What is your strategy for remembering vitamins?

MrsLitch
on 4/17/13 9:25 am - Morris, IL
RNY on 06/04/12

I drink a Celebrate ENS shake every morning for breakfast so it has one multi in it. I use my calcium chews as "snacks" between meals and to replace the candy I used to grab pre op. I set my other multi and my b12 next to my computer screen so in the evening when I sit down to log on here I remember to take them as they are sitting right here. I don't take iron so I don't have that to remember. My biggest things is I only take my b 12 3 times a week to keep my levels at 1045 so remembering when I took it last is the only issue. So if I'm in doubt about whether I took it the day before I take it anyway. Your body pees out what you don't need so I'd rather be safe than sorry.  When I'm out shooting a wedding I start with my protein shake in the morning as always and typically take a bag with my ens, a water, and a shaker bottle in the car to have a second one, as reception food doesn't always agree with me so I get my second one in that way, I carry extra calcium chews in my camera bag and when I take out my camera I grab one, then when I put it away at the church to go to the formal location I grab another one, and repeat as I take the camera out and put it away.

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robyn_fresh
on 4/17/13 11:12 am
RNY on 12/18/12

MrsLitch, very interesting since I'm also a photographer.

Thank you for all of the ideas everyone. I think I'll have to start keeping some in the car as well as the house.

    

        
Laura in Texas
on 4/17/13 11:54 am

I love to eat and I do not "allow" myself to eat without taking my vitamins. Before bed, it has just become routine to take my iron before I go upstairs. This works for me.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

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triara
on 4/17/13 3:35 pm - WA

I have a Palm PDA, not a smartphone and have all my medication reminders in there.  Both the Computer and the PDA beep at me to do whatever when a scheduled "appointment" time comes due.  I use a PDA not a smart phone.  No monthly bill. :)  I am disabled (MS) and have everything from shots to doc appts on the same system. With MS, there are quite a few meds.  I know I wont remember.  So I got organized about reminders that bug me

 

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