Cate's Diary

Cate i saw your before and after pic's, you look wonderful (and yes that smile certainly says it all!) - it was so nice to put a face to name.

Hapi_girl
 
Hapi_Girl- Thank you. I felt over the moon that day! I had just bought that top & it made me feel so happy! I was jumping out of my skin! I still feel really good in it & have a matching bag that is a real party bag. I'll take a photo of it sometime as well!
Today we slept in (again) & went to the races as my husband's horse was racing again. He is in a syndicate with a heap of others & it doesn't cost him much. It raced badly today. I think the jockey may have been a little timid with him as he is a very big, strong & strong-minded horse. He wasn't even sweating when he finished. I sensed he did not know how to handle him. We visited one of my SIL's on the way. She was very stressed out. It's a long story!
We came straight home after the race & I have already napped in my chair. My Lh has gone out to a golf committee meeting. I don't know why I am so tired at the moment. I haven't had a lot of energy since my interview. I feel that all that adrenaline tired me out. Christmas I find really tiring even without small children. It's not right that every-one is under so much extra pressure at this time of year. We have too many functions on & everyone wants to catch up all at once. Why can't we be more sociable for the rest of the year & then there wouldn't be so much pressure?
I'm just rabbiting on tonight so will head. I might go ring my YS at work. He rang earlier & wants me to ring him back tonight.
Cheers, Cate.
 
Hi folks! Had a pleasant busy day after a wild stormy night! It was spectacular. Thunder, lightning, loud rain!! I love storms! I had planted out some cos lettuce seedlings yesterday & they took a bit of a pounding but are ok I think. They sure got watered in.
We did some shopping this morning & picked up our wine which had gone astray. The post office had the wine but just didn't bother telling us. Visited the MIL & heard about 4stories for the 10th time. I know I will get like this & it's a bit scary.
We picked enough salad vegies for our lunch from our garden & have had a fairly physical day cleaning a drain(me) brush-cutting with our new brush-cutter(LH) & I have shovelled gravel. I made the mistake of putting gravel in a small yard near our house & it just is a pest, especially when we need to brush-cut! I have decided I put it there so I had better get rid of it.
It has rained on & off during the day & has been quite muggy in between. I haven't heard about my job interview but am not too worried. Que Sera, Sera..... Not much I can do about it.
I am really enjoying reading the input into the forum at the moment & love Lauren's diary. She makes me feel better as I am usually the gasbag! Only joking Lauren!! I love it!
I must weigh myself tomorrow as I have no idea what I weigh. A couple of days ago (or 3) I was 71.5kg. I have been eating ok so it should be ok but I must keep a diligant eye on it as it can just sneak back on so easily.
I have no idea if I'll be walking tomorrow. If it's raining in the morning they don't go.
I might come back a bit later, depending on tv, cheers for now, Cate
 
Life is a mix that's for sure. Today I'm exhausted(bush-walking), happy(bush-walking/great company), pissed off(negativity in the water thread), slightly disappointed(haven't heard about the job yet)... but mostly exhausted!
A big walk today(steep walk & a long walk-about 12km's) & I had a pain for half of it. I must have it checked out soon as I've had it before. Ovaries?? I avoided the leeches by keeping mobile even whilst eating lunch.
I have been put off the forum today by all the negativity. I hate hassles. I haven't weighed myself today either as I forgot (up too early). I will tomorrow. I might have a few days next week strictly Cohen's. It will be good. I'm actually looking forward to it! We have a couple of functions(dinners) this week.
I think it's time for our fruit salad & yoghurt. I have had a bath & feel faintly human again but ohhh, ouch, I am hurting a little. I can feel every year of my 54 years tonight! It's fruit salad & cuppa time.
Hi Sharon if you read this. I remember you of course! Having you back may mean bad news for you but good news for us! I know I will always have to be careful with my weight. It's not like we are "cured" overnight (I wish!) The reasons I put on my weight in the first place are always going to be lurking in the background but I must learn to control them. That's ok! Cheers, Cate.
P.S. I must go drink some more water as I love it!
 
Hi Cate

It is nice to hear you remember me.

I am glad to pop back in - it isn't bad news for me. I am still thin and just making sure that when I have the surgery I am at my optium - but I want to be fit for it and not just thin. Looks like nothing but good diet and exercise won't fix.

Hope your family are well.

Did anyone hear from Melly P??

