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My doctor has me taking a list of Vitamins, all chewable or liquid. Last night, I added the calories to my food diary and I was shocked to discover that my daily supplements add up to 140 calories!

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:-0 !!!!!!!!!! omG!!!!

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I guess I should ask, what do you take for Vitamins? !

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I know, I hate taking my liquid vitamins cause they have lots of calories. I take the ones from

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I am asking my doctor tomorrow what Vitamins to get. I now take Vitamin D with Calcium and that is one huge pill. For sure I will not be able to swallow it! I recommend if the vitamins are adding up to over 100 calories find out at your gym if you go to one what your daily calorie burn is before exercise and perhaps you are eating fewer calories than what you are burning daily and you will continue to lose weight even before you exercise.

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I take a Multivitamin, B-complex, Omega 3, D-3, Calcium, Iron, C and Biotin.

The D-3 was added because my levels were low pre-op. Eventually, I may be able to stop that one. The Biotin is to prevent hairloss/breakage. My hair is fine, thin and tended to break before surgery. If I stop the biotin, I'm afraid I will need a wig.

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If your Dr suggest them to get your levels normal I do not think I would omit them from my diet. Maybe if you walk, shop or ride a bike for about 30 minutes it would off set the calories.

I only take a multi...chewable gummies which are 15 calories.

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I take a special bariatric chewable Vitamin that my dr's office sells. It is expensive for a three month supply, about $40 a bottle, but it only has 35 calories.

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Try Isotonix. liquid vitamins. Low in calories and easy peasy to take. I love them and swear by them!!

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find out at your gym if you go to one what your daily calorie burn is before exercise

No need to go to a gym, you can get your Basal Metabolic rate online, granted it's not going to be exactly specific to you, but it's easy to get close. Just remember that when you lose weight your BMR changes so check often!

http://www.bmi-calcu...bmr-calculator/

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Seems like it would be better all around to take one multi, the Vit D if needed, and get the rest from real food...just sayin'!

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I take fusion Vitamins that I get from my Bariatric Specialist, so I thought the calories were freebies!

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OMG. I just ran and checked the calorie counts on mine. The liquids must be high cause of the tasty stuff they have to add to them so you don't gag and spit.

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I noticed that with my gummy vitamins and Citrucal chewables. What made me think twice was looking at the Benefiber and seeing something like 4 carbs per serving, and my doctor recommended taking it three times a day. I take it twice a day and figured pooping was more important than the carbs.

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I think that calorie count is crazy. Thin people get their nutrition from food and maybe a Multivitamin. I take a chewable children's multi with Choline (per my doctor), chewable Calcium, chewable Vitamin D, and chewable Fiber. Nowhere near those calories. You would have to eat a lot of veggies to get to 100 calories; and get a whole lot of Vitamins in the deal.

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