NEED YOUR HELP THIS TIME

LET ME CHECK OUT V VITAMINS ON BARIATRICEATING.COM & READ UP ON THEM BEFORE YOU SEND ME SOMETHING REALLY EXPENSIVE! BUT, I THANK YOU FOR THE OFFER, MS DIANNE, & MAY END UP TAKING YOU UP ON IT. MS SHANNON USES OPTISOURCE VITAMINS 4 TIMES A DAY ... THIS MAY BE THE ANSWER ... VITAMINS JUST FOR US GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS. I'M GONNA CHECK THEM BOTH OUT. OTHERS ON THE OCT BOARD HAVE MENTIONED THE EXERCISE & INCREASING MY CALORIES/PROTEINS AS WELL ... I MISSED THAT ... I JUST HAVE NO DESIRE TO EAT ... I'M GONNA HAVE TO REALLY FOCUS ON THAT. IT WAS SO LONG THAT I WASN'T ALLOWED TO EXERCISE & WHEN I FINALLY GOT OK'D, THEN I WAS SO EXHAUSTED THAT I JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT ... BUT, FEEL LIKE IT OR NOT ... STARTING TOMORROW (KEEP ME HONEST & ACCOUNTABLE HERE!) I'LL START ON MY BIKE. I DO APPRECIATE THE INFO & ADVICE ... I GET BLIND WHEN IT IS ABOUT "ME" SO I NEED OTHERS TO TAKE A LOOK & HELP, YA KNOW? THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Dawn...though I'm new to the whole process...my nutritionist would say protein, protein, protein. They push the protein supplements...and you want it to be a lean protein source...we have to watch fat content. She says that women need at least 80gr and men 90gr DAILY...I'm really surprised that your energy level is zapped because you seem to be getting in most of your protein. Do you keep a food juornal? This really helps me keep track of my protein. I read Towanas post and she stresses the importance of journaling our food intake...this way we can easily find what adjustments we might need to make. What supplements are you taking? As far as vitamins, I take Optisource...it's a chewable vitamin that's formulated for use after bariatric surgery, you take 4 a day....My nutritionist recomends that we spread them out throughout the day because of our malabsorbtion issues...so far so good. I was told that there are 4 things we should be concerned about getting daily... Calcium 1000-2000mcgs daily...Vitamin B12 500mcgs daily Iron 36mg daily...Folate 800mcgs daily. I think your Iron might be low...let me know what you figure out. Lots of love, Tonya

YUP, I'M HEARING THE SAME THING FROM EVERYONE ... PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN ... EVEN UP TO 100 GRAMS REGULARLY ... &, A FEW MORE CALORIES THAN I'VE BEEN GETTING. YES, I DO KEEP A FOOD JOURNAL & THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AS I CAN GO WITHOUT EATING ALL DAY. SO, I TURN MY PC ON IN THE MORNING & PUT IN MY FOOD INTAKE ALL DAY LONG. YOU'RE THE 2nd ONE TO MENTION OPTISOURCE ... WHERE DO YOU GET IT? MS DIANNE TAKES VISTA VITAMINS FROM BARIATRICEATING.COM. I'M FINE ON MY CALCIUM & B-12 ... MIGHT TRY IRON ... WHAT IS FOLATE FOR? I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT ONE. DO YOU GET IT AT WAL*MART OR DRUG STORES ... OR, IS IT A WLS SPECIALTY? THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFO, MS TONYA! I TRULY APPRECIATE IT! GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

Good morning Dawn...Dr.Bour has a store...part of his program, Baratric Solutions...where we can purchase a huge variety of items...I get the Optisource from there...they cost $24.99 for a 30 day supply. If you want I will send you a bottle on me...to see how they work for you...WE want you back up to speed Ms Dawn . I'm going out on the web and see where else I can find them...I'll let you know what I find. Hugs & , Tonya

