Energy Has Dropped Out

[inevitable 0]

Hi all.

I'm pretty new here, only posted a few times but I've been reading a lot. I had my sleeve done on 28th August, and everything has gone well, except that about 2-3 weeks ago my energy levels just dropped out and have not

bounced back. I thought it was a hormonal/time of the month issue but I'm still so drained.

I'm not sleeping well at night, despite being tired and feeling sleepy, and between the lack of decent sleep and the tiredness, I'm feeling really low.

I'm getting plenty of Water, eating well and taking my multis. Any suggestions on what might be causing this feeling and how to overcome it?

[Staisea 33]

I am having the same problem and talked to my doctor on Friday. He told me I need to get in more carbs. I am pretty active raising goats. He told me to increase my complex carbs and calories. That are bodies are machines and that we need these things for our "machines" to run. I am eating about 500 calories a day and this is not enough to sustain any energy. I also increased my Vitamin B. Vitamin B is Water soluble so you will pee out any excess. I need to get it up to where my urine gets real yello then back off a bit. To sleep, I take 1/2 a sleeping pill about once a week just so I can sleep. Part of it is now that I don't hurt as bad I want to do things...well into the night.. I just started all this on today so I don't know what will work but I do know that I have felt better today eating more complex carbs. I feel like I have a bit more energy...fluke?? Don't know, but I like it!

[Darkkyss 33]

I would double up on Vitamins, take in AM and at PM, eat a little more....... I agree with Staisea. I have been very tired and I started exercising even though I think I am going to pass out from tiredness,. Its helping some.

[Miriam 50]

I've been having the same issue for the last several months (I'm eight months post-op). My blood tests are all fine, and I'm drinking, so my NUT told me that it's most likely a result of the rapid weight loss (I did lose pretty fast but now it's slowed down a lot) - that that's a real trauma for the body and it needs time to recover. Not what I wanted to hear, but hopefully that means that eventually I will bounce back. Unlike some WLS patients, I never had energy problems pre-op, so it's really hard to deal with this issue now that I'm so much thinner and should be brimming with energy.

[Ready4success 380]

My two biggest contributors to feeling tired has been poor hydration and lack of physical activity. If I stay on top of those two, I feel great.

[carbgrl 119]

I recently read an article about one of the biggest mistakes low carbers make is not getting enough complex carbs especially when exercising as much as we are. The article suggested adding Beans to lunch & dinner. Just a thought. Sorry didn't save the article. My energy is not quite where I wish it could be. I may try adding a serving a day maybe as a snack and see how that works.

[ozeedonkee 145]

Have your Iron levels checked out

[beltran2000 1]

All I do is sleep 12 to 16 hours a day. Maybe more when my husband is out of town. I have no energy. I was sleeved 12-30-14 but had so many complications that I spent about a month and 1/2 in the hospital. My doc says my Protein is way low but I'm not hungry and that I just need to eat anyways. It makes me sad that I have no energy for my hubs or my grand babies. All I wanna do is sleep. Any suggestions??