Cate's Diary

Hi folks, another good day, doing mostly housework, including a trip to the local tip to get rid of all our re-cycling. We have very little land-fill these days, with composting & re-cycling. I check containers to make sure they are re-cyclable before I buy anything. Vaahlia are annoying as their's aren't. I must email them soon & complain. I love their yoghurt still. I have made a humungous fruit salad tonight so that I can take it with me as I'm working Sat & Sun. I take enough for my client & yoghurt so that she has a healthy meal. I even cut the fruit up a bit smaller for her! I know, I'm a hopeless case. I can't stand her not eating breakfast or lunch. I have learned so much about food in the last year. I only eat what I take & I don't like to eat in front of her without her eating as well. I don't go away & eat. I stay with her for 8 hours.
Lauren- It will be lovely to have you & your LB stay with us on your Tassie trip! I have written it in my diary!
I weighed 71.5kg this morning so have dropped a kg in the last few days without really trying. I have been very active & have been drinking plenty of water as it has been so hot. I'm looking forward to getting back to 69kg. I'll have to work on it as it would be fun to do it before my 1st anniversary of starting Cohens on the 22nd of January. If I am 69kg then I will write a testimonial & send it with photos to the clinic & let them know they can use it if they like. I feel quite proud of my achievement now.
I'm boring myself yakking on so will go make a cuppa. Cheers for now, Cate.
 
Another full-on day. It was very hot (for Tassie). I did another 8hr day, including vacuuming, dish-washing, lots of walking(pushing the wheelchair) & I'm just about ready for sleep. It's a bit early though-7.45!
I keep bumping into people who haven't seen me since I lost weight & I am getting very positive comments that now make me feel really good. Some are saying I look 10 years younger. Nice. I don't think I do but it's still nice.
There's no-one about today so I'll go relax & watch tv. Night folks, Cate.
 
Cohen thoughts

Hi Cate

Like you were once... I am new to all of this. I have never used a chat/online post thingy.

I have made an appointment for next Friday 12th Jan 08 to attend the information session at The Cohen lifestyle clinic. I am really excited as I just want to succeed for ONCE and for all.

I have tried ALL kinds of diets but I always fail. I have even paid for a Sureslim diet that I used for 2 weeks then gave up.

This time my husband is going to join with me which will motivate and support me.

I was just wondering if you are still on the Cohen program or if you could give me bit of a basic basic brief so I know what I will be prepared for. I know all programs are individual but maybe just a run down eg. 2lts water, 5 hours between meals (thats what sureslim do).

I need to lose 30kg - I fluctuate between 85 - 88kgs and only 160cm.

So glad I found this website. I want to keep a journal - just need to figure out how to do it.

Thanks for you posts they are very motivating.

Cheers Jeanne
 
Hi Jeanne, I completed Cohens on the 12th August last year & have maintained my weight to within a 3kg range since, by following the basic Maintenence guidelines given to me by my clinic. You, of course, will be given the basic info when you go. There is a 5hr wait between meals, you drink between 2-3 litres of water per day & you will need fine scales that will measure by the gram. Don't be put off by the strictness of it.It works & I felt wonderful whilst losing. Don't start exercising madly as you won't be eating enough to fuel the exercise. If you follow the program strictly the weight will disappear. Rely on the tape measure, rather than the scales. Try really hard not to weigh for the first 4 weeks in particular. I got such a shock-10kg!
I think the program is wonderful. A day does not go by(unless I stay at home) that I don't bump into someone who tells me how great I am looking. How good is that! I would never have thought it possible. I won't wish you luck as you won't need it- just a strong will & focus, cheers for now, Cate.
My day- Another good day-worked 8.25 hours. My LH travelled to Hobart to see his horse come last. I'm glad I worked. I am enjoying this job. I do a lot of housework, but I don't have to do any. I am enjoying getting my clients house tidied up. Soon I won't have much to do as I'll get there. I hope the other support workers appreciate the difference.
I'm going for a Workforce Health Assessment tomorrow to do with the job. It will be interesting. I did admit to having suffered anxiety & depression as there was a lengthy questionnaire that I had to complete & I thought I should be honest. I wonder if they as me about it. I will make sure I tell them about my weight-loss. I feel that I have really taken charge of my health. I am getting so fit pushing my client around in the wheelchair. I did so today around a showground, during a gymkana-hard work & boring for both of us (long story)
I'm bringing the grandkids back from launceston with me as respite for mum & dad so that they can have some new baby time together before coming home with the baby. It means I can't go bush-walking on our first day back but, what the heck- I've got the rest of the year.
I'll have a little look around & must send some emails. I just realised I haven't emailed my BIL & SIL in Hong Kong re the new grandbaby! Cheers, Cate
 
Hi Cate

Just catching up on the forum. Congrtulations to you and hubby becoming grandparents again. You sound like a close and loving family.

