Cate's Diary

Bloody Scales....

Cate...

What wonderful news ...Cate you are such a beatiful soul..I think you deserve the praise... Maybe you could contemplate it... It just may be what you need to help you focus...

Employment: have you thought of being a Cohens rep / consultant? you would be a success... I doubt you would loose a single cohenite... I am sure some of us, here at the forum would happily provide references...:willy_nilly:

Now Now, I know i cant talk, i am scale compulsive and at the mo i seem to be forum compulsive... just a little OCD..... but remember they are just scales, Our bodies work in cycles... loss - plateau.. loss - plateau.. its a monthly thing not daily or weekly...ha ha ... feel free to cut and paste this remark into any of my future postings....ha ha ha ha...

On the reputation thing, I understand. since i figured out how to do it, it did take me a bit, but i too keep receiving that message .... frustrating...

Now i hope you have had a pleasant night with your hubby.. and... wishing you both a great day for Hubby's 59th Birthday on Sunday... Have a great weekend.. and I am glad to hear you are on the mend...

TTFN
Hugs Chelle
 
Once again, thank you Bec. Now if I could have the confidence in me that others have! If I worked for Cohen's I would live & breathe the program & would probably drive my family absolutely insane. It's all or nothing with me usually, work-wise. I did take it as a compliment, even though I had really opened up to them about my maintenance & asked them for some advice. I didn't get any answers to my questions though. Being asked to be in the spotlight is free advertising for Cohen's. I don't think I will but will think about it. I have read about someone doing it and how she didn't enjoy the process at all. One of the main reasons I had been overweight is the wanting to stay out of the spotlight. Fat people are almost invisible.
Scales- When you are on the program 100%, ie the weight-loss program, I really recommend weighing only once a month as they say, because of the plateaus etc. On maintenance, when you are trying to work out what's right for you and what isn't, I feel the need to weigh much more often so that it doesn't get out of control and to know what puts on weight for me.
Now, after sharing a bottle of wine last night I have woken up badly constipated, which I haven't been for weeks. It has been weeks since I drank wine. I am monitoring what happens to me when I have certain things. I also went to bed hungry last night & seriously craving sweet things but didn't succomb which is reassuring. Another lesson being learned. Now I have to work out what I want to do about it. I wish they had the carb content on a bottle of wine. It was a Rose' & is maybe higher in sugar than dry white wine. I'll do some homework later on today. I like dry bubbly or used to anyway so might buy a few different ones. The sulphur in them plays havoc with my asthma and the only sulphur-free wines I have tried have resembled panther pee.
My LH is off to golf today & I might get out in the garden again. Tomorrow is going to be a full day with lunch at the MIL's & then an early dinner back home with our OS, DIL & the 3 GK's. The dinner will make up for the lunch. Lunch is another story which I won't go into as I really can't be bothered. It probably won't be as bad as I imagine it will be. I might tell you after the event.
Better go as the housework beckons me.
Cheers, Cate
 
Morning Cate

Hi cate,

please accept my apologies if anything i posted was insensitive...

I am sorry to hear cohens havent responded to your questions.... They want something from you, you think they might try sweetening you up by acknowledging your problems and offering some additional advice, at the very least.... I can honestly understand the weight checking ..your loss is such a marvelous achievement... even if we consider you unfortunate scale dilema.. your weight loss was massive and a a great personal accomplishment... and from experience we all know just how easy its for the weight to just creeep on... Be true to yourself, you do what makes you the happiest..

Panther Pee.. sounds inviting i may have to give it a whirl after refeed.. ba ha ha ha....


In laws i love em..... mine dont understand the concept of a healthy balanced meal .... the word NO ... or any thing that deals with conflict and resolution...... my MIL once made a cottage pie from leftover roast meat (an accuired) My mum to this day swears blind she was trying to poison her..ba ha ha ha

I think PT is a great idea and will certainly keep you on track and make sure you are doing the right things for your body, not just a genralised work up... Good luck i think the running is a great idea...

I best go breaky beckons and marching practice soon too....
Have fun.. and a big thanks for your help and postings..

