Surgery before Christmas?

Hello Everyone, This is my first post, as I only had my WLS (Lap-Band) last Friday (11/16/07).  I also made a conscious decision to have my surgery before both the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays because I knew that if I waited, I would have even more weight to take off. The first holiday with the band went pretty well....my surgeon, Dr. Ann Lidor from Hopkins Bayview told me that I could have a few bites of mashed potatoes and the were great (I added a teaspoon of light gravy to them as well).  I made sure to get all my protein out of the way before I went to the meal (a 42 g whey bullet and a 20 g Unjury chicken broth), and I felt surprisingly full. I did end up leaving the event a bit early, since the conflicting smells of all the different foods were making me feel a bit nauseous, but all in all, it was a great "test". I've enjoyed reading everyone's posts these past few days, and look forward to contributing additional comments in the future (I also still need to figure out how to get my profile set up!). Thanks for reading! -Andie