Cate's Diary
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I hope you are achieving your goals and doing well Cate
Cate
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Hi L- Jay & thanks for your good wishes. Cairns was lovely but I wish I could have brought some warmth back with me. Brrrr.
Hi Georgina. You're very sweet! I had a great birthday. It is so nice to come back & feel that I have been missed.
A great big Mwah back to you! xoxoHi Angela, Thank you sweets! I'm sorry to see that you are struggling. I doubt if there is anyone in here that has not had trouble with low self-esteem. I hope you find the right person to talk to that will help you see things more clearly & to help you work your way through them. I know that it helped me a lot. Sending you lots of love xoxo Cate PM me any time you like sweets.
Thank you. I like to think that I am doing well. I know I'm happy. My goals are about to be re-set as they change all the time. I hope that you are also happy & doing well
Cheers, cateI'm back!
I have had a lovely time in Cairns & enjoyed myself immensely. I am too tired to type in everyone's diaries today folks so please excuse me. I have read every post though so please know that I am interested in how you are all going & do care a lot. It is really nice to know that I was missed. I like our small community & feel there is a common, caring feeling between us. I'll tell you more about our trip in the next few days. We have to go out to a farewell tonight so think I might take a "nanna nap" in the meantime. Sending you all lots of love, xoxoxo Cate
Cate
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I think my trip has exhausted me really. It was lovely, albeit brief. I am just chilling out (literally!) & trying to have a rest.
Last night we went out to the farewell & ended up enjoying ourselves as we almost always do, even though we didn't feel like it. A blues duo played after dinner & while the others choofed off we stayed & listened to them & got home about 11.30. They were excellent.
Today my LH has gone off to play golf & I have demolished a murder mystery & not much else has been done. I feel ok but just lazy! Tomorrow is another day & I will do some housework. I must ring my sister in a sec.
Sea sick-
The room still moves every time I get up. It was Tuesday that we went out on the boat & I was violently ill. I still feel quite queasy. I'll be glad when that stops!
Weight-
I need to get rid of a few kgs that I had put on before we went away. No more excuses. It feels really uncomfortable. Whenever someone tells me how good I look & how well I have done I feel like a fraud! Time to go back to basics & back to the wonderful Cohen feeling of pure, simple fresh food. I don't want to eat out again for ages. I am so sick of eating out! In one week we ate out more than we would at home in a year. Truly.
I am reassessing what I am doing again as a holiday or a change of scenery seems to do that to me. I am going to get back into the habit of everyday minimum exercise again. My target is 60 minutes again. 30 was too low. I actually think that I over analyse what I do instead of trusting my instincts. Regular exercise puts me in such a good mood. It is not obsessing.
Catching up with diaries-
I feel too tired still to be very helpful at the moment, I'm sorry. I'll have my battery re-charged very soon I'm sure. I'm here & I'm keeping an eye out & thinking of you all, xoxo Cate
Last night we went out to the farewell & ended up enjoying ourselves as we almost always do, even though we didn't feel like it. A blues duo played after dinner & while the others choofed off we stayed & listened to them & got home about 11.30. They were excellent.
Today my LH has gone off to play golf & I have demolished a murder mystery & not much else has been done. I feel ok but just lazy! Tomorrow is another day & I will do some housework. I must ring my sister in a sec.
Sea sick-
The room still moves every time I get up. It was Tuesday that we went out on the boat & I was violently ill. I still feel quite queasy. I'll be glad when that stops!
Weight-
I need to get rid of a few kgs that I had put on before we went away. No more excuses. It feels really uncomfortable. Whenever someone tells me how good I look & how well I have done I feel like a fraud! Time to go back to basics & back to the wonderful Cohen feeling of pure, simple fresh food. I don't want to eat out again for ages. I am so sick of eating out! In one week we ate out more than we would at home in a year. Truly.
I am reassessing what I am doing again as a holiday or a change of scenery seems to do that to me. I am going to get back into the habit of everyday minimum exercise again. My target is 60 minutes again. 30 was too low. I actually think that I over analyse what I do instead of trusting my instincts. Regular exercise puts me in such a good mood. It is not obsessing.