TTFN
Chelle
 
Chelle- insensitive? I don't think so. I can't even work out how so therefore you certainly weren't. We women are so sensitive. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I automatcally think if someone is grumpy that I must have done something wrong. Silly!
I just wrote a letter to our local newspaper about the 8-ball nationals. I've been meaning to send thank you's so just did it all in one with a letter to the editor. I hope I didn't leave anyone out who will get peeved. See! Doing it again. I think most people are quick to criticise but slow with praise, especially in the hospitality industry so I want to give praise when it's due.
Speaking of when something's due. I haven't even washed the breakfast dishes.
Chelle- almost forgot! Cottage pie is traditionally to use up leftovers like cooked roast meat, just like patchwork quilts were to use up leftover bits of material. Our more affluent society (not speaking personally at the moment!) now buys expensive "fat quarters" for the quilts & premium mince because they can afford to. Not that I am feeling like sticking up for M'sIL at the moment!
Dishes Cate, dishes & more water!
 
There was a job ad in today's paper that I am going to go for. It's only 12 hours per week & a ten minute drive & I would be able to do it. It sounds good. I told my LH when he got home from golf & he agreed. Firstly though he asked me if I really want a job. I said not really but I do want to travel so will need to get a job. I wondered why he sounded a little negative until I read it out to him & he agreed that sounded like it would suit me & it's only 12 hours a week. He thought I was considering a full-time job. No way. It's permanent part-time so that would mean paid holidays, sick leave etc & is a gov't job. I'll ring Monday.
I have spent my day planting more vegie & herb seeds, weeding, reading, riding the exercise bike, a little bit of housework & a bit more reading. Well, ok, lots of reading. I love Saturday's Melbourne Age. I try to disipline myself to read all the news before starting on the "Good Weekend" magazine & the travel section.
I have not eaten anything off plan today again & that makes 5 days without giving in to cravings or boredom eating. I had one glass of dry red wine tonight with dinner & have not suffered any cravings. I forgot about the antibiotics though so will not have any more wine for a week at least. Silly not to give them a chance. My sinuses really flared up after the wine & my face was really hot.
I won't have time to make a start on my resume' tomorrow but will have to get right on to it Monday as well as ring the job contact. I don't know him well but have met him & know quite a few people that work there. It would be an excellent workplace. I'll try not to get too nervous!
I have myself well hydrated again. I think that has been one of my problems as well as letting my carb intake creep up slowly. Carb vegies are obviously bad for me, along with rice, bread.........sultanas, chocolate, carbs, carbs, the dreaded carbs!! At least I have my good taste buds back. Plain yoghurt does not taste horribly sour again. I need to get rid of the sweet palate. Basics Cate, basics. Organic, wherever possible. KISS principle is what's required.
Cheers for now, Cate.
 
Fingers Crossed!!!

Wow Cate, i have all my fingers and toes crossed for you hope it all goes well for you monday..Good Luck...
:gnorsi:Cate you are doing so well. 5 Days.. thats great, you'll be in the swing of things before you know it...

Kiss ? what is that?

anyway better go and update my blog, so glad to see posts that arent mine...bah ha ha ha ha...

Have a good day tomorrow and lots of birthday wishes for your hubby...

