I do not have a long post-op diet plan. I quit smoking 3 weeks ago and have gained 10lbs. God knows how fast we can all put weight on, and I have just been eating with abandon. You are also not the only ones to avoid family gatherings and cameras. I always dread them - but I push myself to go because the bottom line is they are my family. Make sure you go to see them in December. Your family loves you and wants to see you and your daughter no matter what you weigh!!

Hi Rox, Thank you for the note. Congratulations on the progress with quitting smoking. I sure do know what you mean by eating with wild abandon. I seem to be taking it minute by minute, hour by hour.

Some people go through a food funeral....I did it and was very happy I did...I ate things that I knew I would never eat again.....That is why it was a funeral....

Everything you said I have felt...2 Years ago I visited my daughter and had to fly...My hubby quietly asked the stewardess for an extension for the belt...she gave him one and looked at me...That is where everything started to go wrong.....She treated me like dirt the entire 5 hours.....I was so uncomfortable in the seat it was unbelievable .....I will never forget the looks on peoples faces when they looked at me......I know they were thinking that I was.....@#$%^&*%^$#$.....

And that was how I felt about myself too......I hate the laughing and finger pointing and the jokes I endured.....

Now 9 months out...I am acceptably fat...No one even notices me anywhere I go..that is exactly how I like it.......

I hope like you in 3 years I will be still on board working with my wonderful tool...And still going forward and loving life....

Thank you so much for your post!

Oh my gosh, thank you for sharing your story. I have had those traveling experiences too. I hope they will be a thing of the past for both of us.