Originally published November 28, 2008

When I met with the surgeon we talked about how some folks go out and have that last big meal before the surgery just stuffing themselves. He said folks that do that aren’t ready for the surgery. And he’s right. I made a comment about trying to do all this through the holidays, with the big meals and all. His response was basically get used to it.

It’s Thanksgiving today. Or course I ate more than I should have…  but I didn’t eat as much as I “would have”. I had small portions of a lot of different things. Some turkey of course, and stuffing. And what’s stuffing without mashed potatoes, and of course gravy. Oh… and can’t forget the green bean casserole, some squash (we didn’t have sweet potatoes) and some of the bread I baked. Then later, a small piece of the pumpkin pie I made, and a bit of my sister’s apple pie. Only thing I had seconds on was the turkey. Like I said, more than I should have… but less than I would have if had not started down the road I’m currently on. Small steps, right?