I'm 4 months out and have only lost 48 pds. I'm always tired and never have energy to exercise. I take my vitamins regularly. Can anyone tell me what helped them?

Are you getting ALL of your doctor's recommended daily protein?

If I don't eat it I drink it through protein shakes.

Good for you! On a normal diet carbs provide about 60% of the energy your body needs. But when you're on a low carb diet, your body will metabolize Protein for energy. No carbs + no protein = no energy. Doctors usually recommend 60-80g for the ladies and 80-100g for the guys. Whatever protein goal your doctor gave you, you may want to consider increasing it by 20g or so for a week and see if your energy improves. Your body uses Water to process protein so keep an eye on your water intake and do everything you can to get that 64oz a day in.

48 pounds in four months - great! It's always a bad idea to compare your weight loss to anyone else's. Just keep following the protocol as closely to the letter as you possibly can and allow your body to find its own way in its own time. Trust the process. That said, I'm sure you know the importance of exercise. Keep in mind that "exercise" is not synonymous with working yourself to exhaustion. For me the name of the game was walking. Plain and simple. Start slow and work your way up as your energy improves. It's easy, you can do it just about anywhere, and it will make a difference in your weight loss and your energy.

You're gonna love the new you!!

Every afternoon since my op in October, I've come home and fallen asleep on the sofa. I was always tired. And then I started exercising, just lightly three times a week and my energy level has just shot up!! I have more energy for everything and don't nap anymore. Weird hey?

Thanks for the advice. I have force my water intake and I do see a huge difference. I feel like I can exercise now. I went walking for and almost an hour at an intense pace and felt great afterwards. Now I've just got to stay motivated.

Are you getting your B-12? I found the B-12 shot works better for me.

Edited January 25, 201412 yr by w8loser

Also have your vit D checked, I was having the same problem but was taking my vitamins and getting in all my protein. I now take a RX vit D and I can tell a huge difference.

You know that would make so much since because I was always vit deficient. Thanks for the advice I'll get right on it