Cate's Diary

Hi Bubblinb, I did Cohen's 2 years ago & lost 36kgs but went back onto C for a month to lose some weight that had crept back on because I slipped my guard & started eating too much. If I had followed the maintenance guidelines Cohen's gave me I would never have had to do that again but I just pushed the boundaries a little far. Always learning, always learning, cheers, Cate.
 
Hi to you too. I never pop into the chat room in here but will for a change if you want to join me for 5 or 10 mins, cheers, Cate
 
Ha were on again at the same time!

There is a chat room on here?

I am guessing it is morning... its 10:34pm here...


OH!! I see! Ha... I'm going to bed soon, but if you pop in I'll say hi for a few...

If not catch you tomorrow!!!
 
Hi Caz, Missed you again. I just read the last few pages of your 1PD diary, Decisionmakers & about 10 others, including on the Australian Cohen's Forum. Phew. My eyes are tired! At the very top of this site, where the User CP. FAQ's etc is a Chat option. If you click on that you will go into The Lounge. I think I have only ever clicked once with someone else from here. Usually there is no-one else. You are currently 16hrs behind us here in Tasmania. We have Daylight Savings for another month I think. If I spot that you're online at the same time I will pop in to The Lounge for a while. Is there a time for you tomorrow that you know you can be here? I'm home all day tomorrow & will be away for the week-end. we're going to visit our YS in Hobart. He heads O/S next month. OMG!! Cheers for now, Cate
 
I stuffed up!
Where do I start? Mmmm
Admitting it to all of you is probably a good place.
I hate making excuses & really hate whinging in others as well as myself.
I felt so bad yesterday & still do today. My stomach felt empty last night & I was dizzy & tired so I ate off plan. It doesn't matter what I ate but it was not re-feed rules so-
Monday- I am going back on Cohen's 100% & then 2 weeks later I am doing re-feed 100%. We are going to Hobart for the week-end so I won't even try to start afresh Saturday. I'll leave it to Monday.
There is no point feeling bad about all of this so I will try not to. I have a bug or my body was not ready for re-feed quantities. I'm not sure which. I think it's a bug. I feel so tired & washed out. My stomach actually hurts. I have taken a soup out of the freezer to have for lunch. I wish it was chicken soup as that is also mentally soothing when you are feeling ill (& I'm not even Jewish!).
I'll go do a bit of housework & then curl up in my chair. I have a very blocked head as well & just want to sleep all the time.
I forgot to say that we went to get some wood yesterday & I crashed my LH's car into a tree, knocking off his front light & had to take it to our neighbour who is a mechanic. He's now calling me Crash Craddock, whoever that is. All in all yesterday was not a good day.
It also seems like I still have this bug(make that do have) as I have been to the loo twice already this morning(TMI I know), Cate says,feeling sorry for herself(tragic), xo Cate.
 
I have had a totally crap day today. I spent hours on the phone trying to get through to the Taxation Dep't & Centrelink only to find out that I am not eligible for any tax bonuses(didn't earn enough last financial year) to qualify for Kevin Rudd's tax bonus, my LH earns too much for me to be eligible for Newstart even if I go through all of that rigmarole & angst, & because he earns most of his income over the last 2 months I will also not be eligible to keep the Low Income Health Card that I have at least had for the last 5 months. I can re-apply in another month or 2 & will probably get it again as his hours are about to drop substantially(only 2 days pay next week & another 2 the week after). I can get a discount on our rates with a health card but will need to have it next month! I had also rung the council because my neighbour thought our rates could not possibly be as expensive as they are & it must be a mistake. Wrong!
I was in such a bad mood all day & have felt so ill as well. My sister rang this afternoon & she had me laughing so that was good.My neighbour brought back our wood heater so that's ready for Winter. He has replaced broken firebricks with a solid piece of steel so we shouldn't burn that out!
The day wasn't all bad!
Heater fixed, sister rang, trots have settled down. Maybe I'm starting to come right.......
If I'm not back tonight I will be back Monday morning. Have a good week-end everyone, xo Cate
 
Nothing like talking to the Tax Department (or, that is, TRYING to talk...) to get you in a bad mood, is there??!

You're doing so well. One bad day doesn't a diet break, so hope the next 2 weeks go smoothly and you're fridge is stocked with legal goodies so you can start refeed when you plan.

Had a very busy day - will go and update my diary.
 
