Holidays - Lots of Food!!

Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well. Now is a good time to bring this subject up because I would like to hear any suggestions you all have about the Holidays and eating. Although I've had WLS and been successful in losing the weight (100+ #s), I still have the PHAT (plenty hips and thighs) girl mentality. I'm so afraid that the holidays will cause me to associate food w/ my (happy) feelings. It's so common in my family for the women to sit at the table after the meal and talk and pick and nibble at everything. Last year, I did fine - for Thanksgiving I worked and Christmas and New Years, I was so busy with everything and my kids, that I literally didn't think about food/eating. Halloween is a biggie for me too because I love candy - although I don't eat it alot, except chocolate once a month . When picking through my children's bags of candy, it's hard to resist setting a little something aside for myself So the question is: How do you handle the holidays? p.s. my aunt makes a rum ball that you can get drunk off of by just opening the tin can she keeps them in.

That's funny getting drunk on a rum ball Can't help you in the eating area as I eat once a day and stay CLEAR of candy as I dump on them Donna

Ohhhh that's going to be a hard one for me this year... I did "ok" last year and avoided the sweets as much as possible but I can eat more now... I am obviously not able to eat as much as pre-WLS but I can eat decent portion sizes now... Probably when an average person should be eating... I think the biggest hint to holidays is to get that protein in 1st... Whether it be ham, turkey or chicken... Then veggies... Allow some sweets between meals if you want them but limit it... When I eat meat 1st I do well... It's if I get into the mashed taters (which I loveeeee by the way) then I eat too many of them and not enough protein... Sometimes for me it helps to avoid the table when I've finished eating... I got up and went elsewhere last year and then I didn't snack on cookies, etc.... It's hard, I know... I am with you on the Halloween candy... As we went to get groceries at Wal-Mart the other night, I had to "run" by the candy aisle so I didn't stop and buy stuff... I still got that sweet tooth... I wish the surgeon took that out when he did my bypass.... Anyhow, goodluck to you over the holidays... Just remember to limit the sweets and the carbs in general... Keep full on the proteins... Thats my best suggestion for ya... And for myself... Now if I can take my own advice... Chelle