Cate's Diary

Oh, LaMa- you are so spot on! Thanks for your continued support & friendship.
Thank you, Petal. I stuck to what I said I was going to eat & not drink today & feel really good. I have had a good day. I felt really lazy as it was raining all day, but I made myself get on my stationary bike & did 5 km. That's better than nothing. It was cold & miserable today, but I wasn't.
Cate- remember how being in control & eating well makes me feel!!!
 
Day 5-
No wine yesterday.
Kept under 1400 cals
Weighed this morning. Down .5 kg- 9.5 to go.
I am off to golf shortly.
Breakfast today yoghurt, fruit & almond meal
Lunch will be celery, carrot, tomato & a small amount of some smoked cheese plus a little yoghurt, fruit, almond meal & a mandarin.
Dinner will be Frittata.
The plan is to try to resist having a wine after golf.
Even though I know I will burn off more calories than I will eat I would love to try using my golf day as a really good dieting day. I am usually ravenous. I have some nuts in my golf bag & I also have some beef jerky in my handbag as "emergency" food :)
My Winter golf pants are tight.
I am struggling to say something nice about myself so will have to really work on that.
Today I am pushing myself to go to golf when I would rather stay at home. That's determination (or something....:) )
 
Yea - I do miss the yogurt! I think I will slip it back in here and there. Perhaps a coconut version. I'll throw in a little honey to raise a few eyebrows :)

Hope you had a good day at golf Cate.
 
cate said:
I am struggling to say something nice about myself so will have to really work on that.
Today I am pushing myself to go to golf when I would rather stay at home. That's determination (or something.
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Well, there´s another nice thing about you: you never give up.
 
Cate you come here and tell us all about your day and what you feel . That’s a great thing to do .
Well done on being down the .5 kg . A great achievement.
 
LaMaria said:
Well, there´s another nice thing about you: you never give up.
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This is true LaMa, thank you. I never give up!
Petal001 said:
Cate you come here and tell us all about your day and what you feel. That’s a great thing to do.
Well done on being down the .5 kg. A great achievement.
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Thanks, Petal. It does really help me I know, but sometimes I think it helps to put your own struggles into perspective when you realise everyone has them & we are in this together.
I had a very good day yesterday, diet-wise. I really felt like pulling out of golf halfway through my game but was encouraged to keep going. I felt really out of sorts, but am glad I persevered. I sat around with the women chatting afterwards & didn't even feel funny about not having a drink. My calories were way under for the day, but it was a bit of an experiment. When I got home G asked me if I felt like a nice glass of red wine & I had decided that I would. I sat with him & we shared the bottle & then we had a delicious frittata, absolutely loaded with veggies, followed by a small fruit platter. My calories for the day were under 1400.
This morning he cooked a big plate of veggies & I had lots with half a piece of leg ham & no toast. I may have soup out today as I'll be in town all day.
I feel a little bit more comfortable this morning in my skin. Playing 18 holes of golf makes a difference. I'll have to attach my Fitbit to my ankle I reckon as pushing a buggy around is not accurate. When I played at Oatlands I did 14000 steps & when I played yesterday I only just made 6000. I know our course is way longer than that & I didn't exactly play it up the middle. Ha! I wish!
Anyhow. I'm feeling pretty good. Love to all xoxo Cate
 
If it was only one small glass of wine I´m not worried about you still coming in under 1400 kcal but if you shared the bottle equally you underate by a LOT. It probably won´t harm you if you do it very occasionally but adding a high-calorie neurotoxin to your diet while reducing the other nutrients (which your body needs more of to break down that alcohol) to make up for the calories should not become a habit. I know you know that but I still want to stress it for anyone reading this who may not be not as firmly used to diets.
 
Good morning all . Cate good to check in and see you had a good day too .
Good idea to put fit bit on your ankle .

