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hvaughn

By hvaughn, in Food and Nutrition

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iamworthit    208

iamworthit
Posted

Anyone else sick to death with taking all their Vitamins everyday? Just thinking of them makes me ill..

Almost 3 weeks post surgery..

Preach it! Im in the same boat. It all feels like a chore.

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Rhyzell    70

Rhyzell
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I am so tired of scheduling my crushed meds and Vitamins to coincide with Water and gall bladder meds (which taste like metal) with food. I don't regret the surgery but man this is tedious!

HW 300+ SW 259 CW 239 SURG 6/10/13

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cherieblake    0

cherieblake
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Can I have a pill that's in a capsule I'm one week out on Thursday. It tastes awful if I take it apart

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Rhyzell    70

Rhyzell
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Can I have a pill that's in a capsule I'm one week out on Thursday. It tastes awful if I take it apart

I wouldn't. There is a liquid Vitamin I got from Walmart that got me through. Can't remember the brand. Sorry!

SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 220/GW 150 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

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mzshay35    215

mzshay35
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I just bought the liquid Vitamin 2 days ago from Walmart. It does have alittle funny taste but its do able

Yea this what I use but when its gone I'm done its nasty

Mz Shay

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renjames    30

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Hi all it's part of the trade off we have to do. If you don't get your micro nutrients then you will get sick..after a while it just becomes a second habit. Try varying different types of Vitamins until you dind what your comfortable with but what ever you do don't stop them.

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terry1118    1,274

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Hi all it's part of the trade off we have to do. If you don't get your micro nutrients then you will get sick..after a while it just becomes a second habit. Try varying different types of Vitamins until you dind what your comfortable with but what ever you do don't stop them.

Well said. You get used to it, like brushing your teeth or showering. It becomes part of your routine. It's for life. It's all in the attitude - think positive. I'm happy to take my Vitamins, fluids and Protein because it keeps me healthy and feeling good as I lose weight. It will keep me healthy and active in the future. I didn't go through all this to be sickly and feeling bad.

The only thing I don't care for is the Calcium. I buy several different flavors of the chewables and mix them all together. That way I don't get sick of one flavor.

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Dorian    683

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This is what I take. It is four a day. They are chewables and taste good. Then I take my calcium citrate. I found them in a petite size so they are easy to swallow. I get them both at walgreens.

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Dorian    683

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I used to take the optisource but they made me feel really sick and they tastes nasty to me. :-(

Shows how different tastes are. I like them. ;)

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