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02-05-2008, 07:53 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego
Posts: 143
Weight Statistics July 2007 Start Date:
12/03/07 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 240 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
80 lb Weight Loss:
30 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.3333333333 % % Lost:
12/03/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.3426498253 BMI Start:
30.2284332169 BMI Current:
24.5606019887 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  another vitamin question This is my regimen. I was just cleared to take B-1 yesterday and just upped my B12 to daily. 11 am Flinstones Complete MV B12 B1 (just began this today) 3pm Citrical Chew 8pm Flinstones MV 10 pm Citrical Chew Surgeon said addin the B1 and the Iron. I'm confused on some things. Is the Flinstones Complete adaquete? Surgeon thinks so but I dont know. My MV says it has 100% daily Iron needs in one and I take 2 a day. However, it also says that it has "elemental Calcium" 10%. Does that mean my body is not absorbing the Iron? So, do I need to start doing one chewable Iron a day too? Is all B1 these little annoying capsules that I cant break open easily and have to pour in to my yogurt, which tastes gross..are there options.. Am I taking the right things together and apart? ' Is 1000 mg enough Calicium bc for now, thats all I can get thru. Im having a hard time remembering the Calcium 4 times a day. Im having a hard time remembering anything.  Ok I think ive said enough with my two threads today...God I wish things would get easier. Thanks for all your support everyone..really you have no idea... |
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02-05-2008, 08:50 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,234
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics On and off my whole life... Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
217 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
24.3902439024 % % Lost:
August 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.3778617937 BMI Start:
32.0417979416 BMI Current:
22.1487082546 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | I know getting in the right amounts of the vitamins is not easy, I was having trouble getting in all of mine and still don't think that I get enough MV. Here is what I have been taking, I take a Centrum adult MV at breakfast then around 10 a caltrate calcium with Vitamin D 600mg, then around 3 calcium, and then after supper calcium. My surgeons office told us about a new vitamin for gastric bypass patients it is called Optisource and I don't know if other states can get it or not it is made in MN and it is available at walgreens and you only need to take 4 of these a day, they have all of the required amounts of all of the stuff that we need. I am going to switch to these. It will make it easier to take all of the vitamins. I also have been putting out the vitamins on the counter so they are right there and I don't forget. I hope this gets better for you.
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02-05-2008, 09:06 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: coarsegold california
Posts: 1,371
Weight Statistics 8/23/07 Start Date:
8/22/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 315 lb Start Weight:
198 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
28 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.1428571429 % % Lost:
I have no idea Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.3305858766 BMI Start:
31.0077968367 BMI Current:
26.6228558699 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | I take the Flintstones chewables myself, reccommended by my surgeon. As for Calcium, I was told to make sure it was Calcium Citrate, NOT Calcium Carbonate, because of the latter not absorbing.
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02-06-2008, 12:25 AM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego
Posts: 143
Weight Statistics July 2007 Start Date:
12/03/07 Surgery Date:
5' 1" Height: 240 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
80 lb Weight Loss:
30 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.3333333333 % % Lost:
12/03/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.3426498253 BMI Start:
30.2284332169 BMI Current:
24.5606019887 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thanks.. wondering about the B1 and the B12 and Multi together..also wondering about how much calcium is enought and the Iron supplement...is it ok to stick with what is in the MV or does the fact that it has 10% elemental calcium in it make all that Iron not absorb.. |
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02-06-2008, 09:05 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cottondale Alabama
Posts: 570
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 228 lb Start Weight:
148 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
80 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.0877192982 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.3839758125 BMI Start:
26.214159738 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I am taking the flintstones complete and a chewable iron tablet. I also take actigal and vitamin D which are in capsules and I have to open them to take. I have found that taking them with Orange Juice helps with taste. I empty them into a table spoon and dip the spoon into the OJ and then take it like you would liquid medicine followed by a sip of OJ. Goes down much easier than mixed in pudding or yogurt. I had a hard time with the chewable calcium citrate from the doctors office so he told me I could take viactive style. Since that is calcium carbonate, I take several thru out the day in hopes to absorb enough of it. I just started B12 and I need to add biotin. I bring a snack baggy to work everyday full of all my chewables and it looks like a bag of sweet tarts!  |
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02-06-2008, 09:07 AM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cottondale Alabama
Posts: 570
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 228 lb Start Weight:
148 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
80 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.0877192982 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.3839758125 BMI Start:
26.214159738 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | OH and by the way...they say to not take iron and calcium together, that the iron hinders the calcium absorption, so I take the iron in the am and start my calcium a couple hours later and take thru out day when I think of it. |
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02-06-2008, 09:23 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,682
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2804428044 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
24.3693755739 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Good, bad, right, wrong here is what I do. I take Centrum Senior 1/day, Citracal Petites 1 tab 3xday, Biotin 3/day. I also eat 2 calcium carbonate caramel chews per day, mostly coz I like them, and just in case it does something positive.