Your food choices sound good . I’m trying to decide if I should follow a specific diet or count calories but right now I’m eating fresh healthy options and I’m being tight on my carbs . I will keep going see how I get on .
 
nomorecomebacks said:
Glad you are felling pretty good Cate. I can almost taste that glass of wine.
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Thanks, Dave. I am feeling much better & I know it is because I am eating healthier.
LaMaria said:
If it was only one small glass of wine I´m not worried about you still coming in under 1400 kcal but if you shared the bottle equally you underate by a LOT. It probably won´t harm you if you do it very occasionally but adding a high-calorie neurotoxin to your diet while reducing the other nutrients (which your body needs more of to break down that alcohol) to make up for the calories should not become a habit. I know you know that but I still want to stress it for anyone reading this who may not be not as firmly used to diets.
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LaMa, I ate really well & it was a considered decision. I am drinking a lot less than I normally do & I am gradually reducing my intake. I am sorry if we may disagree on something as I usually agree with you on almost everything, but I can't see my sharing a good quality red wine with my husband as "adding a high-calorie neurotoxin". It is a part of our shared life that we both enjoy & we are both cutting down our wine consumption. We are not binge drinkers & our basic "diet" is very healthy- much healthier than most people's.
Petal001 said:
Good morning all . Cate good to check in and see you had a good day too .
Good idea to put fit bit on your ankle .

Your food choices sound good . I’m trying to decide if I should follow a specific diet or count calories but right now I’m eating fresh healthy options and I’m being tight on my carbs . I will keep going see how I get on .
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Hi, Petal. I think it's best to work out what works well for you. Eating fresh healthy options sounds good to me. If you can get away with not counting calories then you will be doing well. Starchy carbs are not my friend & I also need to have some protein with each meal.
Calories for today, just under 1400.
 
:) We certainly don´t need to agree on everything :p Here, though, we do. As long as it´s a well-considered decision there´s nothing wrong with a bit of alcohol every now and then. You really have reduced the frequency by a lot over the past couple of years!
 
cate said:
Hi, Petal. I think it's best to work out what works well for you. Eating fresh healthy options sounds good to me. If you can get away with not counting calories then you will be doing well. Starchy carbs are not my friend & I also need to have some protein with each meal.
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Cate yes I think I will try it and see how I get on . Agreed with the starchy carbs , rice and pasta are definitely not for me unless I have my healthy lasagna where I only maybe have about 1 sheet in my portion.
I eat a high protein yoghurt st breakfast and usually ham or chicken or eggs at some point .
Actually I might have an omelette tonight !
 
LaMaria said:
:) We certainly don´t need to agree on everything :p Here, though, we do. As long as it´s a well-considered decision there´s nothing wrong with a bit of alcohol every now and then. You really have reduced the frequency by a lot over the past couple of years!
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We do on most things though :) Alcohol should definitely be a well-considered decision at any time, rather than a habit. My 1400 calories a day seems to be a lot as I don't eat really high-calorie food. I have been having a small number of nuts with my fruit in the evening to bump them up to just under 1400. Obviously, my "dieting" brain has been switched back on. I really needed to read back over my old diet plan & all the tips I was given when I got to my goal weight on a regular basis, rather than thinking I had this maintenance caper!
Petal001 said:
Cate yes I think I will try it and see how I get on. Agreed with the starchy carbs , rice and pasta are definitely not for me unless I have my healthy lasagna where I only maybe have about 1 sheet in my portion.
I eat a high protein yoghurt at breakfast and usually ham or chicken or eggs at some point.
Actually, I might have an omelette tonight!
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I love omelettes. The main thing for me is not having starchy carbs for breakfast & just limiting them at other times. I love one dish meals & your lasagne sounds good, loaded with veggies.

