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

No wonder you are no losing weight... really... a good fast BM also provides a way not to absorb every single calorie you eat.  I know that if I eat sunflower seeds - I do not digest them or absorb all of them probably only 30%-40%?  the rest creats bulk. Same with peanuts.  

You need to make sure you have daily BM or 2 per day... and thatthe transitin time (of the food inside you) is no longer than 36 hrs, 24 is ideal.

 Hi Alisha:

I am like Hala on the Mag Ox.  I take two pills a day and drink 1 cup of coffee with SF Praline Pecan Syrup and miralax and I am good to go.  Usually 1 to 2 BMs a day.  Before this, I would go with the help of exlax or the little pink pill once every 5 days.  I just got through reading an article on the web this morning about "normal" people maintaining their weight will have 1-2 BMs a day.  I would definitely cut out the prune juice and find some really good sources of protein that will keep you less hungry throughout the day.  I only eat about 1000-1100 a day now and sometimes I feel stuff with that.  When I was doing 800 calories a day, I just made sure that I got the most bang for my calorie buck.  At least, 80 grams of protein, less than 75 grams of Carbs, lots of water and exercise everyday.  Plus I came here and journaled everyday.  Still do.  If I can lose 4 pounds a month, I would think that is awesome.  That means I did not gain 4 pounds.  You can do this.  Don't look further down the road, look to today and what you are going to do in the next hour.  Good Luck.

Thanks Tess,

I put a detail reply on Hala's post about the problem for me and mag ox...I'm not sure I'm going to really lose 4 lbs a month, thats the theory based on cutting out 3500 cals a week but we all know that our metabolisms are screwy after so much yo-yo & then the gastric surgery, so I'll have to see how many lbs really come off - BUT I'm keeping my fingers crossed...Will start posting my journal on your site today...

800 calories IS tough!  But we've gotta do what we've gotta do to reach our goal.  We may not do it perfectly every day, but we need to make a renewed effort to succeed every day. 

Your Not Alone on this Journey!  

I use fiber and stool softeners everyday and that washelping but it seems like I am going less and less now so I think my body is getting used to what I am using and it's not working anymore. I'm desperate to find something that works on a regular basis and mag-ox didn't seem to do anything for me. Milk of magnesia only works now If I take 2 and a half doses and I only take that if I absolutely have to. If anyone has other suggestions please let me know.

Epson salts is mag sulphate - a couple of teaspoons up to 2 tablsepoons (start low!) stirred into a glass of water - works wonders and was recommended by a gastrologist.  Plus very cheap!

I am reading that a lot of us are using miralax. I got bad labs on my kidneys so I googled it. It said it causes renal failure in older adults. My mom died of renal failure and she used it every day,

I am going to up my magnesium and ask my dr. what else I should be doing.