I have discussed with my Doc that I do not want to lose my size, but just the fat from my body as I intend to retain the muscle that I have and to build new muscle as well. I am 6"2 and currently 263lbs. Has anyone ever taken supplements with the Lap Band? How did it work out for you? And when I say supplements I mean things like Green Tea, Yamimbi Bark, etc.

It's inevitable you will lose some size because while fat is not as dense as muscle it's still has a lot more volume than muscle.

I drink a lot of Green Tea, take Biotin, a Multivitamin, and D3.

What type of supplements are you looking for?

Most of us have to take r multivitamins and some kind of supplements to keep r streanth and musles tight so they don't get weak cause we can get weak or dehydrated fast so I know of a few and that's why most of us do protein shakes , steamed veggies and other protein foods to keep r musles up.

Looking to start taking green tea, Yamimbi, and maybe a B12. Also would like to find an herbal supplement to help with metabolism. I already take a men's 1 a Day and 2 Flintstone vitamins a day.

Bigboy, I think that you will be fine taking the supplements. I take some B-12, Magnesium, and others, if they are capsules and too big, I open them. Bets wishes. Karen

Looking to start taking green tea, Yamimbi, and maybe a B12. Also would like to find an herbal supplement to help with metabolism. I already take a men's 1 a Day and 2 Flintstone Vitamins a day.

If you get B12, your best bet is actually injectable at your doctor. Your next best choice is a liquid or the kind that dissolves under the tongue immediately. If you take B12 as a pill, your body doesn't absorb it nearly as well and it's less effective.

what does b-12 do I take it to stop headache and it works great but I take it in a pill form what difference will happen if injected?

what does b-12 do I take it to stop headache and it works great but I take it in a pill form what difference will happen if injected?

B12 has a very short shelf life and isn't absorbed well via ingestion. That's why doctors will often opt to give it via injection (usually monthly) because when it's injected it's a lot more effective.

B12 is usually taken for extra energy or a B12 deficiency. (it definitely works too).