The Further Adventures of Deluzy: Puppy love

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Before and After DS Weight-Loss Surgery

A few snapshots of Then and Now

Duodenal Switch and Related Sites

Some Thoughts on Weight-Loss Surgery (Highlights)

WLS Blogs I Read Regularly

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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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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Puppy love

My friend D and his partner J lost their longtime beloved dog Babar last Thursday (he lived a long and happy life with his humans), and they're affirming their love of dogs and of life by acquiring a couple of new companions.

Puggle Recue dogs, one a 3-month old puggle (pictured, left),whom they've named Celeste (Babar's wife in the Babar storybooks), the other a miniature Doberman who's 7 weeks old. ("I don't like Dobermans," D observed in resignation, "And I don't like miniatures. Oh well. They need homes.")

Dog Central.

I'm going up to visit the new members of the household this afternoon, and I'll try to get a photo of the Doberman. Apparently he's absolutely tiny, bouces off the walls, and reminds D of a flea in his tendency to jump around.

This should be amusing.

Posted at 01:26 PM in Animals | Permalink