Cate's Diary

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Hi, Julie, I'm feeling fine. It's the feet that are the problem, but I don't let them stop me. It has been an ongoing thing for years.
I love reading. I can't imagine life without books. I ordered the book so that I could lend it to friends & read again.
 
I'm feeling a bit scattered at the moment. It happens from time to time & it passes. I have been a bit too busy. I don't like this feeling. I have not felt like commenting much in diaries. Hopefully, this will pass soon, like it usually does.
 
It will, I´m sure of it. We´ll keep the ship afloat until you feel like coming back. Sending over a shipment of hugs - or better yet, a plane full.
 
Thanks, sweets. I'm coming right. I have felt very flat for a little while & R is really, really struggling & it breaks my heart. We're going down to see him Sunday. We are still too busy but I will minimise anything new. Family is everything.
 
Had a good day today. G & I played golf in a big fund-raising comp. I won the women's comp & won a big bag of cheese, butter & chocolate. I gave 1/2 the chocolate to the caterers for their kids.
It is now raining heavily & steadily. It's beautiful. We need it so much!
Heading down to see R in the morning.
 
Well done on the competition! And also on giving away the chocolate, of course ;) All the best for R, of course.
 
Thanks, LaMa. We had a lovely time with R & are now back home. He is starting medication tomorrow. That is such a relief. With any luck the combination will be right straight up. He's confident in his psychiatrist, which is excellent & this gives me a lot of hope.
He has a new housemate, H, & I can see that also being a very positive thing. We both liked him & we went out to dinner together last night to a Japanese restaurant. It was delicious. H will help get R organised as he's obviously a doer.
R is walking a lot, when he's not working & seems to be eating well. He is seeing someone new & is taking his dog on a bit of a hike with her on Thursday. We did lots of walking while we were there & discovered a couple of beautiful parks where you can take a dog.
All up our visit was very positive.
 
I thought I had posted yesterday but just found it still here & unposted, so have deleted & am starting over. I had a rotten day yesterday & it's probably best unshared.
Today was meant to be our women's golf opening day with people coming from other clubs, G doing the bar, we had self-catering all organised & we have had a wild storm & had to postpone. We are now back home & it has all settled, but the course was fairly well underwater & there was lightning at the hit-off time which is very dangerous. When it is re-scheduled I'll do the bar & G can stay home. I really dislike playing on these days & would rather hide behind the bar, than have to do anything in the kitchen before & after play. I also don't like playing in a pair, playing alternate shots(unless it's with G.)
I feel quite happy to be home again. I need that.
My weight is back up to where it was at the start of the year. It's getting harder & harder to maintain my enthusiasm for knuckling down. My sister told me yesterday that she has gained 4 kg since Christmas taking the same BP meds as me :( I think I'll have to have another go at doing 5:2. It is so difficult. I'm trying not to let it get me down.
It's actually nice to have a cooler day. My feet like it!
 
cate said:
I thought I had posted yesterday but just found it still here & unposted, so have deleted & am starting over. I had a rotten day yesterday & it's probably best unshared.
Today was meant to be our women's golf opening day with people coming from other clubs, G doing the bar, we had self-catering all organised & we have had a wild storm & had to postpone. We are now back home & it has all settled, but the course was fairly well underwater & there was lightning at the hit-off time which is very dangerous. When it is re-scheduled I'll do the bar & G can stay home. I really dislike playing on these days & would rather hide behind the bar, than have to do anything in the kitchen before & after play. I also don't like playing in a pair, playing alternate shots(unless it's with G.)
I feel quite happy to be home again. I need that.
My weight is back up to where it was at the start of the year. It's getting harder & harder to maintain my enthusiasm for knuckling down. My sister told me yesterday that she has gained 4 kg since Christmas taking the same BP meds as me :( I think I'll have to have another go at doing 5:2. It is so difficult. I'm trying not to let it get me down.
It's actually nice to have a cooler day. My feet like it!
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So sorry about the bad day..it could be the meds causing the weight gain...ask the doc...maybe something else without that side effect
 
I'm sorry it's hard. But maintaining beats gaining 4 kg! Being heavy and getting heavier just aren't pleasant and the older you get the more you feel it. How's the exercise bike doing? I could imagine that being easier on your poor feet than walking a lot.
 
Rebel lee said:
So sorry about the bad day..it could be the meds causing the weight gain...ask the doc...maybe something else without that side effect
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I will thanks Rebel, although she & my cardio think this medication is the best one.
Trusylver said:
hang in there Cate, you have done it before, you can do it again !!
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Thanks Tru. I'm trying to tell myself that, but I'm struggling to convince myself!
LaMaria said:
I'm sorry it's hard. But maintaining beats gaining 4 kg! Being heavy and getting heavier just aren't pleasant and the older you get the more you feel it. How's the exercise bike doing? I could imagine that being easier on your poor feet than walking a lot.
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Thanks, LaMa. It's no longer maintaining unfortunately. The last year has seen a gain of 5 kg. I need to lose at least 8 & it is getting harder & harder. Hopefully, the motivation will come back. If not, I'll be having to buy clothes in bigger sizes soon. :(

I don't mean to sound so sorry for myself. My life is not a bad life. I am very lucky.
I went out with G to his 8-ball final & had an enjoyable evening. His team beat the top team & go straight into the grand final in a couple of weeks. We lost our power at home at midday & it hadn't come back on we left home at 7 pm. It was such a wild & stormy day!
 
cate said:
I don't mean to sound so sorry for myself.
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You don´t sound sorry for yourself. You sound like you´re struggling with a specific problem, which is a thing that happens and it´s ok to talk about it. If only because it gets harder when you bottle things up. 5 kg in a year isn´t a lot in the grand scheme of things but if it happens while you´re actively trying to lose weight it is. I understand that´s upsetting and I do think it´s important to talk it over with your doctor again. Even if it turns out there is no decent alternative she may have some good advice. Because, you know, you´re getting meds because high blood pressure is bad for your health but gaining a significant amount of weight would be, too.
 
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