Cate's Diary

Hey Cate, thats awesome! Sounds like you had a nice day. Mmmm chocolate and wine - sounds great!

I have a question for you Cate - you know how on the management guidelines from cohens they say you are able to have your original plan protein weights +120grams on maintenance? Im wondering whether that means if I want to have one of those little tubs of Vaalia yoghurt at night - whether during the day I'de have to stick to my original plan weights - and count the yoghurt as my +120grams (or a little bit more)??? im guessing I have to count that as a protein? confused! dont wanna be eating too much protein.... would that make one gain? hmmmm

Yours thoughts ? :) thanks in advance.

xoxoxox
 
Kristy, I have never worried about counting it as anything really. It's up to you but, to me, a small tub of yoghurt as an evening dessert is a healthy one. xo Cate
 
Thanks Cate. I didnt think it was a huge deal. A lot better option. They are VERY yummy. Definately get the tick of approval. Thanks for telling me about it :)

Hope you're having a nice day!!! xoxox
 
Hi Kristy- I am enjoying hearing about your exercise & I'm glad you like the Lemon Creme Vaalia yoghurt. I'll miss it this week but it won't kill me eating natural for a while. Re the Management Guidelines & yoghurt. I just had a quick look- " If you get hungry for a snack between meals, have some protein. For example, processed cheese, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Roquefort, Brie, (yum) Camembert,(yum) or Parmesan. Alternatively, cold chicken, meat, yoghurt or biltong (dried meat)"
Which reminds me to order some Territory Jerky. I love it & I won't be able to eat it for a while I know but it is almost the best snack to have in your handbag.

Today-
Having a lovely day with my husband. We went & did a little shopping (natural yoghurt incl.) went to the golf club, visited the MIL & now we're back home & going to just potter about for the day. We're cooking a big soup & going to do some gardening. I'll do my weights again today as well.
Enjoy your weekend folks, xoxo Cate
 
Hi Cate, I love reading your diaries, they are always so interesting and you always seem so in control of your cravings & urges.

I hope that when I achieve my goal weight I will be able to keep in control.

Although you say you've picked up at least you only need to lose 5kg - it's not like you are back to have to lose 20/30kg. I think the main thing is that you have made a decision to go back on the program before you have gained to much.

You always inspire the rest of us so just do it and before you know if the kg's will be gone!

Enjoy the gardening!
:seeya:
 
Thanks Mands, I had a lovely day. It was very relaxing & enjoyable. We didn't get a lot of gardening done because it rained but that was good too as it watered our plants in.
You are doing really well and it was great hearing how good you feel. I loved it. Catch up again soon. Cheers, Cate.
 
It's raining steadily today & will be filling everyone's water tanks up. We have a bbq to go to at lunch-time. I am hoping for a call cancelling it. Fingers crossed!

The job my LH has been doing for the last few years was advertised yesterday & he is in a quandary about applying for it. It's a public service position & had to be advertised. He would have to go through all of the process & there is no guarantee he would get it. The quandary is that he does not want to work full-time hours really but if someone else gets the job he'll go back to 1 or 2 days a week, which obviously is not enough to live on. I will probably do his application for him (I usually do) so that it's ready if & when he decides to apply. I like him being home but he isn't ready to retire yet really.

I'm looking forward to losing a few kilos as it will mean getting rid of my little stomach. I was going to say I'm looking forward to going back on Cohen's 100% but that would be a lie. I have to go send a few emails so will check back in here later.

Mands- I hope you enjoy your Valentines Day movies with your husband xo

Cheers for now folks, xo Cate
 
Good morning Cate & Happy Valentines to you and your LH! :)

Fingers crossed for you that your BBQ gets cancelled, haha! Are you planning on a quiet day in?

Ahhh public service applications are painful. I used to work for the Department of Education & Training and would have to go through the same thing every 6 months - reapplying for my job - having interviews etc. It's such a pain and can get quite stressful!! I hope everything works out for your LH. Keep us updated!

Enjoy your valentines day. When are you starting back on cohens 100%? I know it would not be something to look forward to but I think you will feel really great after even a few days.

Catch you later on
Kristy
 
Hi Kristy! We had quite a good day & went to the bbq the long way, after getting a call asking us to pick a couple of guys. It was ok. The birthday "girl" seemed really surprised & pleased to see us so it was worth the effort. It was good in another way because there was a woman there who I hadn't seen for 8 or so years. She used to give me grief in our business & when I saw her last we were far from being on good terms. It was funny because the thought that she may be there had occured to me in the morning & I mentally prepared myself for it. When I did see her I was able to be friendly & reasonably relaxed about it. It went off ok. I didn't see any hostility on her part either so that was good as she was a mean piece of work. We discussed grandkids for a while & removed ourselves neatly. It was a hurdle that is good to have overcome. I may never see her again but it was good to have done with it.

