Question about losing energy

I am now a little over two weeks  out and am having energy problems. I feel like I had more energy a week ago. I did not take a nap today but most days I am like an 80 year old man who needs his nap. Did anyone else have this problem? Just wondering if this is normal.

It's normal to feel tired.  Your body is going through lots of changes ie eating differently and eating much, much less.  Make sure you drink your protein shakes and water and vitamins too which helps the body heal.  Your energy level will eventually return and you can begin moderate exercise.

Hiya Pooh!  Howard is my doc, too!  I had my first apt. at 9 days out.  Marcie and Mary told me that we may have loads of energy immediately after surgery, but within a few weeks to a month the bottom of our energy levels might fall out!  So, I think what you're experiencing seems normal! 

Totally normal.  Your body is adjusting to the starvation mode it is in right now.  It is also working double to heal itself.  Keep up your water intake and supplements and You will begin to feel bettter. If your body is saying nap, then rest.  When your energy does come back your going to have so much you wont know what to do with it.  COngrats on your surgery. LisaMarie

I totally agree that you r body is healing and you have lots less calories going in.  In time you will have more energy...just rest...let your body heal and look out worl because here you come!!!

Here is info I have on hibernation.....normal! :-) jAMIE HIBERNATION

 

Summarized from:

 

Weight Loss surgery: Finding the thin person hiding inside of you second edition by Barbra Thompson P. 198

 

"Hibernation syndrome can be experienced within 2-4 weeks after surgery, when the body realizes that it will not be getting the nourishment that it is used to receiving and reacts to that. Your body just wants to stay immobile until the old food supply returns, you will feel extremely tired, lethargic and often depressed. This comes at a time when you are beginning to recover from the traumatic effects of the surgery. The pain is usually gone and the energy was just starting to return....The best way to deal with this if it affects you (not everyone gets it) is to recognize the symptoms and know it is normal. Then start exercise so that the body "figures out" it has ample energy/fuel stored and does not have to be fed constantly. This will pass within a few weeks."

 

 

I never experienced this quite the opposite, I have/had more energy than I knew what to do with!  ########################################

Hibernation Syndrome   After WLS, you may be feeling tired and become depressed. When you are several weeks post op, and are either on a liquid diet or you are eating many fewer calories than you were pre op, this depression and inactivity can become more pronounced. All you want to do is sleep, you may have crying spells, you may begin to believe that the surgery was a mistake, or you may think 'what in the world have I done to myself?'   All these feelings are completely normal and, to a certain extent, are to be expected. The low number of calories you are eating produces what many of us call the 'hibernation syndrome' and your depression and feelings of despair, are a direct result.   During the weeks immediately following surgery, our body starts to notice that we are not taking in enough calories. It doesn't know we've had WLS, or that it's the year 2003. Our body is missing food, thinks this is a famine, and struggles to conserve our energy. The human body reacts like it always has in a famine; it makes us depressed--so we don't have the motivation to do anything, and it makes us tired--so we don't have the energy to do anything. In this way, we will conserve as many calories as possible and remain alive. You can see the practical value of this as our bodies have been living through famines, snowstorms, and other periods of unstable food supply for centuries.   This stage can last several weeks. Our discomfort is compounded as we are, at this same time, trying to recover from major surgery, adopt new eating habits, and deal with a liquid or soft diet. To get out of this stage, our body has to say to itself 'gee, this famine is lasting a bit too long. If I keep conserving my energy with inactivity, I will starve to death. I'd better use my last store of energy (the remaining fat and muscles in our body) to hunt up some food'. At this point, our body will switch from getting energy from food, to getting energy from our fat (and muscle too if we don't eat enough protein) and that is what we want.   In order to deal with this difficult transition period, tell yourself that you're right on track; this is exactly what is normal and to be expected. Tell yourself that, in a few weeks, this will pass, and you will feel like a completely new person. We all seem to turn the corner about 4-6 weeks post op. Then, your mood will lighten and, with your weight loss starting to add up, you'll feel more positive and have a better outlook on life. Just keep telling yourself that you will not always feel this way! You WILL be back to feeling like your old self. Just give it time!