I didn't see anything regarding this so I thought I would start a new thread.
I hope others will share what and how they handled special occasions like all of the holiday parties we will be attending in the next month or so.
As I had mentioned last week, I have always avoided going to parties as a "fattie" because I was freaked out by the array of "forbidding" foods and the thought that total strangers would see me "eating" and actually enjoying it. I think that was self-recrimination and feeling guilty and ashamed about being obese.
Well, this past Saturday I went to my first non-family holiday party in decades. I have made excuses in the past. Some were legit and some were bare-faced lies. I was absolutely nervous about this one but I went to our church's annual Christmas party. I wore a really pretty outfit that was comfortable. I ate what I usually eat for a meal. No more or less. This was professionally catered. The dessert table was so beautiful. There was towers and towers of cookies, miniature cakes, and all kinds of cakes galore!
I ate a couple of raw vegetables for the hors doeuvres, I had two pieces of lean meat, 1 c. of mashed potatoes, green beans. I chose three cookies for my dessert. I had 1/2 glass wine and two glasses of ice water. I finished off the night with a can of diet soda.
My husband has said that he noticed lately that I seem to be more peaceful regarding food.
I did it. I faced my worst nightmare and I didn't deviate from my food plan (WW Flex Points Plan). I wasn't stuffed and I didn't go home and "sneak eat" either. I went home and took two tylenols and went to bed.
Woo Hooo!