Can you walk on a treadmill? You can keep your arms close so no risk of pulling, and you could just do hill walking? If you hired a treadmill and had it there in your house it wouldn't be weather dependent, cos its just too easy to say "oh, it looks like rain". For that reason I had to join a gym, cos I knew I wouldn't get out.
Also lunges? Work out the major muscle groups (butt, legs) without upsetting the surgical area? Figure out things that you can do without damaging yourself and do those religiously every day.
I feel your frustration, so much of weight loss is breaking bad habits. I haven't managed to break mine yet, and its so easy to slip back into bad habits even if you found good ones for a while.
It is very very easy when someone tells you can't exercise for medical reasons to become fearful of doing anything at all - I pulled a hip flexor and got into a bad cycle of not exercising cos the faintest twinge would put me off, afraid I would do some damage. Examine very carefully the things you actually really aren't allowed to do and be honest about the things that the surgery may be an excuse for not doing. And make a list perhaps, so its all out there in black and white what you expect of yourself.
I am sooo good at giving advice, but never take my own :roll: I slacked off and didn't go to the gym today
But am definitely going tomorrow.
I might go and re-read Dr. Phils Ultimate Weight Loss solution and actually do it this time. It is a good book.