Cate's Diary

Sons!!
Went to bed at 9.50. I was so tired. My LH watched the cricket until about 10'ish & I didn't get to sleep until about 10.40'ish. The phone rang at 10.55 & my LH answered it in his sleep & then handed it over to me. It was our YS on his way to the aiport & he realised he had not applied for a visa to Egypt. I was still asleep really & didn't offer to go look anything up for him on the internet. I just told him he'd be right & to keep moving to Heathrow & to check it out when he got there. I said he might be able to organise it at the airport or when he got to Cairo but if he had a chance along the way to look it up. He admitted he was in an internet cafe at the time so then said he would look it up & print out the info. "OK, good idea, 'night mate. Don't worry. Good luck"I said to him & he replied "Next time I talk to you it might be from a jail in Cairo." To which I laughed & then said goodbye & went back to bed & then lay awake for hours!!
Aarrgghhhhh. Boys!!!!!! Sons!!!!!!
This morning after getting my grandson off to school I looked up the info & you can get a visa in Cairo at the airport when you arrive. Yes!! He hasn't been on Facebook this morning so i am assuming(dangerous) that he is there & has arranged his visa. Touch wood!
It is teeming down with rain at the moment. Bucketing down! No walks today. I have quite a few things I have to do for other people today & I don't feel like going anywhere. Bugger!
My MIL usually walks down the street on Friday afternoons to have her haircut so I would be doing her a big favour if I went in then & took her down the street & then home again. I'll try psyching myself into it. Weights will help. I feel pooped as I had such a bad night's sleep but once I get on the bike & then do my weights I'm usually feeling more energetic & positive.
I also have to go out for dinner tonight. I hope the rain has stopped by then.
Dishes time- I have a mountain of them this morning.
Cheers, Cate
PS Just got this email-
"I am in Cairo, All is Well
Hope you slept ok
sorry to put you through the worry
Love ya heaps, R...."
 
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A nice thought but we've usually already been put through the worry when we find out we didn't need to worry! I'm sure I'll be facing the same stuff in a couple of months. Hope the prisons in Zagreb are comfy (a nice thought!).

We've had quite a lot of rain this week too - not so much heavy, as just continuous drizzling. Makes it hard for all the kids at school - they get ants in their pants and need to get out and run off some energy, and during a lot of breaks they can't.

Have a good weekend - I won't be about as we're away so will catch you next week.
 
Hi Cate!!! :D!!!....WOW!!!...You have been working super hard working out!!.I am so proud of yoU!!! That's AMAZING!!!...I'm glad that you got your mat and that you are making good use of it. Sounds like walking, weights, and the bike...is doing amazing things for your body and those inches lost. At the end of story though...even though the lbs do matter...they don't if you look and feel better than ever. I wouldn't stess out too much on a couple lbs gained....you doctor seems to be a wise woman & you don't eat junk so it's not that. :iagree:

...Glad your son isn't worrying you anymore and that he is safe!!...So many sleepless nights as a parent....Whew!!!...Glad I'm not there any time soon! hahah!! It's hard enough when I worry myself ..hahah!!!...one day...one day...!

...Thank you for stopping by and giving me wonderful words of inspiration always!!!..I love coming in here and getting the Most Amazing vibes ever!!...You are gold Cate!!!..A diamond in the rough!!!...:grouphug:!!!

...Do you and your grandson watch "Aladdin"?!?! From Walt Disney?!!?..."A diamond in the rough...." ...if not...he'd love it!!...I still love it...hahah! :D!...the kid in me!...We should always allow the kid in us to come out...that's the best part of having kids around...it's like we can finally be HAPPY and FREE through them...not a worry in the world! ;)!
 
Hi Cate,

Before Cohens would have eaten when stressed or worrying?? I know that some times to do this.... How about now, has the diet changed the way you think of food??

I think one of the hardest things to do with weight loss is to change how you see food!!
"Eat to Live not Live to Eat!" - Love that saying!!!
I am hoping that minimal food for so long will change how i feel about food!!