Hugs Chelle
 
I wondered if I was the only one who didn't know what the KISS principle is!
Keep It Simple Stupid! I love it. When I worked for a travel company they used it all the time & I had never heard it before. There is so much office jargon,but that one I loved.
Chelle-Thank you for the birthday greetings & your positivity. You are refreshingly cheerful. I'm getting back to my cheerful self & have not liked being so grumpy. No excuses either. I have been grumpy & I don't like that at all. He hum, maybe this is Menopause. I don't want to be a grumpy old woman. Heaven forbid. Thanks also for the finger/toe crossing. It all helps. My confidence feeds off others' confidence in me and makes me feel stronger. The worse that could happen is I don't get it & I wasn't really looking so I don't have much to lose. Also I'm very happy being at home but just would like some extra income, xo Cate.
The scales-well ok, my weight- I confess that I weighed yesterday was up .5kg.(LW+6.5kg) I knew this was because of no BM so didn't worry at all. I stuck to basic Cohen's food yesterday, except for the 1 glass of dry red wine, which I enjoyed thoroughly and stopped at one.
Today I have lost 1kg (LW+5.5kg) so am on the way down well & truly.
I have decided to continue on this way until at my lowest weight and then decide which way I want to go. I either-
1) go back on original program & then original re-feed & get to my correct goal weight(another 5kg) or
2) stick with my current original plan food (no re-feed additives like rice, bread, carb vegies etc) and try to get down to GW (another 5kg). I doubt this would be possible but it's an option to try or
3)get to lowest weight and see if I'm happy with how I look and then try to stabilise by very gradually adding one thing at a time for a week each to see what puts weight back on and what doesn't. This would be the easier option but I don't think I'll settle for it.
I do think I should really give myself a chance to get to the goal weight that Cohen's set for me. I thought I had but because of my dodgy scales I didn't. I'll never know unless I get there how it is & whether I can stabilise at it or not or if I'd be too skinny.
My LH does not want me to get skinny. I weigh exactly the same as him today. I'm about 4cm taller than him.
Weare going to lunch at my MIL's today & I am not looking forward to it at all. Total strangers are going to be there(it's a long story). I would have preferred to have stayed at home & had our OS etc for lunch or gone for a drive, but instead they are coming for an early dinner.
Would you believe it has snowed on the mountains overnight. They look beautiful. Yesterday was windy & cold but today is just perfect.
We were woken up by an early morning birthday call by one of my LH's sisters. I said to my LH that she's morphing into their mother and he said "oh, don't say that"!
I now have to dress up to go to lunch with some people I really would rather not meet. My MIL has some strange ideas really. She wants one of the men( a doctor) to meet her slimmish son(my LH) to show him that not all of her family are overweight. "He took after me" she has said to him. She never leaves off criticising one of her other sons for being overweight. She says she's tactful but that is simply not true. The other day I said to her that telling him he is fat would make him feel like eating chocolate bars & it would be similar to someone telling her to stop smoking to which she flared up fiercely as if I was saying give up smoking. Image is all with her. I have been more popular with her since I lost weight, although she does get openly jealous and always says that she never had any weight problems until the doctor put her on thyroid pills. I told her that she might not have been alive if he hadn't, or worse might have had a stroke but she always scoffs at anything like that.
Whoops, I've got my heart-rate up typing this. Is talking about your MIL classified as aerobic exercise because your heart-rate is up? Personally I'd prefer other pursuits.....
OK, it's time I got on the move. Still in the pj's as I've been putting off getting showered & dressed but it doesn't mean I don't have to go so I had better scoot. Shopping to do beforehand for dinner tonight. Cheers, cate
 
Aerobic Exercise..

God i wish that was aerobic exercise then about half the women in the world would be thin... bahahahahaha!!!
 
What a strange day it was.
Lunch started off stiffly but was actually quite exhausting. Families are so complicated and very rarely relaxing. My husband's is certainly no exception. His sister, BIL, brother & SIL were there so that helped with breaking the ice with 2 total strangers. They probably came away from the lunch thinking we are all a very strange, cheeky lot. They both seemed very nice and were easy to get on with.
When we got home our DIL was here with the 2 young GK's & our son arrived back later with our eldest GK. We didn't get a break in between. It can be very nerve wracking & my DIL is often tired & cranky. I'm having our GS tomorrow night & our GD the next morning. It's much easier having 1 GK at a time, without parents & much more enjoyable.
The diet was not very Cohen's today unfortunately. I skipped sweets at my MIL (the only one who did out of 9) but had 2 pieces of home-made pizza, some apple crumble & 2 glasses of wine with dinner.
Actually I didn't do too badly. I didn't drink anything at lunch-time and had water in my wine glass. Tomorrow I am sure I will be up at least 1kg but will cut carbs right out of my diet again & continue on.
My LH is watching a very outdated, silly Stanley Kubrick film which I cannot watch. I really don't care if they are considered "classics". Too damned silly for me. 2001, A space odyssey.
I'm so tired I think I'll say goodnight. "Goodnight".
 
