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How much fiber is too much? I’m switching to the Atkins 30g + 7g of fiber shakes to help save on the amount of Benefiber I use. One serving of Benefiber only gives 3g and the suggested amount per day is 3 servings (9g). I don’t wanna get stopped up. Thoughts?

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I log in myfitness pal. it sets a goal to hit. I'm not sure what too much is..

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26 minutes ago, Healthy_life2 said:

I log in myfitness pal. it sets a goal to hit. I'm not sure what too much is..

Ohh is it a preset goal? MFP used to piss me off so I quit bothering LOL Whts the amount it sets for you?

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MFP - pre sets it. My Fiber is at 25grams.

Bariatistic is another option for a food log. Are you doing a log by hand or Not logging?

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1 hour ago, Healthy_life2 said:

MFP - pre sets it. My Fiber is at 25grams.

Bariatistic is another option for a food log. Are you doing a log by hand or Not logging?

For the past year I’ve used the Atkins app to log food. Since I just started purée (13 days PO) I’m starting to log again. Wasn’t bothering the past couple weeks. 25g sounds good. I did a little reading after my initial post and that amount matches up with the info I found 👍🏼👍🏼

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RDA is 15-25 grams a day. People early out from WLS probably don't get nearly that much because we have to focus so much on our Protein requirements (actually, most Americans in general probably don't get that much every day). So anyway, if you're in or under that range, theoretically you won't be overdoing it.

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That's so funny that you mention this because on Friday I went out and bought some Atkins Plus Protein Shakes because they have 30 g of Protein (my GNC ones has 25 g) and 7 g of fiber (my GNC ones have 3 g of fiber) and wanted to see if the extra fiber was beneficial. I don't know the results yet as I've only tried one shake so far.

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6 hours ago, 🅺🅸🅼🅼🅸🅴🅺 said:

How much Fiber is too much? I’m switching to the Atkins 30g + 7g of fiber shakes to help save on the amount of Benefiber I use. One serving of Benefiber only gives 3g and the suggested amount per day is 3 servings (9g). I don’t wanna get stopped up. Thoughts?

I had a Think Thin Protein Bar ( at least 12 grams of fiber) I was sick as a DOG.. the only thing I could think of was it had to have been the fiber.. I try to keep the fibers grams no more than 5 a meal till I know I can handle it because eventually I will need the fiber when I maintain ( fiber makes you feel fuller) .

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2 hours ago, Carrot64 said:

I had a Think Thin Protein Bar ( at least 12 grams of fiber) I was sick as a DOG.. the only thing I could think of was it had to have been the fiber.. I try to keep the fibers grams no more than 5 a meal till I know I can handle it because eventually I will need the fiber when I maintain ( fiber makes you feel fuller) .

Sick like nausea or the other end? That sounds awful :(

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5 hours ago, GradyCat said:

That's so funny that you mention this because on Friday I went out and bought some Atkins Plus Protein Shakes because they have 30 g of Protein (my GNC ones has 25 g) and 7 g of Fiber (my GNC ones have 3 g of fiber) and wanted to see if the extra Fiber was beneficial. I don't know the results yet as I've only tried one shake so far.

Great minds think alike, girl!

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