Day 1 of Cohen's 100%
Egg/mushroom/1/2 a tomato on 2 crackers. 3 glasses of water already as we're giving blood this morning so need to drink heaps. Had 1 coffee (real)- usually just have the one. Will have an apple just before giving blood & more water on the drive down. It feels mentally good to be back on it.
Better go. Just got a call saying one of my SIL's is coming out to get some rocks with her H so I had better get moving & get showered & dressed & do the dishes before they arrive!
Bye for now, xo Cate
 
Today-
I have been 100% Cohen's!
Confession-
I have really struggled with lack of energy, mental obsession with food, headache, irritability & an almost constant urge to eat about twice as much as I have done! But I'm almost there. Step by step, day by day. Listen to my own advice would be a good idea.
OMG am I hungry? (Yes!!!!)
Probably not super smart donating plasma on day 1!
Or gardening for half an hour on day 1!
DOH!
I have just eaten my dinner (same as lunch- "savoury" mince with mushroom, zucchini & garlic chives/basil/parsley) & already I'm feeling hungry.
Ii know I'll get used to it (or my body will) but, right now, my brain & body are fighting it (freaking out actually). I still have 1 piece of fruit & 1 serve of crackers left but I'm trying to hang out until my LH gets home from golf & has his dinner as I know the smell will be unbearable if I don't have something to fall back on.

I have drunk 3 litres of water easily. I had a diet drink to help get me through to dinner. That was a good idea. I also took an extra multi-vitamin at 4pm as I felt so incredibly tired. I also had a "nanna nap."

Donating Plasma-
The nurse was amazed at my Haemoglobin count. It was 153 and is above what they like a man's to be but quite amazing for a woman apparently. She was really impressed. I guess it's because I eat red meat often, unlike many women. I love it! I was also really well hydrated so that helped give the plasma. You cannot donate blood when you're on Cohen's but I figured day 1 am was ok. I would imagine it was ok for the quality of the plasma but probably not for me!

Weighing-
I am going to weigh each day (if I remember) just because I want to know how fast I will drop weight doing Cohen's 100% after all this time. It will be interesting. I'm glad I didn't when I first did it because I will never ever forget the joy at losing 10kg in my first month. By the time I had completed a month I was so "in the zone" but small fluctuations in my weight in that first month, if I had been aware of them, may have sabotaged my resolve. It's not worth the risk.

I'll go have a look at everyone's diary now so will say goodnight for now. Cheers, hungry Cate.
 
1 day on Cohen's 100%=2kgs down!!!!!​

Ahhh Cohen's. Don't you just love it? Well.......I do this morning anyway. I felt about 1-2kgs lighter when I woke up this morning & was so happy to see it gone when I hopped on the scales!

Today-
I feel a little better than yesterday but I slept most of the evening last night & then didn't get up until 7.45am. I will try to take it easy today. Carrying tubs of mulch (7?) was not a good idea on day 1 after donating plasma.

2kgs in one day is quite mind-boggling really.
I'll pop back later- dishes to do...... clothes to wash......yawns to yawn zzzzz
Cheers, cate
 
Been feeling pretty good really. I went for a short walk (20 mins) & did a little mulching, had cheese, tomato, cucumber, celery & crackers for lunch & read the paper. Not ravenous today & no headache. Touch wood!

Travel-
My LH started chatting about our next trip yesterday on the drive to the blood bank & surprised me when he said he thought we should do a "One World Traveller" trip, instead of shorter ones. I think it's because his mum is dying & maybe he is thinking along the lines of living life to the full while you can. Also we will inherit enough money to do it. Who knows but it sure gives me something to plan. How exciting! There are so many places I want to see so we have to live long enough & be fit enough to enjoy them to the full. I'm not sure how I feel about being away for 5-6 months. What about the grand-kids?

I'm at a bit of a loss today as I would usually be madly exercising. Will I tackle weights today or not? I haven't even got a good book. Now that's wrong!
Bye for now, Cate
 
Day 2-
Was ok. I didn't struggle today. I did some more gardening this afternoon & still was not ravenous at dinner time. Sure, I was hungry but yoghurt/mango for breakfast & then cheese at lunch is quite filling. I'm sticking to what is simple for the moment. Savoury mince again tonight with crackers. I still have 1 lot of crackers & 1 fruit left which I'll have at about 9pm.