Catching up with diaries-
I feel too tired still to be very helpful at the moment, I'm sorry. I'll have my battery re-charged very soon I'm sure. I'm here & I'm keeping an eye out & thinking of you all, xoxo Cate
Cate
Long term member
New goals/old goals.
Today I am re-focussing on my life. Every day is a new start & today I am going back to setting myself goals & challenges. Most are old ones re-visited but, to me , that's ok. I had worried that I was obsessing about what I ate & how much I exercised but in hindsight I don't think that it was the bad thing that I imagined. Concentrating on being healthy & active is not a negative thing. I seem to be a light bulb person. I switch things on & off. Time to flick some switches!
Today-
* I am not going to snack on anything sweet, except my original Cohen's fruit allowance.
* I am going to get 60 minutes exercise.
* I am going to eat Cohen's re-feed foods only but without the "extras" like bread, rice or pasta.
* I will eat 6 crackers, spaced out as snacks.
* I will not mix proteins.
* I will leave 5 hours between my meals.
I'll read some motivational sayings etc & regain my healthy focus. I feel a bit blob-like, even though my weight has not changed much. It's not a nice feeling. I want my Cohen's mojo back & I will get it back!
Cheers for now, Cate.
Today I am re-focussing on my life. Every day is a new start & today I am going back to setting myself goals & challenges. Most are old ones re-visited but, to me , that's ok. I had worried that I was obsessing about what I ate & how much I exercised but in hindsight I don't think that it was the bad thing that I imagined. Concentrating on being healthy & active is not a negative thing. I seem to be a light bulb person. I switch things on & off. Time to flick some switches!
Today-
* I am not going to snack on anything sweet, except my original Cohen's fruit allowance.
* I am going to get 60 minutes exercise.
* I am going to eat Cohen's re-feed foods only but without the "extras" like bread, rice or pasta.
* I will eat 6 crackers, spaced out as snacks.
* I will not mix proteins.
* I will leave 5 hours between my meals.
I'll read some motivational sayings etc & regain my healthy focus. I feel a bit blob-like, even though my weight has not changed much. It's not a nice feeling. I want my Cohen's mojo back & I will get it back!
Cheers for now, Cate.
Cate
Long term member
Thanks Georgina! We are in this together. Time for some action, instead of words! xoxoxo Cate
Yesterday-
Did not go according to plan.
I exercised for an hour. Check!
I ate crackers & fruit. Check!
I snacked during the afternoon & then shared a wine with my LH when he got home from work. Stuffed it up!
Today-
I weighed 1kg more so I can now say my weight is spiralling upward.
Time for action!
Breakfast this morning natural yoghurt with apple. I'm drinking peppermint tea.
Lunch will be beef mince stir-fry with mushrooms. I need to shop tomorrow for Cohen's only vegies. Our vegies seem to have morphed into non-original Cohen's ones, like carrots, broccoli, pumpkin etc so time to get back to basics.
I told my LH this morning what I weigh so that he supports me in this.
I'll get my plan out & study it today. I will still incorporate some exercise but will try not to overdo it. I feel unfit again.
Staying positive.
I must not let myself feel too down about this as it makes it so much harder to pick yourself up & focus. I am crabby with myself but I'll just have to get over it! I know Cohen's will work. I just have to switch that light switch back on! Not Cohensy, Cohen's!
I'll pop back later. Bye for now, Cate
Cate
Long term member
I forgot to say that I have felt queasy for a week. I was really ill out on the boat on my birthday & I still am suffering from motion sickness. The room sways & I feel nauseous almost constantly. It's hard to believe that it hasn't gone away still. I might have to go to the doctor soon. I'll give it a couple more days. I also have a cold. It may be to do with blocked ears, who knows?
I have eaten Cohen's only today & it felt good to prepare & cook a healthy lunch. I made one of my old Cohen's favourites- Beef mince, onion, mushroom, a little tomato(nicer without) & used powdered ginger, garlic, cummin, coriander & a curry powder that has no gluten in it. I added a hefty dash of Balsamic at the end. I really have to do some shopping but will wait until tomorrow. Diet dry ginger & diet lemonade, whilst unhealthy with all of the additives is good to have while on the program. I used to add a dash while I was cooking to add moisture, without oil. Much nicer than just adding water.
