boomer

You're just so good....and I love the idea that the NUT hates the NUT moniker.

One more favor to ask...will you give us the times of day on your vits?

lala46205

i take 2 centrum chewables a day...is that what you guys have been told, "ok"?

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Starting BMI: 50 366 lbs Currently: 48 328lbs goal: HEALTHY!!
Lap RNY:6/2/08
height: 5'11''

Corrine

lala,

If you look at the comparison chart that Marella kindly provided http://www.dwdmedia.com/images/vitam...son-chart.html and then DOUBLE the amount shown on the ingredient list on your box of Centrums (cause you're taking two a day), you'll see that is isn't that bad a multivit. Marella lists Centrum Silver which isn't the one normally recommended unless someone has to avoid the iron, and it shows the amounts for 1 capsule and not the usual 2 that are recommended.

Centrum chewables aren't that bad as regular vitamins go. They were recommended to me by my hospital.

2 x Centrum chewables, 1,000mg B-12 sublingual), 1,500mg calcium citrate (with vit D).

But I also supplemented with a quality B-Complex as well.

Don't throw them out - finish what you've got but in the meantime, do some research on what you feel would be a better supplement for you. And talk with your doc/NUT about it.

For what it's worth, because of other issues, I take 2 regular, quality multi-vits. daily but supplement it with heavy doses of various vitamins and minerals. All recommended/approved by doc.

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- - 24 September 2007 - Lap RNY
Dr. Sebesta. Madigan Medical Army Center (MAMC)

259.5/224.7/121
highest/day of surgery/current (5'5")
138.5lb gone as of 11/30/2008 ~~~ BMI 20.1 ~~~

BabyNicole

What a great chart! What about regular Centrum chewables (not the silver)?

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Nicole
Surgery Date (Lap RNY)-06/23/08
Onederland-07/29/08
Lost half of my desired weight loss: 9/20/08
Height: 5'3"
My Weight Loss Graph

Marella

Take a look at this chart... Centrum Chewables have been added.

Vitamin Comparison Chart 2

This also includes US/Canada RDI (all based on a 2,000 calorie diet intake), which means fellow WLS'ers... WE NEEEEEED MORE! Significantly!

Please take to heart what Josephine wrote:

If anyone wishes that I add more vitamin brands for comparison... let me know... and if you can, help me find the webpage source.

I agree, the comparison is a good source for NUT's and I told my NUT about my chart and she asked me for it, so I emailed it to her. After my last meeting with her (Tuesday), now more than ever, I feel like she's my partner in this (it's sometimes hard to deal with a super skinny NUT).

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~ Marella

Day 142: Crossed my knees for the first time in probably more than 14 years.
Day 157: My old bathing suit was waaaayyyy tooo big!
Day 167: Wore a size LARGE shirt and pants and they weren't tight ...down from 3x

Mumsy

Dear Ms. Boomer...I would be quite pleased to share with you the schedule of my vitamin enhancement program.

I take the multi-vitamin at lunch with the iron and sub-lingual b-12.

I take another multi-vitamin at dinner with one or two calciums. (Or...I'll just take one calcium at supper and have the other later with a snack).

I always keep a small baggie of assorted vitamins in my purse just in case I am out and about. You know. Things to do, people to see, weight to lose.

cheers...have a spectacular weekend everyone. the mums

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googoobear


SURGERY DATE4/2/08!!!!
245/175.8/145/120
Start/Current/realistic goal/goal of my dreams

Gym Rat #107 (Do you smell a rat)?


"What Other People Think Of Me Is None Of My Business"!!

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St. Michael's Hospital
Stevens Point, WI

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PollyC

I am 9.5 months post opp and have taken Flinstone chewables 2x a day. All my blood test have been perfect on all levels (just had a complete panel ran last week) and Dr still supports the Flinstone's if I choose them.

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Paula

~Diamondbear Big Sister to Ariesbear~
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LAP RNY 9/12/07

CENTURY CLUB! 3/15/08...WOW!

141 lbs GONE!



ONLY 4 lbs away from ONDERLAND...

MiladyB

Marella, looking over your chart I'm afraid the information for the Building Blocks vitamins is wrong. Everything should be HALF of what you have recorded there.

I just re-looked over my bottle of their multi-vitamins. It is kind of confusing until you look at the specific directions for taking them. A serving is 2 wafers/day. But you are to split that serving over 2 doses. You are to take 1 wafer in the morning and 1 wafer in the evening. So that is 2 wafers TOTAL for the day, not 4 wafers. The supplemental facts on the site and the bottle are for the entire days serving, not each individual serving.

Does that make any sense?

So this is what you are taking per day if you take the Building Blocks like they instruct.

