And it went fantastic. The menu was hot dogs and hamburgers with potato salad. Watermelon and cantaloupe for dessert. The host was so sweet, I asked where the chips were so I could put them on the kid's plates I was preparing. The answer? I didn't get any because I didn't want it to be a difficult thing for you.

How awesome is that!!??

Since the grill was being used I brought some seasoned chicken kabobs and zucchini yellow squash and green pepper kabobs. It went so well and I feel fantastic.

How was everyone else's holiday?

mine was good, but i'm only 11 days out and still on full liquids. our town does a big fireworks on the lake so hubs and i watched it from our yard. no food involved, he made some sandwiches and chips for himself and i had my usual creamed Soup for dinner!

I'm on full liquids. We didn't do anything. I'll be so glad when I get to the soft food stage. Right now I feel totally isolated and anti-social which is depressing. It will help when I go back to work next week. I'm also hosting a birthday party next month. I know this is all temporary, I'll just be glad to get back to "normal" as I'm too extroverted to sit around doing nothing.

Mine was good. We went biking. I rode the 18 mile trail and I wasn't even that tired afterwards. We went out to dinner with family at a BBQ place so that was easy. Just split a plate with my husband. We are doing a cookout tonight and I'm a little more leery of that. I just picked a bunch of veggies from my garden to grill so at least I know I'll have that to eat.

This 4th of July I pigged out! Cup of coffee with cream first thing; 1/2 egg with turkey, mushrooms and cheese for breakfast; margarita for mid morning snack; pulled BBQ beef, baked Beans and peas for lunch; 24oz Protein drink for afternoon snack. (After my nap;) ) 1/2 hamburger (no bun) with tomato, onion, pickle and lettuce, baked beans, quinoa salad, and chips for dinner, and a bite of apple pie for dessert. Also managed to drink a liter of Water and a big glass of unsweetened iced tea in between. Good thing I'm not stepping on a scale till next Friday!

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I'm on full liquids. We didn't do anything. I'll be so glad when I get to the soft food stage. Right now I feel totally isolated and anti-social which is depressing. It will help when I go back to work next week. I'm also hosting a birthday party next month. I know this is all temporary, I'll just be glad to get back to "normal" as I'm too extroverted to sit around doing nothing.

I went through Christmas AND New Years on full liquids. I still went to the parties, just sipped sipped sipped my protein shakes. It was the first New Years Day I've not woken up with a hangover since 1986. Bonus!

I had my lap band done Dec 13, 2011, so I was on liquids /smushies all through the holidays. As long as I stayed full on the protien shakes, soup broth, jello etc I did'nt even miss the holiday food. The weight started dropping off right away, so it made it easy to stick to the program. Good luck to all !