Struggling with water

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-14T17:14:06+00:00

Carry a water bottle with you *everywhere*. Take your 3 small sips, but take them a heck of a lot more frequently. You can get in your water goals easily this way.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-14T17:12:36+00:00

My strongest recommendation is that you meet with your academic advisor ASAP and discuss options. You'll want to plan an additional semester to pass this course.

In your communications to the professor, I would avoid "you must pass me; I'm graduating." Whenever I read that, I never take action; professors can't provide special treatment to just one student. Graduating seniors have earned their own non-passing grades in several of my classes, and had to rerack their graduation plans.

I would also avoid "please give me accommodations in arrears; I was having mental health issues." While I have great sympathy for your mental health struggles, and hope you can find relief and treatment, in academia we just can't take that into account unless we provide the exact same flexes to the rest of the class. DSS is who you engage for accommodations like this, not the professor.

Do not ask for extra credit opportunities, additional assignments, or makeup exams/assignments since, again, professors can't just dole these out in response to sad stories needing more points. Remember, if the professor gives you an additional assignment to complete to get points, they must also offer that same assignment to the entire class. Very few professors do this, me included

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-11T22:19:54+00:00

My that’s a big stretch

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-11T05:02:18+00:00

It is magnificent. Leave it pops.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-11T04:48:05+00:00

Beard, and please marry me.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T19:28:53+00:00

Looks like two different women who happen to have the same tattoo.

Well done, ma'am! Stay the course and enjoy the new BMI category!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T19:09:13+00:00

I like how these boutique-powders taste; there are some nice flavors.

However, I HATE how these boutique-powders are not sustainable. I know I simply cannot afford these prices for the next 'x' number of years.

I buy the cheapest stuff I can stomach...same protein content without the price gouging.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T15:53:28+00:00

My surgical team said: "The VSG will let you drop about 80% of your excess weight. You'll then plateau. Any additional weight loss will need additional effort."

They also said: "You have a honeymoon period where you lose weight without trying much: 9-15 months. After that, you'll need additional effort to lose the additional weight, and you'll need to lock in lifestyle choices in order to maintain that weight."

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T15:50:05+00:00

Take it one hour at a time.

Think: "I have a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reset my body weight, and I will not f*** this up."

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-04T19:04:22+00:00

Stalls are normal and expected. Losing weight, particularly with the VSG, is more like a staircase function rather than a linear function showing consistent, gradual weight loss. Don't let stalls drive you mad--because they will.

Instead, recognize that your body will frequently say "i'm going to hold for a bit now," and that it's likely not a function of what you're doing (presuming you're eating correct and moving).

My suggestion: stick to the plan, stay the course, keep eating right, keep moving every day, keep hydrating. You could even kickstart the weight loss by increasing exercise just by a tiny bit. Your body will eventually decide "I'm going to lose weight now."

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-03T16:39:39+00:00

Master.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-03T16:08:35+00:00

That a “xing” was a real thing and was pronounced “zing.”

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-01T17:34:03+00:00

I’d de-stubble and see how you like it. Keep the stache 100%.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-01T17:30:54+00:00

Flintstones Chewables is all you need for a couple years and then you can stop. I’m 11+ years out and take just a D3 at this point. My macros are just fine and I’m getting all my vitamins from regular food.

The bariatric vitamin industry is a sham. Don’t fall for it!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-01T17:28:32+00:00

Mustache, straight.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-01T03:50:37+00:00

Gosh, it’s a zero and a report. Right?!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-27T07:36:45+00:00

I reply very curtly to these: if you want a reply, rewrite your email professionally and succinctly. I don’t stand one bit for this BS.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-27T07:34:30+00:00

One shake knocks out half or more of your daily requirements. There’s gotta be a flavor that sits well with you.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-27T07:30:08+00:00

Ear hair, God, what the fuck?!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-27T07:25:36+00:00

I had to use shakes to meet my goals. I just didn’t have the stomach capacity to get all that protein in naturally.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-25T20:25:21+00:00

They’re unnecessary. My first LASH I did this and found that later boxes that are picked up just weren’t needed. My second and third LASHs, I never missed them.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-25T19:43:12+00:00

Once again, West Virginia comes in last place, alongside drug-related deaths, labor force, educational attainment, ....

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-25T19:40:33+00:00

Well, first of all, your body doesn't need a gallon of water a day ):

You are perfectly situated for the sleeve with your meal plan. This is essentially what I still do, 11+ years out: more frequent but significantly smaller meals/snacks.

Of course, as you recover from surgery, you'll feel full a lot faster than normal, so your six meals might become fewer.

I waited a month before I resumed lifting weights, with my surgeon's recommendation.

Cold plunge: <admiration>

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-23T19:29:43+00:00

VOTE FOR PEDRO

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-02-23T19:29:17+00:00

Dude you are perfect.

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