S:seeya:
 
Hi Losing, Melly P was just before my time in here I think. Getting fit is also my aim now & if I am still left with my little "muffin top" I won't worry too much about it. It's better than what was there before that's for sure! Cheers, Cate.
My news!!
Well I wanted to share my news with my Cohens buddies first!
Unofficially I have the job!! I haven't even rung my husband or my Mum yet (or either of my sons). I want to keep a lid on it until it's official. I am really excited & must think seriously about the number of hours that I want to work as I have been given a list of the available hours for 1 client in particular that would require very little travel for me. There is also another client who only needs someone for about 2 hours once a fortnight to take her to the doctor. I must ensure that who I am working for remains confidential so I'll be very careful in here as well.
I am really happy about getting the job. At the moment they are checking my references & ordering the police check. Most of my referees are on holidays so I was asked to supply a couple of extra names from my old job, which is when I asked how I went with the interview. Checking the referees is only a formality apparently!! WOW!!
I don't even feel uncertain about the job & feel quite confident that I will be able to do the work competently. I think I should like it also. I may have a re-think about week-end work as Sunday is only a shortish shift in the middle of the day but is double pay. I'll have a chat to my LH when he gets home tonight. He got called in to work today (thank goodness as we've been spending our savings). I may ring him shortly to let him know that I can't join him at an 8-ball/golf function late this afternoon as I now have to pick my grand-son up off the school bus as his parents have an ap't in Launceston(last one before the baby's due!! More excitement!)
I haven't read any other threads yet today as I didn't want my bubble burst before typing in my diary! I'll go have a look now. I must be a beggar for punishment. :)banghead:)
I might be back tonight, depending on what I end up doing. May go out later. Cheers for now, soon-to-be-employed-again, Cate.
 
CONGRATULATIONS CATE!!!

I KNEW YOU WOULD DO REALLY WELL!! HOW COULD YOU NOT!!!!



I really am very happy for you! That is such great news! I look forward to hearing all about your new adventures! I am sure you will keep us all posted!

Blessya
Kannadew
 
Well done Cate

What a great xmas gift Cate.[:santa:/SIZE]

You must be over the moon with this outcome. I am so Happy for you.:jump::jump:

Congratulations.

Sam:)
 
Help me please!!!

I am really new to the whole forum thing... and I have noooo Idea how to start a new thread so I can start my diary.. can anyone help me out please? :)
 
Welcome

I am really new to the whole forum thing... and I have noooo Idea how to start a new thread so I can start my diary.. can anyone help me out please? :)

Hi ajwright

and welcome, first of all this is the Cohens weightloss forum are you doing this diet? If you are you need to open up the Cohens Lifestlye thread and at the top you will find a list for new thread click on this and you can introduce your own personel diary.......otherwise if you aren't doing Cohens you need to go to the main forum titled Weightloss Forum and they have a thread set up for the newbies.

Goodluck with you journey.

Sam:)
 
Kath & Sam- Thank you both so much for your continued support. I really am so excited & pleased that I have actually done it! I now have official confirmation that I have the job & they also want me to start early- on the 14th of December & I am to do a buddy shift before then so I know what is required. I have to go for a medical (which I know will be fine-thank you Cohen's!) & the police check will have been started but I know that's fine! I have a job. WOW!! One I want. Another WOW!! I would have made that second one bigger but it wouldn't work.
Got a phone call from an elderly friend to let us know her husband has cancer. It's sad in particular because he has not told her. She found out from one of their grown children. She has not rung him to ask how he is & does not expect him to. I rang him tonight & had to pretend that I did not know & when he said I don't know if J knows I suggested he ring her up & said she should hear it from him, not me. At that he said "well she should be ringing me". Their marriage has been like that for over 30 years. How sad is that?! He has stomach cancer & has no idea how bad it is. The doctor said that he would not like to operate as it would put too much pressure on his heart but I think our old friend will say "go for it". We had a good discussion about life in general & that we had really had good lives but that I think I would say the same thing. We never really know though until it's our turn. He's 82 & has had a very full, active life.
I can't wait to start this job. I rang my husband to tell him about it & he has been asked to work tomorrow, the next day & basically every day from now until the middle of February so I think we (I) can stop worrying about money & will be able to put some back into our account very soon.
I'll have a quick look around the diaries & be back tomorrow, cheers, Cate.
 
Thanks Losing, I feel mentally good about the job but today I feel utterly exhausted. I think I might put this down to the whisky! I just sat down to read for a while & fell asleep. I was woken by a phone call after only about 5 min's (I think.)
It's raining very lightly here today which my vegie garden will love.
I enjoyed having a chat last night but where did 2 hours go? My LH got home with his roster for the next couple of months & he will be working lots. I hope we don't go from one extreme to the other as seems to happen in life. Balance is what we need.
I'll come back tonight to see who's about. Cheers Cate
 
