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[kathaleen revell 30]

Good Morning everyone...... I have gotten so much wonderful information from you all so far... Now.... the next thing.... I had my sleeve on July 22, 2019 and everything is going great.... except I am soooooooo tired of this liquid diet. I know..... I am trying to be patient. I feel good, no pain, lost 24 lbs since I started the liquid diet. No naseua or omiting, getting in all my Protein and almost up to the amount of Water I should be taking in each day. BUT. ...... is anyone suffering from unbelieveable tiredness and I actually have almost no energy unless I sit down and rest between activities. I had to sit down to brush my teeth the other day. lol. I truly feel like loss of calories might be just running me down. I have my first visit back to the surgeon on August 7th and then I should be put on puree foods, so I am thinking that will help this weakness. Could the rapid weightloss cause the weak feeling. Let me know what you think.

[FluffyChix 17,410]

Yes. It's normal to have these periods. But it also depends on your diet leading up to surgery. If you were still drinking/eating crap foods and caloric drinks and were high carb, pre-surgery, then your recovery is extra hard, cuz not only is your body trying to heal, but it's also trying to convert from being a sugar burning machine (carb monkey), to burning fat/ketone bodies (fat burner) due to caloric restriction and carb restriction.

And that makes you feel very tired. You can try adding a cup of normal sodium bouillon to your day and see how you feel afterward? But follow your doc's plan and if it's really bad, then call your doc. But I think it's just all part of the healing...

[GradyCat 3,692]

You're still recovering from surgery and your body is healing. It's gonna take a few weeks to get your energy back and adjust to your new eating.

[MeepMeep 96]

I’m at 3 1/2 weeks post sleeve and YES! I have and have had the same thing. The first two weeks were rough..couldn’t believe that just taking a shower or other normal activities cause me to be so tired. It DOES improve. While I’m not back to normal yet, I am more aware of listening to my body and rest when it tells me to. I’ve worked up to taking mini-walk throughout the day to get myself moving. Sometimes I need a short rest/nap after.

We’re recovering from major surgery...take your time. It’s been hard for me because I’m usually a busybody but part of this processes is learning to listen to ourselves.

Good Luck!

[justmetj 421]

Yes it's totally normal and it will get better. I couldn't even hold my arms up to wash my hair without taking breaks. It got better with the eventual increase in Protein intake.

[gwoodgm 29]

Following your surgery journey! Continue to stay strong as you're an encouragement to those like myself still in the pre-surg work up process. Sounds like you're staying the course and being patient with yourself. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I can't begin to tell you how much it helps. I have 3 upcoming appts. this week. Will continue to follow .... take care and have a great up-coming week.