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I have a question for you 50's? What did your dr. recommend for vitamins post surgery? Are they in the liquid form? Can you fill me in please? I am trying to get things lined up a little ahead of time. Thanks

I have been using the Centrum Silver CHEWABLE vitamins (WalMart) . . .the doctor's office also gave us a sample of bariatric chewables, but I like Centrum better. For the calcium, I do the sugar free Spring Valley Natural Calcium Chews from WalMart . . . I think I'm getting chocolate when I'm not

Best of luck to you!

Chris

I am taking 2 vivactin caramel chewable vitamins for my calcium, the caramel flavor helps my sweet tooth, and 2 children's chewable for the next few weeks, eventually it will be 1 chewable children's vitamin

I am getting in at least 40 oz of liquid and 35-50 gm protein daily, as well as sf jello and popsicles. Gas did start yesterday, glad I m home and not around others!!!!! Gas-X strips are so helpful.

Not too tires now, I did a couple of short walk today and have been enjoying reading good book.

Thanks for the info. I will pick up some Centrum. I am unable to take calcium (I get kidney stones and was told to not supplement the calcium). I picked up some liquid B-12 for after the surgery. Thanks for your tips.

Apple

My doc originally hand me on flinstone chewables 2 a day but now I have bariatric lemon creams lapband vitimans - sublingual vit b-12 & b complex (target) - calicum citrate us 50+ should be taking citrate calicum cuz we absorb it better. I take the petite pill form -]

Phyl can you tell apple the name of those chewablesones that we had at support group?? I can't remember the name but they were calcium cirate chewable came in lemon choc & carmel I think..

janet, where do you get those vitamins?

janet, where do you get those vitamins?

Denise - I got them from my doc - he sells tons of stuff - but here is the website and they are cheapper here.. I have lemon - watermelon is good too - i really don't like the chewables but you gotta do what you gotta do right..:biggrin:

Bariatric Multi-Vitamin & Mineral Supplements For Your Gastric Bypass Diet

look for vitaband - they are for band people

This place also has the clear liquid protein to add to your water 70 calories like 15 grms of protien i think - I like the grape & peach mango & fruit punch - i want to try the pinnapple..

I think they have the chewable calicum citrate too - ck it out

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Janet...thanks for the info. Just want to be ready and have things on hand when I finally get my surgery date. I ordered a few different protein drinks and bought a few different powders. I believe getting the protein in the liquid stages will be the toughest for me. I am not a milk drinker and never have been. Don't like ice cream even. Nothing milky. But, I will make the most of it. Like you said above....you gotta do what you gotta do. I also ordered the sugar free/calorie free Davinci flavoring to add to my protein shakes, coffee, etc. I bought my broth paste, flax oil and flax seed. I think I should be set once I get my vitamins. Thanks everyone for your info. Karen

Apple

My doc originally hand me on flinstone chewables 2 a day but now I have bariatric lemon creams lapband vitimans - sublingual vit b-12 & b complex (target) - calicum citrate us 50+ should be taking citrate calicum cuz we absorb it better. I take the petite pill form -]

Phyl can you tell apple the name of those chewablesones that we had at support group?? I can't remember the name but they were calcium cirate chewable came in lemon choc & carmel I think..

Citracal Chews... Caramel, lemon and chocolate. I did a little research on the internet... all those other calcium chewables are calcium CARBONATE rather than Calcium CITRATE and as Janet said, the Calcium Citrate absorbs MUCH better than the Carbonate. The Citracal Chews can be found at both Rite Aid and Albertson's. You just might have to bug the pharmacist a bit about keeping them in stock. I prefer the chocolate. First time I bought them Rite Aid only had Caramel, so I went through a box of those and in the meantime I found them at Albertson's. I bought the only two boxes of chocolate that they had and when I went back for more several weeks later they had NONE in any flavor! When we get home I will make sure our local Rite Aid carries the chocolate for me!

I take the Centrum Silver Chewable when I can find them. I have been able to swallow multivitamins and even my Omega 3's lately.. I found a smaller version of the Omega 3 somewhere... I think it was Rite Aid, too. I'm afraid when I get another adjustment next month, I may not be able to swallow all this stuff I'm taking right now. I found some smaller Citracal tabs, but they made the stupid things SQUARE!! Can you imagine??? Why... if you're going to try to make something easier to swallow would you make it SQUARE!!???? I'm getting them down, but only because I couldn't get my Citracal chews. When they're gone... I'm going on a new search for the chewables... like I say, hopefully my local Rite Aid!!