It is a rainy & miserable day today. I am starting to feel a little bit better after my lunch. I followed it with an orange so I wouldn't have sugar cravings & will chomp on some sugarless gum soon.
Hope everyone is coping ok with the cooler weather. I should have been a bear so that I could hibernate!
Cheers, cate.
I have eaten Cohen's only today & it felt good to prepare & cook a healthy lunch. I made one of my old Cohen's favourites- Beef mince, onion, mushroom, a little tomato(nicer without) & used powdered ginger, garlic, cummin, coriander & a curry powder that has no gluten in it. I added a hefty dash of Balsamic at the end. I really have to do some shopping but will wait until tomorrow. Diet dry ginger & diet lemonade, whilst unhealthy with all of the additives is good to have while on the program. I used to add a dash while I was cooking to add moisture, without oil. Much nicer than just adding water.
It is a rainy & miserable day today. I am starting to feel a little bit better after my lunch. I followed it with an orange so I wouldn't have sugar cravings & will chomp on some sugarless gum soon.
Hope everyone is coping ok with the cooler weather. I should have been a bear so that I could hibernate!
Cheers, cate.
Cate
Long term member
Yesterday-
Instead of hibernating I went out to 8-ball with my LH & enjoyed myself. I drank one diet coke (ugh) & a bottle of water. I took a serve of crackers & ate them while the others were eating the hot supper. This works. It also feels good to not be eating rubbish food ("edible food-like substances").
Yesterday was 100% Cohen's!!
That makes me feel really good & has given me the kick start I need. I'm not going to weigh until Friday. We have an 8-ball w/e coming up & I will be in town all Sat (until late) & all Sunday but will come home to sleep on Sat night.
Today-
I have woken up feeling positive again. I'm in my thermals & mostly black clothes but with a deep red brushed wool vest & have a bright, multi-coloured silk knit scarf on. I feel comfortable but also a bit less self-conscious of my excess kilos. Now that I have set myself back on track I feel much better mentally. It doesn't take a lot to take control really. It's just getting the oomph to make the decision. Phew!
Wine is out for a while!
I'm a funny thing I know but I am a switch person. Half way is not good enough for me. I need to be totally switched on to anything that I do.
Tai Chi-
Ahhhh. It's Tai Chi day. Lovely. I will come home for lunch but will take crackers & fruit to get me home. I need to shop so had better do that this morning so I am not delayed getting home nor tempted by things I shouldn't buy. Unfortunately my pantry is well stocked with chocolate & biscuits etc. That's how my brain was working again, I'm afraid. I'll have to off-load them to the grand-kids.
It's nice to have such lovely people about in the forum. I know you are all busy but it's great to know that you are about & you are doing what I think is the best thing toward getting slim & healthy. We will always be learning about ourselves & having to make adjustments to what we eat in maintenance. Old habits die hard. They need to be attacked mercilessly! We are human & we are not perfect. The word learning is the key. If we don't learn by our experiences we waste our time & energy. I'm always learning more about myself & even though I make plenty of mistakes, these days I recognise them for what they are & still love myself. It has taken me such a long time to be able to say it & mean it, but I do. I am worthy of love & I am loving. We all are worthy of love.
xoxo Cate
Instead of hibernating I went out to 8-ball with my LH & enjoyed myself. I drank one diet coke (ugh) & a bottle of water. I took a serve of crackers & ate them while the others were eating the hot supper. This works. It also feels good to not be eating rubbish food ("edible food-like substances").
Yesterday was 100% Cohen's!!
That makes me feel really good & has given me the kick start I need. I'm not going to weigh until Friday. We have an 8-ball w/e coming up & I will be in town all Sat (until late) & all Sunday but will come home to sleep on Sat night.
