Cate's Diary

Hi Beck, Wow you are doing well! 36kg-I loved you saying it's your PB in yr diary. Funny!
I didn't vacuum yesterday but instead got the crowbar out & moved heaps of rocks from a path. We're having a barbie in a few weeks & we'll be away mostly before then so I just wanted to do a bit of tidying up. I'll work outside anytime rather than insidenow that the weather is beautiful.
I went shopping this morning just because I was out of yoghurt. That is classified as an emergency with me! I have well & truly stocked up as they had my favourite small tubs on special & I'm taking lots with me to the Nationals. I hope our fridge is a decent size! I'll take an esky just in case.
I bought 2 poly/cotton shirts & an orange windcheater at the op shop. Total price $6.25
I bought some navy slacks the other day & realised I had nothing to go with them.
My Nike runners have orange on them which I never wear so am happy to have found an orange jumper. Orange suits me but I'm used to wearing black, black & black. I tried to have a new wardrobe where everything goes together but have decided it's almost impossible. Instead I'll go crazy with op shop clothes & then it doesn't matter. I always like to have shoes that match my top so the orange in the sneakers was iritating me because nothing I possess has orange in it. They look ok with my jeans & my one pair of presentable trackie dackies even though they have a pink stripe down the side. I am not as fussy as I used to be. I think I used to want to be invisible.
Now that I am not fat I don't care as much about what I wear. How funny is that?
Our grandson is coming for the night tonight & I have to go get him off the bus in 10 mins so I had better get out of my diary. I'll have a quick look around but please excuse me not posting elsewhere today as I don't think I will have much time later. Cheers Cate
 
Our grandson is such a good kid. I love having him to stay and he seems to love being here. I must see if I can find him some more clothes at the op shops though. Tomorrow I have our granddaughter for the day on her own. Our OS is dropping her off on his way to work and will pick her up on his way home as I gave him my car seat. I got all of my ironing done this afternoon & am getting things ready for our 12 days away. I don't think I'll be posting while I'm away. I'm not sure if I can use my laptop away from home as I don't think my broadband would be portable. That will be strange.
Our OS just rang & instead of tomorrow having our GD he asked if I can have the 2 younger ones for a few hours on Wed. It's his 28th birthday & he & our DIL are going to go for a bushwalk. My LH will be home with me on Wed so that will be nice.I've now got tomorrow free so I will vacuum.
Goodnight folks, Cate.
 
Vacuuming

Hoo bloody ray! I did the vacuuming & spent the whole day house-cleaning- dusting, even wiping underneath things, down on the hands & knees scrubbing away. I'm exhausted. It's such a big house for 2 people. I've been working away at it for weeks but I can see the results of my Spring-cleaning at last.
One thing I noticed today which worried me was that I went over 5 hours without needing the loo. I'm retaining fluid badly so will ask to be put back on my old BP medication that also has a diuretic. My appointment is Thursday. I haven't had any meds since Sunday when it ran out. If you don't ever hear from me again you'll know why! Just kidding!
My LH's club got a lovely thank you letter today from the man who's wife died last week & it was so nice. He said he had been a little worried about the wake until he walked in & saw the 2 of us behind the bar. It was a very positive letter of gratitude from a man who was relieved to see the day was how his wife had requested. A celebration. I must admit I had a cry. It's always nice to be appreciated & not taken for granted. Sometimes we forget that. We all need it.
I am going to eat more fish from now on because I have decided to stop taking supplements. Vitamin supplements are so very expensive & I have been taking them for such a long time. When I read what vitamins & minerals are in which foods I realised the supplements I am taking are more than likely totally unnecessary. Fish would be the only thing I need to increase to get my Omega 3. I'll aim at 4-5 serves a week but not of canned tuna. I'll try to source some decent frozen fish. I love seafood so it won't be a problem. canned sardines are one of my favourites. Yum! I had them for lunch & grilled flake for dinner.
Everyone is doing well at the moment. Learning, all learning. Changing your diet alltogether & not repeating past mistakes is the go. Good nutrition, exercise & a positive outlook are what I'm going to concentrate on. Being kind to yourself as well as others. Life really is good. We are all very lucky if we have love in our lives. I know I'm lucky. Cheers, Cate.
 