Hope every thing is going well for you cate, its funny to hear that your son phoned you about the visa!! My brother has been traveling and spent 18 months in Australia and is now in Ibiza, and as soon as there is a problem he phones me or my mum! There is very little we can do, but we are always his first point of call!!! lol

Have a good day cate!!
Jim
 
My diary- absent for a couple of days!
I can't quite explain why I haven't posted. I just felt like a mini break I think. I was pleased to see everyone offering one another support, which then enabled me to have a spell. Thank you. I feel quite refreshed & as you can probably see by my posts today already I'm back in action after being AWOL for the w/e.
Niyah- You will worry less about your son when he's away because there's not much point really. Our son has since posted that he should stop wasting so much energy stressing. The more you worry the more you worry & it changes nothing, except your own health & well-being. I hope you & your husband had a nice cuddly weekend away & you are both rested & relaxed. xoxo Cate
Alta- You are so sweet! I really mean that. I really enjoy reading your diary & am constantly amazed at your energy levels. I couldn't even imagine being that fit & energetic. Ahhh youth. I wouldn't want to return to being young again but that doesn't stop me really enjoying the friendships of younger people as well as older. I think you are a darling. I don't watch Aladdin with my grandson but we share lots of interests. He is so sweet as are our other grandkids. Catch up again soon my friend, xoxo Cate
Jim-
"Before Cohens would have eaten when stressed or worrying??"
Classic understatement. Ate when stressed, ate when upset, ate for comfort, and so on ad infinitum...
Now I eat to nourish my body. I eat for nutrition & good health. If I feel stressed I still think of stuffing my face but I don't. I stop myself. I don't want to go back to the biggest stress of all for me & that was not loving myself & feeling that it didn't matter whether I ate rubbish or not. I do not feel that way about myself any more. It has been a long process and it is a constant learning process. I still have to stop myself from thinking badly or negatively about things. I'm a long way from being perfect. There's no such thing anyway. I try to recognise the things that trigger my negative thoughts & to turn them around. Some days you just feel bad or flat or tired or whatever. They pass. If I have eaten healthily and especially now if I exercise I feel much better much faster.
Re: our son. I think I did him such a favour by not going to my computer to look up visas for Egypt. It is about time he learned to plan. That "fail to plan & you plan to fail" is such a good saying. I was really good & haven't actually said it to him but I think he is learning it for himself. He sent me another message saying stress is such a waste of energy. LOL!
I appreciated you wishing me a good day Jim. I didn't feel so good over the week-end. It was too hectic for me I'm afraid. When I pack too much into my days I suffer a little because of it. I'm learning but sometimes it's unavoidable. Thank you for thinking of me again. Cheers, cate.
My week-end-
Dinner Friday night- Was enjoyable because of the company but also mixed because of the company. Friends of ours seem to have a death wish. they are both very overweight & pigged out at the smorgasbord. They have also both taken up smoking again. I say nothing but they seem to resent me being slim & even resent me not piling my plate up high. I like them both & it's hard. They are both really sensitive. I don't like being made to feel like I'm doing the wrong thing because I'm eating healthily. I still ate things I wouldn't normally. It was a fund raising dinner for the golf club & my husband is Vice President so we feel obliged to go. Soup was canned tomato(ugh) or pumpkin, main courses were mostly casseroles, pasta dishes, curried sausages etc & all of the vegies were in cheese sauce, mashed potato, baked potato etc. No salads. I had a little baked potato so that I could eat dessert as per Cohen's maintenance guidelines. I enjoyed my dessert. Next day I felt really stodgy & bloated & yuk physically.
Sat- Spent the day in Launceston watching the 8-ball. I went for quite a few walks but it was a lousy wet & wintry day. It was very sociable though but we got home reasonably late. I ate Chinese for lunch & we had a meal plated up when we got home.
Sunday-
Our DIL had looked really sad when we picked our son up on Sat morning so I offered to look after the grandkids so that he could take her out for lunch. Apparently she had promised the older boy that she would take him somewhere on Sat but it was so wet & horrible that they didn't go & she had then promised him that they would go on Sunday instead. I suggested to our son that it might be nice for the 2 of them to go out with the older boy without the littlies for a change. This is what they did yesterday & we had the younguns from 10 in the morning until about 5pm. Then they stayed for about an hour or more & we shared a bottle of Henkell Trocken together & they went home.
I was really tired last night & went to bed early. Little kids are so full on. Our DIL seemed so bright & happy last night so it was well worth it. They had a delightful day apparently. We enjoyed it too.
Last night- I felt physically bad though. I think the week-end was just a bit too much for me. I didn't feel that I had looked after myself well. I hadn't done my weights, I hadn't gone for a healthy fresh walk and I had eaten ok but I felt bogged down. I felt lazy & lacking any oomph so I forced myself onto my exercise bike at 9pm & then did 2 sets of weights, max reps. Did one that I have been struggling with reasonably easily which felt great & then I had a cup of peppermint tea,fell asleep in my chair, woke up, kissed my husband good night & went to bed at 11pm & slept like a baby.
Today-
I woke up feeling really refreshed after a sound sleep. I have been to the loo & realised that Fridays food has been sitting in my stomach all week-end. No wonder I felt so sluggish & bad. Sorry if that's TMI. Stodgy food= sluggish Cate. My exercise last night means that I can fit my weights in easier with the things I need to do this week.
I ate yoghurt & apple for breakfast & my stomach is rumbling like crazy. I am going to actually experience hunger a little today just to re-adjust my thinking & my system. It's Cohen's 100% this week, but without weighing my food. I'll weigh myself on Friday. I haven't got into the habit yet & I'm used to weighing on Mondays. I didn't weigh this morning as I didn't think it would be very encouraging. I need to focus on being positive. The sun is shining & I should get outside & make the most of it.
Cheers for now, cate.
 
