Cate's Diary

Hi, I did Cohens 3 years ago & am on maintenance. You should follow the Cohens recommendation & weigh only once a month as your weight varies during the month & a slight move up, due to fluid, can do your head in. I'm on my mobile phone only until next week & will catch up with you again when I get home. 100% Cohens= successful weight-loss xo to all Cate.
 
Hi folks, I'm home & oh so glad to be home. I'm really exhausted and will pop back again tomorrow to catch up with you all. Welcome to all the newbies. Sorry I'm not up to much today. Have lots of calls to make & things to do, like washing, cooking etc. It was so nice to be back in our own comfortable bed, with my own lovely pillow, in our own lovely house. I lay in bed for about an hour last night listening to the rain on the roof. I felt like I had died & gone to heaven.
I am so over pizza & alcohol!!!!!! & 8-ball (for a while-lol)
I'll hop on the scales tomorrow & let you know the result of my over-indulgence.
Love to you all, xoxo Cate
 
Hey Cate,

Nice to see you back home safely. There is nothing like ones own home, I always love going home when I have been away and like you say, your bed, your pillow, just everything about it ;)

Look forward to hearing about your time away.

Take care.

xxx
 
Hey Cate,
Glad your home and happy :)
Im interested in knowing if/how much u put on after eating pizza n alcohol.
Sounds like you had some fun while you were away though :)
 
Glad to have you back Cate. I love going away but I love going home. My husband doesn't usually come on holiday with us so it's an even better incentive to go back home and there's nothing like your own bed and pillows.
 
Hi Angela, Nikitahh & Eycky. Thanks for welcoming me home. It is lovely being back home but also a little difficult settling back in. At least I don't have to drag myself off to work like most people do. That would be much harder! I am carrying an extra 3kgs which feels really awful. I could tell exactly how much I had gained as I am now more attuned to my body.
Our trip-
Most of my days, especially the first 10, were spent in the pool hall and the only eating places nearby were McDonalds, a Souvlaki joint, an Indian restaurant in our hotel & a very good Italian restaurant. We had our breakfast in our room & that was always a healthy Cohen's maintenance breakfast. Lunch was usually eaten in the venue or back in our room. Dinner most nights was usually at the Italian restaurant. I loathe McDonalds & the only think I ate there was a muffin & that was my lunch that day.

Some days we spent 12-14 hrs in the venue. I watched every single women's game (teams & singles matches) and lots of the men's games and I am so over 8-ball for a while. Saying that - I am driving my LH to his 8-ball match tonight. *sigh* The things you do for the ones you love.

I could have eaten salads at the Italian restaurant but I ate one early & it was really boring and tasteless & the pizzas were delicious. I never felt grossly full but I knew that I would gain weight while we were away. I think there wasn't a day when we didn't drink alcohol either but some days we had little & there wasn't a day when I felt drunk at all. It was more drinking constantly and eating lots of pizzas. 3 kgs feels like about 10kgs I must say.

Next Monday I am going back on Cohen's original food only until I drop 5kgs. It's a no-brainer!

Playing in the Australian women's singles was a huge buzz! I really enjoyed myself & couldn't quite believe that I was actually doing it. Tasmania didn't get through to any of the finals so the last few days we had more spare time. we would rather have flown home but had to wait for the official dinner on the Friday night.

I am off to Tai Chi soon and am so looking forward to it. Looking forward to seeing my TC friends. I got a message from my teacher when I was away saying that they missed me. Nice.

We had a visit from our OS, DIL & the 3 GK's last night & they stayed for dinner. The kids really missed us while we were away & cried one day when they came up to our home & we weren't here. It was absolute bedlam but lovely. I looked at videos of them while we were away. :)

My MIL has been really ill with Shingles while we were away as well & seems to have aged 10 years. She has told me about 3-4 times how much she missed me & I think she really has. She is really tired & it has knocked the stuffing out of her. She had a fall the day after we got home & has a big lump on her head. We have taken her meals for a few days & I am calling in again today before TC & tomorrow, during our GS's Taekwondo.

