Cate's Diary

Ok LaMa. It is true that I can stop easily these days. Once upon a time.....
I looked down at my ankles & feet this morning & had a flashback to what they used to look like, when I was at my biggest & felt really happy about what I have done. Also losing a few kilos in the last few weeks has made me feel much slimmer again. I forget to give myself credit. I think I remember seeing you comment somewhere about the Beck Diet solution book. I bought it after I had lost my weight, but pick it up regularly & have a read, usually when I'm riding my exercise bike. I also like Strong Women stay slim. Actually it's time I started doing my weights again!
We will be cutting & carting wood again today as the sun is shining & we are having a stay at home day. :D
 
;) I really do like that book. And will reread it as soon as I finish the current one (which is big and heavy in every way and I´m not even halfway through yet so it´ll take ´till the weekend), maybe afterwards I will look into "Strong women stay slim", sounds like my kind of brainfood :)
 
cate said:
:blush5: Instead picture us both reading books! Don't get me wrong- there is still romance left in our lives, but we have been together for almost 43 years & the hormones, let me say, aren't quite what they used to be.....& we have a slate floor in our living room....just saying......you two are very cheeky!
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We have been married 39 years this year and we both love reading too. Just as well, because there's precious little on the TV.
The other day, we were driving along a quiet road with Suzi Quatro belting out on the CD player and had to some road works. You should have seen the men's faces when they saw two pensioners belting out 'Can the Can' at the top, of their voices!
 
Oh, D, I LOVED Suzie Q. Apparently she is still great! I love music. Remember Thin Lizzy? I am such an "old rocker" xo Cate

Had a really good day today. Ate healthily, was active & our YS rang & sounded positive. :D
 
Had written out a long reply and then realized it's probably a private message thing. So I sent you one.

Anyway, I hope your husband's medical issues turn out to be not so serious, or at least turn out to be manageable.
 
Thanks for that Vee. I just sent you one back. I didn't check back over it & rambled on a bit! I'm feeling pretty positive at the moment. I'm quiet when I'm sad(or angry) & a bloody chatterbox, when I'm feeling good. My LH just had his fasting Glucose tolerance test & we will hear back from the doctors after the week-end I guess. I am managing to look on the bright side. There is just no point doing otherwise, but sometimes I have trouble convincing myself of that. We have to make the most of life, whatever comes along. I am back in my working gear & we'll get outside again this afternoon & get more wood! :D
 
We didn't get outside as my LH felt like having a lazy day (very unusual) & it has been an overcast & cold day & is now raining. He has a big day tomorrow, with a sponsor day at the golf club & then we are going out in the evening to see Dan Sultan. Because we only have one car now I will drop him off in the morning, visit Mum again, maybe go to the little Farmers' Market & then come back home for most of the day & then go back out, help him do the cards as they come in & then drive into town for the concert. We'll have a meal in there beforehand. I did a survey for the casino (they would not like my answers much as I am so NOT a gambler) & they sent me a $20 voucher. I love Dan Sultan. He is an Indigenous rocker & is very talented. Also, VERY hot! Yes, I know I'm not young, but it does not stop me enjoying appreciating the good things in life! Here's a link to him singing Kimberley Calling-

Looking forward to this show! :D
xoxo Cate
 
Survey answers from people who don´t spend their money at the casino yet ought to be more valuable to them than those of people who already spend all they can (or possibly more...)
 
That's true LaMa. I'm glad the $20 voucher wasn't for gambling chips! We only go there to listen to live music. It's a very safe & comfortable venue for that. I have a feeling tonight is standing only, which won't be so good. I might have to contemplate an evening without a handbag. :eek:

I have lost another .5kg. I had lost the 3kg in a matter of < a week & then had regained 1kg & then lost it again, but hadn't mentioned it :blush5:
So it's 3.5kg down, 4 to go.
Last night I really struggled & ate/drank 1645 cals, instead of my planned 1400. I had 2 glasses of red wine before dinner PLUS a glass of Lochanora(Scottish Liqueur, like Glayva) before bed.) My mood was not great & I felt a little out of control. I felt like pizza, lemon cheesecake.........you get the picture.
Back to sanity again & weighing less than yesterday morning. :D
xoxo Cate
 
;) 1645 is pretty fantastic for feeling out of control! Especially when so much out-of-the-ordinary stress has popped up. You´re still nearly halfway to your goal, so go you :)
 
Cate i am sorry to read aboutyou LHhealth issues.I really hope,wish the best .If i can give you some "advice" is PLEASE dont go searching onthe internet.You can gosearching After you get a diAGNOSOIS from a doctor.I used to dothat -still truggle not to-and it eats me up.I get so anxious ,worried i read all the "senarios" and i just make myself feel worse.I know its "tempting" but really it doesnt do ANY good.
I have been super busy these days.Painting,doing errands,cleaning,orgqanizing 2 childrens bday parties plus i nearly to be wedding (i'll explain on my diary).So that explains me been away.
Nice to read you lost some more weight.Even better to see you feel better about your eweight.
Lots of love.Hope everything turns out great.xxx
 
Lama- I know, I know. I think it's the feeling of being out of control, rather than actually being out of control scares me sometimes. I don't like it at all. Often I think tiredness brings it on.