We are going away for a couple of days this morning. G is playing pool again all weekend & we are staying in the hotel our son works at. It is really close to the venue so I can go backwards & forwards as I please. I'm going to try to do some shopping. My Winter clothes are too tight & I feel uncomfortable & self-conscious. I need to buy just one long-sleeved shirt that will be ok for now & still ok when I lose this weight. I have a picture in mind of what I want, which almost makes it harder to find. I'm thinking a loose shirt. I would love a dark green light cord shirt. I need one to have in the car all times to toss on if someone hugs me with perfume on or I get horrible room deodoriser all over me. My sister said she always has one handy & it has saved her when she hasn't been able to go straight home. I don't care if anyone stares at me with a mask on shopping in Hobart as they don't know me.
I'll check in while I'm away.
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
cate said:
My 1400 calories a day seems to be a lot as I don't eat really high-calorie food. I have been having a small number of nuts with my fruit in the evening to bump them up to just under 1400.
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Weird how that goes, isn´t it? It´s a thing I often heard at WW, too. First week people think their points are way low, then after a couple of weeks when they´ve thrown out all the "unhealthy" stuff they suddenly complain they can´t eat all their points and, never ate so much before and surely they´ll gain weight this way?! It used to be one of my pitfalls, too: not getting to my calorie goal because I only wanted to eat healthy, low-histamine food while motivated, then losing motivation very quickly because of constant undereating. Nuts are a great solution. Healthy and easy to measure.
 
Cate have a fantastic weekend . Sounds lovely . Good luck with the shopping . I desperately need some summer clothes that fit bit making do like you with one or 2 things . I’m hoping as each week goes on with being health and walking I will slowly manage to get into a few more soon.
LaMa I did ww too for a while . I was always thinking in points . But I used to save my points for bad food .
 
Hi, LaMa, Petal & anyone else reading my diary. I had a lovely evening on Friday & then thinking that I would be ok shopping without a mask did so..... Big mistake. I wandered around in a brain fog for a couple of hours & then staggered back to the venue. I cancelled lunch with R & C( his gf) & crawled under the doona for a few hours. I got a message from R saying that he was cooking lunch & that C could come & pick me up, which she did. We had a lovely veggie, bacon & chorizo omelette, home-made herbal tea & then they drove me back & I watched G play pool until 10'ish.
I slept really well & am staying in our room until checkout when I'm meeting R&C at the farmers' market.
It's going to be a long day again, but I'm going to drive home tonight & then stay home tomorrow.
I looked at diaries yesterday but didn't feel well enough to comment. I'm looking forward to going home.
 
I´m sorry that happened, Cate. I guess it always takes a while to really accept an unpleasant new reality. Glad you were still able to enjoy lunch though.
 
Awww Cate that’s a shame . Sounds like you enjoyed some of the trip . Think you better wear the mask .

Cate I’m up to the part of finding a diet coach in the Beck solution. Who did you use ? I feel awkward asking family . I have a great friend online who I talk to about everything and was thinking I might ask her
 
LaMaria said:
I´m sorry that happened, Cate. I guess it always takes a while to really accept an unpleasant new reality. Glad you were still able to enjoy lunch though.
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Thank you, LaMa . It will take me time to adjust & I need to find that confidence to get used to wearing a mask. I have never liked standing out.
I had a lovely day yesterday. I met with R & C & R's 2 housemates at the market & had a coffee with them while they had breakfast. I did some food shopping & then we went to watch G play pool. After it all finished we dropped R off at C's & I drove all the way home. It took about 3 hours & we didn't get home until 9 pm & it was foggy most of the way. I am not a good passenger so prefer to be the driver. It was good to get home.

Petal001 said:
Awww Cate that’s a shame . Sounds like you enjoyed some of the trip . Think you better wear the mask .
Cate I’m up to the part of finding a diet coach in the Beck solution. Who did you use ? I feel awkward asking family . I have a great friend online who I talk to about everything and was thinking I might ask her
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Thanks, Petal. Overall it was quite a good weekend. I just have to get used to wearing a mask & I think to do that I have to attach a band to the back, so I don't have gremlin ears!
I didn't buy the Beck book until I had actually lost almost all of the 36 kg back in 2007 but have read it at least 20 times since. I have always used my diary as my "diet coach" I think. My diary is my therapy. It's lots of things really. If you think that I can help you I am happy to be your diet coach. I think we all probably are already xo C
After such a big weekend I slept until 9 am this morning. I feel good but still tired. G & I are having a day at home doing very little today. I'll weigh myself tomorrow.
 
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