Sometimes no news is good news & other times you wish you hadn't gone there! I have made my water thread disappear & the posts in there are floating around in the big internet septic system where they belong.
My day-
I have had such a lazy day but feel much better for it tonight. I am a little nervous about my new job but mostly excited & very positive. The nervousness is really because it's a big unknown. I don't know exactly what I will be doing, exactly what special needs my main client will require & if indeed I will be mainly working with that one client. I'm not scared or doubtful about my ability though. I actually feel this is what I am best at doing. Caring for people in the true sense of the word.
I am getting better at coping with hurdles which is good.I am starting to think my uncertainty earlier in the year was a one off thing. I certainly hope so anyway. I value my friends much more than ever before. I will make sure I keep making the extra effort needed to maintain good friendships.
I am looking forward to having our YS home for Christmas. I will try to head off with him for some bush-walking & spend some one on one time with him.
I am expecting an information pack tomorrow re my new job & between now & next Friday I will have to work a "buddy" shift & have a medical.
Tomorrow I am going in the opposite direction to Devonport to pick up our reading glasses. I really like mine. They are quite different for me & fairly fashionable, without being totally "out there". I dislike older people trying too hard to look much younger & don't want to go there. I like them though & am looking forward to picking them up.
I weighed 72kg this morning which is a bit of a pain. I really must knuckle down soon & lose a few kilos. I know I will but...mm after Christmas maybe. I will keep weighing though, just in case!
I cannot believe how 3kgs can make me feel like a total chubby chops!
I feel like partying at the moment I must admit. A new job-one that I really want! New body(old body in that it's my 20's body!) I feel pretty damned good!
I'll go have a bit of a look about, check out the chat room(might be too early-Tas time) & if all else fails will prop in front of the tv & watch the show about the orpaned elephants. OMG I would love to go somewhere where I could see elephants in the wild or even in a large park. One day!
Cheers, Cate
 
Hi Cate

It is only normal to feel nervous about your new job. You will do fine...I know it:)
With regards to your weight gain just do that plan I sent you and you will lose those kilos in no time......trust me.
I am going to do mine again in the new year. I can feel my tummy getting fuller and that is due to the carbs I am consuming. Like I have mentioned in one of my other posts it doesn't take much effort to put it on.....but to get it off is another story.
I am also getting into that Christmas mood but I have to make a conscious effort not to over do it.
Cate....what ashame you got rid of your water thread.....it was beginning to get fun. I don't take much notice of the other forum members coming in and passing comment.....I remember when I had only joined the foum and few of the others had passed a comment and someone didn't agree or it got misinterpreted.......wow!!!!it was a doozy, there was major language being thrown around here....the moderators had to come in a few times and delete a few posts. And Steve.....well what do say about someone who just hasn't been taught any manners. Gosh He will probably visit me now....I'm trembling...NOT.
I'd better go check out my diary now. Goodnight.

Sam:)
 
Sam-I don't think you saw his last post which was much worse & even more patronising & then one of the moderators came in & was making threats towards some-one else so I just got jack of it & got rid of it. I only just had a look at the thing you emailed me & will give it a go after Christmas if they haven't disappeared in the meantime.(the extra 2-3kilos)
I have been in Devonport for most of the day Christmas shopping(80km round trip) & when I got back I got a call asking me if I was coming down to Dev't between now & next Thursday as my new employer wants me to come down to discuss petrol allowance, pay etc. I wished I had known before I left this morning. I said I'll come down especially on Wednesday, I do a "buddy" shift on Thursday & then will work on my own on Friday. WOW!
I bought heaps of whole foods for our YS for Christmas & have put them in Moccona jars(my MIL drinks it). I need a labeller so they look good. I got him organic sultanas, peppermint tea, organic noodles, muesli, apricots, black peppercorns, turmeric, various herbs etc. About 20 different things in total. He wants to eat healthier so this will help. I might have to drive to Hobart to deliver them though as he still doesn't have his license. He's 25!
We have to go to a dinner tonight & the MIL is going. Oh joy! I could go to bed right now I feel so tired. I'm not sure why I am feeling so tired really. Well I do really. I am waking up a fair bit going to the loo. I must try to drink more water earlier in the day, rather than later. Duh.
ok- not much to say, so cheers, Cate
 
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Just got home & looked up my husband's golf handicap for him so said I would have a quick look in here. Well! What are you lot doing? Out partying?
The dinner was quite pleasant. The MIL behaved quite well. I actually enjoyed myself. I got pressured to start playing golf by the women which has never happened before. I am finding it quite strange(interesting) how people, especially women, seem keener on my company now. Why should losing weight make that much difference I wonder. Weird really as I don't think I have changed, personality-wise.
Just before we went out tonight a neighbour visited to tell us her husband had a brain aneurism on Wednesday & is in hospital. He has only just turned 50. I was wondering where they were as usually we know when they go away. It's a good neighbourhood-we usually keep an eye out for one another. Her husband is better than a Rottweiler as far as keeping an eye out for unwanted visitors. Cars have to go past his house to get to ours & he keeps watch very well & fronts people asking what they are up to. I like him(& her.) I hope he will be ok. He's been giving her instructions on what to do already so must be ok. You just never know do you. We do live a very fragile existence. We might invite her up for tea tomorrow night.
I think it's time I headed for bed. LH is snoring away in his chair.
Goodnight folks, Cate.
 
Had a nice day today. Scattered our old friend's ashes to "Give me a home among the gum trees" which might sound corny but was just so appropriate! What a character he was.. It was nice to catch up with a few friends & his family & my friend, V.
We have pottered about, done some gardening, spoken to a couple of friends on the phone & it's just been a nice day. Plus no comments about my weight which was quite nice. I know you may think that strange but it makes for that normal feeling...
It is bloody boring in here, talking to myself so will flit off, cheers, Cate.
 
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