Well, this happened last time I tracked calories, and it's happening again! I've been stuck at 116.4-116.8 lbs for the past week and I'm almost positive it's because I haven't pooped a large amount in over a week. That's not to say I haven't pooped this week, but not a lot and definitely not since Sunday (4 days ago). To throw another wrench in here, on Sunday I treated myself to pad thai (still within my calories) which may have caused some water retention from the sodium.
For reference, I am 5'1" and attempting to get down to 110 lbs. I eat an average of 1250-1300 calories/day which I am tracking and weighing using a food scale, and getting around a 40/35/25 split of F/C/P. I do some light exercise 30-45 min 6 days a week and I do not eat back any calories. I know this is a slow process but the lack of poop is concerning. I get about 20-25 g of fiber a day as well.
Now before I go the miralax route, I do have some sensitivity to milk (Edit: NOT lactose intolerant or allergic). I was wondering if maybe a glass of whole milk would start up the poop train and get things moving down there? I am hesitant to get laxatives as that is what I had to do during the first half of my weight loss journey last year (edit: TO POOP, not to lose weight). Thanks in advance for any tips and advice!
Edit: changed wording from "more extreme laxative route" to "miralax route", as I do not wish to convey the idea that I have used laxatives for anything other than to relieve constipation
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