{"id":5162,"date":"2018-10-19T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2018-10-16T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T18:46:30","slug":"walking-with-peety-the-dog-who-saved-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2018\/10\/walking-with-peety-the-dog-who-saved-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking with Peety: The Dog Who Saved My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Eric O\u2019Grey with Mark Dagostino<\/strong> – Grand Central Publishing, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you know a yo-yo dieter looking for inspiration, maybe a couch potato who needs a nudge in the right direction? Eric O\u2019Grey was in his early 50s, depressed and in a rut. His diets never panned out and he was easily 150 pounds overweight, spending a fortune on prescriptions to control his blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. And then a new doctor prescribed a trip to the dog shelter. There he chose obese, middle-aged Peety, and everything changed. Slowly, due to daily walks, the duo began to take off weight and put on energy. Their bond inspired Eric to finally commit to a radical diet to be deserving of Peety\u2019s love. This is a charming success story that sweetly poses the question: who really rescued whom?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you know a yo-yo dieter looking for inspiration, maybe a couch potato who needs a nudge in the right direction? Eric O\u2019Grey was in his early 50s, depressed and in a rut.<\/p>\n

Read more Walking with Peety: The Dog Who Saved My Life<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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