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The lack of energy is to be expected, and it will take time to return to normal. My surgeon had me take a month off work. My first week back at work, I would basically come home, eat something, and then sleep for 12 hours until it was time to go to work again! But my second week back I felt pretty good.
Maybe extra sleep would help you feel better? Also, and I'm sure you're sick of hearing this but it's so important: drink more water! I have found that to feel my best, I actually need 2.5 liters of fluids per day. Whenever I feel unexpectedly tired, it's often a sign that I'm dehydrated, so the first thing I do is drink a glass of water.
By the time I was at the two month mark, I felt that my energy level was at about 90% normal.I felt great most of the time, but exhaustion could hit me very suddenly. That gradually improved, but getting all the way to 100% took about 9 months. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Syntha-6 protein powder is the only one that actually tastes good to me. When you open the jar of other protein and smell it, it is like smelling sour milk. Syntha-6 smells like cake mix. I think Premier Protein is also excellent. When I had surgery, my protein shakes reminded me of mud. They are so much better now. I bought an ice cream maker and turned my protein drinks into ice cream. It made it much easer for me..
Search the internet for Phase 2 recipes once the doctor clears you. Shelly's Baked Ricotta is probably the best one for a "real" meal. Find great ideas for now and for every phase at Shelly's site "The World According to Eggface". Here is the Liquid Phase for ideas that you can do today.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
None of us were healthy eaters going in so I do not think it will prevent you from having surgery but it can prevent your success if you do not make changes. So you have to start adapting before surgery so you can be successful after surgery.
I know how you feel and for me the progression from one phase to another was killer. I got bored with what I could have or just could not handle the same thing again and again. I was able to find bone broths that came in different flavors and that helped me a lot. I was also able to have sugar free popsicles and fudgesicles in moderation and that helped too. The lack of energy could be that you just had surgery and you are still experiencing the recovering of your body from everything. Have you asked your surgeon if you can make some smoothies out of your protein shakes to help make them go down easier? I used premier and my dr told me that as long as I blended the shakes I could make smoothies and he approved me to add powdered peanut butter or no sugar added peanut butter or anything that was liquid but I could not add fruits or other items since even blended they could cause irritation. My suggestion to make things easy for you is to change things up a bit like getting bone broth or find a unflavored protein that you can make into any flavor you like. For the lack of energy cut yourself some slack. You are only two weeks from major surgery. Just keep drinking your liquids and eat on schedule and rest. It will get easier.
It's a great day to be alive. 
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