I've lost a gear...

Hello all,

I wanted to put this out there and see if anyone has a similar issue....  As of this morning, I've lost a total of 148 pounds - exactly 100 since my VSG on 5/5/08, and of course, I'm absolutely thrilled with that   BUT...   (Isn't there always a but?) 

I also seem to have lost my fifth gear.  What I mean is that now, at the end of the day (10:00 PM or after) I am completely wiped out and literally unable to summon up the energy to take on another task - regardless of what it may be or how badly I need to get it done.  It's just kind of a new feeling of tired that I don't really recall having a year ago.  It used to be that I would get tired, but could always dig a little deeper and push on through whatever needed to be done at the end of the day.

Anybody else had a simliar situation and (hopefully) found a quick, easy solution?  It's not disabling or anything, just a bit disconcerting to be soooo wiped out at the end of the day.

Any ideas will be gratefully appreciated!
Thanks,
John

I'm right there with you.  I thought it might be the time change...it gets dark so darn early.  It seems with me if it is dark my body says ok...time to shut down.  I have been going to bed around 9:30 and sometimes 9:00 but I do get up at 4:45 each morning.  I go hard all day and then do exercise or physical therapy right after work, do some laundry/housework, do dinner, clean up, watch a little TV and I'm tired.  I don't think it's that unusual.  I do have more energy during the daytime while I'm at work or on the weekends.  I do make it until about 10:00 or 10:30 some nights but that's really late for me these days!!!  Yes, there is always a but...butt!!!

What I have noticed is that I am more active during the day and I am ready for bed between 10 and 10:30 - in the past, I was able to stay up until nearly midnite. I think it is because we move so much more now and even though it seems effortless, at the end of the day we feel it. I also get up before five and I get up with a lot of energy, in fact, I do two miles on the treadmill every morning....however, I find myself less inspired to do that in the evening..

Hi-jack Anna...I love your new Avitar!!!  I wish I woke up with enough energy to do the treadmill but I don't.  I DO have more energy but I just can't do the exercise at 4:45 a.m.!!!  Maybe some day.  I think you are correct though.

Thanks Fleemore!!! As far as the exercise in the morning. one day I just decided to try, having no idea that I would be able to do it. After I was done, I felt ten times better than any other day that week, so that work-out gave me even more energy....now, if I skip, the day drags and I also eat better on the days that I do the a.m. work-out.....I guess it just sets the day for me. I figured we really don't know we can't until we try...

Well now, I just guess I'll try to give it a try in the morning and see....!!!

I know this is a redundant kind of answer but have you had your labs checked?  Maybe you're low on iron or B12 or something simple like that?

I'll bet you have really busy days and deserve to be tired at night.  Nothing wrong with that!  Maybe you're just becoming an old fart?!  Ha!  Just kidding!

Maybe your new, healthier body is wanting a new healthier amount of sleep.  There is a correlation between sleep deprivation and obesity, maybe the same is true of health-we need an adequate amount of sleep to keep going.  I'd rather sleep more and function better when I'm awake-but this time of year I always get a lot of sleep.