Good Morning. Vitamins matter
Anybody's energy zapped and your feeling whopped? How are you doing with your vitamins and protein? How are your labs?
Top 4 culprits for low energy:
Low protein
Low D3
Low iron & ferritin
Low B12
I work like a dog and still can't get my protein up to 7 but my albumin is in the 4s and my prealbumin is a little over the top of the range. D3 was at 116 until I started taking Fosamax for osteoporosis, now it's right around 80. Iron and ferritin are saggy by Vitalady's goals but they are definitely coming up since I added a daily Proferrin ES (heme iron). My ferritin was in the 160's last time. B12, well lets just say I can't keep it up and over the top of the range unless I take 5,000mcg every day. I cut it to every other day and it dropped like a rock on my labs.
What's your story?
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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What system do you guys have for organizing your vitamins?
Several family members utilize pill organizers. This might be good for me- especially if I can do them once per week and then carry them with me. I have never been a purse person, but I am on the lookout for a cute bag where I can put them all in one locations. Between 3 part time positions I just can't keep a constant supply everywhere so I need a central location.
Just wondering how ofter your surgeron's check your levels. Mine does not until 1 year post op, which to me seems like to long.
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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I am terrible with mine too, but I'm getting much better since I took the advice from the following two threads:
From earlier days before I discovered the LW's:
www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/4244140/Need-to-be-motivated- to-take-vitamins/
And then this was more recent.
www.obesityhelp.com/forums/wls_lightweights/4284939/Whats-yo ur-vitamin-routine/#35286682
I am looking for an organizer too. Check them out here: www.forgettingthepill.com/organizers.html
Kathy
Everything else looked fairly well, my b12 was a bit high so I slacked off a little. He did not do a Vit D so I have no clue where that stands.
As I said I will have them redrawn in Feb and will have better numbers then.
HW-220 SW 205 4'11"
My energy is great so long as I remember my final iron pill and am exercising. My energy is lower on days when I don't exercise.
Which reminds me...I need to get to the gym in a few minutes!
Springtime Challenge to reach goal of 130 in spring MET!!!
My problem is my iron. I have been taking it for the past 2 days and WILL continue. I take it right before bed - and know I have to.
The rest of the list I'm doing well with, with my D and B over the top (which I'm not complaining about, but the NUT was).
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
Join us on the Lightweights Board!
My liver enzymes were way too high so I added the Milk Thistle, stopped the lovastatin and had labs redrawn last week. I'm waiting on the results now. I took the Milk Thistle atleast 2 weeks before I had the labwork done.
My surgeon only does labs yearly, but I'm going to talk with my PCP about getting them in February(six months) with her and then in July with the surgeon because I would really like them every six months. If my PCP won't agree I will go to a website I found here and get my own labs ordered and file with my insurance.
Linda
