Second post-op appointment

I went to my second post-op follow-up appointment with my surgeon yesterday.  It was a very short appointment as I think the good doc was tired from operating all night and already late in his schedule at 10:15 am.  They weighed me and I'm now down 53 pounds to 277 pounds (me very happy) and I saw the doctor for 10 minutes max, which was ok since I only had a few questions and everything is fine.  I wanted to know if it was normal to feel like food gets stuck in my oesophagus from time to time and if my weight loss was on track.  As for feeling like food get stuck, he says it's normal to get that feeling for the first six months and they don't really know why this happens - maybe inflammation but he didn't seem sure.  Anyway, after six months, this inconvenient should completely disappear.  As for my weight loss, he says that I'm a bit in advance to what can be expected (yeah baby!).  So basically, I should keep doing what I'm doing.  It's expected that I can't eat enough protein although I should still be watchful and the more exercise I do, the better, I can't really do too much.  I'm currently walking 30 minutes almost every day with my dog.  I'm realizing that I really enjoy these walks.  Like last night, I was driving home after having seen two clients and I was feeling kind of moody because one of the client was more difficult (I'm a Psychologist) + I'm PMS-ing.  So I got home still feeling a bit blue and, before, I would have found comfort in food, oh and was I craving comfort food.  But I knew that I most likely wouldn't be able to find my usual comfort in eating given the restrictions imposed by the surgery.  So I started to long for a walk.  I really wanted to go for a long walk when I got home but figured that I wouldn't have the time.  Anyway, long story short, I went for a short walk with the doggy and really appreciated it like I never did before.  Having to quit food as my go-to fix is making me find other ways to cope with my emotions and feelings, which is just awesome!!! 

I'm so insanely happy that I got this surgery, you have no idea!!