I am getting banded in early September and I feel like one of my main issues with weight is my low energy level. When I actually do make the effort to go to the gym, I actually rather like it, but having to get up and do it is the problem.

Similarly, I feel like I need at less 10-12 hours of sleep a day to feel fully active and engaged. If I dont get it, I'm really lethargic and sluggish and can only do the bare minimum o my responsibilities.

Caffeine helps considerably, but post banding, my beverage of choice (Red Bull) is not allowed.

Any tips to help me increase my energy level? I really want to be one of those people who is constantly busy from 8am to midnight but even thinking about it gets me exhausted.

I'm one week post op and with the weight I have lost in a week, 12lbs I have so much energy. Also, I have been taking my vitamins and more importantly I take a dissolvable B12 tablets. It works wonders! Look into it and hood luck on your journey!!

Have you had a sleep study? Supposedly sleep apnea can make you very tired during the day due to not sleeping well at night. If you did, I think my energy has gone up a little bit since losing some weight. I used to sleep til like noon. I'd wake up at like 8 something, have a little something to eat, then go back to sleep, and wake up at noonish and go to the gym (somedays). Now usually I wake up at 8:30 (6:30 when I have work early one day a week) and if I try to sleep in I feel tired the rest of the day. Though today I did sleep late, I was busy all day yesterday and my sleep was short. But that is not my norm

I am getting banded in early September and I feel like one of my main issues with weight is my low energy level. When I actually do make the effort to go to the gym, I actually rather like it, but having to get up and do it is the problem.

Similarly, I feel like I need at less 10-12 hours of sleep a day to feel fully active and engaged. If I dont get it, I'm really lethargic and sluggish and can only do the bare minimum o my responsibilities.

Caffeine helps considerably, but post banding, my beverage of choice (Red Bull) is not allowed.

Any tips to help me increase my energy level? I really want to be one of those people who is constantly busy from 8am to midnight but even thinking about it gets me exhausted.

My energy went up and my back pain almost none. I was banded on June 30. I could barely walk up stairs without exhaustion but now I can run up the stairs. So keep your head up and know that as the weight comes off, energy will increase.

Tanya

I now have way more energy! Im like a tornado all day long. I love it!