I'll tell you another time about my experiences with perfumes, smelly room first night etc another time. I am starting to get over it now. Pool halls during competitions are toxic!

Dishes to be done, washing to hang out, MIL to visit, Tai Chi to go to at 11.30.
Bye for now, xoxo Cate




 
Hey Cate :)

Well 3kgs isnt all that bad! For 10 days of eating kinda what you want its alright :)
Your grandkids sound so cute :) not good to hear that some of your family is sick though :(
 
Hello Cate:)

Glad to catch you on your return.
Sounds like you had a fun but busy time....it's always nice to return to your own home and bed. I am such a homebody at my age now. Even when we have a night away I love returning home.

Anyway I am back and comtemplating going back on Cohens! I know what your thinking here she goes again. It's funny last time this year I had lost about 8kg already with Cohens and then Mum passed away and everything came unravelled as you know. Well it's nearly a year now and I feel like I was living a different life then. I was also nearly at goal then and here I am plus another 10kg.

Anyway I've also noticed that since I've started exercising I have been getting hungrier then I normally would, which would also explain Cohen's theory to not including any exercise till after the weightloss phase.

Ok well I'd better get my head sorted with this all again....story of my life, isn't it?

Thanks for listening to my woes through the years.
Samx:)
 
Sounds like you need another holiday now to get a rest!! Nice to know that so many people missed you. You'll soon lose the extra weight once you get back to your Cohen's way of eating.
 

Nikitahh- Hi to you, new, positive, forum member! It's always nice to have someone new offering support and I love it! You are right- I should get rid of the 3kgs quick smart just by eating the Cohen's original food. My body loves it! I am feeling much better already. You have gotten off to a great start with your weight-loss. Stick to it 100% and it will get easier as you go. Don't even consider "deviating" as it sets you back mentally as well as weight-wise. You will strengthen your resistance as you see the results continuing to happen & you will be proud of it. I will enjoy following your progress. I adore my family- a lovely husband (LH), lovely grand-kids & 2 lovely sons(OS & YS). I am a very lucky person! We are at the age when people we know are getting sick. Both our mothers are elderly & live at home on their own. We are at the age when things are going wrong with them & with our friends. Unfortunately it's a part of life. My MIL is slowly getting better again :) 2010 has not been a kind one but I look to the future & it will be better. Cheers, xo Cate

Eycky-You are right. I have needed a break to get over my break but I feel like I'm getting there now. It has been hard to get myself re-motivated, especially with the forum. Today is the first day that I feel I have control back over my life. :) I know I will get rid of my excess weight eating the Cohen's way. It was more the horrible, bloated feeling I had, rather than the actual 3kg. I had carb overload! Thanks for being a pleasant constant in my diary. I like your company :) xoxo Cate.
Sam- Hello my friend! I have no such thoughts! I am really glad that you are feeling determined to succeed & I thought you would choose Cohen's eventually as I know, & you know, that it does work, even though it is not easy. Easy would not teach us anything at all ;) This is not the story of your life Sam. You have lots of lovely living to do. Remember that I am 57! Can you possibly imagine how many mistakes I have made & how many lessons that I have learned the hard way. I'm sure there will be many more. Eating pizza most days for 2 whole weeks is not exactly smart. LOL. I'm back eating Cohen's as of today. I'll stick to the original food atm for a week & see what happens & go back to weighing my food if little happens. I decided to ease into it after my "holiday." Love to have you back Sam, even if you may think it is for the wrong reason. It didn't take anything from me to influence your decision. :) It was all yours! xoxo Cate

Yesterday-
We had our GS for the night as we do every Thursday night. We dropped him off at his bus stop & drove 40kms to my 1st appointment( the podiatrist.) That was a quick visit just to check my new orthotics. We did some shopping & then I had an ap't with a Job Capacity Assessor as I have applied for a Disability Support Pension, because of my allergies & multiple chemical sensitivities. I was very nervous & have no idea how it went. The man said very little but I don't have anything to worry about as I tell the truth. My doctor will keep giving me medical certificates as long as I ask for them as he knows I cannot work.
Then we had lunch & filled in time buying vegie seedlings before the funeral.