Cate cate cate

what a classic... 2001: A space odyssey... godness me my partner does not appreciate it either.. bahahahahaha....

I am glad your day turned out good if not totally exhausting...

If you notice the name weigh2fat having a wonder around its my beloved mother... i already gave her a quick veiwing this arvo.. she may pop in... but she is very busy, between work, aspire, extra course from the aspire networks and meetings, homework, physio and now our social season.. its all go for her.. she is starting to sound very much like my nan.. she was forever on the go....

i too had a busy day and am glad to be sending the kids to bed... i shant be far behind them.. just one more post to do .. mine..

Take Care

TTFN
Hugs

Chelle
 
Hi Chelle & weigh2fat(aka soon2bslim),
Sorry, just don't get the 2001 Space Odyssey thing. I sat here with my ears blocked trying to type- impossible. I nearly went out to our old ute to get my earplugs. How old is your mum? As old as me? I'm 55.
Still have the sinus infection & had to go into town to get my repeat of the antibiotics. So glad I asked for one initially. My other SIL arrived for breakfast @8am to catch up with her brother for his birthday. I had been up for ages as I couldn't get back to sleep after the sun woke me up. At least it wasn't the starlings. I have given her all of my good fat clothes, without offending her or upsetting her. They were just too good to send to an op-shop where they would sell for only $3-5. Also some of them had sentimental attachments associated with them including gifts from my late sister(3 piece silk suit), suits made in Hoi Ann in Vietnam, incl. one made from silk purchased from the silk village outside Hanoi & then made up in Hoi Ann. They have found a really good home. I just love my husband's 2 sisters and this one is now on her own. I have told her if she doesn't want to keep any of them to let her sister have next choice & then do whatever she wants with them.
I now officially only have 1 fat outfit left & I am keeping that because I bought it on one of my visits to my sister in the US. She just loved it and so did I. I got so many compliments whenever I wore it and I want to keep it also to remind myself of just how big I was even though I felt so good in it. I have a lovely photo of our OS's wedding with me wearing the outfit & it hardly looks like me.I have always loved the photo though.
I called in to see one of my favourite people today in our local town & told her about the offer to show me how to begin running. I asked her what time she shuts her shop & she said 5pm & she would love to come with me running. I'll go on my own first up I think but it would be great if we were to go exercising together. She's a lovely girl- great company & we get on really well. It's always so much more enjoyable to exercise in good company.
My LH had a load of wood cut when I got home & we lit a couple of small fires. Already it's very dry and one of them went up a tree & we had to put it out. It's going to be a scary Summer as we have recently had quite a bit of rain & its incredibly dry.
My LH is currently with our neighbour rounding up his sheep ready to put back on his property before they go away on holiday. Both my LH & the neighbour are very fit & active. I'm not sure how old the N is but I'm guessing in his early 60's. Not an ounce(gram) of fat on him. No hair either but who cares?
I am able to apply for the job online so had better go have a look. It has to be done by Friday. On second thoughts I only have 30 mins before picking A up off the bus.
Weight up 1kg this morning, as expected after birthday cake(ugh), wine(yum), pizza(ok) etc. Also that included wet hair- surely that would account for .5kg. Ha ha. Plus I had drunk about 3 glasses of water during the night. All fluid of course!!!
Cheers, Cate.
 
OMG- I am so glad I don't have small children anymore. There are people my age out there with small kids. They are crazy!
Last night had the OGS & that was a breeze.
Today I had the GD & that was ok too but she is so strong-minded. I have never had a little girl, being the mother of 2 sons & I am so grateful. Also potty training. I had forgotten what hard work it is. I ended up with the OGS again after school as mum & dad went bush-walking which was good. I do wish my DIL would be more positive though. It think she is continuing on what she heard as a child, as we almost all do. Won't go there. I hope she learns to relax but am not very hopeful.
Completed all of the job application today whilst the GD was asleep. Now I have to re-do my resume, upload & submit. I'm not sure that I really do fit the selection criteria, especially regarding knowledge of medical terminology & keeping medical records but hope I convince them that I am more than capable of learning fast.
I still have the sinus infection and my face feels hot & puffy.
I also have had serious food cravings. I think any alcohol is a danger with me. I will hop on the scales in the morning. I think I have to have no carb's except crackers or I crave, crave, crave and I really dislike it.
I'll say goodnight as no-one seems to be about yet. Cheers, Cate
 
