The Further Adventures of Deluzy: Crawling toward the finish line

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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.

More (and Less) About Me

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Crawling toward the finish line

Five more class projects to grade and record -- tomorrow. First pass at assigning all semester grades strictly according to GPA -- tomorrow. Let sit -- overnight. Final tweaking of grades with a dose of compassion -- Friday morning. File electronically, my husband calling out the grades for me to enter -- by Friday at noon

Collapse.

Except no, don't. The department graduation is Friday night at 6 p.m.

After that, I can collapse.

Except no, I can't. I have to run around on Saturday and prepare for the 7-day cruise to Alaska plus the 2-day stay in Vancouver afterward. Buy toiletries, get nails done, slap color on the hair, pack. Shop for groceries so that my husband can stay well-fed while I'm gone.

After that, I can collapse. On the plane to Anchorage, or on the train from Anchorage to Whittier the next day. Or, better yet, on the ship itself.

This is going to be one well-earned vacation, I have to say. I'm frickin' exhausted.

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