Whoah! What a day! Our OS & DIL called in with the kids & instead of going bush-walking they stayed with us for the day. It was a lovely day but very tiring. We are heading off to 8-ball soon so I thought I would just quickly pop in to say a very quick hi to everyone. Our son said today that he thought I should try out for the State womens' 8-ball team next year & said I was a chance to make it. He wasn't joking which is funny. I might think about that.My LH can coach me so I don't make a goose of myself. Had better go. Not much time & I might sneak in a "nanna nap" Cheers, Cate
 
Well thats a vote of confidence for you.. Im sure you will do great. I hope you enjoy tonights 8 ball. It sounds like you all had a lovely day. How lucky your grandchildren are, to have you both. Anyway just a quicky post for me this arvo lots of work to do befor kel comes back tomorrow...

Be good & Take care .

Chelle
 
Hi Chelle & CohenInAz,
Thanks for your input into my diary & your good wishes. I'm getting quite excited about the Nationals now. Only 3 more sleeps! I have been eating very healthily & having very few carbs. I'll weigh tomorrow. I feel better now I'm back on my old BP medication & am peeing again regularly- ie once an hour. I drink so much water that I was bloating up like a blimp because I was retaining it. Not good.
I'm a tad stressed this morning because I have been trying to contact someone about an arrangement we helped broker & the guy who made the deal is changing the price & the arrangements. He's in a position of authority & holds the upper hand. I feel responsible as we organised the arrangement. We'll have to sort it out tonight. It's not fair to agree to a price & then have that price change after our young friend paid a deposit then the agreed balance & now the seller realises that he didn't charge enough initially so is demanding more money. Mmmm. We had another buyer organised for another one & all of a sudden the price has gone up a couple of hundred dollars. He also let slip that he sold a couple for $100 less than to our friend. That sale we feel responsible for & will have to sort out. The new price I will let the other guy sort out himself. At least he has not paid anything yet.
You don't mind doing favours for people but I do mind being let down. I'll wait until my LH gets home & see what he thinks about it all. Most men are sexist & it may be best if he rings tonight. Then again my LH is a softie & has trouble sounding stern unless he loses his temper which doesn't happen often, thank goodness.
I had better busy myself today so I don't dwell on this.
yesterday was so frustrating not being able to type in my diary. I was feeling so good and typed in CohenInAz's diary & then couldn't in mine. It was out of action for hours. My day just doesn't seem right if I haven't typed in my diary.
I have been getting things ready to take with me.We are going to self cater as we are staying in self-contained villas. I have little jars of garlic, ginger, chilli, nuts, Vegemite, ground coffee beans, herbal tea bags, muesli, crackers, laundry liquid, gloves etc all ready & in a bag. I also have apples, oranges, long-life milk, yoghurt etc in a bag in the spare fridge & another bag with frozen home-made pasties, ice bricks etc in the freezer.
I can't help being organised. I inherited it off my mother. When I'm going anywhere I have lists & am constantly sorting things out. I do this with my cupboards as well, especially the pantry. Everything's labelled & in sections. Some of my shelves like a supermarket's. I was brought up in a general store!
It's a miserable, cold, overcast day here today. I let the woood heater go out 2 weeks ago as I was sick of it & hoped to wish Winter weather away but bbrrrr. It hasn't worked. Where did our beautiful Spring go? I think I'll put my boots on & go get some kindling from the bush & get it going again. I don't have a clothes dryer & will have to get my washing dry somehow and get me warm. My toes are freezing, even in explorer socks. I have polar fleece on from head to toe & I'm still cold. I had better get on the move to warm myself up. Just thought I had better "check in!" Cheers, Cate
 