It's good hear that your job is going well too. It was a bit sad to read that you may be leaving us.....maybe you just need to take a break from the forum, it can become time consuming and repetitive.....but you have such a knowledge of the Cohens's programme.....you could become a consultant.

Well as you can see I am back and if you've read my diary you will find out that I will need to lose those unwanted holiday kilos. I have just had some yoghurt and like you and Lauren this is my treat/temptation, I missed it on my holidays. It is hard to maintain a healthy way of eating when on the road. Water was the other essential that I missed......I know we don't live in a 3rd world country but I bought water when I could...the water in some places tasted nasty.

Hope 2008 will be a happy one for you and the family. All the best Cate.

Sam:)
 
Hey Sam, Welcome back & thank you. We are a close & loving family. I love my kids & grand-kids. I am very lucky to have such a lovely & loving family. Nothing is more important to me than that. I am not going to disappear from the forum. I just feel my focus has shifted a little. Cohen's is no longer my main focus as it was for most of 2007. It had to be then but I need to get a bit of balance back in my life. New job, new grand-child. It is great to be alive.
I had my medical today for my new job & it was very extensive & I passed with flying colours! That felt good! Everything was within the right range-hearing, strength, weight(!!) balance, fitness. God, it felt good!
I brought my grand-children home from Launceston today, much to the relief of their parents. My DIL is coming home tomorrow as she is feeling great & the baby is feeding well & is very settled. My DIL looks great! My GD bawled herself to sleep tonight. It must be so confusing for a 17mth old little girl what with the baby/hospital etc, staying with us instead of Mum & Dad. Poor little thing. They are such a sweet family.
I bought a nice pair of jeans today. I only had one pair! Plus a baby seat for our car as I want to be available to just take the kids away for some peace for their parents. I've been meaning to do so for ages.
Sam- I haven't read your diary yet. I'll go do so now. Cheers, Cate
 
Congratulations Cate (and family!!) I am so happy for you all... that it all went smoothly and that everyone is healthy and happy! Awesome.

I agree with Sam it is so good to hear that everything seems to be going so well for you at the moment! You totally DESERVE it. I understand your need to take a break from the forum too if you choose to do so.... You must be getting sooo busy now and you are often the only person here for a few days ... it must be hard sometimes! I agree that you have ALOT to offer the newbies though... so I hope you will still come back from time to time. WE WILL MISS You..

It is sooo good to be home and back into a normal routine!! I was only away for 10 days thereabouts but it felt like a lot longer and BOY was I sick of salads when I got back! It has taken me a few days to catch up on everybodies diaries etc.... but I've done it now! I do hope that you have an awesome 2008 mate! I am over your side of the planet in May.... maybe we can meet up... you often go to Melbourne dont you? I will be in Melbourne visiting a friend.... Maybe I should do a trip to Tassie? I have never been there... I am hoping to go to NZ but it looks like my friend might pull out and so I dont want to go on my own.... Maybe I should pop down there and see you if she pulls out!!!

Anyway better go!
Blessya
Kannadew
 
Congratulations on the new grandbaby! It truly does sound like you have a wonderful family...that is so great to hear! My husband and my kids were the first set of grand kids for 3 sets of grandparents...needless to say they are spoiled! I'm glad to hear about your successes! Keep it up!
 