Sounds like your weekends are weeks are the opposite way round to mine! You have hectic weekends and then can catch up and chill out a bit in the week. At the moment my life runs in reverse order. I TRY and keep weekends low-key and unbusy, even avoiding going out a lot if possible. (Of course next week all that goes by the board!).

Anyway, enjoy being back on the old guidelines 100% for the week and "unstodging" your body. A bit of lower-carb, unfatty food, plenty of vegies and a bit of fresh fruit, and LOTS of water sure does wonders for the digestive system and the mind!
 
I feel so much better tonight. I had a salad for lunch, after yoghurt & apple for breakfast then chicken & vegies tonight, followed by yoghurt & fruit & a pot of herbal. Time for bed. Did 5km on my bike late afternoon. The sun had disappeared by the time I ate lunch so didn't get a walk in. I'm enjoying the bike though. Weights tomorrow- excellent!
Time for bed. We had an 8-ball meeting tonight. Very irritating. We do all the work for it & some of them argue & criticise & don't do anything constructive. We must be mad!
Goodnight folks, xo Cate
 
Cate - human beings are the same just about wherever you go. It doesn't seem to matter what the organisation or event, there's always someone who wants it done "their way" regardless of how much effort or work others do, and regardless of whether they are prepared to put anything into it or not. There's always also those depressing people who are full of criticism of what has been done and how poor it was etc etc etc. I just live for the few people who get into things with the right spirit and keep the big picture in mind. Fortunately we have several in our lives right now! The power of positive thinking is something only some people seem to master in their lives.

Hope you are enjoying getting back to the routine exercise, plus the Cohen friendly foods again which make us feel so good!
 
Hi Sam, Thanks for visiting my diary & saying hi. I hope you had a lovely holiday away with your family. I'm feeling good thanks after a couple of days of stodgy food( a dinner mainly) & little exercise because of the almost constant rain. I'm back to eating Cohen's friendly food & my weights & bike & am feeling really positive again.
Cheers, Cate.

