Under 200 Party Ideas

Hi all, I need some inputs on a party I am throwing. I have decided as one of my rewards to have a party when I get below 200lbs. Now some of you are say why a party when ya cant eat or drink anything hardly. Well, I guess I want all of my freinds family etc to help be celebrate my new life and new way of living. Since some to most of the people attending will not be WLS types I am thinking I will have it catered by Super Smokers or Bandana's and a 6ft sub from Subway. And have a bring a dish option so folks can bring other items. Problem... I want to invite my WLS friends and most are like me and cant eat foods from the places I mentioned... So, what do I do? Should I make up some good bariatric dishes and add them to the menu? Ask my WLS friends to bring a dish? I dont think that is fair to them. My fear is that the bariatric friendly dishes will get eatin by the non-WLS folks and nothing but the other foods will be left. I know this sounds sort of strange, but I havent thrown a party since surgery and am not sure what to do exacatly to ensure everyone has an oppritunity to eat something. As to when the party is... Well I am at 214.5, so I have 15 more to lose, and at my current rate of loss... Maybe the end of the month, first / second week of Oct. At this point I really dont know... So I have some time to plan. Anyone have any ideas post them here or e-mail me. Thanks all, Gevin 314.5/214.5/146

You just party on girl..LOL..Well as far as subway you can have the Wraps from there I eat them well you know like a bite or two they are great..Now days the bariatric foods are good,go to Tooters site and get some idea's.. http://www.bariatricbytes.com/ Shelly -130

Gevin, You might want to consider getting some chicken from Bandana's, I had some about 2 months out and it was kinda dry but if you put bbq sauce on it then its really good. Either that or when you order the subway see if they can do half cold cut combo and the other half do turkey breast. I don't think that you will have a problem with other people eating, I know when I am at work and we have a picnic, I have learned to not sit there to the end, but try to get to the front of the line so that I can get the food that I can eat and then i have more time to eat it without people knowing that I am really a slow eater.