Thanks Niyah! I know one bad day is only 1 bad day but it did stuff up my re-feed. It's not the end of the world and I'm sure I'll be right on Monday as I so want to get to maintenance-land & follow the guidelines as my new religion. Unfortunately we can't fast forward our lives until that time. I know that I stuffed up so just want to get this over & done with but properly so that my weight will be stable. There is no point doing Cohen's if you don't do re-feed.
I feel a lot better tonight thank goodness. I decided to have a couple of things that I have missed(1/2 an avocado with boiled egg & vinaigrette & 1 glass of dry red wine- after eating a little Mozza)& enjoyed them thoroughly.Monday will def be back on 100%We have decided that we will go out for dinner in Hobart tomorrow night with our son as it will be our last chance before he goes O/S. I'm not going to be silly food-wise or else it will be more I have to lose & I will follow the maintenance guidelines for the week-end.
My husband is really good at getting things into perspective & he isn't worried about money. We are both peeved about the government throwing money at people but never at low-income families without children at homw. He said the next time we are eligible for anything from the government we are going for it. Luckily he came home with his next roster & it isn't too bad. The next month will be very lean but April/May will be better. Hopefully I'll be able to get the Health Card back again for another 6 months. I have 3 lots of medication per month & he has 1 & it adds up. We are also entitled to about 4 discounts on things such as rates, power, registration, licenses etc & that helps quite a bit. I suggested a part-time job for me in a local business that he once worked in & he said that I would hate it & that it is a crap job so I won't even consider it any more.
I'll just keep my eyes open for something that might suit. I am relieved in one way that I won't have to go through the hassle of going to Centrelink, applying for jobs I'm not qualified to do etc just to comply with their requirements.
OK- I'll go as I'm rabbiting on, cheers, cate.
 
Hi Cate,
Sorry to hear you have had a rough time, but its good to hear that you are through the worst and starting to come good. When I broke the program last week, I also had the worst stomach, but I think that mine was from the food I ate (Chocolate muffin bar with ice cream on top). Its a good incentive to not break it again as I was on the toilet all day!! Yuck. Monday is D Day again, and we'll be back on the program again together for a little while anyway (as long as I make it to Thursday). One positive of my blow out last week is that since I went bak on it I have lost 2.5kgs. Its like my body is said "Oh crap, she's eating junk again. Quick get burning it again" and as I went straight back on Cohens, my body is burning but there's no crap to burn, so weight loss..Yayy.
My lap top is not working at the moment. The cord to plug it in with is not working and its $100 for a new one. I have to rely on the goodness of my children to let me use their computer (when its not in use).
Have a great day and I hope your weekend is good.
Talk soon
Beck
 
Cate!

We might be re-feed partneers!

I think I will be ordering it on Monday!!! YAY!!! Now I just have to lose those pesky 5 lbs in 2 weeks!

Its such motivation to be 100% because you HAVE to be... not that you don't always have to be, but literally you HAVE to be deviation free or you screw up the entire re-feed process!!!
 
Hi Bec & Caz, I'm so tired tonight after my week-end in Hobart that I might come back in the morning & tell you about it. I had a good time but am looking forward to being back on Cohen's 100% in the morning. I'm nervous about weighing though......'night for now, Cate zzzzz
PS Niyah I'll also reply to yr replies to my pm tomorrow. I'd forgotten about it! Senile?? Moi?
 
cate said:
I'm not going to be silly food-wise or else it will be more I have to lose & I will follow the maintenance guidelines for the week-end.
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The old saying goes "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".
Ha! Does pasta, pizza, chocolates, more pasta & more chocolates fit the maintenance guidelines. That's a big NO!!
Luck was on my side and I actually lost .5kg over the week-end but had put on 2kg from Wed to Friday(2 days!) so I'm actually exactly now 2kgs above my lowest weight after Cohen's.
I'm back on Cohen's 100% as of today, as planned and will be for 2 weeks, then re-feed 100%, no changes or amendments. I have to tell my brain that it does not know better than Dr Cohen! I'll even eat some bread when I'm meant to. Maybe I won't add any milk though. You don't have to. Ugh!
My week-end in Hobart-
Was very good for most of it. Sat night I hardly slept worrying about all of the things that need doing at my son's house before he would be able to rent it out & how little time he had left to get it done! We felt like heading home as soon as we got up but went for a walk & bought a coffee & then headed back to his place & talked to him for hours, ended up staying for lunch, which he cooked. That's why we had 2 lots of pasta. It was with lots of vegies & meat & was delicious. Not too much pasta. We ate out on Sat night at a good Italian restaurant in Battery Point, called De Angelo's. We were going to have Thai food but our son loves this restaurant & we have eaten there a few times with him. Their pizza's are very good.
I showed restraint with the alcohol this trip which was good. The girlfriend he was with last November was with us Sat night. I really like her. I could more than happily have her as a DIL! Fingers crossed that works out. You never know. 8 months apart will be a good test.
We ended up doing a bit of work in his back yard & talked about what we think he must do first. I think he felt he had so much to do he couldn't prioritise. Some things he had planned I wouldn't worry about but some others were way more urgent. I think he has it right in his head now. He just needs to make some calls. I said to use us as an excuse for "nagging" others to come 'round & finish/do some work. There are so many 1/2 finished jobs. He went halves in the house with a very good friend & she is happy to go 1/2's in the cost. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet & ask for help. I should remind myself that occasionally. Ha ha.
We came home with our car chockers with his good stuff, like his sound system, knick-knacks, good clothes etc & we packed them away last night as soon as we got home. I had emptied a built-in wardrobe especially. We have scored a few nice things that he doesn't wear any more, including a nice jacket for my LH, which he loves. Our YS is very fit & trim these days & wears a medium, which now fits me. I have gained a blue MacPac jacket.
He has our taste in things so some of the things we brought back we have identically matching items already.
We had given him a very extensive set of herbs & spices so I said I would bring them home, use them up & replace them with fresh when he settles after his trip. I also now have use of his blender so I'm looking forward to some yoghurt smoothies after re-feed.
We felt so depressed when we woke up Sunday but so good when we left Sunday afternoon. I often wish that we lived closer to him (not with him though) as I think he still seems to need us to put things into perspective. I have always tried to help our sons to become independent but he seems to need us, not to do everything for him but to re-inforce what he's doing. It's hard from a distance to know when he needs us to do that, before he becomes snowed under.
He is contemplating living closer to us when he returns but he may end up living interstate or overseas. You just don't know. He gets on really well with his brother who only lives 5 minutes away from us. I just can't see him moving to Launceston or Devonport as they just don't rate, compared to Hobart as a city. Hobart is beautiful. It has most of the good aspects of living in a city but in miniature. I love it. I don't want to live there but love staying there & especially walking around. His house, which I doubt he'll move back into is within easy walking of the centre of the city. We did it twice while we were there.
We bought him a camera for his trip on Saturday & a bigger memory card. He's very happy with it. It has 7 times optical zoom, which would be great.
OK. I could go on forever so had better quit. Once again I feel pretty good. Going away does you so much good. I'll ring him tonight because I know he feels a bit sad when we stay & then go. It's very sweet.
Cheers for now, Cate.
 
