Cate's Diary

[Llama]

Outside socializing is definitely your best bet right now. Good thing Tasmania opened up in spring rather than in fall. Fingers crossed R will get a decent deal for him and his colleagues: some employers seem to be ignorant of how important good staff is.

 

[Cate]

Outside socialising is going to be my only socialising for a while I think, LaMa. R sounded exhausted when I spoke to him the day before yesterday & worked in a very hot & busy kitchen from 8 am until late afternoon yesterday, with a mask on. He has helped them out when they would otherwise have been up the proverbial creek without a paddle, so he should hold some sway, Who knows? I do hope the owners see what is happening & realise they made a mistake with their general manager.
I fell off the wagon yesterday & overindulged in bubbly. I enjoyed it, but know that it is a slippery slope. I'm straight back on track today. I just really felt like it. I only had 1278 cals, with 358 of that in bubbly, which means I didn't have enough real food/nutrition. That is not a good thing.
BF this morning was Greek-style yoghurt, fruit & almond meal.
Lunch will be grilled fish with one potato & homemade coleslaw.
Dinner will be lamb chops (our own) & vegetables.
I will have a fruit platter.
No wine.
8 glasses of water as well as my herbal tea.
Edit: I just got back from a longish walk with A & realised that those few drinks I had last night affected me more than I realised. I have been a bit jumpy & grumpy. I caught up with 2 neighbours & enjoyed the interaction. I think we have an answer to who has been eating our strawberries after talking to our bottom neighbour- the blue-tongued ! It even removed pegs & I have put stainless steel ones to attach the bird mesh.

 

[Cate]

Just got back from my second walk with Arch & am enjoying my second long glass of diet tonic water with a squeeze of lime & lots of ice. I drank lots of water today, read a couple of hundred pages of a boring book about a politician who was an inspiration for one I will most probably vote for in our next elections, did some housework, nagged G to do some brush cutting & am sitting here thinking how hungry I am. Lamb chops coming up soon. Yum! I just checked my cals & I will probably have some cheese & crackers to bring them up as I have inputted the rest of the day's food I think & it's not enough. Just checked & it's not. I have already inputted dinner & some yoghurt & fruit & I'm only just over 1000.
I messaged my friend V's son & her doctor said he had removed her cancer & she should be home tomorrow.
I rang my other friend, G & am visiting her tomorrow afternoon. She has been ill too.
I also moved Facebook onto the second page on my phone & set up a meditation app & gave it a go today. I have been scurrying around doing 6 things at once & I knew I needed to stop it.

 

[Llama]

I only had 1278 cals, with 358 of that in bubbly, which means I didn't have enough real food/nutrition. That is not a good thing.

Building treats into your daily calories can be sensible but it´s really hard to do it and still get your proper nutrition in when your maintenance calories are low.

I think we have an answer to who has been eating our strawberries after talking to our bottom neighbour- the blue-tongued !

My mom bought a wildlife camera to figure out who was eating her carrots and beets: turned out it was our pair of terriers

I will probably have some cheese & crackers to bring them up as I have inputted the rest of the day's food I think & it's not enough. Just checked & it's not. I have already inputted dinner & some yoghurt & fruit & I'm only just over 1000.

That´s why calorie counting is important when things aren´t the way we´re used to. Seems your stomach knew what was up!

Glad to hear your friend will be allowed to go home from the hospital soon. Fingers crossed for all.

 

[Cate]

I think it's too soon to build in treats on any sort of regular basis yet, but I'm happy that I haven't been derailed by my slight detours over Xmas/NY. It felt good not over-indulging. I think from now on I will try to have a little of what I love on major occasions.
I would love a wildlife camera! I do think this will be a blue-tongued lizard. We put a galvanised iron raised bed too close to a fence & I think the blue-tongue could get across from the fence. The steel pegs have stymied him for now. I am going to have to come up with a really strong cover for the bed.
I laughed at myself when I double-checked my food diary. I had missed putting in BF! Luckily I didn't have any biscuits & cheese. I just put this morning's breakfast in as we had bacon & eggs on toast. I also put dinner in, so that I can work out what I'm having for lunch. Dinner will be barbecued lamb chops again with veg. They're our own lamb chops & they are absolutely delicious. They were happy lambs.

I had bounced up half a kilo after my bubbles evening & am happy to say I have dropped down again. I am now 5 kg down since the 22nd of November. It was such a welcome sight this morning.
Can anyone recommend how they meditate, please? I want to incorporate it into my everyday life. I don't want to hear voices or whales & I already have birds as background. Sitting on the floor is totally out.

 

[Cate]

As the day has gone on I have felt under the weather with a scratchy throat & a bit of a headache. I rang & cancelled my visit & think I’ll have a nap. It’s probably hay fever but I don’t want to risk visiting my friend who is immuno compromised.

 

[Sunflower_]

Hope you feel better after a nice nap, Cate. Hoping it's just hay-fever. Xx

 

[Llama]

Also hoping it's hay fever but being careful around immunocompromised people can't be a bad thing.
I don't meditate regularly but the only form I really enjoy is slow breathing exercises.