Kannadew- A big hi to you! I would love for you to come down to visit in May. I turn 55-shhh.....in May & I think I might just have a party this year & celebrate my new lease on life! I would love you to be here! I will be over in Melbourne in April so probably won't be over again in May. We'll be in touch. I won't be disappearing from the forum. I just had a small hissy fit. I think I was just tired.
Iwannabthin- Thank you & hi. I am very happy & very lucky. I love being slimmish (I'm not thin & really don't want to be.) I'm quite happy how I am at the moment. A few kilos less would give me a bit of lee-way but then I might be tempted to eat things I shouldn't. At least the way I am I am usually fairly careful with what I eat. Being 36kgs lighter has made such a big difference to my life. My confidence is well and truly back. I feel energized. I am not sure if the weight-loss has been the catalyst but I feel it has. I stand tall. I am not overly confident or conceited. Heaven forbid! I just feel quite good about myself. I love being able to walk into any store & look at clothes, without feeling self-conscious. My new job I know I am doing well at so that helps. I have established a really good rapport with my main client & am being asked to work extra shifts.
I loved being able to help out with the grand-kids. I know that it was really appreciated. My DIL is now home from hospital & the family are all home together.
I didn't mention yesterday because I was really crabby about it at the time but I do weigh about 4-5kgs more than I thought. I think I mentioned that might be the case months ago as I went to my GP & I thought her scales must be wrong but I had it confirmed yesterday when I went for my medical. I had a strong feeling that it was not right but, I guess I did not really want to know. Just before re-feed when I was starving I had a visit with my local GP & she got me on the scales & I saw that they said 4kgs more than I thought I was. I put my head in the sand & pretended I did not know.
Now..... I am happy with what I have done & I don't feel fat at all....but, I do think another 4-5kgs would make me positively slim (thin?). I will think about it.
The woman who gave me this very thorough medical was very impressed with my health & fitness, especially for someone my age. I have to think about whether I will go that extra step by going back strictly on Cohen's for 4(?) weeks or so or keep being very active & hopefully firming up & maybe losing a few more kilos. Mmmm
Anyway- I am very happy. I love being a grandma, mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend...
I'm heading to have a quick look around. I typed in Sam's diary quickly earlier today & my son, DIL & new GB turned up so left in a hurry & haven't done the rounds. Cheers from Cate
 
I am tearing my hair out trying to find something & I just can't remember where I put it. Aaarrgghhhhhh!!!!!
I bought a small handbag/backpack in Launc the other day in haste &, after having a restless night last night decided to take it back today & get a different one. I had to take my client in for an ap't & she wanted to buy something directly across the road from the bag shop. Great, got a disabled park nearby, took the bag in & the woman said "where's the wallet that goes in it?" Good question!! I have no idea where I have put it. I have searched for over an hour & cannot find it anywhere.
Somewhere in the back of my brain it's niggling me that I put it somewhere totally illogical so it might take me a while to find it. Big house, lots of hiding places... I left the bag in the shop rather than carry it around with the wheelchair, but now I wish I had brought it home in case I can't find the wallet.
I also got a parking ticket today, even though the disabled pass was prominantly displayed. We didn't spot it until later & then had to go back in the heat. I caught up with the parking inspector (can you believe that?) who was very apologetic & embarrassed & said he would cancel the ticket. It was rather a trying day really, after a restless night. I remembered late last night that my pay form etc was meant to be in so had to fax it. I hadn't used the fax function on my new printer & it took forever to set up & was so slow. By the time I got to bed my husband was snoring his head off. I had trouble getting him to stop.
That's the grizzle session out of the way. Sorry.
Now I'm going for another search because it is going to seriously p...s me off if I don't find that wallet soon. I'm getting a haircut tomorrow & am getting it very short(razor cut), very wispy & maybe spiky. I feel I can carry it off now.
I'll come back tonight only if I find it. Bye, Cate (no cheers tonight-too crabby with myself!)
 
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Hi cate,

I'm backkkkkkk !!!!

Even started my own diary..yay!!...finally!

Congrats Grandma..again!

Hope you find the wallet...

chat soon

TTFN
Annie Lusion
 
Annie- It is so nice to have you back. That's made my day!
I found the wallet just before I went for a haircut today. I changed handbags & found it in my usual handbag. I was never going to use it & I remembered that my LH turned up just as I was about to go throw it into the "dead" handbag cupboard so I quickly put it in my bag! I have so many black bags & really shouldn't buy any more. He would never notice a new bag. Aaarrrggghhhhh.So that means I had it with me all along, including when I went into the bag shop to return the bag. OMG!!
I wore pink to day & don't have anything but black bags so when I return the wallet I will buy a bag with pink in it or just a light bag. It's fun wearing different colours. Pink really suits me & so does blue. I wore black for so many years. I still will but feel much more adventurous.
I will be going bush-walking again next Tuesday. I'm loooking forward to that. I have been so busy. It's so funny though that the busier you are the more you do. I kidnapped the 2 GK's today to give Mum & Dad a break & had them for about 4 hours. They came with me happily. They are so sweet. The new baby is a good, settled baby who feeds well & sleeps very well, like his dad did.
It is so hot tonight. We are not used to this. I am boiling. I don't know how anyone copes with 40+degrees. Phew!
I'll head off to have a quick look & visit Kannadew as well, "over there", cheers, Cate
 
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It is so true that the busier you are the more you do, strange isn't it? But when I am busy doing things I always think of one more thing that needs to be done...I guess I just need to keep myself busy!

I never notived before that you live in Australia. I bet it is beautiful there. My grandma visited New Zealand and I would love to go there or Australia one day. My hubby and I have so many traveling dreams!
 
