If your family knows about your WLS then they should understand. If they don't know just mess the food on your plate or tell them.

At the Jewish New Year dinner this year the woman sitting next to me asked where all my food was because I had just a small amount on my plate. My husband told her I had plenty of food. It is no one's business. You can say I am trying to control my eating and intake.

Have wonderful holiday and I am happy your family is safe.

just mess the food on your plate.

You can say I am trying to control my eating and intake.

Have wonderful holiday and I am happy your family is safe.

Thanks dylanmiles23. As I was reading your response a picture of my 21 month old granddaughter popped into my head. When she is finished eating she begins playing with her food :-)

Thanks for the sentiment about my family. As I move forward through the holiday season I will concentrate on the fact that they are safe and not on the temptation of food.

it was hard but this is what I ate: the tur part of turducken, honey baked ham, sweet potatoes, homemade mac n cheese, green beans, gumbo and some of nephew Darren's peach crack [i mean cobbler]. Actually, I think I manged to get one bite of each item for Thanksgiving dinner and the other bite for Black Friday lunch.