Holidays for post-ops

Hey y'all, I just wanted to know how you as a post-op experienced the holidays when there is all that good food and sweets?? April

Hi April, I had my surgery last year in August. I was very concerned as to how I would handle the holidays so soon after surgery. I just KNEW I would miss not being able to eat and be depressed about it. Well, when the time came around It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I got me a little turkey, a small spoon of potato salad, a small bite of mac and cheese and a few green beans. I sat down with my family and actually took time to look at what they had on their plates and I wanted to cry. Not because I couldn't eat like before......but because I realized how terrible I ate during the holidays. I ate very little of what I actually put on my plate cause I was so soon from surgery. I jus****ched while my family consumed plates so full that the food didn't want to sit on the plate or have room without being stacked on top of more food. I realized just how fast I used to eat. My family finished these HUGE plates before I could eat half of mine. It made me want to be sick to see how I used to eat and how my entire family still does. I thought I would miss having my grandmothers homemade chocolate pie and some of the other pies and cakes. You know what I did?? I took the plate before anyone got it and just smelled it really really good. I smiled when I realized that I really didn't want it. Not anymore. I just told my family that I wanted someone to eat a piece for me and tell me how good it was. I was happy to just sit and watch them enjoy this family favorite. So for Christmas I made myself one....with Splenda. I adjusted the recipe for me and the diabetics in the family since they didn't need the sugar one anyway. I ate a couple of bites and gave the whole pie away cause I didn't want it anymore. So for me the holidays were not as hard as I thought they would be. In fact....I think they were somewhat easy. I'm really looking forward to this holiday season now. Julie

I am single and have spent the last two Thanksgiving holiday's alone - absolutely happy and content. I just had surgery on 10/31 but have already planned ahead for Thanksgiving meal: A pureered bite or two of: Schwans Turkey Breast (Makes own yummy gravy) Sweet Potatoe Deviled Egg Splenda Pumpkin Mousse Happy Holiday's to All!

Hi Rachelle, you must give us the recipe for Splenda Pumpkin Mousse. Sounds yummy. Love kathy