Question:
One A Day Maximum Vitamins

Hi! I plan on calling the nutritionist tomorrow, but wanted to see if anyone out there has had any luck/heard of these vitamins. I am 2 1/2 months post op and am taking 2 chewable vitamins per day....they are starting to taste yucky! I was also low in Iron on my last blood test, so the dr put me on 1 iron tablet/day. I happened to be looking at the different vitamins in the store yesterday and found One A Day Maximum Vitamins. I am sure I would still need to take 2 of these (but probably be able to stop the Iron pill), but this particular vitamin has 100% DV of Vit C, D, E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vit B6, Folic Acid, Vit B12, Panthothenic Acid, Iron, Iodine, Zinc and Copper. It also has 31% Vit K, 10% Biotin, 16% Calcium, 11% Phosphorus, 25% Magnesium, 29% Selenium, 175% Manganese, 54% Chromium, 213% Molybdenum, 2% each of Cholride and Potassium. Like I said, I plan on calling the nutritionist tomorrow to see if it's ok to take these or if this would be too much vitamins (is there such a thing?), but I wanted to see what anyone here thought. Thanks again! Patti    — Patti M. (posted on July 30, 2006)

July 30, 2006
I think you should ask your doctor about the vitamins but you might also consider liquid vitamins,they are so easy to take.
   — Rebecka

July 30, 2006
Hi Patti:) I take 2 womens Centrum a day with Iron and I take Slow Fe is which Iron and Caltrate (2) 600mg tablets daily I never could take the chewable vitamins they made me sick. From the beginning I've been taking tablets in the hospital just smaller ones I also take micro-k daily since I'm sill on blood pressure meds. My blood levels have always been normal every time I have blood work. I also take Biotin 5000mcg for my hair and nails this is a B vitamin it helps you when and if you hair starts shedding. The doctor says I'm not taking to much vitamins since we don't absorbe like regular folks anymore.
   — Deborah Joyner

July 30, 2006
I am not sure if 2 of those vitamins a day would still be enough? I know it is not too much. I take a bariatric pack of vitamins twice daily which has 2 multi's, 2 calcium each time (so that is 8 vitamins right there).. And I also have to take a seperate iron with vitamin C to help it absorb (not at the same time as the other vitamins). And now that I am pregnant they have me taking an additional folic acid twice a day, and I also take an additional Biotin twice a day!! So I take about 15 vitamins a day, and sometimes that is STILL NOT ENOUGH!! So please make sure you check with the nutritionist... I went a while without taking all these vitamins and got very WEAK & sickly!!!
   — GAYLE CARMACK-LYONS

July 31, 2006
Keep your focus, and remember it is not how it taste that is important...I was very mal nourished at one point, I gave up... I did get back on track, I fell hard with nourishment... Now I am on the best plan out there...I took chewables too, I still do as well as another vitamins 3 times daily! Just keep in mind, your body needs Nutrition and it needs balance to thrive with protein. Also remember your body can only absorb approx 24 to 28 grams of protein per hour... As a personal trainer and advisor... Be kind to your body... I love my new lean look... from 327 to 125, I now know how important being healthy is! It is not how food taste is is the nourishment behind the value of an obese mind! I encourage you all to reserch and find your "WHY" after WLS... Hugs 2 u all! Celeste
   — shakeyourweight

July 31, 2006
Hi,, I'm 1 and half years after surgery,, total weight loss 216 pounds,, the best vitamins and calcium I have found comes from: www.bbvitamins.com awesome site where I order chewable multivitamin and chewable calcium chocolate flavored:) Also, my protein drinks and bars come from www.eas.com Advantage brand drinks and protein bars.. Good luck!!! Sincerely, Cathy Voigt Brown
   — mrsbrown42

July 31, 2006
Looking at vites as "100%" RDA can be misleading for us, since we don't absorb all of it. Calcium must be taken as calcium citrate (Caltrate is carbonate, so don't let the name mislead you) and q LOT of it, more than 2000mg. Iron is another chronic problem for us, and ferrous sulfate is the least well absorbed. All iron must be taken with vit C, but not with dairy, caffeine, whole grains, eggs or other vites, minerals or meds. Alone together for an hour. I take 2 multi vites a day PLUS iron/C PLUS calcium citrate, then specifically address the needs of a WLS pt in a targeted way. A, D, E, zinc, B12, B1, B6, etc. Since I'm 12 yrs, no one-size-fits-all fits me. Or anyone I know. By the way, the component method is by far the cheapest way to address these issues, but there are a few more pills involved. The way I look at it is that I lost 150# and I can take 150 pills if I must. I don't have to, but I would to maintain my loss & my health.
   — vitalady