ChenInAz- Thanks I might need it.
I don't feel very well still. I have a very heavy head and still feel like my sinuses are infected so it drags you down a bit. Also constipated. All in all, not life-threatening but also not exactly uplifting.
Weight is still LW+6.5 so will have to cut out the wine alltogether. Sunday we will be in Melb for a friend's 60th & I might have a couple of bubblies there but otherwise that's it for me. The glass of wine at the end of the day is not worth it for me because of how it makes my brain go haywire, cravings-wise. My head is also quite fuzzy. Just 1 lousy glass, that I thoroughly enjoy at the time.
I have to do my resume sometime in the next couple of days. Now would be good, but I don't even feel awake.
Instead I'm paying bills & ordering books online.
Cheers, Cate
 
Resume'-I actually almost completed my resume' in the afternoon. I just forced myself to do it. I'll complete it soon & send it before I renege. It would be a smart move to get a permanent part-time job (only 3 days pf) in the current climate.
I got an email this morning from Jetstar offering 1/2 price fares($24.50 each ew, msg my YS to ask him when he's going away & lost one of the fares one way waiting for an answer. Bugger! So I had another look, saw they were selling fast, changed the date to a day earlier to get a different discount fare($49) & quickly booked. I got the $24.50 fare on the return(my actal birthday). I love being away for my birthday. It's not quite Vietnam but, hey, I love Melbourne! It also means that we will stay in Melb. on a Saturday, Sat night & Sunday, Sunday night(AFL football match- Saints v/s Essendon@ Telstra Dome) and then home on the Monday afternoon. Gee I might just squeeze in a bit of market shopping on the Sunday morning or a Yum Cha. I like the sound of the Yum Cha actually as we'll stay right in the heart of Melb.
We had quite a late night last night because of 8-ball comp & we're off to an 8-ball calcutta tonight. Our OS plays in it most weeks & says we would really enjoy it. My husband is not working tomorrow so we can sleep in.
Foggy head- My head is starting to clear at long last. It has taken it's time. I have chronic hayfever. I'm so glad I don't live in a town with smelly flowers. Just shopping & visiting is bad enough. Picking up my eggs is becoming a nightmare as their garden is full of smelly flowers. I'm sure they are pretty to others but they're horrible to me. I'll get my LH to pick them up for a while I think.
He has a lot of work coming up over December & January. He does casual cooking & the permanent staff like to have the school holidays off & he obliges by filling in. It means this year that he will work over Christmas, except for Christmas day. I hope our YS won't be too disappointed as he's home for Christmas. He should understand as he takes all available work & gets lots of overtime. He'll sleep mostly anyway. I haven't told him my Mum will be here as well as he doesn't really relate to her personally. They don't have much in common except me.
Speaking of which, he just rang & I forgot I was typing in here. An hour has gone by. It was a really nice talk about lots of things, especially his trip. He is now going in April so my May trip won't clash with him coming home to catch up with us before he goes.
I had better go finish the resume' now, cheers, Cate.
 
Bargain...

Hi Cate have tried to post a few times.. but hubby home and he keeps picking at my posting rate.. nasty pastie... Well he will be off to work next tuesday.. yippee...

Wow what a bargain you have got for your trip... wow.. we cant get fares like that over here in Wait Awhile..

I am glad to hear your finally on the road to recovery. My mum... ha ha she is 49 and 3/4's...So you are close in age.. he he.. she too enjoys her grandchildren and will have my four in different denominations at times and some times all at once....even all weekend (special occassions) .. but she does enjoy the fact that they are returnables....

Any way Aisling was having a quick nap and is no calling out in her own little way for me.. so i better get her before she gets grumpy..

