Ni Hao from China!

I've been in China since last Tuesday, with another week (or more?) to go. I was really nervous about being able to handle this surgery in a new country with new foods and new social/cultural issues. So far, I figure I've been successful. I had to have a talk with my host (I'm in China for business) and tell him I am on a "diet" and I can't eat certain things or a lot of anything. I didn't share about my surgery because I haven't shared that with my home office in the U.S.! I think the hardest things are the same as if I didn't have WLS--trying new, icky (to us in the U.S.) foods. Chinese meat is usually like chunks of chicken or pork or fish with the bones and everything. People just chew around the bones and spit everything back out on their plates (which is also a little gross!). Then there is the eels, frogs, turtles and other "delicacies" on the table! I've done pretty good for the most part, although I've had some stomach issues the last few days--maybe from eating fresh fruit? Anyway, just wanted to leave a quick note here about how it's going. :)