Today-
I have woken up feeling positive again. I'm in my thermals & mostly black clothes but with a deep red brushed wool vest & have a bright, multi-coloured silk knit scarf on. I feel comfortable but also a bit less self-conscious of my excess kilos. Now that I have set myself back on track I feel much better mentally. It doesn't take a lot to take control really. It's just getting the oomph to make the decision. Phew!
Wine is out for a while!
I'm a funny thing I know but I am a switch person. Half way is not good enough for me. I need to be totally switched on to anything that I do.
Tai Chi-
Ahhhh. It's Tai Chi day. Lovely. I will come home for lunch but will take crackers & fruit to get me home. I need to shop so had better do that this morning so I am not delayed getting home nor tempted by things I shouldn't buy. Unfortunately my pantry is well stocked with chocolate & biscuits etc. That's how my brain was working again, I'm afraid. I'll have to off-load them to the grand-kids.
It's nice to have such lovely people about in the forum. I know you are all busy but it's great to know that you are about & you are doing what I think is the best thing toward getting slim & healthy. We will always be learning about ourselves & having to make adjustments to what we eat in maintenance. Old habits die hard. They need to be attacked mercilessly! We are human & we are not perfect. The word learning is the key. If we don't learn by our experiences we waste our time & energy. I'm always learning more about myself & even though I make plenty of mistakes, these days I recognise them for what they are & still love myself. It has taken me such a long time to be able to say it & mean it, but I do. I am worthy of love & I am loving. We all are worthy of love.
xoxo Cate
Cate
Long term member
Gee, I get mushy sometimes!
I have had a lovely day. Tai Chi was lovely. My Tai Chi friends are lovely. I just had a long black coffee & munched on my crackers while a few of them had lunch. I have eaten healthily & Cohen's again today. I am feeling really good & positive. It feels so much better when you know that you are eating what suits your body best. Whether it's in the head at the moment or my body saying "Yes, Cohen's!" I really don't care. I feel great! I am rugged up & warm as toast. I am having chicken & vegies for dinner after doing some shopping. If it wasn't Cohen's I didn't buy it.
Be back later folks to see if anyone's about. Cheers, Cate.
I have had a lovely day. Tai Chi was lovely. My Tai Chi friends are lovely. I just had a long black coffee & munched on my crackers while a few of them had lunch. I have eaten healthily & Cohen's again today. I am feeling really good & positive. It feels so much better when you know that you are eating what suits your body best. Whether it's in the head at the moment or my body saying "Yes, Cohen's!" I really don't care. I feel great! I am rugged up & warm as toast. I am having chicken & vegies for dinner after doing some shopping. If it wasn't Cohen's I didn't buy it.
Be back later folks to see if anyone's about. Cheers, Cate.
Cate
Long term member
Weight-
Woot woot! I have lost 2kg already! Wee hah! I feel so much better too as my clothes are not tight any more. My mind feels clearer as well. Ahhhhh.
Today-
We have been to Devonport where I gave plasma( my blood can only be given to other similar blood groups) & my LH who is a universal donor( can give to everyone) gave blood. It feels good knowing that you may be helping to save someone's life or to make it better. It's such a shame that I can't talk our sons into donating blood.
My LH & our OS are out now getting wood for their little family. We have enough cut for this year & maybe next year so for a while we'll have to concentrate on getting wood for them.
Today is the day that I pick up our GS & take him to taekwondo. I have not exercised today at all & will have to try to get into a routine with it. Going somewhere on a Thursday morning is out. My exercise routine seems to have gone missing!
I'll be back later possibly. Our GS likes to go on my computer when he's here as they don't have one.
Another 100% Cohen's day today. Savoury mince for breakfast(as I was giving plasma) egg & vegies for lunch & I'm going to have a chicken salad for dinner.
Bye for now, Cate.
Woot woot! I have lost 2kg already! Wee hah! I feel so much better too as my clothes are not tight any more. My mind feels clearer as well. Ahhhhh.
Today-
We have been to Devonport where I gave plasma( my blood can only be given to other similar blood groups) & my LH who is a universal donor( can give to everyone) gave blood. It feels good knowing that you may be helping to save someone's life or to make it better. It's such a shame that I can't talk our sons into donating blood.