THAT IS SOOO VERY SWEET OF YOU, MS TONYA, & I AM NOT TAKING YOUR OFFER LIGHTLY ... JUST THE OPPOSITE ... BUT, THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY, SWEETHEART ... I WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT TAKING THEM FROM YOU. I READ AHEAD WHERE YOU POSTED THAT YOU FOUND A SITE FOR WALGREENS WHERE I CAN GET THEM ... ACTUALLY, THERE IS A WALGREENS JUST DOWN THE ROAD SO I'M PLANNING ON CHECKING IT OUT TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THEM THERE & PICK UP A MONTH'S WORTH. SOMEONE ON THE OCT BOARD ALSO SUGGESTED THE OPTISOURCE VITAMINS; WONDER IF SHE HAD DR BOUR AS WELL ... I'VE HEARD HIS NAME NUMEROUS TIMES. I'M ALSO ORDERING 30 DAYS OF VISTA VITAMINS FROM bariatriceating.com AS THESE VITAMINS ARE ALSO FORMULATED JUST FOR GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS. I THINK MS DIANNE MENTIONED THEM. THAT WAY I CAN COMPARE HOW I FEEL AFTER TAKING EACH OF THEM FOR A MONTH. WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST IS THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO OFFER ME HELP THAT CAN MAKE MY JOURNEY EASIER & HEALTHIER. I SO APPRECIATE THAT, MS TONYA! GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

Folate is a concern if you plan on or are pregnant...You and Nick aren't keeping a secret are ya??? Just kiddin Smooches , Tonya

WELL, WE TRY A LOT BUT, CONSIDERING THAT HE'S BEEN FIXED FOR A DOZEN YEARS OR SO ... THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE "OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHHHHH" SITUATIONS! IT'S FUNNY CUZ I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE "BABY CRAZIES" ... I WAS NEVER BLESSED WITH MY OWN CHILDREN ... NICK HAS 4 & 5 GRANDCHILDREN. HIS DAUGHTER, NATALIE, IS "MY" DAUGHTER, FOR SURE! IT'S SO ODD BECAUSE SHE IS SO MUCH LIKE NICK & I IF WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD HER TOGETHER. ANYWAY, POOR NICK HAS BEEN PUTTING UP WITH ME ... IT'S VERY HARD TO LOVE THIS MAN THIS MUCH & NOT HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS A PART OF BOTH OF US. WE FOUND EACH OTHER LATER IN LIFE ... I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO ADOPTION A LITTLE & WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOSTERING ... OUR AGES ARE AGAINST US, BUT IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, THEN IT WILL COME ABOUT. IF NOT, THEN THE GOOD LORD HAS SOMETHING ELSE PLANNED FOR US. I'LL KEEP THE FOLATE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND JUST IN CASE! I'LL TELL HIM YOU SUGGESTED IT! GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

My Aunt and Uncle are in their 50's and they foster many children. They even have adopted 2 or 3 of their foster babies. My children I adopted were from foster care. Wendy

I'M 53 BUT NICK IS 62 (DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT, DOES HE!?!) ... NICK'S MORE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING SINCE HE ALREADY HAS 4 CHILDREN OF HIS OWN & THOSE IN FOSTER CARE HAVE SO MANY NEEDS. IT'S STILL IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AS THERE IS A CO-WORKER OF NICK'S WHO FOSTERS MEDICALLY-CHALLENGED CHILDREN. I'M ALSO TALKING WITH ANOTHER WLS LADY WHO HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING FOREIGN ADOPTIONS & SHE'S NEAR MY AGE. NEXT TIME YOU COME TO AN LCBBuddies MEETING (HOPE THAT'S SOON - WE MISS YOU!!!), I'LL GRAB YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND & MAYBE I CAN GET SOME INFO FROM YOU. I'D FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE SPEAKING WITH YOU ABOUT ALL OF THIS. GOD BLESS & THANKS MS WENDY DAWN & NICK

Ms Dawn I found the Optisource at Walgreens...same price as I pay, $24.99, with free shipping... http://www.walgreens.com/store/productlist.jsp?navAction=pop&navCount=1&CATID=301120 , Tonya