I have the issue half sorted & am trying to work it out. I will give the seller the benefit of the doubt as I know he's under a lot of stress but I think I'll have to ring to see what price he will accept for the second one. The young guy keeps messaging me as he's keen so I don't want to let him down.
I ended up having a good day & distracted myself by going for a walk with the dogs. My LH has the fire going, we've had a glass of wine, a nice dinner and I'm about to ring. I am so looking forward to next week. It will be so nice to get together with our large extended 8-ball family from all over Australia. We'll also be catching up with some lovely Kiwis. Can't wait.
ok I'll bite the bullet & ring & come back. Cheers, Cate.
 
All sorted. Lower price accepted & everyone seems happy, including me. What a relief. I seem to be getting better at being firm & being better able to negotiate and have more confidence in my ability to do things. It doesn't mean I don't stress or worry or get a bit nervous but I am coping with problems better than I once would have and am gaining a lot more confidence in myself.
My weight is reasonably stable, but still up about 3kgs more than I would like it to be but I swear my bum looks lots bigger. OMG! That has to go. I had got used to not having a fat backside after a lifetime of having one! I'm not sure why my weight is a bit over as I am fairly careful with my diet. It may be too much fruit (good fruit) and it may be the flavoured yoghurt I am eating at the moment. It's fairly low in carbs but does have either passionfruit or strawberry which are both "bad fruits" as per re-feed & maintenance. I won't have them for a while & see what happens. I have a supply of mango yoghurt to take away with me & lots of apples & oranges which should be better.
I can't worry too much about it at the moment and will just concentrate on eating as healthy as I can at the Nationals & exercise as much as I can fit in. The venue is 900m from where we're staying so there will be a lot of toing & froing so that will be good exercise. I think there's also a gym. One of the youngish players wants me to go walking with him so will probably do that as well. I'll take my Nike runners & tracky dackies etc just for that.
I have a funny feeling I'm going to take most of my wardrobe just because I can as I'll have the car. What the heck. I'll take them on hangers. I usually don't take enough because of airport weight restrictions. I also like the idea of travelling light but not the reality of not having enough choice. I always end up buying something I don't particularly like because I don't take enough with me.
I'm so excited about the Nationals that I am having trouble concentrating on anything so thought I would come in here to fill in time. I'm as ready as I can be without putting all of my clothes in a bag. I'll do that tomorrow or Monday morning first thing. I just realised I have one more job to do & that's clean all of our shoes that we're taking, especially my LH's playing shoes. I must take a shoe cleaner as well as I often volunteer to do other's shoes as well when I see how scruffy they look. You can't represent your State with scruffy shoes now can you? I know, I know I'm a Mum (grandma) I can't help it! I try not to fuss.I always have bandaids, a sewing kit, laundry liquid etc. I'm handy to have around if you're a good listener! I'm allowed to make fun of myself. I know I'm not bad to have around but am a chatterbox.
I had better go clean those shoes in case I forget. Cheers for now, Cate
 
I've been running around like a blue-arsed fly so came in here to settle down & take a breather. What happens? No-one's here! My sister had sent me another email so I replied to that. She's a funny girl. We're both on the warpath after Starlings. She has them in her roof. I have them trying to get in. I've locked my air rifle up for now but she's been trying to climb through her ceiling & roof cavity without much success. I am trying to talk her into coming over for Christmas. She's very crabby with our mum as she was about to visit her soon but mum is about to have her house sprayed for insects & won't put it off until after my Sister's visit so now she has cancelled her visit. My sis has a really severe chemical insensitivity & has to wear a mask in public. My mum is not exactly the loving, nurturing, motherly type. Mmm. My dad was a big softie.
I still have lots to do like plant out the celery seedlings so had better scoot. I might have to drive home to water the garden a couple of times. I hate asking favours. My bag's not packed but everything's ready. Cheers, Cate.
 