Funeral-
While we were in Adelaide our young friend who was with us got news that his wife delivered their son, stillborn, 4 months early. He was devastated as you can imagine & I am really grateful that we were able to be with him & to help him get through the last day of the trip. I was able to make sure that he did not blame himself. He takes a lot of notice of us. We spent the whole day with him & he cried bucket loads of tears & was able to really grieve. I can't really explain his character but he is not used to displaying emotion & has had a very narrow life. We shopped for him for food early on in the trip & I booked & paid for his airfares etc & organised everything for him. I was able to coax him out on that day & he bought presents for his 2 daughters (6yrs & 2 yrs) for the 1st time ever. It made him feel a lot better doing that & was a distraction. I have received many messages from him & from his wife who I had only met once briefly saying how grateful they are for helping him get through it all. He has been saying to me that he doesn't know how he can go on & I have been telling him that he must for his children's sake & that he should really try to make this an opportunity to get closer to his wife, rather than let it be an extra wedge between them. This so often happens. The week has been tough, with constant despairing messages from both of them.
The funeral was so sad- the coffin was little bigger than a shoe box. At the graveside blue & white balloons were released & a white dove. I hope their pain will ease now a little after the finality of the funeral.

Depressed friend-
I asked after a friend at 8-ball the other night & her husband said her depression had worsened & she had been put on much stronger medication & was not allowed to drive. She had a work accident & cannot go back to her old job in the kitchen & they are fighting it saying it was pre-existing condition & the paper work has gone "missing" about the incident. Unknown to them she took a copy of it. My husband was a witness to the accident as they worked together at the time. The union rep told her where the paper work was so that she could take a copy :)
My LH said he could do with a haircut (good excuse for a visit!) & we made tentative arrangements for yesterday afternoon. I rang her the next day & arranged for 4pm Fri.
So...yesterday I had a 9am ap't, an 11am ap't, a 1pm funeral of a baby & a 4pm visit to a severely depressed friend. In there we visited my MIL & took her a couple of meals & did some shopping for us & her.

Today-
I have absolutely nothing that I have to do. No responsibilities, no chores that must be done... My LH is off at golf for today & again tomorrow. Ii have started eating Cohen's original food only & feel good already. I have been eating mostly salads for the last few days. I'll weigh myself tomorrow.

A bit more about me-
I have lots of responsibility and sometimes it can feel over-whelming. I must admit that I did not miss the forum while I was away & was very tempted to stop posting at all. It is up to each of us to take our own responsibility for what we do. I will always be around & I like typing in my diary but I may not always feel like responding to posts in other diaries. Our diaries are for saying how we feel & I think that in itself can be a very therapeutic & beneficial thing. Sometimes I need time to respond gently. It doesn't mean that I disapprove but I'm only human. I get annoyed & cranky too. This is not my forum. I am not even a moderator. I'll help when I can & be quiet when I feel I can't really help. Not everyone actually wants help or wants to change. That's also their right. This is not directed at anyone here at all. It is very quiet in the forum at the moment & I love it when more people come in & help each other out. That's what life should be about.

I am going to head back into my chair & finish off a book. I have just re-read the Clan of the Cave Bear series & am looking forward to finishing the 5th book. I probably won't read them again but I loved them so much when I read them the 1st time!

I am sending my love to you all. I probably won't come back until tomorrow. I must start walking again!
Bye for now, xoxo Cate
 
Had a lovely, relaxing day at home yesterday. Finished off my big book & then started on a Donna Leon book, cooked lots of vegetables, (oh how I missed them while away) drank lots of herbal tea, didn't go for a walk,(!!) and had a pleasnat evening with my LH who got home early from golf (is this a first?)
Today I am going for a walk and going to have another relaxing day I hope. No bad news please!
Bye for now, Cate
 
ecky said:
I really enjoy reading about your life, family and friends and they are all lucky to have you .:D
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You're so sweet! :) Thank you! xoxo

Yesterday-
I got my LH to drop me off at the highway on his way to golf & I walked back to our block, collecting 3 weeks worth of rubbish along the way. I left a full rubbish bag at our letter-box & went for a big walk through our bush. I saw 3 wallabies & heard many more( 12 or so). They thump the ground with their tails to try to frighten you away. All in all I walked for 1 & 1/2 hours. YES!!!!

