Should I wait until AFTER Christmas??

Debbie I think you'll do just fine. Everyone reacts differently to the surgery but after mine (I had open RYN) I was out and about a week and a half later just quite a bit more slowly. I was on pureed and then soft food diet for the first month and didn't really get any cravings and wasn't really hungry (low-fat cottage cheese, pineapple, mashed potatoes, and pureed chilis, stew, taco meat mixture, etc were my staples). (I used to get outrageous cravings and cheat on all my previous diets) Now I'm out 10 months and down 98 lbs. So just do what feels right "for yourself". Hope to hear more about your journey from the losing side. Best of luck and happy holidays!!! pat