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What vitamins do you use?
i take cheap kids chewables from costco twice a day. needed chewables early after surgery and never changed to adult pills which i hate. my 12 month labs were perfect. and my hair is good but I did take biotin from 3 to 6 months to help with relatively minor hair loss. plenty of protein i think is good for hair. Diane
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Thank you Diane.. which ones do you use from costco? I have never looked at them when i am in there.. they have put such emphasis on vitamins i can barely afford and to top that off, my labs aren't great but probably because i forget.. what do you do for calcuim, etc.. Do you mind telling me your whole regimine.. thanks so much
I did chewables in the beginning until I ran out. I get all my vitamins from the Vitamin Shoppe and for the most part I use their brand.
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I get most of my vitamins at Costco also. I take the Mature Multi, 2 daily, 1600 - 1800 of Calcium citrate daily, 2000 IU of D and a B12 sublingual 500 mg 3 times a week. If you are younger, you could take the regular multivitamin.
I took the Centrum chewable for a long time, but switched to the Costco vitamins recently. I have to break everything but the D and B12 in half since they are so big. I have trouble swallowing the big pills.
I have a pill box for each day and load them once a week. That way, I make sure to take everything every day. Otherwise I forgot to take them all. This way, I'm more organized and can't forget. My one year labs were good and I want to keep them that way.
I took the Centrum chewable for a long time, but switched to the Costco vitamins recently. I have to break everything but the D and B12 in half since they are so big. I have trouble swallowing the big pills.
I have a pill box for each day and load them once a week. That way, I make sure to take everything every day. Otherwise I forgot to take them all. This way, I'm more organized and can't forget. My one year labs were good and I want to keep them that way.
My 3 years out labs were all normal.
I take a muti vitamin chewable once daily centurm.
My doc has me on 2 vitamin D pills a day. 1000 mg total. For calcium.
I take a muti vitamin chewable once daily centurm.
My doc has me on 2 vitamin D pills a day. 1000 mg total. For calcium.
VSG 8-4-08 -5'5
HW 310
SW 216
CW 172
LW 160
GW 170
GW 170- 175
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HW 310
SW 216
CW 172
LW 160
GW 170
GW 170- 175
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I drink celebrate ens shakes for my multi- i like the taste and it hels my fluid/protein intake. I take lemon calcium chewy bites as dessert (lol). I take omega-3 chews and vitamin D chews. I take iron because I am anemic (and was before VSG)..
I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
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