Which vitamin?

[Desiree1970 0]

Centrum orange chewy.... not the best tasting, but oh well LOL

[socalgal3 4]

I used liquid Health. multi and Calcium. They aren't cheap, but they are easy to swallow and taste good.

[Crystal Rhinos 0]

So I am reading all the threads and I start looking at all the different things everybody is trying and I am thinking what is wrong with this picture? I see two things wrong...first we spend all this money to get this surgery in hopes of being successful and we byuy the least expensive and the Vitamins with the least nutritional value out there. Alsowhy are you not working on strenghtening your system rather than making sure that you will continue to stress it out with vitamins with very low avaiability and nutrition for your body.

Let me explain if I can...the side effects of banding are three fold1) -poor nutritional support of your body,2) low Calcium absorption during banding,and 3) poor caloric support for you during weight loss.

If you look at these three disadvatages,to my thinking you should be doing three things to counter the effects of the lapband...1) take a nutritional that is waer soluble that can be taken in a liquid form that allows for easy acceptance thru the pouch,2)a redily available source of calcium to make sure that you are not depleting your bones of the valuable nutrient,and 3) a balance food replacement that will help you to conquer your physiological cravings and is easy on the banding. I have such a product and if you are nterested let me know and I can let you know how to try it...the folks that are using this are well on their way to their weight goal and it is easy for them. Let me know!

[cazulay 0]

I take an adult chewable Vitamin that is supposed to taste like pinnaple, chocolate calcium chews and orange with a hint of chocolate fish oil spread. Yummy!

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Let me explain if I can...the side effects of banding are three fold1) -poor nutritional support of your body,2) low Calcium absorption during banding,and 3) poor caloric support for you during weight loss.

Perhaps before coming here to sell your Vitamins you should learn a bit more about banding. You are describing bypass, not banding.

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

PS... no, I'm not interested. But gee, thanks anyway.

[Crystal Rhinos 0]

What would get you upset if all I am trying to do is help those that are going thru all that they are . Everyone is willing to tell what they use but is it working . You can't deny that there are some of the same effects from banding as any of the other processes and what works should be what we are talikng about.

Let me explain if I can...the side effects of banding are three fold1) -poor nutritional support of your body,2) low Calcium absorption during banding,and 3) poor caloric support for you during weight loss.

Perhaps before coming here to sell your Vitamins you should learn a bit more about banding. You are describing bypass, not banding.

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

What would get you upset if all I am trying to do is help those that are going thru all that they are . Everyone is willing to tell what they use but is it working . You can't deny that there are some of the same effects from banding as any of the other processes and what works should be what we are talikng about.

I'm not upset. I am annoyed but not upset.

You come here clearly not knowing a darn thing about banding to sell your product to us. I went back through your old posts and all but one are selling your product. It's one thing to BE BANDED and tell what works for you, it is quite another to come here to advertise for free. Alex will do your advertising for a fee. That's how advertising works around here. Why post when the rules are such that for advertising you pay a fee to Alex and he advertises your product for you?

This place is kind of a sanctuary of sorts. It's a place where people are not posing as concerned people trying to sell us their various snake oils. We are free to discuss banding issues, not be sold yet another product to help us "be healthy and lose weight." You believe your product is superior, every person selling their own products believe the same about their products.

Your product is a liquid Meal Replacement. As I recall it is also more than double the calories, 7x the fat, 6x the carbs, 3x the price of most of the products folks around here use AND half the Protein. We don't need liquid meals, that defeats the entire purpose of the band. If we wanted to drink our food for the rest of our lives we wouldn't have been banded. Many of us have been on diets such as you are peddling, we opted for a band.

I most certainly CAN and I DO flat out deny that banding is similar to other weight loss procedures. If you knew anything about banding you would know we have no problem whatsoever absorbing Calcium. The rest of what you wrote is lacking in "band education" as well. You are describing bypass level procedures, not banding and then assuming to tell us what we need? Honestly, how would you know what we need? You don't even understand the procedure we have.

If you are going to come here and pose as a person trying to help, maybe you should at least learn the difference between banding and bypass. Your information and assumptions are dead wrong.

[2bthinagn 3]

I'm pretty sure GNC has a 100% guarantee. If you have your receipt take it back. Here at ours a guy took back some Protein Powder he disliked with no problem.

[chimboree26 24]

For me, I'm taking Liquid Centrum (multivitamin), B12 sublingual dots, and Citracal (the yummy chocolate kind).

And if/when I get stuck (haven't yet--only on liquids), I have Papaya enzyme.

[Cerrin 3]

What do you take when you have a headache? or if you need to take other meds?

Can you take the stuff you buy over the counter or do you have to buy special?

And where do you purchase the liquid Vitamin?

[debbiek1 0]

my doctor told me not to swallow anything bigger than an m&m. so i swallow pills if i want and they all go down. but i do use a chewable Vitamin and chewable Calcium.< /p>

[chimboree26 24]

What do you take when you have a headache? or if you need to take other meds?

Can you take the stuff you buy over the counter or do you have to buy special?

And where do you purchase the liquid Vitamin?

I haven't had a headache, yet, since being banded, but if/when I do get one, I can take Tylenol if needed. The regular pills are fine for me, but I don't have much restriction. There's also liquid Tylenol available. As for the liquid Multivitamin, I got it from my doc's office.

[Cerrin 3]

Thanks everyone, I am just trying to wrap my brain arround every scrap of information I can get my hands on.

You all are greatly apreciated.

[campusnut 0]

Is anyone using Reliv for the Vitamin shake?