The Further Adventures of Deluzy: Fat phobia and self-hatred

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The Google 15
An excellent weight-tracking tool that keeps track of your moving weight average over time so that no single weigh-in is a cause for ecstacy or despair.
Understanding Your Tests
A good preliminary resource for understanding your lab work (though of course it's no substitution for discussing results with your doctor)
FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal
An essential tool for me during my first 6 post-op months -- and a good reality check for anyone keeping track of daily food intake (e.g., calories, fats, carbohydrates, etc.) and activity levels
Gmaps Pedometer
A wonderful tool that allows one to map exercise routes and calculate miles covered and calories burned

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Low Carb Corner
As near as I can tell, this site sells nothing but two kinds of breakfast cereal -- but as one who's avoided cereal since my DS surgery because it contains virtually no protein and far too many carbs, Protein Crunch is a wonderful option (i.e., 27 grams protein, 2 net grams carbs). It's horrifyingly expensive but for WLS cereal lovers, it's worth the occasional splurge.
Perfectly Sweet
Expensive but excellent source for sugar-free and no-sugar-added bakery and candy items.
Pure Protein RTD shakes
At an average of 35 grams of protein, 3 grams of carbs, and 160 calories, these ready-to-drink shakes work for me because I can chill them, grab them, pack them, and go. Available from a variety of online sources or at GNC stores.
Spanx
A line of comfortable foundation garments (and even easy-to-pack clothing) that comes in handy post-op to corrale that wayward, formerly obese flesh and make you feel comfortable. Available online, at Lane Bryant in larger sizes, at Nordstrom in smaller sizes, and sometimes at outlets for less.

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Friday, September 08, 2006

Fat phobia and self-hatred

Check out this post by Kimmer, a phenomally successful DS patient who has her head screwed on straight and whom I admire so much. It's on the rampant self-hatred one often sees on the part of formerly fat WLS patients, and she nails the issues on the head.

Labels: Head-trips

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It's a nice article and I wholly support the sentiments. *S*

Posted by: Anonymous | Friday, September 08, 2006 at 12:04 PM

I'm glad to see the person who commented here is *S*! I'm interested to see how much she turns out like me after her surgery. There are a few of us who hated our fat but never ourselves. If you have a big ego before surgery, you'll be completely insufferable afterward!

Posted by: Dagny | Saturday, September 09, 2006 at 01:27 AM