Cate's Diary

Very sorry to hear about your friends daughter. What a thing to have to go through. I hope she'll be all right.

Your plan sounds really good. I'm finding it helpful to have a more solid plan back in place. Helps to anchor things a bit.
 
alligatorob said:
Hey Cate, thanks to your motivation I have done 20 squats first thing in the morning the past 2 days. I think I will try to make it a habit.
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That's good, Rob! I haven't done mine yet :blush5:
LaMaria said:
Sounds like a great plan.
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Thanks, LaMa. It seems like more of the same, but this time I want to actually follow it.
liza said:
Very sorry to hear about your friends daughter. What a thing to have to go through. I hope she'll be all right.
Your plan sounds really good. I'm finding it helpful to have a more solid plan back in place. Helps to anchor things a bit.
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Thanks, Liza. No news today & I'm too nervous to ask.
I think having a solid plan will help keep me a bit grounded too. I have stayed away from the news today & have spoken to a niece & a BIL.
I have had a doctor's appointment by phone & organised scripts & arranged to have flu injections tomorrow & pick up the scripts at our local chemist's.
I have been for one walk, still have to do 20 squats & am eating very healthily. Salmon & lots of veggies for lunch.
Edit: Been for my second walk & done 20 squats.
 
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Cate I hope the news is good from friend when you do hear .
hmmm I think I might like to try some squats . Is it just squatting to the ground on hunkers ? Might join in with that .
your Plan sounds great
 
Petal- I haven't heard any more news, but have noticed that M is seeing my pics etc on FB & is making the occasional comment. I'll leave it to her to tell me anything & won't ask.
I don't squat low as I don't have the flexibility to do that. I did 25 yesterday. You can look up squats without weights to get an idea about how to do them. I raise my arms out in front as I go down. I like doing them.
LaMa- knowing what does you good & then doing it is even better :)

G & I are going to have our annual flu injections soon & do a quick shop. It makes me a little nervous I must confess. I have to wear one of my masks when we go into the chemist's but today I think I will wear gloves as well. I'll be glad to get back home again.

Edit: Back home again & did a good shop, with minimal contact. I arranged with my fruit & veg shop to text my order through the day before I need it next time & R will get it ready for me, to just pay by card when I pick it up. I stocked up on some stuff from the wholefoods place, got our scripts (enough for 2 months now) & got our flu jabs. G got some chicken etc from the butcher & is going to make a big curry today for freezing. We got petrol on the way home & are now well prepared :D
 
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Cate said:
Well, it's 9.15 am on Wednesday, the 1st of April, 2020.
This month I am going to lose at least 1 kg.
I am going to-
do 20 squats every day,
do 5:2 every week (500 cals 2 days a week & about 1600 the other 5),
do 2 walks a day (min 5000 steps) &
ring a friend or family member every day.
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This is a wonderful goal!! You can do it!!
 
Great arranging on the shopping! :)
I really hope that your friend replying on FB means that she is feeling up to things - ie isn't struggling with terrible news. May it be so, that she's able to sit passing the time by her daughter's bedside while she recovers.
 
Cate said:
I don't squat low as I don't have the flexibility to do that. I did 25 yesterday. You can look up squats without weights to get an idea about how to do them. I raise my arms out in front as I go down. I like doing them.
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I am appreciating the squat motivation. I did 3 sets of 15 each with 10 lb weights in each hand tonight. However like you I don't have the flexibility to go as low as I used to do. Maybe with work I can get lower. When I was in Louisiana visiting my 96 year old uncle he had to show me that he could still do squats, he got lower than I do! Maybe that's part of why he has made it to 96.
 
Isn't it great when the shopping goes well--just a big sigh of relief for me nowadays when its over and done and I don't have to go back for a week or more!
 
I can only squat deeply if I keep my feet/knees relatively far apart. Never been different, either. A large part of it is anatomical basics.
 
Cate your day sounds productive. All the shopping done is great .
I wear gloves all the time now when out which is only a couple of times a week to shop .
ok I will do some squats tonight .
 
In a way, you were ahead of the game Cate, cos you have been wearing a mask out for a while. I have to admit, it kind of scares/annoys me when I see people wearing them now. It's a bleak reminder.
 
