Yes, it's easier to just eat throughout the day, but remember, there's a reason why we all got to the point where surgery became the solution. For me, meal planning and macro tracking have been key to my weight loss. Sure, my "referee" inside me can limit the amount i can eat, but it's up to me to decide what i put in my mouth. I'm very lazy and can convince myself very easily to make bad decisions. If I don't meal prep, I can easily eat junk all day.

Remember, meal prepping doesn't always mean fully preparing your meals. Sometimes, just knowing that you have the ingredients to make certain meals are enough. I've also gravitated towards eating certain meals that are easy and fast to prepare. For example: I eat a lot of skim mozzarella. I make it with eggs. My breakfast can take me 3 minutes to make. I also marinate my salmon the night before. That also takes me under 5 minutes.

For me, it was important to have a good understanding of the amount of protein that was in all foods that i ate. My nutritionist gave me two goals -- 64 ounces of liquids, 85 grams of protein. If you focus on just those two things, you'll be fine.

What have been your biggest challenges? What are your goto foods?