3 WEEKS TODAY!

HELLO EVERYONE! HOW'S IT GOING....WELL FOR ME TODAY MARKS 3 WEEKS SINCE MY SURGERY (OPEN RNY 8/19/03) AND EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT! I'M ALREADY BACK TO WORK.......I ORIGINALLY TOOK OFF FROM AUG 15- SEPT 15 BUT DECIDED SINCE I WAS FEELING SOOOOOO GOOD AND ENERGETIC, I'D SAVE MY LEAVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP SO I RETURNED A WEEK EARLY . I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM SO VERY SURPRISED AT HOW GOOD I'M FEELING POST-OP. I'M WALKING EVERY NIGHT, ON THE TREADMILL ALSO, LIFTING WEIGHTS AND HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLICATIONS WHAT SO EVER! MY INCISION HEALED BEAUTIFULLY....LOOKS LIKE A SCRATCH NOW. I CAN SAY I'M HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM GETTING THE REQUIRED 45 GRAMS OF PROTEIN IN VIA FOOD SO I HAVE BEEN CHEATING AND GETTING MY PROTEIN FROM MEAL REPLACEMENT BARS AND PROTEIN SHAKES WHICH MY SURGEON DOESN'T WANT ME TO DO. HE PROMOTES REAL FOOD ONLY! .......JUST NOT THAT HUNGRY ANYMORE........ESPECIALLY 3 WEEKS POST OP! WATER IS NOT A PROBLEM SINCE I'M SO THIRSTY AFTER WORKING OUT AND I CONTINIOUSLY DRINK WATER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY GETTING IN WELL OVER 64 OUNCES........HAVEN'T TRIED ANY OTHER BEVERAGES YET LIKE CRYSTAL LITE ETC. I'M OFFICIALLY DOWN 32 POUNDS AND PEOPLE AT WORK ARE STARTING TO ASK THOSE WORDS THAT ARE JUST MUSIC TO MY EARS "ARE YOU LOSING WEIGHT"? AND I LOVE IT! SINCE I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE AT WORK I WAS HAVING THE SURGERY........THEY ALL THOUGHT I JUST TOOK VACATION AS I DO EVERY YEAR THIS TIME. LOL