1 Month Post Op

Been a month since I had my surgery and I can definitely say everything is going a lot better than it used to. No more medications, no more guzzling water, no more shortness of breath, and no more hunger all the time. It's not easy but I am motivated to lose the weight and be healthy. Doing a lot of walking on the threadmill, I do a mile and a half a day, 5 days a week.  I hit a plateau on the third week (which is common after a weight loss surgery) and got really upset since I was weighing myself multiple times a day so I decided to just weigh myself once a month. Sorry to let you all know that I don't have an update on my actual weight but I have pictures to show you some improvement.  I had to drill another hole on my belt since it is already too big on me, I definitely lost inches. 

 Here are some before and now photos of me. I asked my 4 year old son what the difference is between the photo on the left and the photo on the right. He was telling all the stuff about the color of the shirt is different, the belt is not showing, the one arm is not showing, the hair is lighter etc. So finally he got to the weight and he said "the one belly is big and full and the other one is small!" It was really good to hear that coming from my son and he added "the one is mad and the other one is happy", that is true for sure, I am a lot happier now than I used to.

Here's another comparison from side view

It's a lot of work but seeing the difference keeps me going. I started a food journal (My Fitness Pal) to track my food and calorie intake everyday. I measure my meals and count my water intake, count calories I burned with physical activity. Right after surgery I could only do 1.7 mph on the threadmill with no incline and I could only do 20 minutes. Now I'm up to 2.5 mph and incline set on 10 and can do at least 45 minutes which is around 500 calories burned. As for my meals I can eat up to 4 ounces of soft foods and no more sweets. Here's my daily nutritional needs:

Fluid - at least 64 oz (no soda and caffeine)
Protein - 80g
Carbohydrates - 30g
Calories - 800
Fat - 13g
Sometimes it is still hard to get all my nutrition since I don't feel hungy/thirsty and keeping a food journal really helps track how much more I need.
Weight loss is not just a change in eating but a change in lifestyle.

Thanks for following my updates, hope you all have a good week!
Joe