Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve!

I'm looking forward to the holidays this year - dressing up for Halloween at work and not looking like the great pumpkin, cooking Thanksgiving dinner for our whole family, Christmas parties and hosting Christmas dinner (and my son being home for Christmas for the first time in two years!), and maybe going out for New Years Eve instead of eating buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks while watching a rented movie! And I plan to have a 'little black dress' for the first time ever!

Right now I'm four months out and still have no appetite. Candy, cakes, pastry (formerly my kryptonite) doesn't tempt me at all. I can bake my famous Cookies and quick breads and I don't want to devour it. food of any kind? I could take it or leave it. I feed the machine, and have to try not to forget to do even that. I'm hoping that feeling lasts a long, long time! My surgeon said it might be permanent which would be okay by me.

So my question is - How long DOES it last? Has anyone had problems w/the holidays? If so, how did you deal w/it?

I've been craving my caramel popcorn recipe. I usually only make it during the holidays but I make a TON of it. I know that I'm not hungry for it at all an its all in my head but it's gonna be hard not to taste it. I do crave things but I don't cheat. I just wish I could ignore food like you do. I'm not hungry for it but it looks/smells delicious and triggers something in my mind. Example, the other day everyone at work ordered pizza. As soon as I smelt it my mouth started watering and my stomach felt so empty. I ran and got my yogurt so I would have something to eat while everyone else enjoyed their pizza. I want that to stop but unfortunately it's nothing I can control. It's my brains response.

I will be looking forward to the holidays next year, This year my surgery will be two days before Thanksgiving, so likely miss the food at first, but not sure whats is going to happens. It is going to be a great challenge, but we can accomplish it.

I've been craving my caramel popcorn recipe. I usually only make it during the holidays but I make a TON of it. I know that I'm not hungry for it at all an its all in my head but it's gonna be hard not to taste it. I do crave things but I don't cheat. I just wish I could ignore food like you do. I'm not hungry for it but it looks/smells delicious and triggers something in my mind. Example' date=' the other day everyone at work ordered pizza. As soon as I smelt it my mouth started watering and my stomach felt so empty. I ran and got my yogurt so I would have something to eat while everyone else enjoyed their pizza. I want that to stop but unfortunately it's nothing I can control. It's my brains response.[/quote']

I would have taken a slice and eaten all the cheese and toppings off of it. I did that once. :-)

I eat the toppings too....

meatlovers pizza sounds good