12-21-13

Dec 20, 2013

Hello Everyone,

Merry Christmas and hope you all have a Happy New Year.    Can't believe it's been over 8 yrs since my WLS and over 9 yrs since I started this life changing journey.    Time has gone by so very quickly.   I am looking so forward to this upcoming year.    Last year was the worse year of my life.   Lots of negative things happened in my family all year long...but thank God the source of all the yearly stress are hopefully a thing of the past now.     Let me give you who are beginning your journey and are scared of the Christmas holiday's some advice.    On Christmas Eve and on Christmas day...if you are facing a meal that is scaring you.....eat a very small meal before you go to eat that meal you are concerned about.    Take a WL friendly dish with you to share with others.    Remember if you eat on a regular size plate ( and I'm sure you probably will )....don't fill that plate.    Visualize a small plate and only take a teaspoon of the foods and it's OK if you don't clean your plate.   If you haven't told family that you had WLS....then tell them your not  all that hungry.     There are always ways around not eating so much.   PLEASE do NOT overeat.   It just is NOT worth it.   If you are really wanting dessert.....take a bite of someone's.    Most people will let you do that particularly family members will share or i would hope that they would.    Most of all...if at all possible go for a walk after dinner...it will make you feel much better and help your meal to digest.   Hope these tips help you make it through your stressful meal.   Oh and if Christmas dinner is at your house and you have lots of things that will tempt you.....pack up the tempting things into to go boxes and send them home with your guests and do NOT take no for a answer.    That way the tempting foods are gone and are no longer a issue that you will have to deal with till it is all gone.    Have a very Merry Christmas and do the very same for New Years,   Also if you go to a party where alcohol is served...get water and have them dress it up with fruit on the side of the glass...no one will know it is just water and you will not be adding any added calories and you will be getting in all your fluids.   Merry Christmas.

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