Hi everyone I'm pre op and feeling so low in energy the last 3-4 months as I've hit my heaviest weight :/ How long after surgery and/or after how much weight loss did you feel a real tangible increase in energy?

Thanks in advance!

I was sleeved on July 6 and I have no energy still. I'm hoping when i can start more regular foods that will change. I've lost 23 lbs... This includes the weight I lost on my pre op diet.

Edited July 17, 201511 yr by GirlOnFire

@ are you on a pre-op diet? Sorry, I guess I missed something...

I am post op (5/6/15) and I am struggling with energy but I know why. My fuel (food) has been reduced due to lack hunger.

If you are at your heaviest then I am assuming you are not on a pre-op diet, or attempting a pre-op diet?????

Sleeved on 7/14/14.

At about a month and a half I started to get some energy back. The more I was able to eat in terms of variety and volume, the better I felt. Those vitamins help too.

Edited July 17, 201511 yr by tomi71

Sleeved on 4/30/15. Didn't feel back to normal for at least 4-6 weeks.

It took about 6 weeks for me.

Right it took me a month after my sleeve to get my energy back,but that was partially because I was on blood pressure meds that I no longer needed.

I had a really easy surgical experience. I wasn't really low energy, but for the first month or so I needed to take a nap at least once a day. After that I was fine. Make sure you are hitting your protein/fluid goals and taking your vitamins. If you are still concerned get your bloodwork checked to make sure everything is alright. For some it takes longer to readjust than others. I found the more I worked out, the stronger I got and the more energy I had.

I was sleeved 6/22 and started this process at my highest weight. The first 2 - 3 days after my surgery were "couch potato days", then on day 4 it was like a light switch was turned on. I have been like the Energizer Bunny since then...... but I do crash earlier in the evenings than I used to, it all runs out about dusk!

I had my sleeve on July 1, and am amazed at the energy I had immediately. I actually felt lighter right away. I was on the liquid pre op duet for 3 weeks because my surgery got delayed a week, so I'm not sure if that was part of it. I am quite active, I do listen to my body though and take a nap when I am feeling tired. I am up to a 25 minute walk twice a day, and feeling great.

6 weeks was a definite game changer for me. The first month I only walked and took lots of mini naps. I only took one week off from work and should have done 2. Everyone is different but now that I am 8 months out don't rush it. Let your body heal before you get to worried about exercising.

~LA

I was on Wednesday June 10th, and on Thursday the 11th asked for to be released and begged the doctor to let me go back to the gym for treadmill and light circuit training, he agreed but said to wait till Monday, so two weeks from that Monday I got my energy back, today I am about 90 lbs down, 9 waist sizes, and will hit my Magic 299lbs way before the day I gave myself, Christmas, I take my vitamins every day, I need to do my protein because of the gym and I am always hydrated since I had two dehydration incidents that were not pleasant, ironically the faster you become active and try to increase the level, the more energy you will have

It was 6 weeks for me this last Thursday and I feel I am starting to turn a corner. I have heard several say 3 months was a but of a magic number for them. I keep telling myself that I am halfway through that!

I'm 4 wks out and I finally installed the garbage disposal I bought for my mom in Mothers Day. Soo, I think now ????

About 4 or 5 weeks out I started to feel remarkably better than before surgery, and the four weeks after surgery I felt markedly weak. Especially the first two. Just keep on keeping on. It's worth the trouble.

I am so glad to read the responses from others. I had wondered about my energy level but hadn't asked. I am 4 weeks out and just starting to feel normal again. I still have to take a nap in the afternoon and I am going to bed much earlier than I did pre-surgery. I used to be quite a night owl...but now I am in bed by 10pm or earlier. I can tell that I am able to walk for longer periods of time (up to 40 minutes now) and don't dread the walking any more. I still have some days where I don't even want to get dressed...just stay in my jammies and lie around all day and read. So on those days I listen to my body and give in. I know I am still healing and shoudn't push it too much.