The smell is so good. Lol!

I didnt deal with any,....SInce I am so new post op and still really sore, we didnt attend any, But the food that my fiance cooked last night smelled really good...

I didnt deal with any' date='....SInce I am so new post op and still really sore, we didnt attend any, But the food that my fiance cooked last night smelled really good...[/quote']

I avoided too but I my entire cul de sac smells like one big hot dog. Lol! I spent 3 hours gardening and the smells kept hitting me.

How? I think we are going to be grilling some steak tonight and have a side salad.

My Hubby Barbequed I ate chicken no sauce. I will go back for a second piece lol.

Not craving the rest. But I'm fine with it.

I "opted out" of the big in-laws pool party (it was more about the people than the food honestly). I am the only one who can't properly wear a two piece (and I probably won't ever). I married into a family of hot-ness... someday I'll be able to lay by the pool and not feel like the whale... grrr!

I enjoyed a walk on the local greenway, and am about to grill up my own chicken and zucchini for dinner

4 days pre-op so I took a nice long nap after a killer session with my trainer! It's storming now so no neighborhood smells to tempt me. :-)

Isn't it sad that Memorial Day (a day where we are supposed to honor and remember those that have fallen fighting for our country) is often remembered for BBQ's... while Veteran's Day is to thank all service members for the commitment and duty for serving in the military typically isn't? Probably because it is too cold in many states come November.

As a veteran and a wife of a husband who is still active duty, we went to cemeteries to visit our fallen heroes and replace old flags with news ones, and give flags to those who may have been forgotten.

BBQ's are great and give plenty of us Post Op'ers time to graze on tidbits here and there, but please don't forget those who are still fighting who can't come home, and don't forget those that have passed so we can remain at home to have a BBQ.

I wish my brother could be here with me today.

Isn't it sad that Memorial Day (a day where we are supposed to honor and remember those that have fallen fighting for our country) is often remembered for BBQ's... while Veteran's Day is to thank all service members for the commitment and duty for serving in the military typically isn't? Probably because it is too cold in many states come November.

As a veteran and a wife of a husband who is still active duty' date=' we went to cemeteries to visit our fallen heroes and replace old flags with news ones, and give flags to those who may have been forgotten.

BBQ's are great and give plenty of us Post Op'ers time to graze on tidbits here and there, but please don't forget those who are still fighting who can't come home, and don't forget those that have passed so we can remain at home to have a BBQ.

I wish my brother could be here with me today.[/quote']

I too went to the cemetery to do the same for my father. I didn't mean any disrespect, but since this is a forum for people who have or are going to have WLS, I was curious how people were dealing with it.

No, No disrespect taken... I was commenting on how many of us Celebrate with BBQ on memorial day but not Veteran's day, and to make sure that no one forgets the meaning behind today.

As for the actual BBQ's there are so many in SoCal that I swear the state is on fire. LOL

I was just sleeved on the 22nd (5 days post op) so I still have no desire to eat and I'm still on my full liquid diet. However, I will say they made the first good smelling thing today, which was a banana bread. Normally I would hate banana cake but today it looked good. Again, I'm not hungry and food seems gross, but I am already sick of juices, water, decaf tea, broths, and jello.

Avoided it . . .

The BBQ chicken was great w extra sauce ..lol

I had a hot dog with ketchup and mustard no bun and 3 pieces of potato from the potato salad

I was sleeved on 5/17. I am feeling good so I decided to invite family over for a BBQ. They were all afraid to come because they didn't want to eat in front of me. I wanted to break everyone from that, so I encouraged them to come. I am perfectly fine with people eating and enjoying their food in front of me. It doesn't bother me. They all feel guilty. I don't want to be isolated. I want to be with everyone because in my opinion, it's not about the food, it's about family being together. I made a huge pasta salad and my hubby BBQ'd burgers and dogs. I'm not gonna lie, it all looked and smelled great, but I was truly ok with it all. My way of dealing with all of this I guess. The family relaxed when it came time to eat and didn't make a huge deal about it. It was a great day. Btw, my son in law is serving in the Army. This was also to pay tribute to him, as well!

I had watermelon with salt, baked beans with pulled pork, cheddar cheese garlic bread, key lime pie, screwdrivers.