Cate's Diary

Golf was rained out & I have spent a lovely day at home, after having coffee with some of the women. I am relieved now that I had the talk with them last week as I feel I will be more open to friendship with them from now on. It feels good to have forgiven B. I know that it is not in her to admit she has made a mistake & I will forgive her anyway. She is avoiding me & that is her problem.
We are off to 8-ball tonight & this time I don't have to play. Phew!
I have had a few people comment lately that I shouldn't lose any more weight. That is funny because my BMI, which I don't take much notice of, is 28! 5.5 more kilos & I will be very happy.
 
Yay for quiet days at home and friendly ladies :) I get the "but don´t lose any more" comments too, and I just smile and nod. Some of them come from people who genuinely worry and don´t have a good feel for what "normal weight" looks like, some are from thin people who feel threatened by the thought of other people being thin and some are from heavier people who feel you are somehow betrying their cause. The only person who has a right to exact data about your weight is your physician!
 
Glad that you were able to work it out with B (even if she doesn't realize it) and congrats on the success with the 5:2 plan. I wouldn't worry about the "don't lose any more" comments either. It takes a while for us to adjust to seeing a slimmer face look back at us from the mirror and we see ourselves every day and I'd imagine the change would look even more drastic to others who only see us occasionally.
 
Hi LaMa & K&D. I don't worry about the comments as I know I'm not skinny. I think the golfing women are commenting to me because another woman has lost so much weight she is really looking gaunt. I think they are all too scared to say anything to her but say it to me instead. I just won't tell them that I am still doing 5:2. The 6.5kg I have lost since the start of August is very noticable because it has come off my waist & hips mainly, so my clothes have gone from fitting me fairly snugly, to hanging comfortably loose. 6.5kg is about 14.5lbs (just over a stone) so when you are close to your GW it is much more noticable than it would have been back in 2007 when I was 36kg overweight.

G keeps talking to me about this & that & I can't concentrate so will head. Love to all xoxo Cate
 
Nice hug LaMa. I was reading an article today, in the travel section of a newspaper we get each Saturday & I thought of you. I just had a quick look online to see if the article was still available, but it only is for a fee. It was about the first worldwide city hotel with a zero energy balance- the Boutique Hotel Stadthalle Hackengasse 20, Vienna, Austria. It sounds wonderful- https://www.hotelstadthalle.at/en/
Had a good day at home today. G delivered a load of wood to our OS. D's house, but other than that we have spent the day at home. I have done lots of tidying up in readiness for a trip to the tip with our Ute :D probably on Sunday. G & I are buying D a new wood-heater as his is worn out & dangerous. Our other son owes us money & is paying it back, but we want to do some adjusting while we have a little extra from the settlement of my MIL's estate. R is always being offered new jobs, but today he was offered a permanent full-time job as a cook, rather than the casual jobs he usually does. He is also getting a motor-bike licence & I am doing very well not worrying. He is now 33 & could have been killed any number of times anywhere in the world so far & has survived. I think he will be a very careful rider. He feels confident that he will be ok as he has ridden a bicycle all his life in heavy traffic & he feels this is an extension. He is doing an extensive course in safe riding.
My sister just rang & she had an operation on her eye today, which was very risky & she's OK. The hospital had assured her that everyone would be fragrance-free & when it came to the crunch it all went out the window! They told her to change into a hospital gown which stunk & they then let her stay in her clothes. The anaesthetist told her that she would stay with her all the time & as soon as the oxygen mask came off she would put H's charcoal mask back on so that she didn't inhale all of the fragrances & when H came to she was not there & she had to call out for her mask. Tomorrow she has to go back again & they didn't tell her that she had to. Her son can't take her there as he's working & she will have to drive herself(with vision in one eye only) to the train station, in order to get there!
She's a tough cookie my sister, but I do wish I could be there to go with her!
FD today & was hungry all day! I might cut them down to one a week soon. Hopefully it means another loss tomorrow!
Bye for now, xo Cate
 
Good luck to your sister. sometimes hospital staff are just so over worked that the care they give is no longer at an acceptable standard.
 
Thanks Tru. My sister had felt confident that she had got through to them & there were notes & flags everywhere but it seems that not enough notice was taken about what it all meant. Perfume & fragranced products are insidious. H is a moderator for an allergy forum & is very involved with phone counselling people with MCS & she is trying to play it all down so as not to put fear into the members. She is a very good advocate, but it is such a big battle. We both fear having to go into nursing homes one day. A lot just has to change! She is a very strong person & I am very proud of her. I will look after her one day if she needs it & I am able to.
 