Our garden is really looking so much better with all of the mulch. Our vegies are also going crazy. Yellow zucchinis are beautiful. We'll grow them again. I wish I had taken the fence out a bit further where we have the vegie garden. I want to grow more! Wallabies can't get in but I hadn't planned on growing vegies there so we made it smallish.

No-one's about tonight so I might just do some more travel research. My LH wonders if 5-6 months may be too long. I think I agree. I love to travel but it would be exhausting I think & I would miss home (& the grand-kids!)
Bye for now, Cate
 
Wow Cate! 2kgs in one day - that is amazing! Well done!!! By the sounds of it... it might just be a week or so back on plan for you and you'll be feeling amazing again.

Eek, I am just scared to think of what the scales would say right now. I am determined to have 3 perfect cohens days - I'll feel good for it!!!

Enjoy Day 3 tomorrow!
K xo
 
Hi Kristy,I'm sorry that you felt sick on your birthday. Tell me- did you enjoy the cake or did you find that it left you feeling horrible physically afterwards? I fancy things & then instantly regret eating them so from now on I'm only going to have a small taste. It satisfies the mind(craving?) but doesn't upset the body (or the mind later- regret, regret.) If sweets are absolutely scrumptious then I don't regret having some but usually they're not. Lemon cheesecake would be my preference but that desire is satisfied by the Lemon Creme Vaalia. I'm coping ok with Tamar Valley Natural low-fat yoghurt, without any sweetener. That was a mistake I made 1st time around with Cohen's, using artificial sweeteners. They are so bad for you & it's best to get over sweet cravings altogether. I don't crave anything at all which is great!

Day 3 of Cohen's 100%-
and I'm feeling good & down another .5kg, so 2.5 in 2 days! Yee Har!!!! I know it has to slow down but already I am feeling so much better. My pants are no longer tight. They're not loose yet, but not tight. Ahhhh.

I think I'm doing 5 days then w/e off (but still Cohen's food) then another 5 days etc until I'm happy with my weight. I think it's worth a try doing something different & trying to get my weight to stabilise at the lower weight. I'll decide Friday night. I may decide to do Cohen's for 2 weeks straight then have a w/e off instead. I'm playing it by ear for now.

I know that my body seems to recognise Cohen's the minute I go back on the program & seems programmed to lose instantly. This is really good to know 3 years down the track. I do need to try to stabilise it lower though. After watching that show "Why slim people do not get fat" I realise why I do have so much trouble keeping my weight low but that doesn't mean that I will give up trying. I just have to boost my metabolism with exercise when I get there. When I finished Cohen's 1st time I didn't start exercising straight away. I think that it would have helped fool my brain & raised my metabolism but it's never too late! I never give up!

Kristy-
My LH now realises that I do need to lose a few more kgs so will just have to keep quiet to him when I do. I am 3.5kgs off the top of my Cohen's GW range, but still 6.5 above my lowest weight (I am aiming for this.) I think if I do Cohen's during the week 100% but then basically do it, but not 100% (ie eating only Cohen's food but not weighing food) at the w/e he may not worry so much. I may have to be sneaky. I would love to see if it's possible to get rid of the fat from the tops of my legs, but somehow I don't think it's possible, without becoming really skinny on top.(ribs sticking out-eeuuwww!)

OK-
Time for dishes, pick up oysters for my MIL & I think I'll stay & visit with her for a while this morning. She still has not heard any news of her tests which is wrong I reckon. She really needs to know what's happening. Slack!

Hey, I think I'm in the zone! Feeling good & positive. No headaches & I have more energy. Tai Chi today. I'll just go for coffee after & I'll have an apple & 2 crackers before for some energy.
Bye for now, Cate.
 
Stress-
I'm not sure if it's the diet or Menoapuse or whatever but I have been teary this afternoon & I find that I can't cope very well with stress. I remember being teary on Cohen's 1st time around. I wonder if it's my hormones going haywire on the road to becoming balanced or something else. I feel like hiding in a cave. Over nothing much I must say. I don't cope very well with stress and I wonder if I ever have really. I want everyone to be happy & hate saying no. I stressed so much about it today my OS will probably call in on his way home from work to give me a hug. I got teary just typing that. I really do not like being so emotional. My mum says I always have been.

Tai Chi was lovely.I didn't go for lunch/coffee though but called in at an op shop instead. I bought a pair of 96% lambswool tights & a set of QS sheets ($5!) for a total of $8.50! Unbelievable.
I had dropped off a heap of clothes at the other op shop before TC.

