The Further Adventures of Deluzy: Buh-bye, AT&T!

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Caveat Lector

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

Pay It Back/Forward

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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Monday, May 19, 2008

Buh-bye, AT&T!

As of June 5 (my first day back from Alaska), we're switching to Comcast sometime between 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. They're coming to the house to lay the line and hook up my desktop. My husband can handle reconfiguring the wireless router for his computer upstairs and the assorted laptops.

Done deal.

I've already set up a new, non-provider-specific email account through G-Mail. Unfortunately, the email address I've had for 10 years with have to be retired with AT&T.

It's worth the initial expense and the hassle of transition -- if it only works! Because -- have I mentioned? -- I'm sick of this shit ...

I'm now going offline until AT&T decides to repair our line -- and in two weeks they'll be history, bay-bee. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Posted at 06:29 PM in Web/Tech | Permalink

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Right on. Yay!!! You'll be so much happier. Now sometimes the router goes out, you just pull the power cord for 10 seconds, put it back in (power cycle), and it reboots itself. It's done that maybe 1/2 a dozen times in 27 months. The only time I had to call them for tech support was to hook up my Outlook (duh), which they did over the phone.

Watch my cable go out, now. LOL

Good deal, man!!!

xo,

Jules

Posted by:sparkly_jules | Monday, May 19, 2008 at 11:26 PM