Cate's Diary
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It's now 2018, here in Aus
Oh wow!! Happy New Year Cate! Xx
Stan2
New member
What's the future like, Cate? Do they have flying cars?It's now 2018, here in Aus
Happy new year x
Cate
Long term member
2018 already feels lovely. Thank you, Em, Stan & LaMa 
I do feel really loved here. Feeling loved is probably more important than anything else to me. I also have woken up feeling love for myself & hope that this year will be happier & with less stress. I have many things in place to help me deal with stress. I am confident that I can lose some weight & get healthier. I am not going to be so hard on myself. For the last month or more I have been calling myself a fat pig & doubting that I can do anything about it. That's nonsense.
I woke up not even faintly hungry, so I thought I would kick off the NY with a 500 cal "fast" & tomorrow I will start having 1350 cals per day. If I have a golf day, for example, I can eat back some of my calories if I am really hungry. I will take the "no alcohol" week by week & see how I go. I think a long-term strategy would be to only have a certain number of days per week that I can have a glass or 2 (perhaps 2 or 3). That would be a vast improvement on sharing a bottle of wine 6 or 7 days a week.
Let's go 2018. I am ready for you!
I do feel really loved here. Feeling loved is probably more important than anything else to me. I also have woken up feeling love for myself & hope that this year will be happier & with less stress. I have many things in place to help me deal with stress. I am confident that I can lose some weight & get healthier. I am not going to be so hard on myself. For the last month or more I have been calling myself a fat pig & doubting that I can do anything about it. That's nonsense. I woke up not even faintly hungry, so I thought I would kick off the NY with a 500 cal "fast" & tomorrow I will start having 1350 cals per day. If I have a golf day, for example, I can eat back some of my calories if I am really hungry. I will take the "no alcohol" week by week & see how I go. I think a long-term strategy would be to only have a certain number of days per week that I can have a glass or 2 (perhaps 2 or 3). That would be a vast improvement on sharing a bottle of wine 6 or 7 days a week.
Let's go 2018. I am ready for you!
Cate
Long term member
1st day of 2018 done & dusted. I'm going to bed hungry, early, as I'm really tired. I had trouble getting to sleep last night. R's dog(A) was attacked by a husky, that he had "fostered" & it really stressed R out. A needed the vet & is cut & badly swollen, on anti-biotics etc & the husky has gone back to the pound. He didn't go out for NYE, but instead spent the night home alone with his poor dog, who also gets traumatised by fireworks. I'm glad I talked to him last night. I helped him be a bit more positive.
I got through the 500 cal fast today. I thought it was a good way to start the year. I'm really looking forward to breakfast. I will decide in the morning what breakfast will be, depending on how hungry I am when I wake up. Hungry- creamed corn & 1 egg; not hungry- some yoghurt & fruit.
I got through the 500 cal fast today. I thought it was a good way to start the year. I'm really looking forward to breakfast. I will decide in the morning what breakfast will be, depending on how hungry I am when I wake up. Hungry- creamed corn & 1 egg; not hungry- some yoghurt & fruit.
Jenniquest
New member
Happy New Year Cate!!
I hear ya on kicking things into gear for 2018. I love the new year because it really feels like a fresh start! You can do this, and you have already proven it by getting through the 500 cal fast day. Good on you.
Sorry to hear about this poor dog. I hope it is ok.
I hear ya on kicking things into gear for 2018. I love the new year because it really feels like a fresh start! You can do this, and you have already proven it by getting through the 500 cal fast day. Good on you.
Sorry to hear about this poor dog. I hope it is ok.
Cate
Long term member
Thanks Em.
Thanks Jen.Happy New Year Cate!!
I hear ya on kicking things into gear for 2018. I love the new year because it really feels like a fresh start! You can do this, and you have already proven it by getting through the 500 cal fast day. Good on you.
Sorry to hear about this poor dog. I hope it is ok.
I think so LaMa. R will give him lots of TLC.
Day 2 of 2018-
I feel really positive about 2018. It actually feels good to feel like I have stepped off the runaway train. Perhaps I need my own structure & limits to function better.
Cate
Long term member
Thanks, Em. I think I forget just how much better I feel when I'm following a set plan. I have to get better at logging though, as it's 4.45pm & I haven't logged anything today! I'll go do that now & come straight back....
I have only had 841 cals so far, & with my exercise today I could have another 787. I'm actually fairly hungry, after my 500 cal. "fast" yesterday. This not having any wine is going to make a big difference, especially with keeping under my calorie allowance.
I have made up a lunch for tomorrow's golf game & so far it's only 382 cals, which won't be enough. It comprises-
raw celery sticks, raw carrot sticks, snow peas, some Lebanese cucumber, 4 cherry tomatoes & 80g light hummus, plus 1 banana & a Gatorade that I mix myself with powder. Perhaps I'll add some GF crackers as well and/or some fresh fruit. Hmmm. Yum! Nope- just a nectarine (total 426).
I really stocked up today on lots of fresh fruit & veg. It's the season for great fruit, grown locally- raspberries, strawberries, nectarines......
It's the 1st day back with the women tomorrow, after a 2 week break. I'm going to make sure I enjoy myself this year!
I have only had 841 cals so far, & with my exercise today I could have another 787.
I'm actually fairly hungry, after my 500 cal. "fast" yesterday. This not having any wine is going to make a big difference, especially with keeping under my calorie allowance.I have made up a lunch for tomorrow's golf game & so far it's only 382 cals, which won't be enough. It comprises-
raw celery sticks, raw carrot sticks, snow peas, some Lebanese cucumber, 4 cherry tomatoes & 80g light hummus, plus 1 banana & a Gatorade that I mix myself with powder. Perhaps I'll add some GF crackers as well and/or some fresh fruit. Hmmm. Yum! Nope- just a nectarine (total 426).
I really stocked up today on lots of fresh fruit & veg. It's the season for great fruit, grown locally- raspberries, strawberries, nectarines......
It's the 1st day back with the women tomorrow, after a 2 week break. I'm going to make sure I enjoy myself this year!
Jenniquest
New member
Oh I love it when berries are in season - raspberries, blue, strawberries, cranberries - I love em all!
Sounds like you are doing great!
Sounds like you are doing great!
Cate
Long term member
I think that must apply to me too. I feel much less stressed when I am following a plan (MY plan)
I love them all too Jen. The raspberries I bought from a roadside stall are probably the nicest I have ever eaten. YUM!
I am really focussed & it feels much better. I played 18 holes of golf with the women yesterday. I have avoided playing with one woman since I played with her 5 years ago when I 1st started. She had belittled me instead of encouraging me so I have kept well clear of her ever since. She is now our captain. I decided to try playing with her again & get over it. I played with her & her friend, who is the biggest gossip. They usually talk amongst themselves & ignore the 3rd person, often whispering. Not many like playing with them for that reason. It was fine. We got along fine. Another hurdle jumped over. I played OK, but enjoyed the day. Not having any wine afterwards was also ok.
Cals- Total 1,396
(With 798 remaining, due to exercise.)