The Further Adventures of Deluzy: Measure twice, cut once

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Before and After DS Weight-Loss Surgery

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Duodenal Switch and Related Sites

Some Thoughts on Weight-Loss Surgery (Highlights)

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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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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Measure twice, cut once

Ohforfuckssake.

In the midst of my fatigue and stress this semester, I booked a round-trip ticket from my home town to Anchorage for the May cruise to Alaska.

Only thing is, we're flying into Anchorage but disembarking in Vancouver, BC. As in, I'll be flying home out of Vancouver, not Anchorage.

Man, I don't even want to think how much this change is going to cost me. And I'm not going to deal with it until I get my April paycheck!

(Thank god I'm reviewing my travel documents in advance.)

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Bleah! I've done the same thing more times than I want to remember. You're not alone. What's the old saying? "The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get." Festina lente, babe.

*S*

Posted by:*S* | Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 02:53 PM

In addition to checking what the change fee would be, also check into a 1-way ticket from Vancouver to Anchorage. It might be less expensive than changing the other one.

--BT

Posted by:Blackthorne | Friday, April 04, 2008 at 10:34 PM