Hi Niyah,
Oh, I know, I know. There are so many negative people who also just want to be pests. They are best avoided if at all possible. I have gotten over it today but they sure made me crabby. Someone has to do the job & it has been us for 20 years or more! We also visited the couple that we had dinner with on Friday night who are getting bigger & bigger & have taken up smoking again so it was a bit of a double whammy. From now on I am cultivating friendships with positive people. Sounds ruthless doesn't it but negativity drags me down. It's called self-protection. Wow!! re the flowers & poem!! What a darling! I assume it's your 30th anniversary today. Nice! Sending you an anniversary hug, xo Cate

Today-
I have-
* eaten only Cohen's food
*drunk 3x 750ml water bottles
*carried in a ute load of wood
*ridden 12km on my stationary bike
*done 2 sets of weights, 12 reps each time, including 1 that I have had trouble doing more than 8!
Mood-
Is really good. I'm over my crabbiness. I'm feeling very positive. I need to stick to Cohen's food almost permanently if I am to stay feeling good & try to avoid situations that I know will make me cranky. I know that the Nutritionist wants me to eat grains ie bread, pasta, rice etc but I feel bad if I do. I like dry biscuits & they don't make me feel bad. I'll just try to find some very nutritious dry biscuits!
Tonight- I'm off to an 8-ball final. My husband's team needs to win it to make the grand final on Sat. They have been on top all year but have lost the last 2 matches.(Bit like the Saints Niyah!) Our OS plays in this team too so it's always nice to catch up with him. I want them to make the GF as there is a work dinner on Sat neither of us wants to go to. They also really deserve to be there as they have played well all year. (Also like the Saints!)
This week the Saints lost, we lost the Ashes (sob) so we have to reverse this trend!
Cheers for now, Cate.
 
...AND the Cats...AND THE Eagles! Only bright spot was Freo. They're a lot further down on my sympathy list but I do live here again now!

Yes, today's the day. Thanks for note in my diary! I staggered out of bed feeling worse for wear after interrupted sleep, but this sure has me feeling better!
 
8-ball-
Oh well. Our team got thrashed but we still had a nice night. They are a really nice bunch of fellas. Most of the teams we play are quite pleasant & friendly. We get on well with all of them really. It's always very sociable & most are good sports. Next year maybe!
Weight-Currently sitting at 2kgs over the top of my GW range so want to lose 5kg before my LH's 60th in November. It shouldn't be a problem. I just have to bite the bullet again & go back on Cohen's 100% original portions for 2 weeks sometime. I'll do it.
Appearance-
I don't look like I'm carrying any extra weight as my stomach is quite flat & I'm not bloated. Everyone keeps telling me I'm getting slimmer all the time. I can see muscles forming and every day I feel like my body is toning up. I love that!
Exercise-
Yesterday I got back on my bike for the 3rd time & did an extra 5km. When I do my weights I feel so energised that I want to do more so I had better make sure I don't start overdoing it. It makes me so hungry but at the same time makes me feel so motivated that I don't want to eat anything unhealthy. I think as soon as you get to GW on Cohen's gently easing yourself into exercise is the way to go. If you went flat out you would start eating too much extra & also the weight gain from muscle would freak you out a bit.
I also find myself moving a lot more. I rarely just sit. I usually am flexing my feet up & down etc. last night I found myself standing & doing Single Heel Raises. No-one noticed. I am moving about my house faster as well. I sometimes run a little. I'm still a bit nervous of running. I think I'll build my fitness up before I consider actually going for a run.
Today-
It's cold & raining (AGAIN!)
I'm off to Tai Chi soon so had better go do the dishes first. We'll go for coffee afterwards & I may have a bowl of soup as I have supermarket shopping to do as well. Our fridge is very bare. No fruit or yoghurt. That is serious!!
Catch up this afternoon, cheers, cate
 
Hi Cate, sorry about the 8-ball, glad you had a good nite.
It's great that you aren't bloated at all. That is the worst feeling, and look lol. And exercise can become so addictive. I get a real high from it. Not that I've been doing mcuh lately. Isn't it amazing how you can get defined muscles just from eating, without the actual exercise. So with the weights you are doing as well, you must have some awesome little guns happening.
Hope you have a good day.
 
Don't forget if you've built a little muscle, it weighs more than fat, so take account of that in assessing 'extra' kilos. And - yes - you might be looking slimmer because you have swapped body fat for muscles, and no doubt your tummy IS still toned and slim. Well done - and isn't it great to know that when we have a goal, it's "doable" and not a great big mountain that has to be climbed.
 