Off to 8-ball tonight so won't be back today. Bye Cate.
PS. Still 100%. Chomped on sugarless gum when really stressed-out!
PPS. Was told I look nice by 3 different people at Tai Chi today. I wore a brown gypsy top, pin-striped brown, cream & burgundy stretchy pants & a Japanese hand-crafted wooden pendant & brown sandals. It was a hippy look. We are all taking an old hippy photo next week- well those of us who are old enough to admit we once dressed as "hippies" back in the 70's.
 
Hi there Cate, I did actually enjoy the cake a lot hehe. It felt worth it. But then again...I didnt weigh myself this morning to know really how much damage I did yesterday with my binge! It doesnt feel nice today to not know where I'm at, but I think better for my mental state of mind to not know for a few days.

Yippee for another .5kgs down!!!!!!!!!!! You are a star & doing so well. Your plan about 100% cohens during the week and then laying off the weighing on the weekend sounds good. You'll still be at ease with yourself knowing that you're sticking to cohens foods and you will not loose that awesome balance you're already feeling.

Sorry to hear you're not feeling very good this afternoon. Perhaps just a bit of a shock to your body and of course cohens is very mentally straining sometimes. As good as it makes us feel to know we're right on track and getting lighter by the day...we still have to think about food a lot. When we're going to eat, what we're eating, how much... I did not like to have to plan my whole day around when I was eating when I was on the program! Sometimes that caused me to feel stressed and a little trapped.

I must say you're Tai Chi outfit sounds lovely. Comfortable too! How great to get some nice positive comments as well to give you a nice little kick along :)

Hope you manage to enjoy 8-ball and tomorrow you're feeling much better. Day 4 already tomorrow! Times flies by.

Take it easy!!!
Kristy xo
 
Hi Kristy. I'm glad you enjoyed the birthday cake. It's so much better than looking forward to something, eating it & then really wishing you hadn't. Food is meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for picking me up sweets. Anxiety sometimes hits me from out of the blue & throws me into a tailspin. It was over nothing really but I just don't seem to be able to cope with much pressure or stress. Life is really good for me if I have some routine & if it gets thrown out totally I sometimes flip. Not always thank goodness, but when I do I just want to hide. I don't take medication as the side-effects are too great for me. I react to most drugs strongly so try to manage without. I honestly don't know exactly what I suffer from but it's not debilitating so I manage. So long as the ones I love are aware of it & respect it then I cope fine. It's usually our sons who throw me into a spin. I hate saying no to their requests & sometimes feel like screaming "What about me?" & then I feel bad (guilty) about putting myself or my husband before them.

Mood today-
OK but feeling how you feel after you have over-reacted to something and/or had a cry. Bit washed out, a bit embarrassed....a bit needing some TLC. There are so many pressures at the moment & I guess they are building up. My MIL is still waiting for news from the specialist, one of my SIL's(1) is interfering badly with that process, the other SIL(2) & my LH are getting a bit stressed about that (& so am I,) his 2 brothers who don't talk to one another are putting stress on my SIL 2, who does not deserve it or need it, our YS is just starting a new job (p/t only & has borrowed money from us, without telling me why or me asking why,) my LH is trying to decide whether or not to apply for the job he is doing (& the consequences of each choice) & he changes his mind from day to day(& I'm trying to just agree with whatever he chooses), my OS has pressures of his own & added to mine unknowingly, my mum is def. going a bit senile(actually that is the least of my worries now I know it for a fact), my sister has had someone threatening to sue her & has money problems as well(permanent problem).........
I think that will do. No wonder something small tipped me over the edge!

I recommend writing or typing things down as it sure helps to clarify problems!
No wonder I stressed out yesterday. It was like a pressure valve!

Weight- The same as yesterday. (2.5kgs down since Monday.) Still 100% Cohen's which mentally feels great! Feeling a lot better today really.

Today-
Is mine totally. Our GS is ill with flu (cold?) so will not be staying the night so I don't have to drive anywhere & can just please myself what i do. That I will truly enjoy. I need a day at home alone. Gardening I think- more mulching & rock carrying or I may do my weights instead & garden tomorrow. My LH has tomorrow off and will be getting wood with some friends so gardening would be good for me then. I should vacuum though today but that is my least favourite household chore.

Time to do something though!
 
In a hurry & will come back later- but just had to tell you that I have lost another kilo!!!!! 3.5 since Monday- AMAZING!!!!!
 
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