The 12th of this month marks my 6mo post op

Hi eveyone it's been a while since my last post I'm excited to report that I'll be 6mo post op on the 12th of this month I'm so close to my goal of being in onderland by 6mo my stats are hw279 sw 254 cw208 I've lost 71 pounds in a year I'm doing good but struggling with being able to afford my protein shakes.  I'm gonna make sure to buy some this month I'm determined to lose 9 pounds this month.

Welcome back!  I would think that at 6 months you could get your protein from food, not shakes.   I still have a shake in the morning because if I don't, I don't eat and I justify the cost with :the shake is a lot less then I used to spend on food before surgery"!

You will figure it out :)

so true a shake is a lot less than 5-8 bucks every morning that I used to spend

I try but I need something for the morning on the go

hard boiled egg - lunch meat wrapped with cheese - a chicken tender.  All easy to grab and eat!

Ditto to this! Shakes are expensive and I, personally, HATE sweets to it was torture for me to try and drink them down in the morning. I tried to get off them ASAP and did so about a month post-op.

Some creative, and inexpensive, ideas that helped me was doing meal prep in advance. Some quick "on the go" breakfasts I have are things like:

• Bacon-wrapped cheese cups - I make a batch of these Sunday night for the week - and often throw in diced veggies, cheese, etc. They last the week and are so delicious AND inexpensive! 
• Deli turkey roll-ups - I weigh out 2 oz. of turkey slices and throw in some shredded cheese, or cream cheese, and roll-up with cucumber, etc.
• Smoked salmon roll-ups (similar to the above).
• Hard-boiled eggs

check with your insurance they might be covered under your plan.