I got through day 1 of 14 days minimum, back on Cohen's 100%, without any problems at all. Drank 3 litres of water.
Weight-This morning was LW+2kgs so should get a PB of below my LW this time around with 13 days until re-feed to go. I hope what happened to Caz also happens to me & I have a good drop in the next few days! It probably won't happen but would be a happy offshoot of my stuff-up of last week. I would rather have finished re-feed earlier but an extra kg or 2 is not to be sneezed at!
I do have a concert that I will now not be able to dine out beforehand as planned. My own fault. I'll live, sigh.......cheers for today, Cate.
PS I have our OGS tonight & in the morning, after I put him on the school bus, I will get our YGS for a few hours while his Mum goes to exercise classes- 1st Pilates, then "Mums, Bums & Tums". The woman who runs the classes has a girl same age as my GD & she will be there too so will have a playmate. I will love seeing our GS walking around. He's got the hang of it now & hardly crawls. He's so sweet! They all are, xo Cate
 
One down, 13 to go!

I had my GD tonight for a good while as well - love the whole getting ready for bed thing, all the routines and rituals that just must be done the way she wants. She's always so particular about which PJ's she wants on each night, which thing she wants in bed with her. It's a big game, but it's worth it when I give her that last kiss and she's off to sleep almost instantly.
 
Hi Niyah, Oh, I agree, what joy. Our GD is into the ritual much more than the boys. Our OGS, even at 9yrs has to sit with me on my recliner & have his back(& arms & legs & scalp....) scratched for as long as I'm prepared to do it. I no longer read to him & he can now read older books which is great. When I went back to check on "lights out" at 8.30he had already put the book down 10 mins before & the light was out. He is such a good kid & slept through to 7.30 this morning. He loves his food & I always cook him bacon, mushroom & free-range eggs on 1 piece of toast & a juice before he heads off to school on the bus. His school bus comes up our way too so he can catch it down the road from our place. It's perfect really.
I now have our YGS(14mths) & he is wandering around exploring. I can keep an eye on him from where I am & find little kids settle in much quicker if you don't fuss over them.
I didn't weigh today & will try not to for a few days. I like the idea of doing that but will see how I feel in the mornings. It's a much nicer surprise when you get on the scales after at least 3 days. I had better go. He's sounding a bit sooky. Cheers, cate
 
HI Cate,
just popped into say Hi - been reading but too busy to post. Glad things are going well - good on you. I had contact with an old friend who did Cohens 8 years ago yesterday. She was the first person I ever knew who did it and she lost 30kgs -8 years later she still looks stunning -VERY inspiring.
Will talk soon -if my computer doesn't get lost behind the pile of marking that I have to do.
Del xx
 
cuddlebones said:
...... I had contact with an old friend who did Cohens 8 years ago yesterday. She was the first person I ever knew who did it and she lost 30kgs -8 years later she still looks stunning -VERY inspiring.
Del xx
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Now, that is really good to hear!!
Thanks for your visit Del, xo Cate.
Didn't weigh. Yay!
No-one was about last night so didn't post & was tired. Slept in this morning, Tai Chi today, 8-ball tonight, so will pop in this afternoon, cheers, cate.
 
Luckily for me I know a few people who have stayed trim after Cohen's, so even though I let it go the first time around, I'm not going to kid myself it's POSSIBLE to keep it off.

Changing the thinking PERMANENTLY is the big challenge for me. I have to learn to think like a thin person with every choice I make!
 
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