My LH & our OS are out now getting wood for their little family. We have enough cut for this year & maybe next year so for a while we'll have to concentrate on getting wood for them.
Today is the day that I pick up our GS & take him to taekwondo. I have not exercised today at all & will have to try to get into a routine with it. Going somewhere on a Thursday morning is out. My exercise routine seems to have gone missing!
I'll be back later possibly. Our GS likes to go on my computer when he's here as they don't have one.
Another 100% Cohen's day today. Savoury mince for breakfast(as I was giving plasma) egg & vegies for lunch & I'm going to have a chicken salad for dinner.
Bye for now, Cate.
Cate
Long term member
Yesterday-
Was a good Cohen's day. We had a lovely evening with our OGS. He's such a sweetie. My LH felt really ill last night with a bad head cold. I have been dosing him up with strong hot lemon drinks, Paracetamol etc for a few days. He realised last night that he would not be well enough to go to work today so rang one of his work-mates to tell him.
Today-
He felt really bad when he woke up & I told him to stay in bed & rang his work. He doesn't get paid sick leave as he's casual(not really- he gets a roster giving him his hours for the next month) If we wanted to take it to Industrial relations he would get paid back pay for holiday pay etc since he started with them but he would never do that. He just isn't like that. He does get taken advantage of because of his good nature.
Tomorrow-
I won't be about all w/e as my LH will be playing in an 8-ball comp. Poor thing- he's been looking forward to it for ages & now he's crook! I have one meal plated up for each of us to take with us.
I have a slight head cold but am ok. I take Echinacea & Vitamin C & I'm sure it helps me fight bugs.
I hope everyone has a good w/e. Take care of yourselves, xoxo Cate
Was a good Cohen's day. We had a lovely evening with our OGS. He's such a sweetie. My LH felt really ill last night with a bad head cold. I have been dosing him up with strong hot lemon drinks, Paracetamol etc for a few days. He realised last night that he would not be well enough to go to work today so rang one of his work-mates to tell him.
Today-
He felt really bad when he woke up & I told him to stay in bed & rang his work. He doesn't get paid sick leave as he's casual(not really- he gets a roster giving him his hours for the next month) If we wanted to take it to Industrial relations he would get paid back pay for holiday pay etc since he started with them but he would never do that. He just isn't like that. He does get taken advantage of because of his good nature.
Tomorrow-
I won't be about all w/e as my LH will be playing in an 8-ball comp. Poor thing- he's been looking forward to it for ages & now he's crook! I have one meal plated up for each of us to take with us.
I have a slight head cold but am ok. I take Echinacea & Vitamin C & I'm sure it helps me fight bugs.
I hope everyone has a good w/e. Take care of yourselves, xoxo Cate
Cate
Long term member
Thanks Geo. My LH is starting to feel much better thank goodness. I'm ok. I have a slight head cold but am doing well fighting it off so far.
I have had an enjoyable, sociable week-end. We have so many friends in the 8-ball community.
Our OS has suggested that I try out for the State's women's team. I think I will give it a go. It might be fun & would be a big challenge. I would have to overcome lots of things but especially nerves.
I'm quite tired after a very bad night's sleep last night. My LH snored so loudly that i could hear him from 2 bedrooms away. I did not want to wake him so slept in another room but still couldn't sleep. Bed will be good tonight.
I have done quite well with my food over the w/e. I'll weigh in the morning.
I'll say goodnight for now, xo Cate
I have had an enjoyable, sociable week-end. We have so many friends in the 8-ball community.
Our OS has suggested that I try out for the State's women's team. I think I will give it a go. It might be fun & would be a big challenge. I would have to overcome lots of things but especially nerves.
I'm quite tired after a very bad night's sleep last night. My LH snored so loudly that i could hear him from 2 bedrooms away. I did not want to wake him so slept in another room but still couldn't sleep. Bed will be good tonight.
I have done quite well with my food over the w/e. I'll weigh in the morning.
