Energy Levels

Hoping we both feel better...thank you!

I have no energy at all!!! I was sleeved the same day as you. I feel so wiped out and I return to work in 3 weeks!!! I have no idea how ppl do it

 I know exactly what you mean...here's to hoping we have the much needed energy we need soon!  

Thank you for this post, I am so tired and shakey, I mean when I walk for 5 minutes or I am on my feet I feel like I am going to fall. I am so week in the legs, I just want to get my energy back. I am calling Monday to talk to my surgeon.

My doctor told me the most important things for me to remember to take out of everything is my daily vitamin and B-1, but I also take a daily B-12. Most days I feel pretty good but some days I am not quite myself. I attribute it to the changes I am going through. When i have a really tired day I sip on a G2 and I think that helps.

Good luck! Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

Many things can be at work here, including just the back and forth of healing after major surgery. B12 is probably not a big factor at this early stage unless you were deficient pre-op; unlike most other vitamins which need to be taken daily since excesses are simply excreted, B12 is stored in the body, often years' worth in the liver. But since it is also one of the few vitamins where the stomach plays a part in its' absorption, we can't depend upon the typical multivitamin sources and need either much larger oral doses or the more absorbable forms rhearob suggested.

You are about on time for the dreaded third week stall, where our body's short term energy stores of glycogen (basically carbs) are depleted and the body is starting to get the message that you are serious about this caloric deficit that you are putting it thru and has to start calling up its long term reserves of fat to get the glycogen and glucose that the body needs to function, so you may feel some lethargy while this transition occurs. It can also happen simply from the low carb diets that we are all on to one degree or another, as those glycogen and glucose levels are kept marginal and shortages can occur if one's body is slow to metabolize the stored fat (of course this cannot be acknowledged by the Atkins marketing department,) Most do not normally note any particular problems in everyday activities including moderate exercise, but it can be problematic for those who are more demanding.

Your water intake is fine for normal conditions, but may be short in hot and/or humid weather or if you were particularly active yesterday.