The holiday season - torture time

As a kidney patient on dialysis this is my 1st time "celebrating" the holiday season while on dialysis. Being on dialysis is about control and resisting temptation esp on food and fluid, if you read my other posts you will know i am a food addict. Now the question becomes do i avoid my frriends and family invites to their homes ????? The major activity in such gatherings is to eat and be merry but i am not able to eat and drink freely amd my resistance to these temptations is very weak !!! I also do not want to dampen anybody joy with my sickness but i must try .