supplements?

Okay you may have answered this 10 thousand times on this board, but I am going to ask again. What kind off supplements do you all take? Vitamims? Which brand? Etc.  What works and what does not work?  Have they helped and how can you tell?  How many  of us are still using protein shakes to get in protein?  How many carbs to you have a day?  Thanks for the information in advance.  Good luck and best wishes. Mike

Hi Mike! I take: 3 Flintstone chewables/day 3 Citrical chewables/day 1 biotin/day 1 B12 sublingual/day  1 B1/week As long as I stick with chewables or tablets, I do fine. Capsules do nothing for me. I can tell they work because my levels are all ok when I have my bloodwork done.

I do still get my protein drinks in. Usually, I drink 2 AchievOne's/day.

I was advised by the nut to get in:

1200-1400 calories

GT 100 g carbs (gt 30 g fiber)

LT 30 g fat

++64 oz water/day

 

Hope this helps....

Sherri

Supplements:  Bariatric Advantage chewables -- 2 multivits, 3 calcium,  Bariatric Advantage B-12 on odd calendar days, Repliva 21/7 for iron (Rx) What works:  Switched to Repliva because the OTC iron supplements weren't working  All the others seem to be fine. How can I tell:  My lab work looks good now Protein shakes:  Yes, still using them at least 2 a day.  Nectar fruit flavors and Achiev One are my favorites. How many carbs:  I am not measuring carbs.  I avoid foods with more than 5 gm of sugar per serving,unless that sugar is from milk or fruit (not added).  When  gm count is not available, I still use the 5th ingredient rule -- sugar should not be listed as one of the first four ingredients in a product.

I take in the am biotin folic acid iron(2) in the midday 2 chewable centrum in the pm  iron (2)

What kind off supplements do you all take? Vitamims? Which brand? Etc.  5:30 am 1 mL Nature Valley B Complex Sublingual (riboflavin - 1.7mg, niacin - 20mg, - B6 - 2mg, B12 - 1.2mg, pantothenic acid - 30mg) 1/2 Equate Mature Complete Multivitamin  2 Citrical Calcium Citrate Petites - 400mg calcim & 400IU vitamin D 8:30 am  1/2 Equate Mature Complete Multivitamin 2 Citrical Calcium Citrate Petites- 400mg calcim & 400IU vitamin D Spring Valley Biotin - 1000mcg 10:30 am  1/2 Equate Mature Complete Multivitamin  2 Citrical Calcium Citrate Petites - 400mg calcim & 400IU vitamin D 1:30 pm  1/2 Equate Mature Complete Multivitamin  2 Citrical Calcium Citrate Petites - 400mg calcim & 400IU vitamin D Bedtime  Spring Valley Vitamin C - 500mg  Spring Valley Iron - 54mg of elemental iron What works and what does not work?  I am 3 years post-op and my labs are beautiful!! Have they helped and how can you tell?  My energy levels are GREAT!!! How many  of us are still using protein shakes to get in protein? I still supplement with an occassional shake.  At home, I use Body Fortress Chocolate.  When on the go, I use Slim Fast Low Carb Chocolate ready-to-drink shakes.  How many carbs to you have a day? I try to stay around 100 grams of high quality, complex carbs - fruits, veggies, and whole grain products!!  The brain, central nervous system, and red blood cells use glucose exclusively for fuel and require a minimum of 100 grams for optimum functioning. Hope this helps!