how do people handle holidays?

[marineliebe 2]

so I was just wondering how people handle the holidays? Like thanksgiving, xmas, birthdays etc. So many of our holidays are centered around food, and I wanted to know how people are handeling it and if you have any stories or tips? thanks!

marine

[Kat817 19]

When one hits while you are on post op it can be a challenge!! Being unable to eat....but once you progress to a normal diet, it is not a big deal at all.

I do not make a difference in the things I eat, simply in the quantity I eat. These days I will ignore the dinner rolls alltogether, they just do not interest me. I can eat the bread, but I have to do it very slowly, and they take up a lot of room, without being my favorite thing anyway!

For Thanksgiving, I had the turkey, and dressing and potatoes, as well as a few spoons of different sides we had----I did not finish everything I put on my plate, and I was as full as I ever was after a holiday meal!!!

We sat around and laughed and caught up with the family, and I did not miss the quantities of food I had put away. It simply did not seem any different to me.

Easter was just here---we did a Prime Rib. I had it, and we made some twice baked potatoes---I had a couple of bites of one of them, and some veggies.

The biggest difference, is I no longer focus on the food so much as the activities. I ate, and was outside hiding eggs for the kids, and playing croquet with them---then we went for a ride....I no longer just hung out around the food tables.

It feels normal---I just don't eat as much by far.

Kat

[marineliebe 2]

thanks kat,

yea thats what i'm hoping....that once i'm banded food won't seem so important to me anymore. i can't wait for things not to center around food.

[Insky67 2]

Kat,

I have been wondering about the holidays too. I am so glad you posted what you eat over a special holiday. I haven't had the lap band surgery yet...still in the begining stages of getting my paper work done and all, but I am so looking forward to it. Any other words of wisdom you could share?

Robin