I'll say goodnight for now, xo Cate
Cate
Long term member
Weight-
Continues to come down. Ii would have been happy to see the same weight as Friday but I actually lost 1kg so that was a nice surprise. I ate very healthily & had no alcohol & didn't eat much really but I wasn't strict with the rules. I ate 2 lunches of take-away but had Chinese both times with a tiny amount of rice. They gave me extra vegies instead but of course they were the usual broccoli etc so not Cohen's original. On maintenance it seems that you can go back to re-feed foods & still lose weight. I'm back to original foods now though as I am going to try very hard to get back to my lowest weight & stabilise there instead of letting it creep back up. I took one meal with me on Saturday. When I was on Cohen's originally I never ate take away. I always either took my meal with me or ate when I got home. It's not safe to guess.
I have now lost 3.5kgs since last Tuesday. I won't weigh now until Friday.
I have thought about why my weight was creeping up & I don't think I can pin-point any one thing. I think it is a gradual relaxing of my guard & old habits building back up. I was snacking in the afternoon on dried fruit etc, instead of fresh fruit & crackers. I was sharing a bottle of wine with my LH almost every night, instead of 2-3 times a week. My exercise had slackened off. I ate too much cheese.
I had started to feel like I was on a run-away train & I feel so good now it's back on track.
Today-
I would have loved to have the day at home after a week-end away but my MIL assumed that she would be doing me a favour by getting me to take her to the doctor for her ap't. She thinks paying me petrol money for the trip, rather than getting the taxi she is entitled to, is helping me out. It would be much nicer if she said she would prefer me taking her. I have to leave home at 12.15 & won't be home until about 4-4.30. I can't do anything else when I take her.
Feeling nervous-
I have a few things coming up which are making me very nervous. I have a doctor's ap't on Wed to try to obtain an accurate medical history & then another in town on Thursday for an assessment. I applied for gov't assistance for help with living expenses now that my LH's work hours have been cut down considerably & they seem to think that I may be medically unable to work due to my allergies & asthma & are having me assessed. I'm trying to tell myself that it doesn't matter. If they pay me I don't care what it's called but going through all the rigmarole is unsettling, to say the least. I didn't say that I thought I was unfit for work. I try not to dwell on my allergies & to live my life as best I can. It would be hard to find a job that does not entail contact with chemicals & fragrance. It takes me days to get over a strong reaction. I had 2 asthma attacks yesterday. I refuse to let my life be limited by it though. I will have to really talk to myself between now & Thursday. If I have to register for work & go to offices then I will be having more asthma attacks but I will have to do it & I will.
My doctor moved interstate 6 months ago. I hope she kept good notes. I have to see a doctor who I have a little trouble communicating with. I haven't found one yet in the practice that I can so he will have to do. He's nice but says very little.
I'll pop back tonight & see if anyone's about. It's very quiet in here at the moment but that happens occasionally. I type as a form of thinking out loud. It often clarifies how I'm feeling & helps me get things into perspective.
Cheers, Cate
Continues to come down. Ii would have been happy to see the same weight as Friday but I actually lost 1kg so that was a nice surprise. I ate very healthily & had no alcohol & didn't eat much really but I wasn't strict with the rules. I ate 2 lunches of take-away but had Chinese both times with a tiny amount of rice. They gave me extra vegies instead but of course they were the usual broccoli etc so not Cohen's original. On maintenance it seems that you can go back to re-feed foods & still lose weight. I'm back to original foods now though as I am going to try very hard to get back to my lowest weight & stabilise there instead of letting it creep back up. I took one meal with me on Saturday. When I was on Cohen's originally I never ate take away. I always either took my meal with me or ate when I got home. It's not safe to guess.
I have now lost 3.5kgs since last Tuesday. I won't weigh now until Friday.
I have thought about why my weight was creeping up & I don't think I can pin-point any one thing. I think it is a gradual relaxing of my guard & old habits building back up. I was snacking in the afternoon on dried fruit etc, instead of fresh fruit & crackers. I was sharing a bottle of wine with my LH almost every night, instead of 2-3 times a week. My exercise had slackened off. I ate too much cheese.
