Vitamin SHopping
I think it shows how bad some advice can be.
The ASMBS recommends 200% of the RDA of vitamins and minerals. Flintstones completely lack a whole bunch of things, and are low in many others. A half of a Flintstones every day is terrible, terrible advice. Healthy children take a whole one. An adult after weight loss surgery, eating a very small and very limited diet, needs a lot more.
Take what you like, but I would run far away from a recommendation like that.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Like Grim mentioned, I use CVS and get them when it is buy one get one free. I still like the chewables so I use their spectrovite senior vitamins and they cost me $4/month (taking 2 a day). I get most of my other vitamins there, too, and spend around $20/month total. At 7 years out, my labs are good. There is no reason to spend a lot on specialty bariatric vitamins.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
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For the first few weeks, I'm planning on just using protein powders that have v/m in them plus my surgeon also says 2 Flinstones complete a day until about 6 weeks (when my pouch heals). I've got some Isopure and Protizyme powders. Celebrate has a 4 in 1 protein that they say is perfect for us newbies, I ordered 1 of these, but it hasn't come yet.
Age: 55. 5' 8" SW 345 lbs. RNY on 2/29/16 at UVA w/ Dr. Hallowell.
Month 1 - 3/29/16: 319 (25 lbs. lost) | Month 2 - 4/27/16: 314 (5 lbs. lost) |
Month 3 - 5/29/16: 303 (12 lbs. lost) | Month 4 - 6/28/16: 293 (10 lbs. lost)
Month 5 - 7/28/16: 289 (4 lbs lost) | Month 6 - 8/28/16: 282 (7 lbs. lost) |
Month 7 - 9/27/16: 278 (4 lbs lost)
That's awesome! You're the first person I've met who has the same surgeon! Let's stay in touch!
Age: 55. 5' 8" SW 345 lbs. RNY on 2/29/16 at UVA w/ Dr. Hallowell.
Month 1 - 3/29/16: 319 (25 lbs. lost) | Month 2 - 4/27/16: 314 (5 lbs. lost) |
Month 3 - 5/29/16: 303 (12 lbs. lost) | Month 4 - 6/28/16: 293 (10 lbs. lost)
Month 5 - 7/28/16: 289 (4 lbs lost) | Month 6 - 8/28/16: 282 (7 lbs. lost) |
Month 7 - 9/27/16: 278 (4 lbs lost)
If you have a Trader Joe's near you, their chewable High Potency multi-vitamin might be a good option for you. For the first six months after surgery, I took two a day, then switched to one per day. My labs have always been great. They cost about $7.99 for a 90-count bottle, which I think works out to about 18 cents per day if you are taking 2 per day, and 9 cents per day for one a day. They are also low calorie and low carb (unlike the bariatric specialty vitamins, which might as well be candy IMO) and they taste fine.
i used to get the kids chewable from costco. but now they don't have them. now i use their tummies. but early on I would not use dummies. find a chewable like centrum. they are pricy but you can switch to something cheaper later. the costco ones were reasonably priced. diane s
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