Cate's Diary
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Cate
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Some organic apples, lemons & blueberry jam from a guy I know from Tai Chi,
2 old tins, including a tea tin. I love tins & trunks!
A veggie brush & a dish brush(bamboo).
An organic butternut pumpkin, a cauliflower, carrots, green beans & free-range eggs from someone else.
A 10 kg bag of Dutch Cream potatoes from another stall.
A Chinese camphor trunk in really good nick, that has been restored (lined with new timber). I do not need this at all. I have so many old trunks. It may end up being a gift. Maybe....
I think that covers it.
The day was lovely & I caught up briefly with a few people, so don't feel like such a hermit. I came home very tired though & may just have a little nap as I plan on staying up to watch Le Tour de France tonight.
Had yoghurt & fruit for breakfast, avocado & tuna on oat toast for lunch, an apple & a mandarin, followed by some dried organic cranberries, 2 squares of sugar-free dark chocolate & some GF liquorice. I felt like eating tons of chocolate, so while I did eat sweets, I managed to limit it. It's because I'm feeling so tired. OK- nap time!
Dinner tonight will be grilled salmon & veggies.
Cate
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It was a lovely day thanks, LaMa xoSounds like a lovely day! Also delicious
I actually had a slack day yesterday, Marsia, so it will have to count it as my allowed day off. I do find it really hard to move more when it's really cold, but that is when I really should. Brr!
Thanks, Petal. I couldn't stay awake for anything, unfortunately. I was glad to see that Kyrgios was beaten. He's so arrogant & unlikeable. I couldn't believe it when he was giving Nadal advice. Was ambivalent about the English win, happy about the Croatian win, impressed by the young Colombian in the tour, disappointed that Richie Porte was held up, but happy that he didn't crash. He's from Tassie, so we have a special interest in him doing well. He seems lovely.
Our older son, won the associations' 8-ball singles title last night, after a marathon playoff that went on until after midnight. We didn't go as it was going to be freezing and very late. I'm glad he won as he has been runner-up lots of times.
I weighed myself this morning & am back to X!
I found this really disheartening, but will try to remind myself that 8 days ago I was a kg heavier. I'll weigh again tomorrow morning & adjust my signature if it sticks. It is only 5.5oC here today(feels like -.5 according to the weather report). There's lots of snow on the mountains! I just had a big spider drop down from the ceiling onto my arm. I flicked it away, but then it was on my shoulder & then on my other arm & I almost flung my laptop onto the ground. Yikes! It was only a Huntsman, but it freaked me out. I can cope with spiders these days, but not when they are crawling all over me & HUGE!
I'm going to go do the dishes & then get on my bike. Bye, for now, xo Cate
Cate
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I´m fine with spiders. But they are not allowed to touch me. I really don´t like to be touched by any animals or even people unless consent is negotiated beforehand
Thanks for making me smile LaMa & Marsia. Regaining that 1 kg had too much of an effect on my mood today. If I hadn't weighed I would have done much more exercise as I would have felt more positive. I know it makes no sense, but that's how it seems to work with me.
I went for a walk.
I gathered some wood.
I did little else.
Hi Cate, I meant to write to you about the extra kg gained back. I struggle with even staying the same weight and it being an excuse for my ego to say, "what's the use, this is not working, just comfort yourself with a little of this fattening food here. Oh, and why bother exercising?"
I tend to fluctuate 1-3 pounds naturally when dieting. So I think of a pound lost as the new low weight to stabilize toward. I usually lose a pound and then gain it back and try to stay really conscious that this is normal and not to get discouraged, and then I work extra hard to eat extra healthy and exercise a normal amount so that the pound comes off permanently. I think of it as punching through the barrier of the old weight by losing a little and then working at maintaining that weight loss permanently. Like yesterday I planned to move furniture back in to our remodeled part of the house as my exercise, which may have helped stabilize my recent weight loss, but instead we went to the city and ate fattening, salty Filipino food and went to an improv show. It was also almost 100 degrees, so I drank a ton of water, so the pound I gained back yesterday could be part water weight, too.