Mystic- I was really hungry the other night & tired & maybe am not having enough protein. You're doing really well too.

Jess- You are absolutely right. I should not look up anything until the doctor says it is actually something. It doesn't do ANYgood at all. I'll try really hard I promise not to! I'm very excited about your wedding! We eloped. I'll tell you about it another time, but I have no regrets. I didn't want a fuss made over me & we had a lovely day. The church & the beach party sound like a lovely idea. Make sure you don't end up turning into a major organisational & stressful event though sweetie. That day is ALL ABOUT YOU & G & no-one else (except your son, of course!) I liked you saying that how I feel better about my weight is more important than the actual weight loss. You are one very clever woman Jess!
Love you sweetie xoxo Cate.

Had a really good night last night. Dinner was a minor disaster(ended up having a stodgy, bland & undercooked meal that had wheat in it!) and I had a bad reaction to it about 2 hours ago. Luckily it didn't happen last night.
Dan Sultan was brilliant!! We managed to find a seat as we got there early. I'm afraid my days of going to see live music are numbered as staying away from perfume is almost impossible. Outdoor venues would be best.

Anyhow, feeling good today. Live music is good for your soul.
We got wood for about an hour & a half today. I have to go ring my sister & attempt to have a big sister talk. It's a long story. I can't make money conditional, but I can have a big sister talk & she seems to take notice still. It's funny how roles don't really change as you age. My older brother seems happy to let me have total responsibility for Mum & finances & just agrees to whatever I decide now and I seem to have taken over Mum's role with my brother & sister. I don't mind really. I feel I am making decisions that my Mum would have made, if she still had her senses.

Anyhow...I had better go ring her. It was much harder ringing my brother, so this will be a comparative cinch.
xoxo Cate
 
Rang my sis & told her the plan. She was very excited & grateful. I get really embarrassed when she's grateful. It is not my money that I am allocating- it's Mum's. I know I'm doing it because I hate her owing money on her credit card & I want her to pay it off, but I also don't want her to see it as a reason to go spending more, hence the need for the big sister talk. But, it's still not my money. It went well though & I think she will pay off her cc debt.

For some reason I am feeling a bit anxious at the moment. I bite my bottom lip when I'm anxious & have trouble getting to sleep. It was a Super Moon last night & I often feel a bit weird when there's a full moon. I don't think I'm the only person who does, but until I heard that I used to think I was a total nut case......instead of a bit of a nut case. I'm just feeling generally unsettled & a bit cranky.

We'll go get some more wood today. Our friends who came out & cut some trees down for us, probably think we can't possibly have cleared up the last lot so we have been working madly & are almost there. It's great exercise & we have enough wood to see us through the rest of this Winter & all of next Winter. We'll let them know soon that we have cleared it all up. It is hard to explain the difference having these trees felled. Although they were not blocking the sun or creating shade on our house, having them removed seems to be letting a lot more light in. Being able to see snow on the mountains in the distance is just magnificent & I'm excited to soon see more.

Anyhow, time to get moving, xo Cate
 
OMG don't get me started on the lip biting! I am not normally a lip biter, but my goodness, last week I could not stop gnawing on my face! Not so much the lip, but the inside of my mouth. I would be working and suddenly like, why the heck does my face hurt? and I was like clamping down and chewing on it totally oblivious. I would stop, and 5 mins later I would discover myself doing it again!! I don't know why I was particularly stressed but apparently I was. And having 'mouth' things shouldn't surprise me as I am a teeth grinder at night, but it usually doesn't come to play in my waking life.
I have such a hard time understanding people who get themselves into debt. I hate spending my money. I'm a bit bad when it's small purchases (usually eating out based) which is why I started budgeting, as I would spend way too much on the little things that DO add up (though never ever putting myself in debt or anything close, but could have saved a lot more), but any big purchases (even buying new clothes!) I'm just like NOPE! Haha. If someone wanted to buy me things, I'd shop all day long, but spending my own money, a million times harder!
 
I must tell you Mystic, that as I was starting to read your post I was actually chewing on my bottom lip! :eek: Then I stopped, but when I read further I actually tried to see how you could chew on the inside of your mouth & couldn't. Maybe I should start using lip balm as I think it starts when I notice an uneven bit & then try neatening it. *sigh* We stress without realising it. I think, with me, I try to not worry about things that are concerning, but my brain says I'm just fooling myself. :blush5:

Another lovely day & yes, we got more wood Mystic, but not for as long today!
Sharing a bottle of Merlot with my LH (lovely husband.) We are having braised venison chops for dinner & the smell is heavenly. Our wood heater is American- A Lopi & has a double cook-top, & for 6 months of the year, while we have it going, we do most of our cooking on it. My LH is such a good cook. It's an Italian style wet dish, with tomato, onion, celery etc & we'll have it with other vegetables as well. Mmm I'm hungry!
xoxo Cate
 
I'm good Vee, thanks. I'm actually not worrying consciously. I seem to have the ability to switch on & off when I want to.

I'm off to golf!!!!!!!

I have to put my thick skin on before going out there though. Women!
 
Played golf last Saturday. Shot 92, but with a 12!! on the ninth hole. Turn that into a bogey 6 and that's a pretty damned good 86.

If I could putt at all, I likely would have broken 40 on the back 9. I'm really hitting the ball well these days though.
 
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