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so i'm apparently not getting anywhere near the fiber i'm supposed to (thanks juni).

where do you guys get all your fiber?  are you using supplements or are  you getting it in food?

i need some recommendations to get another 20g of fiber per day. 

tia!


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If you can stomach the dried edamame, seriously, it's your new best friend. It's all fiber & protein.

I get a ton of fiber each day, not including the psyllium husk that I take, too. (Probably too much, although my system is totally used to it now.) My food diary on MFP is open to friends if you want to check it out.

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thanks tx!

i have tried and cannot handle the edamame. i'm super picky and while i tried to just get it down, i just can't. blech.

i'm going to check yours out.

ty!

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hey, your shiz is locked. pm? ty! :)

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April my sis loves edimeme in lemon juice.

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apies wrote:

hey, your shiz is locked. pm? ty! :)




Oooo... I changed the settings so my new doctor could see it.

The pw is mctex.



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A few things...what the hell is edamame? I've seen it several times on the MB on MFP but was ??? Also - is psyllium husk different from psyllium fiber? That is the supplement I am taking. ITA that my system is now used to the heavy dose of fiber.

Apies - some days I get tons of fiber naturally. Those are typically the days I do a lot of working out because it bumps up my calores, fat, protein and carbs to allow more foods, thus more fiber. On days (like today) where I am resting from exercise I just can't fit in fiber naturally. Well, I'm sure I *could* but thus far have not. So, I suck down the fiber powder with tons of water. It has a double benefit for me - the fiber and the massive amount of water.

One thing I did switch out is my cereal in the morning to high fiber oatmeal - that has 10 grams of fiber alone. I do a lot of apples (not in a day but in general), bananas, oranges, avocados and those help with the fiber - but again they have more calories, carbs, etc. than the supplement so some days I am more limited than other.

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I take fibercon everyday.

If you do shakes, another good way is to add flax seed to it.

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