Hello Everyone, Just found this Board!!

I just found this board and its great. I'm happy to meet everyone and compare notes. I'm doing a little better eating after almost 11 weeks being post-op. I still have touble taking my vitamins, they make me want to gag I just got on the scale this AM and I've lost 55 lbs and am feeling great. but I seem not to have the energy to do all that exercising yet. I barely make it through work (12 hour shifts). Becky Ramos

Glad to have ya found us Becky and Congrats on the 55 lb loss, that is GREAT!! Keep it up hun! What kind of vitamins are you taking?? Hugs, Tracy 304/265.5/Healthy

Hi Tracy, I'm taking centrum multivitamin and its so huge! I have trouble with large pills. I'm going to go to vitamin world next week and see if I can find something different but comparable. I also take vitalady's calcium citrate, which i have to take 4 times a day. I just have trouble with pills. When I take them, it seems like I'm gagging or full afterwards. Any vitamin help would be appreciated.

Welcome Becky! Congrats on the weight loss! That is just awesome! I know what you mean about the pills. I have the same thing - so I'm having trouble getting in my calcium. My endocrinologist said to take tums. I know that is carbonate calcium - which I said to him. He said that all the talk about carbonate and citrate is not necessary to worry about - my very top notch surgeon said the same thing. So I'm very confused. I've heard so many different things here - but my very knowledgeable doctors (one affiliated with a top notch university center) are telling me different. So here is what I try to do. I get in my 2 tums a day, then try to choke down at least one other calcium pill a day. That way I have both of them covered. Good luck - keep doing what you're doing! Barbie 1-21-04 281/246/150

I know EXACTLY what you mean about the vitamins. I take two chewable Flintstones a day and I can hardly choke them down. They don't really taste that bad, but I just can't hardly take them. Most days I don't. I thought about the Centrum liquid but it doesn't have enough iron in it. I'd be happy to hear any suggestions about vitamins too. Congratulations on your weight loss! Awesome.

I take Centrum Chewables, they are orange flavored and really not bad at all and Caltrate chewables which are assorted fruit flavors and pretty good as well. I wanted to switch to GNC vitamins (Ultra Mega or whatever) but it's a pretty big pill so i was a bit worried about that. Hope you find something soon that works!! Hugs, Tracy

You guys are awesome! I didn't know centrum had chewables or even caltrate! I'm going to have to check it out. Thanks for everyone's input.