Energy where are you?

[Susie1226 138]

I'm 5 weeks out from surgery and have lost 30 lbs. Yay!! But I'm exhausted. I had to take this morning off to rest. I went back to work 2 weeks ago and although I can do my job I just feel drained. How long before my energy comes back? Other than that things are good.

[avanti 92]

hope your are taking your supplements.. i usually feel tired when i am not drinking enough water.. or did not take B12..

[atPeace55 71]

Are you drinking enough Water daily? Not taking your Vitamins such as B12 or Iron they help with energy. Working out getting out and walking or taking a 30-60 minute cardio class or low impact Water aerobics getting the blood pumping gives you energy.

Not sure what you are or not doing but this are just some areas that may be why you are feeling exhausted.

[mariamitani 405]

These are the top 5 reason I felt so tierd and weak

-Not drinking enough

-hemoglobin is low take Iron supplements

-not getting in all prtein

-not taking Multivitamins

-not taking Calcium supplement

Hope your energy comes back good luck

[PdxMan 4,292]

I was in the same boat at 5 weeks out. I was taking a 2-3 hour naps pretty much every day. Saturdays could see me taking two naps. This was just not reasonable. I contacted my NUT because it was so bad.

She said I needed to increase my good carbs. I was still in the light puree stage, so I increased the vegetables in my Soups. 2 days later it was like I was a new person. I had energy and didn't need a nap anymore. I had truly turned the corner.

For those who think increasing carbs will slow your weight loss, think of this ...

Having the energy allowed me to start an exercise routine which my fat just started melting off of me. If you don't have the energy to move, how much exercise are you going to get?