
1 teaspoon butter

(total carbs is 12.07, fiber is 8.8; net carbs is 3.27)

Put the dry ingredients in a coffee mug. Stir. Add the egg and the butter. Mix. Microwave 1 minute - 90 seconds. Take out. slice, butter, eat.

Notes:

Your MIM can be toasted once it's cooked and topped with cream cheese if you like.
Be sure to use baking powder, not baking soda. Aluminum-free baking powder tastes better. Be sure the baking powder is fresh.
Feel free to replace the cinnamon with other spices or add sugar-free syrup.
Add a tablespoon of sour cream for a moister MIM.
Change the shape of your MIM by making it in a bowl.
Try replacing the cinnamon with 1/2 tsp of unsweetened cocoa (net carb count will be higher).
Make a sandwich MIM by by adding parmesan cheese, garlic powder and some salt and omitting the cinnamon and Splenda®. Use a square-bottomed bowl, then slice and put in the toaster to use as bread for sandwiches and burgers.

There is an Atkins support group thread in these forums where some of us are sharing recipes like these, as well as other general tips. Feel free to join us.

No idea but doesn't sound right. I go 2-3 times a day!

Came looking for this topic. Been counting calories for 3 weeks. Used to go a few times a day, now I'd say every other day. I eat a good mix of things. Not constipated or anything. Feel great!

I'm not a daily pooper. I try to make sure I go 1-2 times/week. If I'm traveling, forget about it!

Folks, the thread is from 2011: If OP didn't go by now, s/he has expired from the malady. If you need advice, please start a new thread!

i eat an abundance of whole plants every day (doesnt mean just fruit and veg, its also raw overnight oats with blended almond butter milk, red lentil pasta in a huge bed of greens and cashew pesto, etc ..... feel amazing and dont have that problem since high carb= high fiber

Folks, if we must have this conversation based on a 2011 thread <eye roll>: Fiber is not the whole answer. I've had severe and persistent constipation while eating plenty of fiber, in the past.

Other factors can apply: We also need sufficient hydration (that was my issue), adequate fats (a common problem here on MFP among folks calorie-restricting), possibly exercise (some type that moves the midsection, ideally) . . . and some people need to add probiotic foods like yogurt, kefir, miso, raw sauerkraut or kim chi, kombucha, etc. A few people have problem trigger foods.

It isn't always as simple as adding fiber.