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02-06-2008, 10:49 AM
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| Guru In Training Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sarasota, FL
Posts: 323
Weight Statistics October, 2007 Start Date:
11/26/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 272 lb Start Weight:
180 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
92 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
33.8235294118 % % Lost:
November, 08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5965693918 BMI Start:
28.1889062152 BMI Current:
21.924704834 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Oh god, i wish I could talk you all into not taking Centrum AT ALL, It doesn't break down in your digestive tract and most of it actually comes out unabsorbed in your stool (I know an awful word, but we share everything here). I take Flinstone Chewable w/ Iron in am along with my Pepcid chewable to prevent stomach ulcers, I was breaking up the calcium and doing the 4 times a day thing but ended up taking one at bed time. Re" the iron, you are two months out you should be able to swallow a small iron pill, I swallow alot of non chewables now, just not more than two at a time. I take 50mg of iron once a day and chase it with a chewable vitamin C to help it absorb, even drink some V8 if you like it, that helps absorbtion too. Yes, NO calcium w/ vitamins whatsoever, prevents iron absorbtion and anything else, that's why you don't take a multivitamin w/ calcium in it, it prevents the absorbtion of the multi too. I have my second flinstone chewable at dinner then was told to take the iron and c a half hour after dinner when I can drink again so the multi is well gone by then. I know, ya feel like a pill popper but it will be that way forever, don't fall off that wagon, you'll just feel funky and it takes forever to bounce back. My blood levels have stayed perfect with my current regime so that says something. There are some good liquid vitamins that dont have iron but they taste beyond what you can imagine, sorry for even mentioning it.
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02-06-2008, 11:07 AM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 457
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 233 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
82 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.1931330472 % % Lost:
Nov 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 39.9899902344 BMI Start:
25.9162597656 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I take Flintstones Complete chewables with breakfast and lunch, Vit D, Biotin, flaxseed oil and a sublingual (under the toungue) B12 during my morning drinking time, Calcium Carbonate chewable as a treat sometime during the day, Calcium Citrate and another flaxseed during evening drinking time. Here are a few rules I've found: Take your multivitamin with food. The fat soluable vitamins (A,D,E, K) need fat to help them digest. Take Iron with C, best on an empty stomach and nothing for an hour - so consider nighttime with a glass of OJ. Never with caffine, eggs, dairy, grain or other vits or meds. No fiber with vitamins/minerals. No Calcium with Iron and only 500 mg at a time. That's all your body can deal with at one time. It needs Vit D to be absorbed but it's usually packaged with D. PS: I compared the Flintstone Complete to several "adult" multivits on the market and 2 Flintstones have the same amount as one adult and provides 100% of everything except Calcium and Vit K, which you get if you take Calcium Carbonate (assuming you absorb it). Calcium Citrate doesn't have K with it but I'm not sure it's a big deal. Last edited by not quite Barbie : 02-06-2008 at 11:17 AM. |
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