Feeling Weak

[ChrissyDeex3 14]

Sleeved June 18th...Everything pretty much gives me a stomach ache except the Protein Shakes. Im getting tired of them but id rather not be in so much pain. I use the app 'lose it' to monitor my Protein in take. Lately ive been adding a scoop of the high protein slim fast and a scoop of another high protein 1/2 cup of greek yogurt and 1 1/2 cup of skim milk it all equals to about 44 grams of protein but 300 calories...at least i get all my protein in take in two shakes. But lately ive been feeling so weak. I dont need to take naps but my arms havent regained strength yet...will walking more help me or make me feel more weak?

[Robin Uppal 2]

Hi, I had my surgery done on 15th June and I have joined back work on 26th June. I am feeling weak, low on energy and listless & am having trouble focussing on work. I have been asked to increase my Protein intake to help me over this low period. I do get hunger pangs & am struggling to put down liquids as I am sooooo sick of them all. This is harder than surgery as I had never dieted in my life...God, I have started dreaming of food

[MinaT 669]

I alternated between resting and walking. The most important thing is are you getting your Water in? Are you taking the Vitamins recommended? I take optisource from Walgreens. I am suppose to take 4 of these a day. I also take sublingual Vitamin b.

It would perhaps help you more if you spread your shakes throughout the day. Instead of two big ones, try 4 smaller ones. Walking will help

I had mental fog for over 2 weeks. Of course you are going to get tired out, you had major surgery, I'm 3 weeks out and I still get tired.

I just got up to 400 calories, I was at 300- 350 for the first 3 weeks and I did feel I was getting a little more tired, I was also getting less than 40 grams of a Protein a day.

Try not to concentrate so much on the bad, and focus on every day is better than the day before.

I was on 14 day pre-op shake (3 a day only) then I was sleeved on June 4th. I'm still on full liquids until I see nutritionist again on July 9th. That a full 7 weeks of liquids. I can do it, it's doable and if I continue to tell myself it's doable, it will be.

Make sure you get your Vitamins in, get your Water in and as much Protein as you can do. If shakes are becoming intolerable, try getting in a little Isopure with added MIO to make it taste better. Icy Orange goes well with the Orange MIO and the Green Tea with lemon goes well with the Lemon flavor.

My taste buds changed and I hate shakes now, it sorta gags me, but I'm getting them down.

Positive thoughts and best wishes.

[Robin Uppal 2]

I alternated between resting and walking. The most important thing is are you getting your Water in? Are you taking the Vitamins recommended? I take optisource from Walgreens. I am suppose to take 4 of these a day. I also take sublingual Vitamin b.

It would perhaps help you more if you spread your shakes throughout the day. Instead of two big ones, try 4 smaller ones. Walking will help

I had mental fog for over 2 weeks. Of course you are going to get tired out, you had major surgery, I'm 3 weeks out and I still get tired.

I just got up to 400 calories, I was at 300- 350 for the first 3 weeks and I did feel I was getting a little more tired, I was also getting less than 40 grams of a Protein a day.

Try not to concentrate so much on the bad, and focus on every day is better than the day before.

I was on 14 day pre-op shake (3 a day only) then I was sleeved on June 4th. I'm still on full liquids until I see nutritionist again on July 9th. That a full 7 weeks of liquids. I can do it, it's doable and if I continue to tell myself it's doable, it will be.

Make sure you get your Vitamins in, get your Water in and as much Protein as you can do. If shakes are becoming intolerable, try getting in a little Isopure with added MIO to make it taste better. Icy Orange goes well with the Orange MIO and the Green Tea with lemon goes well with the Lemon flavor.

My taste buds changed and I hate shakes now, it sorta gags me, but I'm getting them down.

Positive thoughts and best wishes.

Thanks for your reply & pep up!!!