Hi Cate,
Thanks for dropping in to my diary and thanks for your positive words. Have a fantastic trip. "See" you in 2 weeks.
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Cate

How are you????
And how's it all going over here???
I'm doing well not sure if you come around and visit me but if you have you'll know that I have had my mil visiting from Scotland this month and she has just left a week ago and I am now back on program i started the day after she left and I'm happy to report I'm back and losing...I fitted in some exercise today and our pool is now finished but is still too cool for me to go into, I've been in a grand total of 2 times:p since it's been completed which will be 3 weeks this week.
I see Bec is going great guns...she's nearly at goal!!!!!!
Anyway like I said before I recieve the emails form here.
Take care Cate.....Oh see my ticker is still up and I am a kilo heavier now but I was up to 77kg:leaving: not good I know but what can you do the improtant thing is that I'm back on track and also my new weightloss goal is 65kg.

Bye for now Cate..miss you. Sam:)
 
Hi Beck! Thanks for the good wishes. I just got told I could have free access for the rest of the trip so just popped in quickly. Our 2 sons are competing tonight in the second round of the Aust. singles so we're heading off soon. I'll have some time to kill & this will be a good way of chilling out so will be back in the next day sometime. Take care, cate.
Hi Sam! Sweetie- I had a senior moment & couldn't remember where you were, forum wise & remembered last week so had a quick look at your diary. I saw or thought I saw that you were doing another program & didn't want to say anything about it but was going to pm you. I was flat out last week, getting ready. I'm thrilled that you came to visit me. You'll spend so much time in that pool this Summer you'll turn into a prune! I'm very envious! xo Cate. I have to go back over to the Casino as my LH is getting toey.
Speaking of that-
It's our 33rd wedding anniversary today. I feel like such a lucky person.
I am loving the Nationals. I love the big 8-ball community. It's one very big world-wide family. The Kiwis are here & one of the wives called out to me by name & I ahven't even seen her for 5 years. Wow! Can you imagine how good that made me feel!
I am really pleased that there is a lot of activity in here but I haven't time I'm sorry to have a look today. Happy losing you bunch of winners, xo Cate.
 
:party:Congratulations:party:
:hurray::hurray::hurray:
33 years what a wonderful achievement...
hope you both were able to enjoy your day.. good luck with the eight ball.. and look forward to your next posting..

chelle​
 
I typed a big post to thank you Chelle for all your effort & it all got lost obviously. You are very sweet!
I will copy & paste & post fast, just in case!
I’m having trouble with the Internet in my room and/or my laptop so will type in Word & quickly type, copy & paste & hope it works. My computer has just gone fizz & died a few times which has had me worried. I don’t want to have to buy another computer.
My LH has finished his team games & they have not made the finals. He’s got through to the next round of the singles which is great & has been playing very well. He has drawn one of the World Masters champions & it will be a tough match tomorrow.
Our sons still have 2 matches to go but also will not make the finals. The Tassie women are doing well & will make the finals. Australia has won the International test match against the Kiwis easily. I still cannot believe that the Kiwi team manager’s wife remembered me by name from 5 years ago! We have a Chardie/Champers dance date Friday night at the dinner. I love the Kiwis! I haven’t seriously let my hair down yet but will before the end of the week. I can feel a party happening soon with me in it.
Our YS had his new girlfriend with him the last 2 days & she is absolutely lovely. I will not put any pressure on him but boy do I hope that she’s the one. She’s strong-minded, smart, mature & I thought she was wonderful. She seems to have really got to know him before actually going out with him so she’s keen & may be the one for him. Fingers & toes crossed.
4 more days of competition to go. It is so very tiring & I am so glad to have an evening off. We had a meal back in our room & a bottle of wine & are really chilling out. Nice.
Quite a few dramas have happened, as they do at almost every major event. My priorities are with my husband and there has been a lot of politics & cronyism. I have been very disappointed with some things that have happened. I should be tougher & not expect others to have the same scruples as us. Unfortunately, egos can get in the way of fairness. We prefer to think of others before ourselves but have been a little hurt by what has happened. I’m trying not to be upset about it but the truth is I am hurt on my LH’s behalf.
I have not said what I think about what has happened because it should not be me saying it. It will be hard not to if I am asked if I have enjoyed it all. I do so dislike injustice.
I am going to connect & hope that my computer doesn’t fizz out & will have a look at the diaries.
Cheers, Cate.
 
