I'm considering a sleeve on my doctors recommendation.

I'm 6'4", about 320. I carry all of it in my chest and midsection. Have joint pain, apnea, mild hypertension, etc.

I see the surgery as a way to reset my body, my metabolism, my eating habits,mane my relationship with food. I don't exercise right now because it hurts, and I feel self conscious doing it in public. I do strenuous work when i need to, but no way in Hell I'm going for a jog...

What worries me is, is if go ahead with surgery and hit my goal of +/- 205 and start running again, or cycling, or whatever: will I be able to take in enough calories to be strong? I don't want to get the surgery and be tired all the time or unable to have an active lifestyle because I have no energy.

Both my kids are college athletes, and the sheer number of calories per day they consume is ridiculous. I'm not thinking I'll ever have that level of activity, but the question remains. Thanks for any input!

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You are going to be on a lot of Vitamin supplements after surgery, for life. . I take 2 multi Vitamins a day, Calcium, b12, Vitamin D, Iron, fish oil. You must take supplements for the rest of your life as you can become deficient, which will cause tiredness. I had the sleeve done in August and it was definitely the right decision. Good luck

I am 8 months out, but I am going to say my experience so far has been yes. I don't feel deprived even at 800-1000 calories and working out strenuously with jogging and martial arts daily.

People don't understand when I tell them how few calories I take in. Logically it feels like I should be energy deficient, but I believe it's the Protein. I'm getting in twice the recommended daily value for someone without a sleeve. Protein = energy!

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Edited December 31, 20169 yr by Ruth1ess

I was sleeved in August and it took about 6 weeks fir me to get me energy back where I could do sustained exercise.

I now jog 3-4 miles every other day and do strength training 3 times a week with no problem.

My medication includes a Multivitamin in the morning and calcium citrate -- nothing more.

I avg about 800 calories a day but have increased my Protein since being on program. I work to get 60 grams minimally and usually get 90+ g a day. Days I don't get my protein, my energy lags and I can't keep up. It was a learning process and everyone is different.

Before getting on program and having surgery, I was barely able to walk up a level of stairs without being out of breath and knees aching.

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Awesome. That's what I was wondering. Were you a runner before, or is it something you've taken up since losing weight? And if you don't mind my asking, how much had you lost before you started running, and did you notice your weight loss increase, decrease, or stay about the same after starting to exercise?

You are going to be on a lot of Vitamin supplements after surgery, for life. . I take 2 multi Vitamins a day, Calcium, b12, Vitamin D, Iron, fish oil. You must take supplements for the rest of your life as you can become deficient, which will cause tiredness. I had the sleeve done in August and it was definitely the right decision. Good luck

I suggest you quit the vitamins for a bit and get a blood test looking for deficiency. I was sleeved in August as well and my blood tests are normal without any "extras".