My husband and I started Keto 6 months ago. My husband has lost 51 pounds so far. In the last month he has been exhausted on the weekends. Sleeps 10-14 hours both Saturday and Sunday, Even if he sleeps 9-10 hours the night before. He has no issues with fatigue during the week. The doctor took him off Metformin 2 months ago. Had to change seizure med 2 months ago. Looking for any ideas why the exhaustion/fatigue is only happening on the weekends.
Newbie exhausted on weekends
RobC
(Robert C)
#3
I would not assume this is dietary unless his diet is significantly different on weekdays vs. weekends.
What is different about the weekends - greatly reduced/increased stress, happy vs. unhappy with weekend or weekdays (problems at work etc.)?
Is he going into sleep deficit all week (waking with an alarm clock) but doesn’t notice the fatigue because he has something interesting to do - then, on the weekend, taking make-up rest because there is nothing to do anyway?
Just some ideas - sounds like an unusual problem.
CarlKeller
(Carl Keller)
#5
This is bizarre. There must be something he’s doing different on the weekends that he is not doing during the week. If he pops right up on Monday morning, refreshed and ready to go, maybe he’s just not getting enough sleep during the week?
mrs_mustard
(Diana )
#6
Boredom and/or depression? Seasonal affective disorder? The timing is about right for that.
Regina
(Empress of the Unexpected)
#7
And he was really fine on weekends before? I’m a type A, so I get really frustrated that no one is in the office on weekends. I’ve always been like this, waiting for Monday to roll around.