Cate's Diary

Hi Cate,

Just wanted to pop in and say you must have a great weekend!!! Will chat again Monday, my weekends are always so busy i never have time to log in at home, i have all the facilities but rarely log on, probably better as i sit in front of a PC all day at work.

Enjoy the soccer and relax a bit, you deserve it.

Sending a big hug your way!!

xxx
 
it's pouring here as well...and i just want to sleep in all day...haha...nah, i'm surfing for motivational websites for i begin work on Monday...interesting that you mentioned self-talk. I need to engage in some positive self-talk over the weekend. You have a great weekend, my friend.

geo
 
Angela-
That was a nice hug thank you! I am so much a hugger. I will have a good week-end as I will be at the 8-ball comp with my lovely husband & our lovely older son & lots of people that are like our extended family. I am relaxed even though it may not sound it sometimes. I love my life & am very happy. Sending you back a great big hug, xoxo Cate
Georgina-
Hi sweets! I think we all use self talk & it can be a positive thing or it can be giving ourselves such a hard time. You can choose to be positive & it takes more effort but is so much more worthwhile. Practise, practise & more practise. I look up motivational sites daily. A lot of so-called diet books often have lots of positive hints, among the rubbish. I take what I want from them & discard instantly what I don't. I think I will always have to reinforce what I have learned in the last few years. My negative self-talk is almost past tense. Enjoy your w/e too, my friend. I don't think you have had that talk with your boss yet. Don't forget to let us know how it goes. A good boss who values her staff would wish to have a stress-free work environment. Your mental health is as important as your physical health. I'll be with you in spirit on Monday, backing you up & giving you moral support xoxo Cate
 
Hi folks. It's a dreary looking day today. It's foggy & showery & quite chilly. Our fire is going well & I'm rugged up from head to toe in polar fleece & am not going anywhere so the day is good. Lazy day coming up but with weights & bike in the mix somewhere....and a book....& a teensy bit of housework only (not in that order). I just ate my yoghurt & fruit & will settle into my chair for a while & have a pot of tea. I might just ease into today as the week-end was fairly full on.
My husband didn't play very well in the state 8-ball try-outs but our son topped them. I'm very disappointed for my LH. I do think he's trying too hard & he really only plays for the fun of it & to improve his game. He seemed quite negative which is unusual. I hope he changes his attitude before the Masters. We are going to the Nationals regardless of whether he makes the state team so I want him to relax & have fun & hopefully make it, but if not, it doesn't matter. I'll work on him.
I'll pop back later. I'm thinking of Georgina atm & hoping she has a positive day at work xoxo Cate
 
Today was a non-day. I achieved very little but at least I ate healthily & did 60 mins of exercise- bike & weights. I feel quite under the weather & think it may be a reaction to all the fragrances worn by the young blokes. My eyes are stinging. My nose is itchy & I have a slight headache. My bed beckons very soon I think.
Love to all, xoxo Cate.
 
oh cate! that is really sweet of you to think of me. Thank you so much. Do you believe in the law of attraction? haha...I had a positive day at work today. Although it was packed, I had a good day. My timetable has changed. At first I wasn't quite happy with it because my lunch hour now begins at 2pm when the official school hours end. I've got the mornings free to do my grading. But I told myself that I can do it. I guess it'll be like the first 3 days of cohen where the body needs some getting used to. Anyways, I do hope your LH is feeling better. I'm happy for your son. I hope you had a restful day..Snuggle up!
:p

Lotsa love,
georgina
 
geo said:
oh cate! that is really sweet of you to think of me. Thank you so much. Do you believe in the law of attraction? haha...I had a positive day at work today. Although it was packed, I had a good day........
Lotsa love,
georgina
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Excellent! You know, I do believe that kind & loving thoughts spread out like ripples on water :beating:
Most of us underestimate the value of our thoughts & feelings. All of us can make a difference in someone else's life by simple acts of kindness & thoughtfulness.
I'm so glad :D that you had a positive day Georgina, xoxo Cate.


My eyes-
I have had a watering eye for ages(2 months) & both have been stinging. I have realised it's not just going to go away so have rung & made an appointment with my optometrist. The receptionist said it's prob. a dry eye & can be fixed with drops. *sigh*. I don't like the word should but really, Cate. Why have I waited so long? Doh!

Every day from now on forever-
Eat healthily, no junk.
30-60 mins exercise daily.
Don't put things off.

Today-
At 9.45am today I decided that I am starting to write a book today. I have thought about it & talked about it for years. Today I am starting. It may not ever get published & I'm not 100% sure how it will develop, but until I have a serious crack at it I will never know! I am going to spend an absolute minimum of 1 hour per day until I get into the habit of it. I'll share my idea with you a bit later ;)
Time to start!
Bye for now, xo Cate.
 
Book-
I made a start at least. I spent about an hour on it & then my SIL (brother's wife) rang to talk about my mother. An hour later I got off the phone feeling quite frustrated. I take it my mum is driving them crazy. I'm not sure what they expect me to do, but I have an idea. She apologised for spoiling my day & for getting me worried but I assured her that I wasn't going to waste my energy worrying as it does not help anyone. I'll wait & see what happens & then decide accordingly.
Exercise-
After the call I had lunch- soup, crackers & cheese & have just got back from a 4km/75 minute walk. I will now settle down in my chair with today's paper & a pot of herbal tea.
Cheers for now, Cate.
 
