Planning ahead?

I think you need to look at these holidays as just 'holidays' and not 'eating holidays'. I would think that should be your first step.

good plan Kairk.  My plan is to eat like any other day but maybe allow a sliver of pumpkin pie.  Dinner is at sister in law house who is known for huge dinners, but this year she has lost a lot of weight and is doing better. So I will bring the mashed cauliflower and bread for the "others"  and maybe a sugar free homemade apple sauce.  Plan to have a decent ham here so guests can make sandwiches.  mashed carrots are a good sub for sweet potatoes. 

another good side dish is creamed spinach made with frozen chopped spinach and fat free sour cream. 

diane

Keeping your plan principles in mind, I plan to evaluate every day as it arrives. For example, my husband and I were expecting our son and his family to come to us in New Orleans for Thanksgiving (I was thinking maybe "turducken"), but my son just started a new job and can't take the time off to come.

Our landlord kindly included us in his Thanksgiving plans. I met his girlfriend today, and she is the one who will be preparing the dinner. After offering to help with preparations, I told her that I would be eating only a tiny amount at the dinner and not to be offended because I had bariatric surgery and couldn't eat much (I showed her a "before" photo I carry in my wallet and got a very gratifying "Oh my God!"). 

The point is: No one is expecting or will be encouraging me to eat a lot for Thanksgiving dinner. So that's Thanksgiving taken care of! Pre-planning is key. Thanks, kairk. Now, what do to about Christmas?

psychoticparrot