Right after surgery I used Shaklee liquid multivitamin and it was the most awful stuff I ever tasted!! I kept taking it because it cost me an arm and a leg, but I couldn't wait until it was gone!!!

Janet...thanks for the info. Just want to be ready and have things on hand when I finally get my surgery date. I ordered a few different protein drinks and bought a few different powders. I believe getting the protein in the liquid stages will be the toughest for me. I am not a milk drinker and never have been. Don't like ice cream even. Nothing milky. But, I will make the most of it. Like you said above....you gotta do what you gotta do. I also ordered the sugar free/calorie free Davinci flavoring to add to my protein shakes, coffee, etc. I bought my broth paste, flax oil and flax seed. I think I should be set once I get my vitamins. Thanks everyone for your info. Karen

I put sugar free Raspberry Davinci in my chocolate protein drinks and it was soooo good!!

I think I'll be looking for another chewable vitamin, my chewable children from BJ's are kind of nasty tasting :biggrin:, maybe I'll give them to my grandson and see if her likes them lol

The lemon chiffon sounds delicious, have to check those out. As well as calcium citrate you want to look for it with Vitamin D. The Vitamin D does help the body absorb the calcium.. Even with a bone scan and my DR telling me I should not need extra calcium, still gonna take it, my mom had severe osteoporosis.

Hello Everyone, I have not been posting very much lately but I wanted to drop by and say hi again. Janet, you are doing great I see. There are a lot of new folks posting that I don't know. Hello to all of the new folks. Janet, I am doing my best to exercise now. Sometimes, my knees won't allow much walking but I do it when I can. I am just getting started with the exercise. I walked for 15minutes tonight andwant to increase that gradually. Janet, how is it going with the trainer? I think I would like to have a trainer too maybe someday. Well, just dropping by to say hi to all. Hope everyone is doing good. I have sent a few friend request out too. Take care, Brenda

Hello Everyone, I have not been posting very much lately but I wanted to drop by and say hi again. Janet, you are doing great I see. There are a lot of new folks posting that I don't know. Hello to all of the new folks. Janet, I am doing my best to exercise now. Sometimes, my knees won't allow much walking but I do it when I can. I am just getting started with the exercise. I walked for 15minutes tonight andwant to increase that gradually. Janet, how is it going with the trainer? I think I would like to have a trainer too maybe someday. Well, just dropping by to say hi to all. Hope everyone is doing good. I have sent a few friend request out too. Take care, Brenda

Hey Brenda - I was wondering where you were at... Great on getting started on exercising - It takes awhile to get in the groove I totally understand - I have done it gradually too - started our 20 25 minute and have worke myself up each month - if you keep it up and make it a routine of yours it gets eaiser - (you know us older people are very routine - dont mess with our schedules)- I am lucky my knees aren't too bad (knee caps hurt sometimes on the weight machine but not walking) I can't say I am a gym rat by anymeans - but i don't hate it - I would say I like it and I do miss it if I don't go - but I won't allow myself not to go - cuz if i do then I will get out of the routine and lose all motivation and we all know how hard it is to regain it :tongue:

I LOVE my trainer - he is really nice - x-body builder but still really musclie.. (if that's a word) Yesterday he said 150 would be a good weight for me cuz I am large boned - that I would be too skinny under that - ya right me too skinny - so if I go with that I have 19.5 more to go - but for now I am leaving my ticker at 160 -I want to each that goal - then I may increase it to 150. - I did the treadmill for the first 8 months and didn't feel confident enought prior to now to even approach a trainer - you know that fat girl insecurities - but now that I thinner - I do have more confidence -

Yep we have some new March Babies joining us :thumbup: The more the merrier I always say..

Well, phone just rang - gotta go - ttyl...

Hi again, Does anyone know how to get rid of my weight chart. It takes up too much room but I can't figure out how to get rid of it. Thanks, BB

Hi again, Does anyone know how to get rid of my weight chart. It takes up too much room but I can't figure out how to get rid of it. Thanks, BB

have you tried going to edit signature and deleting it from your signature??

Phyl may know cuz i think she had it once then deleted it