Supplemental Facts
Serving Size (this is per day): 2 Wafers (1 wafer in the morning and 1 wafer in the evening)
Servings Per Container: 30

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Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value

Calories 10
Total carbohydrate 3 g 1%*
Dietary fiber 0 g 1 %*
Sugars 0 g †
Vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate and 50% from beta carotene) 10,000 IU 200%
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 150 mg 250%
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol) 800 mg 200%
Vitamin E (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 60 IU 200%
Vitamin K (as phytonadione) 30 mcg 38%
Thiamin (as thiamin mononitrate) 12 mg 800%
Riboflavin 13.6 mg 800%
Niacin (as niacinamide) 40 mg 200%
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 16 mg 800%
Folate (as folic acid) 800 mcg 200%
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) 250 mcg 4,167%
Biotin 600 mcg 200%
Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate) 20 mg 200%
Phosphorus (as magnesium phosphate) 45 mg 5%
Iodine (from kelp) 75 mcg 50%
Magnesium (as magnesium phosphate) 200 mg 50%
Zinc (as zinc amino acid chelate) 15 mg 100%
Selenium (as selenium amino acid chelate) 70 mcg 100%
Copper (as copper amino acid chelate) 2 mg 100%
Manganese (as manganese amino acid chelate) 2 mg 100%
Chromium (as chromium dinicotinate glycinate) 240 mcg 200%
Molybdenum (as molybdenium amino acid chelate) 75 mcg 100%

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N-Acetyl-L-cysteine 150 mg †

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†Daily value not established.
* Based on 2,000-calorie daily diet.

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, mannitol, stearic acid, natural flavors, silica, malic acid, and sucralose.

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Beth

Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group


CherishedTeddyBear-(TT Bear Lover)

The Poetry of Milady
New Beginnings: My Journey to LIFE

359(BMI: 57.9)/143(BMI:23.1)
Highest/Current

Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 216 lbs GONE!!


Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008

Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbadder removal: 06/09/08-Dr Randal Baker

Corrine

Marella,

I think you also need to review the figures for the Bariatric Advantage multi's too.

Their recommended dose is for 2 tablets/day and the ingredient list shown on their website is the total for the day. It looks as if you've doubled it too:

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- - 24 September 2007 - Lap RNY
Dr. Sebesta. Madigan Medical Army Center (MAMC)

259.5/224.7/121
highest/day of surgery/current (5'5")
138.5lb gone as of 11/30/2008 ~~~ BMI 20.1 ~~~

Phoenixfire

I have to hand it to Corrine and Milady Beth (sorry I got the names confused on the title of my post) my bad...

Anyway, you've both educated this "old-timer." ESPECIALLY since I've just been doing what my surgeon said " tums for calcium and a regular multivitamin." Back in October, 2002 and before all the research on supplements for post WLS patients. BUT I have been eating a well-balanced diet since surgery and had no complications, so I was probably just fortunate. I've read enough here to know that many have problems when the proper vitamins (and protein!) are not taken by WLS patients.

I have never had bad bloodwork, but I figured it would be stupid to wait for bad bloodwork and then have to fix the problem. So I got proactive this week and got all my supplements and protein based on all the work done and posted by Corrine and Beth (and from PMs from Corrine-thank you!).

HERE'S WHAT I GOT, and I think it's affordable and covers all the bases (right ladies?)

GNC whey isolate protein (unflavored) 5 lbs. for $75 - 1 scoop serving

Costco's "Kirkland Signature Daily Multi vitamins & minerals" (label says "compare to centrum") 500 TABLETS for $11.69

Costco's "Kirkland Signature Calcium Citrate w/Vitamins D, K, Magnesium & Zinc 300 tablets for $10.69

sublingual B-12 (been taking that for awhile now) It's like $6 for many months' worth

I've been taking glucosamine/chondroitin too because of my long-term spine/joint/muscle issues. Costco had huge sized bottles for double the price of the vitamins above. I think glucosamine/chondroitin has been shown to be a very good supplement for ANYONE. I highly recommend this supplement for anyone that is or was morbidly obese. Obesity strains joints and the spine, and disorders arise down the road from carrying all that weight around, even if you don't have joint problems yet.

***Corrine, I couldn't find the B100 gelcaps you suggested, and I didn't see B100 listed on the Bcomplex bottle at Costco. You suggested B100, so I need clarification: is it sold separately or is it in the Bcomplex under a different name? And I'm wondering, don't I get enough of the B vitamins with taking both the multivitamin and sublingual B12? I'd really appreciate it if either of you ladies could clarify this one. I couldn't figure it out!

Again, many many thanks and this should definitely be a sticky thread! In pre-op AND post-op AND long-term.

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October, 2002 - Dr. Alan Newhoff
Height: 5'8"
High: 300
Now: 133
Dr. Goal: 145
My "happy weight" 140-145