Her eyesight in that eye is much improved & she was quite excited about that. There had been huge risks that she may lose sight altogether. I am so glad my sis has had some good news re her health. It is a major concern. I only have one sister & one brother now & I love her dearly. I rang my brother yesterday. I love him too, but we have little in common. I told him about H's eyes & the op & he told me about his house getting flooded while they were away. I heard all about his household insurance....in great detail........I'm glad I rang him though.
Yesterday felt like a "normal" day for the first time in AGES. G went off to his golf in his Ute, I went off in my car & did my usual Saturday stuff & had a lovely day. I feel that life may just have settled down a little.
No weight lost this week, but that's ok. I have probably eaten too much on my non FD as I have felt like it. Had moresweet stuff too. Nothing OTT, but I knewI was doing it & felt like it. I may have to drop my food down a little as my TDEE would have dropped too. I almost sub-conciously felt like slowing my weight-loss down a little. I'll have a stricter week this week though as December is a much more sociable month & the weather will be warmer- bbq's etc. Finding 2 days a week where I stay at home & do little is becoming much more difficult.
I feel like I'm rambling on so will go, xoxo Cate
 
cate said:
Finding 2 days a week where I stay at home & do little is becoming much more difficult.
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Working from home you sometimes develop the opposite problem. So I try to push myself to stay at home and do a lot. And then leave from time to time. Mastering the leaving part without getting myself into trouble has been the hard part.
 
Hi Vee. Getting a balance in life is so bloody hard! I also get into a bit of trouble when I go out, because I am a little bit cheeky after a glass of wine.Maybe that's very cheeky & loud..... I maybe don't get into the sort of trouble as you think you do, any more (just guessing!) & am lucky to have G to put up with (& still love) me. I think that I may be on that spectrum too & must admit to liking being just a little bit crazy. It's often fun. I do need to drink less though now that my weight is back down again. I'll have to have some protein with me all the time as well to eat before I have a glass of wine. I think a maximum of 3 drinks while I am out should be my new rule. While I am home with G & our sons that is different.
I had better go. G is watching the Australian Open & I have been on the computer too long today, mostly doing stuff for the golf club. Bye for now, xo Cate
 
:D 3 Drinks get me VERY cheeky these days, and I´m a lot heavier than you, no trace of the precious balance then... Good on you being aware of your need for solitude/peace!
 
3 drinks can sometimes not even touch the sides or seem to affect me, but other times one drink can REALLY affect me. The balance is getting there LaMa. I have not felt stressed even if I do seem to do too much golf club stuff. I know I need solitude and peace. I have bought some noise cancelling headphones for the times that G's sport watching starts to drive me crazy and/or I want to read. They were expensive, but are very comfortable. I haven't put them to the test yet. I was going to get some wireless headphones for him for the tv, but he hates technology & most probably wouldn't use them
I actually weigh more than you now LaMa, but I can't remember how tall you are. I'm 172cm or 5'7&1/2". I'm really happy that you lost 6kg though & our challenge was good for me too. It really spurred me on to try something different which has worked for me.
I usually do a FD on Monday, but woke up really hungry, so will do it tomorrow instead. I may have to do my 2nd one next Sat as Thursday will be a huge day (7.30am-4.30pm doing the bar at the golf club for over 100 people) & Friday we're going out to dinner & then our YS & some of his friends will be staying the night. It's doable, but a little hard at the moment. I'll try to still get 2 FD's in each week if I can over Dec/Jan.
Time to make a call. xoxo Cate
 
So now you are taller AND weigh less than me! Harrumph! At least we are both lovers of rare & endangered words & also admirers of Callipygians xoC


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Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the GC I go....again.....easy day today though, in comparison to what Thursday will be. I'm also playing tomorrow in the final of our monthly medal, which I am qualified to play in for the 1st time. Unfortunately there is a Licensing Board inspection at 2.30 & the club licensee can't be there & has asked me to be, which means I have to see if I can play 1st off the 1st, instead of 3rd to get in a bit quicker. The new captain is a real stickler for doing everything in the correct order so I hope she ok's it. I might ring her today to give her a heads up.

FD today & I have packed a very light lunch of raw celery, cucumber, carrot, snow peas & strawberries. I did not wake up hungry this morning. :D

Have to go print up the handicaps for G's comp today. Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Catching up a bit in here. Things seem to be going quite well overall. I hope you and G have a lovely day of golf!
 
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