Friends over for dinner..
I had a bunch of friends over for dinner tonight. It was really a great time. I ordered take out from Buca di Peppo Itallian restraunt. For anyone who hasn't been there, all of their food comes family style. We got a big tray of Spagetti, Chicken Parmesean, Chicken Marsala, Garlic Mashed Potatos, and Garlic Cheese Bread. For dessert, we got a Snickers cake from Byerly's grocery store. It was all delicious and a great time, especially since I'd decided to put this on the night before and was able to round up 10 friends to come over for a dinner party on such short notice!
I think a big reason I decided to do it was because I started thinking about how different things might be after the Gastric Bypass surgery, and I wanted to have one "last" dinner party before my surgery. I guess for me it is a kind of closure to the way I have been living my life up until this point.
My friend Marty, who had the Gastric Bypass surgery himself 3 years ago, tells me I'm being a little rediculous (though he admits he did the same kinds of things before he had his surgery), and that even though life is going to be different, its not going to be "limited" in the ways that I assume. I can accept that, after all, I see him on a daily basis(we're roommates) and the way that this surgery has changed his life. He was, after all, at the dinner party I hosted, and he enjoyed himself just as much as everyone else. That is very helpful to see, it is a good reminder that having WLS is the right choice. I need those reminders, because no matter how much I know it, and I'm ready for the surgery, I'm still a little worried and stressed out about it. (it is a major surgery after all)
Another thing I realized after tonight was that all this importance I have put on food and eating in my life, is really quite silly. The best part of the evening was hanging out with friends, talking and laughing and just enjoying life. The food was secondary. My attitude really has been changing quite a bit, tonight was one of the first nights where it was glaringly obvious. Though there was a ton of food, from one of my favorite places, I didn't even have the urge to over do it and pig out.
I am definitely ready.
I think a big reason I decided to do it was because I started thinking about how different things might be after the Gastric Bypass surgery, and I wanted to have one "last" dinner party before my surgery. I guess for me it is a kind of closure to the way I have been living my life up until this point.
My friend Marty, who had the Gastric Bypass surgery himself 3 years ago, tells me I'm being a little rediculous (though he admits he did the same kinds of things before he had his surgery), and that even though life is going to be different, its not going to be "limited" in the ways that I assume. I can accept that, after all, I see him on a daily basis(we're roommates) and the way that this surgery has changed his life. He was, after all, at the dinner party I hosted, and he enjoyed himself just as much as everyone else. That is very helpful to see, it is a good reminder that having WLS is the right choice. I need those reminders, because no matter how much I know it, and I'm ready for the surgery, I'm still a little worried and stressed out about it. (it is a major surgery after all)
Another thing I realized after tonight was that all this importance I have put on food and eating in my life, is really quite silly. The best part of the evening was hanging out with friends, talking and laughing and just enjoying life. The food was secondary. My attitude really has been changing quite a bit, tonight was one of the first nights where it was glaringly obvious. Though there was a ton of food, from one of my favorite places, I didn't even have the urge to over do it and pig out.
I am definitely ready.
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