So I really try to think of the first time I reach a new low weight as just the punching through of the old plateau and then work hard to keep the weight loss in the next days after that. I really focus on it as a positive sign that I lost the pound, but I don't count on it staying off until I have weighed the new weight for 3 or 4 days in a row. So I hope you don't give in to the discouragement - it's a very positive thing that you did drop a kg, and I bet it means that when you go back to your normal routine or a slightly more rigorous routine, you can keep it off permanently!
I just looked up water retention, and found a good paleo-inspired article on it, and it says that water retention can be caused by elevated cortisol levels, among other things. "All kinds of things can raise cortisol levels, including calorie restriction and strenuous exercise – the exact behaviors that most people turn to for weight loss. Sleep deprivation or psychological stress will also do the trick (https://paleoleap.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-water-weight/ ). So we have to be careful not to stress about slight weight gains and cause further water weight gain that freaks us out even more!!
I tend to fluctuate 1-3 pounds naturally when dieting. So I think of a pound lost as the new low weight to stabilize toward. I usually lose a pound and then gain it back and try to stay really conscious that this is normal and not to get discouraged, and then I work extra hard to eat extra healthy and exercise a normal amount so that the pound comes off permanently. I think of it as punching through the barrier of the old weight by losing a little and then working at maintaining that weight loss permanently. Like yesterday I planned to move furniture back in to our remodeled part of the house as my exercise, which may have helped stabilize my recent weight loss, but instead we went to the city and ate fattening, salty Filipino food and went to an improv show. It was also almost 100 degrees, so I drank a ton of water, so the pound I gained back yesterday could be part water weight, too.
So I really try to think of the first time I reach a new low weight as just the punching through of the old plateau and then work hard to keep the weight loss in the next days after that. I really focus on it as a positive sign that I lost the pound, but I don't count on it staying off until I have weighed the new weight for 3 or 4 days in a row. So I hope you don't give in to the discouragement - it's a very positive thing that you did drop a kg, and I bet it means that when you go back to your normal routine or a slightly more rigorous routine, you can keep it off permanently!
I just looked up water retention, and found a good paleo-inspired article on it, and it says that water retention can be caused by elevated cortisol levels, among other things. "All kinds of things can raise cortisol levels, including calorie restriction and strenuous exercise – the exact behaviors that most people turn to for weight loss. Sleep deprivation or psychological stress will also do the trick (https://paleoleap.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-water-weight/ ). So we have to be careful not to stress about slight weight gains and cause further water weight gain that freaks us out even more!!
Cate
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Thanks, Petal & Marsia.
This week I am aiming at getting that kg off & keeping it off & being positive that I can do it!
I like the idea of that. It was silly of me to put it in my diary until I had established that it would hold. I didn't weigh this morning to make sure I was not even more discouraged. Thank you, Marsia for looking that up for me. That's sweet of you xo
This week I am aiming at getting that kg off & keeping it off & being positive that I can do it!
Hi Cate!!
I'd like to say I will catch up on your diary but I think that's a bit of a daunting task haha. I'll just duck in from now I guess!!
Weight loss is pretty weird. I was really good the whole last month, my average was 1600cals a day, and the first 3 weeks I lost 100g a week then gained 100g... and then lost a whole kg the last week. It was a pretty good reminder to me to stick to my plan even if the results aren't there right away. You know your body and what works! Show that kg who's boss! Maybe you have a whoosh coming too
I'd like to say I will catch up on your diary but I think that's a bit of a daunting task haha. I'll just duck in from now I guess!!
Weight loss is pretty weird. I was really good the whole last month, my average was 1600cals a day, and the first 3 weeks I lost 100g a week then gained 100g... and then lost a whole kg the last week. It was a pretty good reminder to me to stick to my plan even if the results aren't there right away. You know your body and what works! Show that kg who's boss! Maybe you have a whoosh coming too
Cate
Long term member
Thanks, LaMa. I left my phone at home today & am only home now for about 20 minutes & way too tired to comment on any diaries I'm sorry. It's probably a good idea I'm going out with G as I would be very tempted by the pantry demons! We're having dinner out, but I can come home afterwards & leave him there for 8-ball if I want. I'll see how I go.
I may not have time in the morning either as I plan on playing golf tomorrow xo C
I may not have time in the morning either as I plan on playing golf tomorrow xo C