Hi Niyah, It's really hard to "accept" a couple more kgs, even though I do feel sure that it has to do with building muscle. I'll have to try to change my attitude toward them.I do feel so much better feeling fitter & stronger. I love it.
I'll come back later as I have to look something up. Our OS rang last night to tell me one of our young friends (8-ball ones) has had really bad news. His wife (early 20's) has cancer & has to have a hysterectomy. I'm going to look up probable outcomes before I talk to him. He calls me Mum! Catch up later, Cate.
 
Hi Cate,
You should be so proud of all you have done... what an incredible 2 years you have done!!!
I am so sorry to hear about that young girl... how awful.. i do hope it turns out ok!

Jim
 
Hey Cate

You sound so trim and terrific with your flat stomach and strong, fit body. If you reflect on how far you come and how you used to think you will see how amazing you really are. Your a testimony that Cohen's changes your life and lifestyle. Thanks again for your constant support and help to all the newbies, you really are a treasure and anyone who has the pleasure to be part of your life is blessed as your so giving of your time and emotion. I also hope your sons friends wife is going to be okay. Cancer is such a scarry thing and being so young and now not being able to have children is such a huge load to carry. I am sure things will work out for her and I will pray for a good outcome with the surgery.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)
xxx nicole
 
Gosh Nicky, :blush5: Trim, terrific, treasure, gulp....:blush5: I have to learn to accept compliments without being so embarrassed. It is one of the reasons I type the motivational sayings etc each day. I need constant reinforcement for myself just as much as anyone. How very sweet you are! I tried repping one of your posts again the other day but they wouldn't let me. Fancy being told I must spread it around. I'm not that sort of girl. He he! Our young friend & his wife have 2 children thank goodness. I sent him a message yesterday saying just to ask if there is anything I can do to help- look after the kids etc which he replied "Thank you so much mum. I appreciate it! :)xoxo" which was sweet. I'll find out more about the cancer when I see our son in the next couple of days.
Nicole, thank you very much sweets for your delightful words. They put a big smile on my face as well as a blush, xoxo Cate
Hi Jim, Thank you as well for being so sweet & very supportive. You are new to the forum & already you are providing just as much support for everyone else that you are receiving. It's lovely to see. I hope they'll be fine too. It's such a scare & our young friend is not very good at articulating any problems he has. I'll try to avoid the cliches. He bottles things up usually. They will need all the support they can get. I'll volunteer to look after their kids as they don't ever have them looked after by anyone apparently & he knows he can trust me. It's a 80km return drive but I would be more than happy to do so. I don't think they ever go out together at night for example.
Thanks for visiting my diary Jim, xo Cate
Yesterday-
I did 8kms on my bike & 2 sets of weights 12 reps each including the one that has been really hard for me to do. I find I have more energy just after lunch so that's when I do them. I ached a bit last night though for the first time but I read that every time you lift weights you tear your muscles slightly & that's why you have a day off for them to repair. I don't ache today. I might hop on my bike for a bit of a ride now so that I can prop in my chair when I get home later. Ha ha. I will probably do more then after having had an energising haircut!
Nothing much to say (for me!) so will head.
Cheers all, Cate.
Today-
The sun is shining! I think it will rain again though. We had our GS for the night, as we do every Thursday. Another lovely evening. I am picking my MIL up & taking her shopping & to the hairdresser's again. I made an ap't for me at the same time. I'm a beggar for punishment I think. I hope she isn't rude today. I'm dying for a haircut! After a haircut I always feel like a million dollars.

 
Trip with MIL-good!
Haircut- Excellent.
Day- lovely
Exercise-10km bike.
Tomorrow- I must, really must go for a walk, rain or no rain. MY LH is not working this w/e-YES!
Jim- Whoah!! Excellent-14lbs!!
Niyah- wedding. Nice!
Cheers, Cate
 
Cate you are so positive and supportive!

I just have to say that I was reading one of the old threads and you had mentioned that after you had reached goal you were going to walk etc "no pumping weights"! I love it because see how you have changed, what may have seemed impossible is now part of your everyday life and you love it. It's so fantastic that we newbies can see how the journey progresses and how life after Cohens is. Thank you.

It's going so well for me and it's really thanks to you and the others for your inspiration. Have a great weekend.

Sue
 
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