I had started to feel like I was on a run-away train & I feel so good now it's back on track.
Today-
I would have loved to have the day at home after a week-end away but my MIL assumed that she would be doing me a favour by getting me to take her to the doctor for her ap't. She thinks paying me petrol money for the trip, rather than getting the taxi she is entitled to, is helping me out. It would be much nicer if she said she would prefer me taking her. I have to leave home at 12.15 & won't be home until about 4-4.30. I can't do anything else when I take her.
Feeling nervous-
I have a few things coming up which are making me very nervous. I have a doctor's ap't on Wed to try to obtain an accurate medical history & then another in town on Thursday for an assessment. I applied for gov't assistance for help with living expenses now that my LH's work hours have been cut down considerably & they seem to think that I may be medically unable to work due to my allergies & asthma & are having me assessed. I'm trying to tell myself that it doesn't matter. If they pay me I don't care what it's called but going through all the rigmarole is unsettling, to say the least. I didn't say that I thought I was unfit for work. I try not to dwell on my allergies & to live my life as best I can. It would be hard to find a job that does not entail contact with chemicals & fragrance. It takes me days to get over a strong reaction. I had 2 asthma attacks yesterday. I refuse to let my life be limited by it though. I will have to really talk to myself between now & Thursday. If I have to register for work & go to offices then I will be having more asthma attacks but I will have to do it & I will.
My doctor moved interstate 6 months ago. I hope she kept good notes. I have to see a doctor who I have a little trouble communicating with. I haven't found one yet in the practice that I can so he will have to do. He's nice but says very little.
I'll pop back tonight & see if anyone's about. It's very quiet in here at the moment but that happens occasionally. I type as a form of thinking out loud. It often clarifies how I'm feeling & helps me get things into perspective.
Cheers, Cate
Cate
Long term member
Yesterday-
Was quite a good day. The visit with my MIL to her doctor was actually fun. He was funny, we(my SIL & I) were cheeky & it was really funny. It was also good news that her treatment has gone as well as it could possibly have done & has reduced her tumour & probably extended her life as well as given her a better quality. He does not want to see her again for 3 months. That is such a good sign.
Today-
I am feeling under the weather physically (I have the cold) but excellent mentally. I don't feel so nervous. what will be, will be & it does not matter either way.
I am enjoying eating really healthily & not eating any extras. I have been waking up really hungry & enjoying a cooked breakfast. I must go for a walk today & get some fresh air. I had changed my doc's ap't to tomorrow so I could spend a day at home today. I may do my weights after lunch, depending on how much energy I have. Actually I may just get a few loads of wood & go for a walk. It's a nice, sunny day.
Happy June!
Well, officially, it's the start of Winter. before I know it, it will be the Winter Solstice & the days will start stretching out again. Ahhh. Nice. Being positive is so much more fun than being negative. all feels right with the world today
I'll say bye for now. Dishes to wash, wood to gather, fresh air to breathe. Cheers, cate.
Was quite a good day. The visit with my MIL to her doctor was actually fun. He was funny, we(my SIL & I) were cheeky & it was really funny. It was also good news that her treatment has gone as well as it could possibly have done & has reduced her tumour & probably extended her life as well as given her a better quality. He does not want to see her again for 3 months. That is such a good sign.
Today-
I am feeling under the weather physically (I have the cold) but excellent mentally. I don't feel so nervous. what will be, will be & it does not matter either way.
I am enjoying eating really healthily & not eating any extras. I have been waking up really hungry & enjoying a cooked breakfast. I must go for a walk today & get some fresh air. I had changed my doc's ap't to tomorrow so I could spend a day at home today. I may do my weights after lunch, depending on how much energy I have. Actually I may just get a few loads of wood & go for a walk. It's a nice, sunny day.
Happy June!
Well, officially, it's the start of Winter. before I know it, it will be the Winter Solstice & the days will start stretching out again. Ahhh. Nice. Being positive is so much more fun than being negative. all feels right with the world today
I'll say bye for now. Dishes to wash, wood to gather, fresh air to breathe. Cheers, cate.