A Very Weight Loss Surgery Thanksgiving

First of all I would love to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope you enjoyed with your family as much as I did. This year was very different for me as my Grandma had passed away and the family we usually spend it was spread out throughout the country but it was wonderful. It was small and lovely. My Mom and Dad and my Dad's sister. 

Thanksgiving was always one of those holidays were I would gorge on food, eat everything and then apologize later. I would go home 

and then worry non stop about how much weight I had put on. The entire cycle would repeat itself year after year until this year for the first time ever. Now I was a nervous wreck and had luckily seen my NUT on Monday and worked out a game plan. It was the same old game over and over. Now finally this year it was different. 

I was actually able to enjoy the holiday! I cooked and spent the entire day before with my Mom and cooked with NO URGE TO eat it was so weird.  

I look like one of those Pinterest bloggers trying to be all perfect. Cracks me up. Because I am such a non cooking type of woman. Anyway the way it worked for my plan was as follows 

Janet my amazing NUT had me do the following 

One Appetizer 

3oz Protein

1/2 veggiees

One tablespoon or stuffing, yams or potatoes ( pick 2) 

It was so easy because I cannot physically eat all the food. 

So I had one stuffed mushroom, three ounces turkey, 1/2 string bean casserole, one tablespoon and one tablespoon yams 

I was laughing because I was unable to get the food down. Janet my NUT had told me you better eat it and enjoy it you have worked hard Katie. 

Well I did eat it and enjoyed every bite of it, I savored the food and listened to my sleeve. 

Well when I was done I was done I finished everything but the yams. My dog enjoyed them...  

Anyway after that was the scary part for me dessert, I used to have a huge sweet tooth and since I had my sleeve my sweet tooth had gone away. But I wanted to enjoy the Low Carb Pumpkin pie I made. I was given permission to have a taste of what I wanted. I did that and I was ok. 

Also it was my parents anniversary and my dear friend Lisa Berman of Bites, Sweets and Treats made my parents this incredible cake. Lisa's brother Andrew is a dear friend of mine from college Bites, Sweets and Treats, she runs with her Aunt Judy. 

I had asked Lisa to make something special for my parents as we had a tough year, I included her link as she is super talented. 

She makes these wonderful custom cakes! All in all a good day