Daily Post--8/10/08

Well this will be the 2nd years since WLS and the only difference last year was I didn't do any baking. I am not sure it will be much different this year. With working 2 jobs now I am sure there will not be an over abundence of free time. Sally

For me Christmas ahs become more about family than the food I'm going to eat. Before WLS I was always concerned what I would eat andwho was bringing what...now who cares as long as I have a protein source I'm fine.

well this christmas I plan on wearing something a little more form fitting and feel good about my self

Christmas is already different. Last Christmas I was a six week postop. Pureed food only. I started thinking about this when I decided to have this surgery and started making things more about people, less about food. But, I accept the fact that this holidy (and Thanksgiving, and Fourth of July and Easter) are a lot about food. I just plan for myself what I'm going to have and make sure there is something there that is in some way comparable to the other foods that I can have.

More focus on the family and visiting, rather than on the food part. I'll try to always have a healthy choice to choose from. I'd like to wear something really nice. Jules

It will be weird as I will have one HOME for college break and I won't be the heavy crabby ***** I usually am. At least I am not planning on it.

I'll be better dressed and definitely taking more pictures! As far as food goes, we have our traditional Christmas Eve fish dinner, and beforehand, we snack on cheese, crackers and shrimp ****tail. So I don't have to change much, really.