Calcium Citrate Dilemna.

I just can't seem to swallow pill, like I used to - even if I crush them up to smitherines. I can do chewables. In fact there are many chewable calciums, but not a great amount of citrate...just carbonate.  I went to GNC, Target, Walmart, Eckerds, BJ's & Rite Aid for chewables.  Some of them want you to take 4 a day!  Multiply that by 10 calories each and you have 40 extra calories for the day. The amount in the bottle is only about 60. So divide that into just how many days I have before a refill. Am I wrong to be concerned about calories albeit  only 40?   Jeesh. While I'm on this quest. I've just been depending on the calcium from food and multivits. I'm concerned over these ol' bones of mine. Sincerely~~ Diane

I take 2 Flintstone chewables...equaling 6 calories and 2 Viactiv equaling 40 calories...46 calories a day.  OH MAN!  That's why I keep hitting plateaus!  LOL  It's that extra dog gone 46 calories I forget to count!  I agree, I don't like the idea of them having ANY calories!!!  Especially when I try to keep at about 800 a day.

I do the Viactive chews, calcium and the multi.   eat good foods, low fat cheeses and cottage cheese and yogurt...with a chew and you should be fine.

I've been doing the Viactiv Chewssince my surgery; and it's been working well.

Are you guys secretly "Viactiv" representatives? LOL. All of you take them...huh? Well I'll look into it then. I did see them, but I was afraid to go near the chocolate taste again because chocolate got me here in the first place. Thought maybe it would trigger my cocoa tastebuds. I am a recovering chocolate addict. ~~Diane~~

Ahhhhh now the secret's out LOL!!!! The calcium also comes in caramel or I think cherry. I've always stuck with the caramel. I'll give you a few of them when we meet next month if you would like to try them---that way you don't have to purchase an entire container.

Hey Diane aka Pennygirl! Check with your surgeon/nutritionist. Mine said it MUST be calcium citrate, and Viactiv are Carbonate...big difference. Calcium Citrate is the most absorbable. I take thhe Citrical PETITES. They are much smaller than the normal Citrical. In the beginning, I dropped them into a shotglass and added coffee or tea, or really anything warmish and they dissolved. Then I did shots! LOL By the way: I think Viactiv has 20 calories per softchew! Keep me posted. Hugs, Karen

Hi Karen, I was just wondering ...  where did you get the citrical petites.  I just can't handle swallowing big pills anymore.

Thanks,

cathy

I get my Citrical Pettites at walmart or walgreens They work fine for me :o)

I use the Citrical Chewables!  THey are like candy and sooooooo yummy.  I use the caramel and the chocolate and the chocolate mint.  They are citrate.....I get them at duane reade.   LisaMarie