Re: How cool! - warning: you asked!
Hi there SPSII!
Well, you asked, so here goes... First, I assume you've seen pictures of MP? If not, look at the forum's
Picture Gallery .
First, no, my MP doesn't float.
I use a long poker-kind of thing or a plastic fork, and I explore. Yes it's gross, but I find it fascinating and rewarding to know what yucky stuff is leaving me! I've noticed my "regular" poop -- that gets mixed with the fiber -- is a certain "fluffy" consistency and breaks apart easily if poked. Then I've been seeing chunks of a different color that have a different consistency that I think are old stuff. They are harder, darker, and almost a tough clay-like texture... Then the stuff that I think is MP is stringy/tissuey and looks almost like raw liver. Sometimes short and sometimes longer pieces of it. It holds together and isn't mixed up with fiber. Thus I know it's also something old. And it looks like pictures I've seen of MP -- altho not as dark as some photos.
I haven't lost much weight. Maybe 3 pounds. My waist is about an
inch smaller. So nothing dramatic for me so far. That's fine though. Just think. Less than 1 month, and 3 lbs of that gross stuff has left me!
Since you're on day 22 I'll bet you've passed small pieces of it too. Hang in there, and good luck! And don't be afraid to explore.