Well, you are five years older and metabolisms change. Since it seems like a sudden change monitoring and checking with your Dr should be high on the list, but it is also possible that age is happening. Hormone shifts begin and can affect weight, among a myriad of things. In our late 40's perimenopause can be a thing and it can have profound sudden changes on our bodies. Are you experiencing any of the other common effects?

I would be making an appointment at the doctors then. If nothing at all has changed something is going on with your body. People don't just gain weight for no reason unless there is something medically wrong or they are eating more calories.

Literally nothing has changed. I'm eating /exercising exactly the same as always.

I have taken a number of different supplements over the years. Solgar, Nature Made and NOW are all good standard brands. There are others, I don't think the brand matters much. My long time Internist agreed with the poster above who said the fancy brands are just expensive, not better. If I can get it at Costco I do ; )

It isn't even clear to me that the water misible fat solubles are much better than the standard versions. They may be, but there isn't much data out there and mostly it involves patients taking pancreatic enzymes along with the supplements, to facilitate processing the ADEKs.

The rest is heresay, marketing claims and individual experiences which don't amount to a hill of beans scientifically.

As you observed, the blood panels are the final baseline. If they are good, you are good, if not, time to adjust. And if you don't feel well? Get checked. Your body will tell you when something is wrong.

The zinc deficency was caught because my hair was coming out by the gobbets and I just didn't believe it was hormones and peri-menopause...

Good luck, you are going to do great!

Hi Stacy,

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond!

I won't be taking aspirin. The only thing I take now and again is Tylenol. I'll talk to my clinic when I see them in a few weeks. When I called the dietician and nurse the other day for a follow up, they reiterated that there isn't a K supplement. I really do think they just don't sell one and write it off. Are you willing to share which supplement you take for K?

Literally I was told to eat more leafy greens to boost the numbers but not to eat fat with them for absorption. It's...interesting. This was my first round of blood work that included the fat soluble vitamins, so I don't have a baseline for before surgery. I won't leave it! Just trying to find a healthy mix between following my clinic guidelines and getting my levels up. Appreciate you!