Hi Cate,

My partner and I are starting the Cohen's program next week, my question to you is how is your weight now have you kept it off if so are you eating normally now or are you still watching everything you eat...
 
LisaIan- I finished Cohen's at 69kg & have maintained my weight within a range of 69-72kgs. I do watch what I eat but almost every day I watch myself eat a little dark chocolate & a glass of wine, occasional bread, occasional sweet & so on. I would maintain at 69kg if I didn't eat these things, but I feel I have a nice balance in my life. Anytime I like I can drop a kilo or 2 just by going back on to the original program briefly. If I go over 72 I will do just that. I drop 1kg in a day by not eating any carb's other than crackers! They do give you very sound maintenence guidelines & I think I would be a goose to ignore them. I would hate to be 105kg's again! Cheers Cate
My day-
A good day today. Took my client to the Physio & she was friendly & polite to me, unlike my first visit when she was an absolutely rude b...h. I had decided to say little & not try to get through to her as she had been so abnoxious to me before. She was pleasant, friendly, cheerful, used my name... I couldn't believe it was the same person really. It was such a relief as I will be seeing her almost every week.
My client really is progressing very well. I came out in goose-bumps today seeing how much better she is getting. The physio seemed quite excited too. She is one determined girl!
It was so hot today. I am pleased to be home in my cool house. I am working again tomorrow but then have Sunday, Mon & Tues off. I am going to just have a good break.
I will head now as it's time for dinner. I'm hungry early. We are going to have eye fillet steak with a fresh salad picked from our garden. Yum! We'll also have a chilled light red wine as it's too hot for room temp wine. Cheers, Cate
 
Have a wonderful break Cate - you deserve it. I will check back here on Monday.
I am off to my sisters for the weekend.

Bye

Sam:)
 
HI Cate... thought I would pop in and say G'day! It seems like things are continuing to shine for you! Pretty much all round it seems! That is so COOL! You TOTALLY DESERVE it!

Good to hear you found the wallet too! I bet that was a relief! I know I would hate that kind of situation! I hope you find a lovely new bag!

I will PM you once I know more details of my holidays! It looks like I might be over in Melbourne around the 26th April... but thats all I know... and thats not even confirmed yet... but I will let you know when I've booked things etc! Would love to meet you!

Anyway

Bless ya
Kannadew
 
Hi Sam & Kannadew, I am feeling pretty good at the moment & I am loving the activity in the forum. I think I was losing interest in the forum because of the seeming lack of interest. Now it's back to being fun! I can sit back a little more & enjoy!
Kannadew, I do hope we can meet. You would be very welcome to come stay with us. Let me know how you go when your plans are firmer. It would be nice!
I have had another busy day & am looking forward to my 3 days off. My client got the miseries for a while today but we ended up good. It is a very different & difficult job in that I spend 8 hours each day that I work with my client, mostly in her home, often with her family around, coming & going. It's a very tricky situation. I am feeling my way but so far, feel I'm doing fairly well & not being too invasive. I cannot stop myself from tidying up/cleaning but am trying not to offend.
RocKwiz is almost on so will head...
Before I go I simply must tell you what my LH did today. He spent the whole day cooking-
West African chicken; stuffed, baked chicken thighs; a huge vegetable soup; paw paw & rhubarb chutney; rice; a huge vegetable stir-fry; ginger snaps; jam drops; broccolli, carrots & corn (home grown, organic). I don't eat corn but our OS gave us most of the vegies.
I think he just made up for not cooking while I was on Cohens! Cheers, Cate
PS I forgot the stuffed & baked yellow gourd with Middle Eastern spices-delicious!
 
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I have had a pleasant, relaxing day, doing some housework-washing, ironing, dishes, tidying & sweeping, but also a lot of reading. I love Saturday's Melbourne Age. It usually takes me until Wed to read all of the interesting bits!
It has been much cooler & I have been picking a bit. Nothing too serious but I know it's self-sabotage! The old, bad habits are hard to eradicate totally. It's good that I don't have rubbish(junk food) in the house in more ways than one. I am making myself weigh tomorrow morning & will take action if I am 72kg's or more! Off bush-walking Tuesday which is good.
It's lovely having Annie back & with a diary. I'm enjoying sitting back & observing. I'll check in most days to have a look now that there's more to look at, cheers, cate.
 
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Thanks Cate, I am enjoying being back and on the program again. I feel so much better already and it's only been 5 days, it can only get better!

Hope the scales are good to you in the morning, have a great Monday

TTFN

Annie Lusion
 
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