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    Supplements

    I restarted Atkins on Jan.1, and I have just today bought supplements to take. I need to know if they are allright. Also, is it safe to take so many at the same time. They are: Potassium - 99mg
    Co Q-10 - 50mg
    Calcium - 600mg with Vitamin D
    Chromium Picolinate - 400mg
    Acetyl L-Carnitine - 250mg

    Also is there anything else that I should get? Thanks, everyone!

    carlae
    SW/206
    CW/188
    GW/145
    Tags: supplements
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    Re: Supplements

    Most of these should be fine although Potassium can be a problem with some people. It relates to cardiac function. I also use L-Glutamine.
    JILL

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    • #3
      Re: Supplements

      Carlae, looks like you have a winner. I did plenty of research before I started supplementing. The 99 mg of potassium is not a problem, it's a grain of sand on the beach. Your body can handle 4.5 grams of potassium a day, so 99 mg is really nothing. Potassium is very dangerous to both be deficient in or over dose with. You are probably best off not wasting your money on it.

      I also take the Chromium Picolinate and L-carnitine in the same amounts as you. All of the research I have read says that the doses we are taking will have no effect on our weight loss. I disagree because my weight loss resumed again after taking these supplements. Supposedly the L-carnitine is present in large amounts in meat, beef especially and that we get more than sufficient amounts through our diet. I personally will continue wasting my money on those two.

      I don't take calcium or Co Q10. I have heard good things about the Co Q10, and I know calcium is good not only as a supplement against osteoporosis, but it does speed weightloss too.

      T. J.
      "...Health and fitness are more than just personal goals - they're gifts we give to the people around us. Being fit and feeling on top of our game will ensure that we're there for the people who rely on us. It will make us better fathers, husbands, friends, lovers... and yes, even better sons." -David Zinczenko -Mens Health Magazine
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        Re: Supplements

        Carlae, are you taking a Multi vitamin as it has all those little Bs and Cs and XYZs that we are missing in our diet. Look for a brand that doesn't have iron in it, Centrum C Silver is a good one. I would also add fish oil for the Omega. Again get a good brand and not a cheap one as I worry about mercury in them.



        41 pounds down and counting

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        • #5
          Re: Supplements

          Hey, everyone! I want to thank you for your responses to my question about supplements. About the potassium, now! I always heard that if you had cramps that it meant you were low in potassium. I will stop taking that one if it is dangerous. I will also pick up a multivitamin. The only thing that I worry about is gaining weight from taking vitamins. They always seemed to make me eat more. As it is now, I haven't been very hungry at all since I started the WOE. I love this so much, and I feel better than I have in years.I don't know why I ever stopped. I won't let it happen again.

          Again, thanks!!

          carlae
          SW/206
          CW/187
          GW/145

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