So I was sleeved 7/14 ...the 14th makes me one month post op and I lost 17 lbs so far since surgery. I feel like that isn't that much from what I'm seeing on here.

Feeling a little discouraged about that.

But I'm not really being active and I think that is my issue of not losing as much weight.

I wake up really early for work, my commute is an hour and a half and then I get off and my commute home is another hour and a half. That's 3 hours of my day just sitting in traffic. By the time I get home and eat dinner, it's 8pm and then I have my online classes for school to focus on after. By the time i'm done with everything...I'm exhausted. I have no motivation to even walk.

I don't know what to do at this point. Not too happy.

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I think what's really going to help me is weighing my food and meal prepping.

I need to stop being lazy and plan my stuff better!

Thanks for the helpful tips! I'm going to really work on it.

48 minutes ago, JKC2016 said:

The sooner you get away from Protein Shakes and bars and on to real foods the better.

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The trouble with powders and bars is they limit your intake of nutrients and they are sweet and encourage thinking about other sweets.

I disagree. I am 2.5 years out and I still use powder and protein bars to supplement my diet. Of course I am using it to help with my weight lifting so my protein goals are much higher. They do not limit your intake of nutrients unless you are using them for your sole source of food.

As for encouraging thoughts about other sweets, I find the opposite to be true. Why bother with a chocolate chip cookie when I can have a protein bar? Why have a milkshake if I can have a protein shake? Cakes don't interest me when I can make a coffee cup protein cake.

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Edited August 16, 20179 yr by BigViffer
Damn double post.

20 minutes ago, sleevedshereen said:

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I think what's really going to help me is weighing my food and meal prepping.

I need to stop being lazy and plan my stuff better!

Making the preparation of a meal can become the substitute ritual that becomes a habit. Instead of eating being the focus, the preparation becomes the ritual then the habit.

Can you just send those coffee cup protein cakes to California? Thaaaanks @BigViffer lol jk

They are simple to make. Here are some fancy ones:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/5-insanely-delicious-protein-mug-cakes.html