In my room briefly, waiting for my YS to have a quick shower & then we're back to watch the Tassie women's team in a final. They are going gang busters but all of the Tassie men are out of the finals.
I'm so tired but am enjoying the friendships, especially with the Tassie girls & the interstate teams.
We're having a family meal tonight in our room which will be a good chill-out. I can't wait to get back home now.
Better post this quickly or I'll lose it as my laptop is still turning off half way through. Cheers Cate
 
We had our first bad meal/bad choice meal last night. Drove all over Launceston trying to find a pizza & ended up having McDonalds. How anyone can like McDonalds "food" totally escapes me. I think it's because of the crap meal & how bad it made me feel that today I have been craving sweets & just had my first Mars bar for 18 months. I am so looking forward to getting back home & going back on program. I felt great up until last night & have been making good, healthy choices mostly. Eat rubbish, you feel like rubbish.
Prawn stir-fry tonight with a fruit platter afterwards. That will be be better. I think both of our sons would be happy to go home as well. I would love to see the girls take out the Australian title & won't miss it if they make the final. I hope my son won't be much longer because they are probably back on the tables now. We had to wait for a play-off between NSW & SA who drew & then had to play another 5 games to get a decider. Tassie then play the loser of that match & the winner goes straight through to the final.
Gotta go, cheers, Cate
 
Hi Cate,
Sorry to hear that you have been having "food issues". I have also been having trouble with cravings from sugar. Did you know McDonalds have sugar added to their bread rolls which could be causing your problems. I bet you can't wait to get home and back to normal. Also very sorry to hear you have been having dramas at your 8 ball. Hopefully they have all settled down now and you are back to enjoying yourself.
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
take care
Beck
 
Yuk! quicky reply...

McDonalds yuk yuk yuk... especially after Cohens it tastes like cardboard, and fat.. not food.. well i hope you are able to enjoy your dinner tonight.. your fruit platter sounds great.. I am hanging out for my new program it can not come fast enough... Good luck with the eight ball. I wish all of you the very best of luck... and glad to see your compiuter hasnt fried...
 
Not happy Jan!
Lost my diary post totally so have to start again!
The prawns were off & we ended up eating sausages that someone else had!
I am exhausted.
Not eating at all well the last 4-5 days as we are missing meal times because we are watching long matches & then have to eat whatever is available at all sorts of weird & wonderful times.
Minor niggles happening all the time, which are draining. I have to ignore any comments made about our YS or a friend regularly. Our OS keeps disappearing, either off home or visiting friends & everyone is always asking us where they are.
I’m feeling chubby & gluggy.
On the other hand, we have made some nice friendships, have received many compliments, watched some magnificent 8-ball and it is almost over. Hooray. If it went another day, I would be a total mess. I haven’t partied once or danced.
I have such a sore throat. I thought it was from barracking at the womens’match the other night but my LH’s throat was sore yesterday too but it’s ok today. I feel like I have swallowed razor blades.
I am typing this in Word & will try again. Time for a quick look about. I’m going nowhere today. My LH is helping them pack up the 8-ball tables etc and clear the room ready for the dinner tonight & then it’s home, sweet home in the morning.
I will weigh myself Sunday morning and then back on Cohen’s 100% until back to goal weight. I’m not scared of how much I will weigh. It will be interesting to see.
Cheers, chubby Cate.
 
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