Shakes, vitamins, and liquids.... how do I get them all in??
I took my vits in the morning first thing. Multi and B-12. then later breakfast. Calcium was with lunch, dinner and bedtime,(can't take that with the others and it has to be spread out throughout the day). don't take anything after the shake as it will be washed out with the liquid. Same with water. Take whatever you need first, let it sit for a while then have your liquid-meal or water. You'll get a pattern soon and it will be easy to follow.
Jen 11 yrs post op RNY
Well, your shakes are liquids, right? So if you drink three of them, and if they are eight ounces each, that's 24 oz of your liquids in.
I do this for a vitamin schedule:
Breakfast - multi, 500 mg calcium citrate, B12
Lunch- 500 mg calcium citrate
Dinner - multi, 500 mg calcium citrate
Bedtime - iron
If you do your three shakes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, that's 24 oz of fluids. then you sip some other liquids in between there.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I am not really a good example but i take 4 optisource vitamins/day me switching, etc will depend upon my first lab work results should be in any day now. I am also getting maybe only 40oz of fluid/day i eat most as far as protein goes.. anywhere from 70-90g per day i also still supplement with 1 shake/day sometimes. I'm also 4 months post-op though on Tues it's tough this early out heck i am like i said almost 4 months out and i still have a hard time with fluids especially. Meds i recommend a weekly am/pm pill container. I refill mine once a week with morning and evening medicines so it's all set in there for me i just have to take it. I stopped one med with permission from my doctor but have now added biotin.
HW: 401 SW: 297 CW: 200.8
RNY gastric bypass surgery on March 5th, 2013
It took me a few weeks to get all protein, liquids and vitamins in without feeling terribly ill. Thankfully I had a VERY high calcium number pre-op, so a few days of not taking it was not going to harm me. I did get a b-12 that is sublinqual and it was one less thing to swallow.
I buy a 1,000 mg calcium pill and break it in half, so I am taking 2K a day. I was taking 4K a day at first, not realizing the absorption maxed at 500mg.
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
What brand calcium has 1000 mg in one pill?
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
I was having the same problem as you. The only difference was I had my surgery back in 2004. But just now getting back on track to losing again. I asked my doctor how to get all the required things in. He gave me a schedule to follow. I'll write it below. Keep in mind you may change times depending on when you actually get up and go to bed. But it's just an idea to follow.
6:00 - 6:30 a.m. BEVERAGE (water or a hot drink), MULTIVITAMIN WITH IRON, B12
Breakfast at 7:00-7:20 PROTEIN (10-15 GRAMS)
Beverage from 7:50-9:00 Water can increase protein by adding
Snack 9:30-10:50 PROTEIN SNACK (10-15 GRAMS), Calcium Citrate + D3
Beverage 11:20-12:00 water and can increase protein by adding
Lunch 12:30-12:50 PROTEIN (10-15 grams), Calcium Citrate + D3
Beverage 1:20-3:00 Water and can increase protein
Snack 3:30-3:50 PROTEIN SNACK (10-15 GRAMS)
Beverage 4:20-5:30 WATER and can increase protein
Dinner 6:00-6:20 PROTEIN (10-15 grams), Calcium Citrate +D3
Beverage 6:50-7:30 WATER and can increase protein
Snack 8:00-8:20 Protein (10-15 grams), Multivitamin
Beverage WATER and can increase protein if needed
*Eat PROTEIN first (now and always), Protein, Vegetable, Fruit, then starches
Hope this might help someone.
Julie
*I meant to put on the BEVERAGE part that you can add you protein to your water or drink something like Crystal Light with Protein if you don't like water. He also listed Isopure to drink too.
