What was your energy level?

filodough · January 23, 2010

I had surgery a week ago and have had a fairly decent recovery. Not a lot of pain, some acidity and grumbling stomach, a little pain in the main incision if I bend over, but nothing over the top. However I feel like I may not be getting enough walking in. I have only been able to walk a block and it exhausts me. Today I had to go run some errands at target and the grocery store and I almost passed out. I certainly cannot walk fast. I have been getting a decent amount of liquids and forcing down the Protein but getuting a minimum of 40g. Is my body going into starvation? Am I expecting too much? Was anyone out of energy a week post op?

Josephine · January 23, 2010

You'll be tired like that for a couple weeks. Your body is burning a lot of fuel to heal you after the traumatic event it feels it's experienced. That's also why we drop so much weight the first 2 weeks (18lbs for me)

JAB925 · January 24, 2010

Cooper. This is very normal. Your body is adjusting to eating less calories, so it "protects" itself by making you tired, so you do not "burn" the stored fat. Off course you want the opposite. That feeling will fade out in the 3rd week or so... please drink a lots of liquids...

thinoneday · January 24, 2010

I'm about 4 weeks out now, and for the first time today did some major work. . i went out on the lawn and hand pulled all the weeds, yes, bending down, not sitting. . . wow it took me 2 1/2 hours and when i was done, i had a great looking weed free brown lawn and was very very exhausted, thought i was going to pass out, my legs didnt want to move and my eyes kept glassing over, got myself into the house and right away laid down on the couch slept for 3 hours straight, the phone woke me up, if it wasn't for that i'd never woke up! But after i got up i felt so good, i felt accomplished, sore back and legs but accomplished!