Hi Cate,

I'm so glad to see that you are so happy :)
Going to write a book..? Whoo hooo! That's really exciting!! :hurray:
Good luck! ;)

Luvies xxx
 
A book? wow! I'll certainly buy it...you're an inspiration, cate. Just do it! haha....catch you soon...
 
luvbug & Georgina-
Thank you my sweet friends. Sorry I have been so tardy with my reply. My last 2 days seem to have just disappeared. I would like to say I've been busy writing but that's not the truth. I have just been busy doing other stuff.
Wednesday-
Was Tai Chi day & I filled in the rest of my day with mostly household chores.
Yesterday-
We went to Devonport to have my eyes checked as they have been quite sore for a while. I thought it would just fix itself but started to worry. One eye waters like crazy when I go walking but both have been stinging & very light sensitive.
It turns out I have dry eyes and have to put drops in them 4 times a day for about 2 months. If that doesn't fix them then I may need 1 stitch put under each eye to lift my bottom lids up a bit. I had noticed that they seem to have dropped a little. He checked my eyes for cataracts as I have been trying to have that done for a couple of years but needed my LH with me to drive home. He found the start of a cataract in each eye. He said nothing will need to be done for at least 10 years but he will keep an eye on them. My mum is about to have them removed soon for the first time. These things are usually genetic.
I will use the computer a bit less as I think that may have contributed to the dry eyes. He did not say that but I read it on the packet of the eye drops.

No exercise yesterday but I will write that off as my 1 allowed day w/o any exercise.
Today-
We have to go into Launceston so will be gone for most of the day. I will be able to fit in a fairly big walk but I am really going to have a physical w/e!
Bye for now, Cate
 
Awww hun! Sorry about your tearing eye there :cry: . That's no fun. Glad it's not something major though. You will do just fine with your drops. Sometimes me eye does that due to allergies....still annoying though.

Thank you for your support love bear! You are the best! :)
 
Hi Alta, thanks for your visit sweets. You have my support, whatever you decide with your bf, by the way. It's your life & your choice. Loved your links re the online hypnotherapy. You look gorgeous, you crazy girl- NOT FAT!!! You're doing so well Alta. Let's "smash some fat" & get fitter & fitter. I'll never be a marathon runner, like you, but getting fitter is great. Sending you my love Alta, as always :beating: xo Cate

Today-
I have been really busy but don't ask me what I have done. I did have a 2 hour walk in the middle of the day. I actually took my clippers & gardening gloves & tidied up the side of the road- cutting blackberries & Hawthorn hedges back. Some school-kids shelter on a corner, while waiting for the bus, in amongst some bush & I cut it back for them. They'll get a nice surprise on Monday :D

I am eating well but have not weighed for a while. I do have to eat more oil according to my optometrist (& my doctor & a nutritionist). It's probably time I started taking their advice! I'm so scared of getting fat! Everything tells me I need more oil- my skin, my hair, now my eyes!

My laptop battery is about to die so I'll go before it does.
Much love to all, xoxo Cate.
 
2nd writing session- Wee hoo! I'm getting into the swing of it! My book may never be printed but I am no longer procrastinating. I'm doing it!
xo Cate
 
Today-
Was an excellent day spent with my LH. We got a big load of wood for our OS (& I injured him by sliding a log along before he got out of the way. Whoops! He squished his thumb between the log I was pushing & a big lump of wood. It's fairly bruised.)

My exercise for the day was about 1.5 hrs. Averaged over 60 mins per day with 2 days of very little. Happy with that!

Weight-
Was up a little today but I feel really good & my clothes are not tight at all. I do think I'm getting firmer & fitter so hopefully it's muscle, fluid retention & no BM this morning. It doesn't seem to be fat. I may have to get over it!

Feeling good lately & my exercise has a lot to do with that.
I hope everyone has had a great w/e. Bad luck Ghana being out of the soccer.
Love to all, Cate
 
imgoingtobe30 said:
Hi Cate,
I really enjoy reading your messages.
Keep well :)
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Thank you :)
Our older son & his wife are turning 30 this year too. :D
Welcome to the forum & congratulations on making the decision to change your lifestyle to improve your health, xo Cate

Husband's weight-
Ahhh...light bulb moment. He has put on weight (1.5kg) in the last week so I know it's nothing that I am doing differently. He thinks it may be because we have been sharing a bottle of wine every night. Could be! Old habits die hard. It's not about the actual wine & how it tastes, it's more the sitting down together in our chairs at the end of the day, feet up ahhh- wine. So we'll have to replace it with "ahhh- pot of herbal tea!" & see what happens. Sometimes it's hard to let some things go. *sigh*

Today-
My LH has gone to work & it looks like being a beautiful, sunny day after a big frost. A walk today I think, a little writing, some 9 letter word puzzle (FUN- I'm addicted to this game I think!), and I really should do some housework. If you play it any time you will see if I'm playing as I'm logged on there as Cate. I am dreaming of words now-LOL at myself. I'll try to play it less!
I am picking up our older grandson today off the school bus & dropping him off at Taekwondo later to help out my DIL.

I'll pop back tonight, cheers, cate.

 
OMG- I thought I would do the word puzzles for a little while. I will have to make myself some rules here I think, just for something different. LOL at myself once again. It is so addictive! Cheers, Cate.
 
cate, the puzzle is addictive! anyways, i'll ask my consultant about the kiwis tomorrow when i go in my for 12 weeks. i know what you mean about the wine...ah...some things are just so hard to let go..i miss my reds. merlot...you have a good day ahead.

much love,
geo
 
I would be delighted to join you. My problem, if it is a problem, is that I have a fairly constant weight vis-a-vis my height and age. But I encourage you to go on. Means that people our age are still setting some accomplishment goals.
 
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