Post-Op Vitamins & Weight Loss

[lookingahead 7]

Hi -- Curious to find out if not taking a multi-Vitamin can impact weight loss? I haven't been the best at consistently

taking mine. I was given the go ahead to take them starting week 3, and I'm just finishing up week 5. I'm not a fan of the flavor and leaves me feeling a bit icky after I take it. Curious to see what you guys thought, if there is any correlation between lack of Vitamins & weight loss .

I have an appointment with my DR on Thurs, so going to see what other options there are for Vitamins. The Bariatric Advantage berry flavor chewables are not the greatest if you ask me! Don't want to short myself nutrients, nor weight loss so eager to see what my other options are.

Eager to hear what you guys have to say.

[christin 54]

My doc told me Calcium helps in the flushing out of fat cells, but I don't know about the rest of the Vitamins. I can't stand the Bariatric Advantage vitamins either. They almost disgust me, but I am getting used to them. I take them anyway.

[circa 333]

Calcium is huge, as is B12. I would find one that you like - a liquid Vitamin that perhaps you could put in a shake or something may help.

[PdxMan 4,292]

I know your question is about Vitamins as it relates to weight loss, but I just have to add that the reason they have us on Vitamins isn't for weight loss. Our intake has been drastically reduced therefore, the nutrients our body is absorbing is also reduced. Early out, you really need to be taking the vitamins your team has recommended. I know some Drs require blood tests every 3 months to ensure you are getting what you need.

We're not taking vitamins for weight loss, but for health reasons.

[Indymom 132]

If you don't like the chewables, my nutritionist allows me to take a softgel Multivitamin that I swallow (made by Nature Made). It's a complete multi that includes Iron, so I also take my Calcium separately from my multi (I take 2 multi a day and 1000 mg of calcium citrate - 500 in a.m. and 500 at bedtime - I take my one multi at lunch and one in evening).

[guzel 11]

I don't think not taking Multi Vitamins will impact your wt loss, but as Pdxman says they maybe neccessary for health. I can't stand them either. They make me feel nauseated and I can taste them all day. I've decided to stop and see what my test results are at my 3 month check up. If the results show that I'm deficient then I'll be convinced to keep taking them. I am still going to use the B12 shots though. I wish I could get all my Vitamins with a once a month shot!

[New in 2012 14]

I've wondered this too. I was worried about taking Vitamins in the first few weeks, so I ordered Celebrate ENS Protein drinks which have a Multivitamin, Calcium and some other stuff in them. I'm using them and supplementing what they don't provide. It's been a good way to get my multi and some calcium without having to force down chewables. I've noticed that I'm able to tolerate more tastes now than I was at first, so I'm about to branch out to the other supplements. I tried samples of many kinds and have ordered the ones that taste the best to me.

My hardest one is the Iron. I tend toward having anemia, but Iron supplements really disagree with me. Plus they tend to make me constipated -- yuck. (So that means another thing I have to take to deal with the side effects of the iron!) Wish there was a way around that.

[LoserMama 37]

I don't midn the flavor of mine so much, as remembeing to take them 4x a day. I am good with about 3 of them a day but regularly forget the 4th, and also have problems fitting the Calcium in 2 hours apart from the multi. I need an appt reminder or something. I also wish there were a Gummy bariatric Vitamin. I have opurity bariatric Vitamins on hand which I bought before meeting with her because i liked the fact that they were one a day. But my nut rattled off a list of things I would need to take a small supplement if I took them. However at this point, if I'm missing my 4th pill a few times a week, based on the differences in levels between the two of them, I might be better off with taking the one a day.

I had no idea calcium had a role in flushing out fat. Cool.

[lindydenise 0]

I can sympathize, I am not crazy about the chewable vitamins either. I will say that I like the flavor options by Celebrate Vitamins MUCH better than Bariatric Advantage. I can definitely feel a difference in my energy level so I rarely skip them, despite the occasional gag reaction to the chalkiness.

[lookingahead 7]

I'm hoping I can go back to my Nature Made multi-Vitamin since I can swallow pills (I assume everyone can?) or maybe try gummies. I know I've heard of some people taking gummies for their Vitamins, I think!

Will see what the DR says on Thursday.

Thanks everyone for your input.

[thebionicbroad 127]

The part of the stomach that makes intrinsic factor, which allows us to absorb Vitamin B-12 from food, is the part removed doing the sleeve. The part of the stomach that allows us to absorb Calcium is greatly reduced. On top of that, we are eating much less food, so we are getting fewer nutrients from what little we eat. The Vitamins aren't for weight loss; they are for life!

[meggspeggs 0]

My Dr. told me I can swallow the bariatric Vitamins whole. No need to chew them. I can't get past the chalky texture! As for me, I have seen greater weight loss when religiously taking my vitamins. I am of the opinion that they just help the body run more smoothly.

[dominique 34]

I now take the liquid Multivitamins from costco.com. They come in a 2-pack and are more reasonably priced than other places. My NUT told us about them. I don't know if it's available in stores. I was very surprised at how quickly my order was filled, shipped and received. And the shipping was less than $2.

[RhondaLynn 10]

I take a Vitamin I get from the Health food store.. it is called "life's fortune" it is wonderful. It gives you lots of energy. I took the bottle to my doc and he looked it over and said it was fine to take them. I take 3 in the morning and it helps with energy. My daughter in law can take them and within hours can feel a difference in her energy level..it usually takes a couple of days before I "feel" more energized. It is not a chewable but a pill so you would have to be able to swallow pills.

In the evening I take 1 flintstone's chewable w/iron and it has a terrible after taste.

I also take the Bariatric Advantage Calcium soft chews. they are sooooo good it is like eating a dessert!!

rhonda

[kcsmicah 51]

Can someone please provide an example of what you take when? I don't recall being given a schedule of when to take what. I just take a multi Vitamin and a Calcium chew in the am with my ppi and then another multi vitamin and another calcium chew in the evening with a B-12 soft gel. Am I missing something or doing something wrong?