Just a little rant - 850 cals a day is REALLY hard

Hi Guys,

Just need to whine a little...I know from reading other posts on multiple sites that the 800 a day goal is fairly standard for most in maintenance trying to lose a few (10) pounds of regain...I figured out my RMR and less 500 day to target 1 lb loss a week means I can eat 850 a day

But man, I really didn't realize how much I was eating throughout the day until I started really tracking again so I could keep it at the 850 mark...Reality is, I'm still not quite getting there & it is frustrating me

I know if I could just cut out my fru-fru coffee (2 cups with extras to jazz it up) & skip the prunes & prune juice, I could easily skim 250 cals off my daily total...Problem is I need the coffee to be human  & the prune stuff to just potty every 4-5days ...

@4 pounds a month, I've got to keep it up for about 3 months to get back to a point where I can start adding cals again & see if I can maintain that loss...

I can do it, I've seen you guys posting and succeeding, thanks for being my role models

Hi Alesia,

I just made up my mind that I also needed to reduce my calorie count to 800 per day.  I guess I'm going to turn into a real grouch.  Logging it daily is going to be the only way I know to keep track.

Good luck and Success with your plan.

Dreamgirl119

Dream girl,

Before you set yourself on the 800, I would suggest you go online and get the formula for figuring your RMR (resting metabolic rate?) use that figure less 500 cals to try and lose weight - That way you won't be killing yourself cutting so low if you don't have too...

i dont know about u guys but im freaking hungery ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!! 800 calories.??? what u eating? maybe i should join in and see if this helps lose some weight i keep complaining about

prune and prune juice - that is simply sugar plus sugar alcohol ... I don't need that - I use magnesium daily. I get mag with my calcium (50 gr of magnesium for every 100 gr of calcium) and I take additional 800 mag oxide (in capsules - for fast release and absorbtion) every day.   as long as I do that - and ge some fiber (1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds, or flatout wrap, etc.)  plus enough water - I have no problem with BM.  And I am one of these people that used to have a lot of issues, and needed enemas (high enema with clean water) to be able to go.

No anymore. Now i get 1-2 easy BM, a day.  Just saying. Now my coffee with some cream - not giving that up.

Hi Hala,

I like the taste of prunes and would not mind eating 1-2 once and while as a treat btu the carbs and sugar in them really are way out of my comfort range, I just cannot seem to find a better plan...

Actually I read a post in 2010 about taking Mag Ox to make to help with regularity & started on it right away, did work pretty well, was pottying about every 2 days (used is along with my other "helpers" miralax, fiber & flax)...Then I went for my annual with my surgeon, he ran my blood work & whammo, my para-thyroid is all out of wack...Long story short,lots of tests and trail and error, per my surgeon & then my PCD I cannot take any serious dose of magnesium...

I already and forever have been using Miralax, surgeon suggested the prunes & prune juice as a way to "go" , take extra fiber & flax seeds too already - NOTE all of these together help me to potty about every 4-5 days a fairly soft stool & always very BIG, rest of the days I'm gassy but no urge to potty, drink 80 to 100 oz water a day too...The bathroom is not my friend...But I'm always looking for a better solution for the "going" problem...


Did think about reducing my coffee to one a day, but one I add protein powder to so it really does not have a true coffee feel, so I always grab a cup on the real tasting one with a nice sf creamer & syrup to sweet it up a little

Sorry to hear that,  But I heard that some people can't take too much magnesium. 

BTW: what I read is that the way the prunes work is due to fiber and... Sugar alcohol (sorbitol) .... just saying...
I can't touch the prunes and prune juice most likely may kill me (dumping and severe RH).

Before RNY - when I was younger I had severe issue with BM, or lack of it - mostly mental. Never could go when I travel, or when not at home... or when I think someone may hear me, or just because.  Add some pain pills - and I would be stuck for days.  Horrible. 

I discover enemas - high enemas (google that). And holding coffee enemas for detox, and colonix, and etc. etc.  Eventually I trained my colon to go as I need it to go.  It took years.  But even now , and with all that I know and take - I still need to take enema bag with me when I travel.  I get - feel really sick if I do not go for 36 - 48 hr.  So now - if that happens - I do couple of enemas and I am back to normal. 

But with all - you need to do what you  know works for you and do not make you sick.   

what you take to make you go to the bathroom daily? i take benefiber 2 gummies a day. i hate the drink and pills.....

I hate the drinks.
I make sure I get enough magnesium, fiber and fat. And water.
I take magnesium with calcium. I take 1:2 ratio magnesium to calcium. So for every 500 mg of calcium - I take 250 mg of magnesium - typically - mag citrate.
Then every evening I take additional 800 mg mag oxide.  (capsules - easy to take) . the evening magnesium not only works wonder on the BM but also relaxes me and I sleep like a baby. So I do need to make sure I take it just before bed.   I did fall asleep on my sofa a few times. So I learn my lesson.

Beside that - I do try to eat 1 -2 oz (volume) or sunflower seeds or peanuts.  They add bulk and fat. Enough water is a must.  The magnesium - any extra ends up in the colon - small intestine and pulls in water. If you do not have the water - that may not work. I do drink 60-80 oz of water per day.
In worse cases _ also use Vit C - ascorbic acid - 2-3-4 K at once. (I add Emergen-C powder to my drinks) The acidic Vit C will cause flashing: BM.  Same like magnesium - pulls water into the colon.   Fiber is a must.  I use a lot of flax meal, chia sees, etc.   But fiber - if not enough water is used or not enough water is pull into the colon - will have the opposite effect - cause horrible constipation. So when adding fiber - make sure you have good loose BM before you can add fiber. Or you may end up with blockage. 
I do eat flat-out wraps - probably 1/2 of one daily.  (or one every 2 days)
And since I am a dumper - any sugar may cause lose BM... but I hate to do that - since that also will cause pain, gas ... and possible RH. 

ONE TO TWO A DAY?!!?!?!?
wow...id be lucky if i get one every 3-5 days LOL