TTFN
Hugs
Chelle
 
:waving:Hi Chelle and whoever else is reading my diary!!
I just finished my Resume' & tried logging in to the Government web-site to attach it to my saved application and couldn't log in!:svengo:
OMG! I nearly had a fit. I tried different things & eventually managed to with my old email address. Apparently you have to log in with the original email address even if you have since changed it.
That was ok.I logged in & then there was no heading, saying "Saved Searches". I started the job search, with a sinking feeling, thinking I would have to start it all again from scratch. When I put in my new email address it said that I had an application saved already & then brought it up. I then went full steam ahead, :driving:, uploaded my resume & submitted it all. It had taken me hours to do this and if I had to do it again I'm not sure I would have.
I still have an infection in my sinuses & chronic hayfever/head cold/whatever
and went to the chemist & have new anti-histamines & a nasal spray with clear instructions from the chemist on how to use it properly. My sore throat comes & goes but won't go away permanently, unfortunately. I'm flying to Melbourne on Sunday morning & I hope I feel better by then.
We went to the 8-ball calcutta last night & it was fun. I got talked into playing & drew the publican who beat me but didn't flog me. It was a fun night really. Our OS won it but hadn't bought himself. They also play for money at the end of the night & he usually wins a bit. I have no idea how he ended up. We left about 12.00 and it was about an hour's drive home. I was too tired to drive really and was relieved to get home. We then sat & watched Wildside until 1.30 or so and went to bed where I could not get to sleep. I had drunk about 4 Coke Zeros!! I had my water bottle & had polished that off. They didn't have anything else. No mineral water, no soda water, no other diet drinks, no light cider so Coke Zero it was. I hate to think anyone thinks I'm being mean minded by drinking water all night as they are trying to make a living but I will not be drinking Coke all night next time.
I think I'll go make a Cohen's fruit salad. I don't have much energy but really, really want some delicious fruit salad & yoghurt so had better extract a digit & do it. Cheers, Cate.
 
Made a delicious fruit salad last night with Cohen's original fruit plus some re-feed "good fruit" and had it with some yoghurt, a pot of herbal tea & followed it with an early night, leaving my LH up watching another Stanley Kubrick b....y movie(Clockwork Orange). I had never wanted to see it first time round!
I have a blend of plain Tamar Valley yoghurt with Lemon Vaalia and find it's a nice, low-fat, low carb, nice tasting compromise that goes well with fruit or on it's own.
I used the nasal spray twice yesterday & again this morning along with the new anti-histamine & feel much better today. I think I must have slept better, being able to breathe through my nose as I woke up quite refreshed for a change. I also used eye drops when I got up. It's a full-on attack to try to beat this hayfever!
I have started a new thread for fun. I hope someone joins in. I haven't had much success with new threads so usually give up & this one is really a one off thing unless people swap bags & contents all the time.
I had better go do some ironing as I haven't worked out what I'm wearing/taking to Melb & I need to have all options available. Apparently it's cold so have already changed plans once.
Yoghurt & fruit salad for breakfast this morning & I'm not slightly hungry yet!
I love "Cohen's" food and the Cohen's way of eating. I am back to feeling really good again. No bloated stomach and I'm feeling positive again.
Cheers, Cate.
 
Hi Cate,
Thanks for dropping by my diary. Isn't it just amazing how quickly those "feel good" hormones kick in when you get back to doing the program 100%, but also how quickly those crappy hormones kick in when you aren't. I can really see now how I always put my weight back on. It is that you feel so bad when you eat bad and have to make a real effort to realise this and get through the one or two days of cravings to get yourself back to feeling fantastic. Thanks for all your insights as they have been a tremendous help to me and I'm sure that your honesty in here is why I am in such a good place right now, and why I am so confident that I will be able to maintain my weight from now on.
Great to hear you are feeling good again and I'll drop by your new post and have a look but from the title, it might take me a week to list whats in my handbag. Its a shocker!!
Take care
Beck
 
Hi Beck and thank you for your comments. It is the main reason that I am still posting. We only learn from making mistakes or by learning by others making mistakes.
Now.....about the handbag thing. C'mon gals!
I'm going to be away for a couple of days & won't access the Internet in Melbourne.
Have fun folks. Cheers, Cate
 
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