The Further Adventures of Deluzy: Fantasy

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Before and After DS Weight-Loss Surgery

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Health and Wellness

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

Products I Like

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.
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.
Perfectly Sweet
Expensive but excellent source for sugar-free and no-sugar-added bakery and candy items.
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.

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Fantasy

I've been having dreams about running in the past few months, and I think they're about -- well, running.

(As Freud is supposed to have said [but probably didn't], "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.")

That is, I think my dreams really are about how, somewhere in the back of my head, I'm kindofsortofmaybealittlebit thinking about giving running a try. Good god, who'd have thunk?

I wouldn't want to race into it or anything (pardon the pun), and I wouldn't want to commit myself to anything. In fact, I'm thinking about thinking about it some more. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.

But here's a good link to a program that folks swear by -- Couch to 5K.

Time will tell.

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Sounds intriguing and I wish you luck. I can actually see where it might be kinda fun, although I tend to be of my grandfather's school which said "don't run unless someone is chasing you". I had a great 5 mile walk last Thursday and was totally - and ungraciously - chuffed, as my walking mate, who is a regular walker, was out of puff half way through, while I had no problems at all. Now, my legs are about 12" longer than hers and she has a sinus infection, so that is really, really petty of me. But what a difference a year makes!

*S*

Posted by:*S* | Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 07:43 PM