[Wheetsin 714]

Your body can't use much more than about 30gm Protein a a time. That's not an exact number, but it's close to the consensus. So if you're having a 44gm shake, try splitting it in half and drinking a half AM and a half PM or something similar. It will help your body be able to use the Protein, it will help with any hunger you're feeling, and it should also help you feel a little bit better.

Re: the stomach pains - have you tried playing around with your bite size & frequency to make sure that's not causing the pain? You're still going to be really swollen at this point, and not have much capacity.

Also, if the pain comes and goes, particularly right when you're eating, and especially if it seems to come and go with regular intervals, you might bbe feeling your stomach contracting, which it does any time you put something in it (as long as your stomach is normal, anyway!) I had this for a while. Being so aware of the peristalsis was cool (in a medical geek kind of way) but the pains could be pretty intense.

Sleeved June 18th...Everything pretty much gives me a stomach ache except the Protein shakes. Im getting tired of them but id rather not be in so much pain. I use the app 'lose it' to monitor my protein in take. Lately ive been adding a scoop of the high protein slim fast and a scoop of another high protein 1/2 cup of greek yogurt and 1 1/2 cup of skim milk it all equals to about 44 grams of protein but 300 calories...at least i get all my protein in take in two shakes. But lately ive been feeling so weak. I dont need to take naps but my arms havent regained strength yet...will walking more help me or make me feel more weak?

[MinaT 669]

I am 3-1/2 weeks out and I'm still swollen on the outside and inside. I still drink Water out of a med cup still , and I can do 3 med cups of sipping in a row and the 4th...is just too much and it's just Water.< /p>

I can get in a few teaspoons of Soup and I start feeling full. By full I mean - the gas pains I have, the hunger pains I feel the twisting or wavy stomach weird pain which could also be a healing pain, is the same pain I feel when I'm full.

Each pain is not a defined pain. It's a stomach pain, which has several meanings. If I'm eating and I feel a grasping in my stomach followed by a burp, I'm full, if I haven't had anything to eat in a few hours, it's hunger, and if I'm sitting there and I feel it I think oh wow, it's a healing pain, or a gas pain.

For those that had the sleeve they know what I'm talking about, if you are newly sleeved, if you think every time your stomach grumbles, moves, waves, or flips, sorta like a twists, it's hunger, then you are going to suffer a lot more head hunger. Realize a lot of the time, it's healing up, like a sore, that is healing, a cut that throbs as it's healing, or you are having gas, it makes dealing with it a little better.

[ChrissyDeex3 14]

I am 3-1/2 weeks out and I'm still swollen on the outside and inside. I still drink Water out of a med cup still ' date=' and I can do 3 med cups of sipping in a row and the 4th...is just too much and it's just Water.

I can get in a few teaspoons of Soup and I start feeling full. By full I mean - the gas pains I have, the hunger pains I feel the twisting or wavy stomach weird pain which could also be a healing pain, is the same pain I feel when I'm full.

Each pain is not a defined pain. It's a stomach pain, which has several meanings. If I'm eating and I feel a grasping in my stomach followed by a burp, I'm full, if I haven't had anything to eat in a few hours, it's hunger, and if I'm sitting there and I feel it I think oh wow, it's a healing pain, or a gas pain.

For those that had the sleeve they know what I'm talking about, if you are newly sleeved, if you think every time your stomach grumbles, moves, waves, or flips, sorta like a twists, it's hunger, then you are going to suffer a lot more head hunger. Realize a lot of the time, it's healing up, like a sore, that is healing, a cut that throbs as it's healing, or you are having gas, it makes dealing with it a little better.[/quote']

The pain has subsidided. Im spreading out my Protein more. I'm allowed to gradually bring in pureed food but nothing really seems interesting to me....the only thing ive been kinda wanting is garlic bread ive seen healthy recipes for it but i know i cant have it yet. Im so tempted just to stay on liquids til i can have regular solid food...if only...

[deltadawn817 106]

I was told that if you are tired and week that is a sign of dehydration. I would say try to drink more liquid or try adding G2 to help.