 

[Cate]

Hope you feel better after a nice nap, Cate. Hoping it's just hay-fever. Xx

I didn’t unfortunately Han. I hope so too. The headache & the sore throat are worse. If it doesn’t get worse than this I should be ok.

Also hoping it's hay fever but being careful around immunocompromised people can't be a bad thing.
I don't meditate regularly but the only form I really enjoy is slow breathing exercises.

I’m glad I didn’t go. If I’m feeling ok in the morning G said he’ll drive into town & we can take Arch around the river. He didn’t have a walk today.
I am hungry tonight so hoping that’s a good sign.

 

[Llama]

Having an appetite is a good thing, at least, even if we often think of it as bothersome.

 

[Cate]

Having an appetite is a good thing, at least, even if we often think of it as bothersome.

It is LaMa. If our bodies stop sending out signals, then it's time to really worry.

I woke this morning feeling much better. I think that I have bad hayfever & I usually do at this time of year. There is a row of small trees near our letterboxes that are putrid. I usually hold my breath when I'm near them but our bottom neighbour was standing there with a container of cherries for us the day before yesterday & was up for a yak, so I couldn't be rude. I can't remember what they are but they make my head spin. I'll put my mask on next time & have it in my pocket ready.
I don't have a headache or a sore throat this morning, but feel quite chesty. I used my puffer too many times yesterday. I'll take a stronger anti-histamine today I think.

It is incredibly windy here today & even though I have not been anywhere for days & days I think we may stay home. It's just not nice. I can't decide really. I told my friend, G that I would visit her tomorrow afternoon. I much prefer going somewhere in the morning, but she doesn't get up until late as she stays up really late playing games online.

 

[Trusylver]

It is good your feeling better but take care of that chest.

 

[Cate]

It is good your feeling better but take care of that chest.

Thanks, Tru. You too!

 

[Llama]

Bloody allergies... Glad you're feeling better at least!

 

[Cate]

Thanks, LaMa. I’m fairly sure that’s what it was/is but if I had a rat test at home I would have used it to make sure. They just aren’t available here. Our government had not planned for dealing with covid at all. Numbers will not be accurate as people can’t get tested.

it’s actually chilly here this morning- feels like 10oC. I’m staying home again & might do some more sorting & cleaning.
I weighed again & my 5 kg down is holding.
It feels so good knowing that I am back on track & that I will get back down to my goal weight.

 

[Llama]

Our government had not planned for dealing with covid at all.

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. (Churchill, I think? Kind of rough when said history is less than 2 years old and ongoing though )

I weighed again & my 5 kg down is holding.
It feels so good knowing that I am back on track & that I will get back down to my goal weight.

Awesome, congrats!

 

[Cate]

I had a good day yesterday, did lots of tidying, read a book, did some gardening & took Arch for a walk in the afternoon. In the morning I got a message from R & he seemed really down. He was on his way to work & he rang me & we had a bit of a talk about his mental health & how important it is & how earning big money is not worth the cost to his mental health. Actually, we had a talk about lots of big things. He sounded awful. He went back to his old job, knowing it's not good for him & knows that he has to leave for good. I tried not to worry during the afternoon & dived into a book. Last night he rang to say that he thought he had covid. During his shift yesterday in a very busy hot kitchen with a mask on he was very dizzy, short of breath, having to rush to the toilet 5 times & thought he was going to pass out. One of the staff told him they sounded like covid symptoms. He rang me on his way home (walking) to tell me. The CFO of the business was going to drive around to pharmacies looking for rapid antigen tests for him. Poor, R. He grabbed some food from work before he left. He's not sure if he has paracetamol, he doesn't have a puffer (hasn't had one for years), I doubt he has a thermometer & also doesn't have his dog to go home to. He hasn't surfaced this morning as far as I can see online. I'll message him soon, but don't want to wake him if he's managing to get some sleep.

Crept onto the scales this morning & am down another .5 kg, so 5.5 kg down since the 23rd of November. I haven't been exercising much as the weather has been awful so am happy with that. Calories have been almost exactly 1200 a day every day. Having wine is now the exception so I will only mention it if I have some.
Another home day today. It's the safest place to be. Tomorrow, if it's fine I might go into town & take Arch for a walk around the river.

 

[Llama]

Best of luck to R: I hope it was just the stress of the kitchen getting to him.
5.5 kg down in 7 weeks is great. The same thing over the holidays Is phenomenal!

 

[Cate]

Best of luck to R: I hope it was just the stress of the kitchen getting to him.

I hope so too, LaMa, but we still don't know as he is unable to get a rapid antigen test. They are just not available. He is obviously not good, but after I messaged him he said he doesn't have a headache but is no better (or worse) today.

5.5 kg down in 7 weeks is great. The same thing over the holidays Is phenomenal!

Thanks, LaMa. I am really happy with how I'm going. I'm having a mango passionfruit kombucha right now & G is having a glass of white wine.
I'll be back tomorrow morning with my food for the day I think & will take Arch for a second walk. It's really foggy now, but not raining & has cooled down.

 

[Llama]

we still don't know as he is unable to get a rapid antigen test. They are just not available.

Opening up the borders without first arranging vaccinations for the people who wanted them and test for those who might need them was SUCH a reckless move. If a private company did that they´d get sued to hell.