aiminglow said:
Great arranging on the shopping! :)
I really hope that your friend replying on FB means that she is feeling up to things - ie isn't struggling with terrible news. May it be so, that she's able to sit passing the time by her daughter's bedside while she recovers.
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Thanks, Amy. I'm not sure that she is at her daughter's bedside as they were meant to self-isolate for 2 weeks when they got home last week.
alligatorob said:
I am appreciating the squat motivation. I did 3 sets of 15 each with 10 lb weights in each hand tonight. However like you I don't have the flexibility to go as low as I used to do. Maybe with work I can get lower. When I was in Louisiana visiting my 96 year old uncle he had to show me that he could still do squats, he got lower than I do! Maybe that's part of why he has made it to 96.
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Wow re your uncle! I just realised I totally forgot about the squats yesterday. I'll try to do double today!
liza said:
Isn't it great when the shopping goes well--just a big sigh of relief for me nowadays when its over and done and I don't have to go back for a week or more!
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I hate shopping & am glad I won't have to for a while.
LaMaria said:
I can only squat deeply if I keep my feet/knees relatively far apart. Never been different, either. A large part of it is anatomical basics.
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I don't even try to get very low or my knees hurt if I do.
Petal001 said:
Cate your day sounds productive. All the shopping done is great .
I wear gloves all the time now when out which is only a couple of times a week to shop .
ok I will do some squats tonight .
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It was productive, Petal. I had to take the gloves off a couple of times but felt better for having them on. I have some black silk ones which are designed to go inside waterproof gloves. I had better do some squats when I get up as I have 20 extra to do today. Fancy forgetting on day 2!
LaMaria said:
I ended up doing a LOT of squats today. Didn´t keep count but can I still be in your club?
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Haha, LaMa. You will always be in my club :grouphug:
Emilyrose said:
In a way, you were ahead of the game Cate, cos you have been wearing a mask out for a while. I have to admit, it kind of scares/annoys me when I see people wearing them now. It's a bleak reminder.
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I still get horrible stares, Em from people who have no idea why I wear a mask. I still get angry with some of them, who stare at me like I'm some sort of a freak. Occasionally I go up to them & explain why I do, but at the moment I really don't care.

Well. My April 2020 challenge didn't go 100% as I forgot about the squats. It also rained ALL day. I did a 1km walk around my house, including under the decking to get some fresh air, but didn't quite make the 5000.
I'm fasting (500 cals) today. My stomach is very noisy & it's only 9.45 am.
I am going to suggest we go & get some wood as I need to get some fresh air & exercise.
We rang a couple of friends yesterday. G rang an old friend, only to find out his daughter who lives in LA has C19, another old friend(not close) has died & another old close friend has had serious depression & had been hospitalised & is back home now. G is going to ring him in the next couple of days.
I rang my sister & one of our friends who would normally be heading back to California soon. They usually spend 6 months in the US & 6 months here & haven't experienced a Winter for a long time. We had a lovely chat.
I'm not sure who I'll ring today......
Edit: Just saw this & thought I would share xo
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Nice! Thanks, Cate - I like Leunig very much. :)

About the people who stare - don't go up to them - they're (even if only slightly) more likely to be infected than people who understand what precautions are about. ie don't go up to them, in order to keep safe!
 
Thanks, Amy. I won't bother explaining to anyone or going up to them.
My day got tipped upside down. As I was walking down to get the mail & then join up with GL he was driving back up the hill. To cut a long story short he had got his finger caught up in a log trying to roll it over & it sliced off one whole side of his finger. The rest of the finger is still stuck in that log so there was nothing to sew back on. It looked absolutely gruesome. I rang the medical centre & took him in. The nurse cleaned it up, a doctor looked at it, saw the exposed bone & said to take him into Launceston to A & E. They were amazing. They have a separate C19 area in there & A & E was not as busy as it would normally be. He was x-rayed (no damage to the bone) & re-dressed & given anti-biotics. We called into the pharmacy on the way home to collect them & are now back home. G was surprised he was not in more pain but was told by the doc that he had sliced off the nerves. He will have his finger redressed on Monday locally & then we will go back in to see a plastic surgeon in a week or so to see if anything can be done.
While I was waiting for him to have an x-ray I went to get a toasted sandwich as I was feeling quite faint. My fast went out the window. Needs must. I'm currently having a whisky with ice back home. What a day.
We are so so lucky to live where we do with our health system. These people go well over & beyond any expectations.
 
oh boy what a day Cate! Glad it seemed to get sorted quickly and glad there wasn't much pain, but wow is that ever terrible. Yes days like that, fasts need to be put aside and the whiskey brought out. Thank goodness for good health care!!
 
Thanks, Liza. I have the added disadvantage of being allergic (much more than sensitive) to so many fragrances & had to wear a charcoal mask everywhere. Driving in, my eyes were a bit blurry. I got lots of fresh air outside before we left & was ok to drive home, but am very relieved to be back home.
 
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Aw Cate I am so sorry to hear that . At least G got sorted quickly and you were able to get him to the hospital. Life is very fragile and can change in the blink of an eye. You are very level headed lady and seemed to cope amazingly well . Regards the cartoon you posted earlier how apt . Love it .
hope you both get a good rest and have a good day tomorrow.
 
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