Today-
My LH is at work & I am off to town & will visit my MIL & take her down the street to do a little shopping. I have been ringing doctors on her behalf & have her semi-organised.

Nothing much to report today, except that life is back to "normal". YAY!! :D
Bye for now, Cate
 
Got my LH to drop me off at the highway again & I had a 45 min. walk back home. I am feeling quite down & fairly cranky at the moment & have come home from my break feeling very unsettled. I'm not really sure exactly what's wrong but wish life could be kind for a while. Our YS is talking about breaking up with his GF again(& wants me to ring him today), our OS has been having problems this year(marital mainly & finances) & my LH has just committed himself to a position at his golf club that seems to be a very time-consuming one, my MIL has been unwell & is also very demanding, my mother is becoming more of a worry with her dementia........ I don't feel very happy or positive at the moment & hope that I can pick myself up soon.
I'm struggling to do my household chores. I guess it's mild depression & medication is not for me so I will have to really work on it again- ie work on myself!

Time to do some cooking & the dishes, a load of washing is ready to go out, I have some plants to plant out & the ironing........
Bye for now, Cate.
 
I did all of those things yesterday & also went for another walk. An Echidna was right near our house in the afternoon so that was nice :)
This morning I headed off to town, called into my MIL's, filled out some paperwork for her & went to Tai Chi. One of the women who doesn't come very often (partner of one of my friends) made fun of me & I took it to heart. When my friend asked me afterward if I was ok I started crying. Our Tai Chi teacher asked me if it was anything specific upsetting me & I told her that I thought it was a lot of things getting on top of me like the baby's death & funeral. I hadn't told them about that at all apparently. Also I have just heard that one of my old friends has an inoperable brain tumour. There have been so many deaths, so much stress & so much sadness this year. It has all built up & has overwhelmed me again.

I feel much better for having shared how I feel with them & will keep working on strategies to help myself cope. Hibernation would be a wonderful thing!

I won't be back tonight as I am going out to 8-ball. I think the company would be better for me than staying home on my own. Bye for now, xo Cate
 
Hi Cate,

I'm sorry to hear you not going through such a great time! Maybe you should go and read over some of the motivationals you always post, they seem to help me when I'm feeling down.

I hope things start looking up for you and glad you are feeling a little better today.

Take care and remember you are an amazing person and everyone is allowed to feel down sometimes.

xxx
 
Thanks Angela, I get down on myself every now & then & have been getting upset over nothing. I really do think it's an accumulation of things that has managed to get on top of me. I'm feeling a lot better today & much more positive. I always have to tell myself that it will pass & it does. I bought some new cards yesterday and they are lovely. I also bought a blank book with a beautiful cover. My Tai Chi teacher has started a "Journal of good things" in which she is going to write in the good things that happen. I think I'll start one too. Only the good things. It will be good to look at & lovely to add to. Thanks for visiting my diary Angela. I love visits! xoxo Cate

My diary of good things-
My SIL & BIL visited first thing this morning & we helped them to collect a ute load of rocks for their home. They brought some stewed rhubarb for us. Yum :)

I may not start with this but it's an example.
Another one would be the echidna that came close to our home the other day. I'll put some more photos up soon of our wildlife. It's so beautiful where we live. We are so lucky.
Today-
Has started off well with the visit. We think we'll cut up some wood as well. It's OGS day & I'll be taking him to Taekwondo. The birds are madly singing today & I'm sure it's going to rain so not sure how much wood we'll get but that's ok. We probably havenext year's wood already but we try to get enough for our older son as well.

Nothing much to say today so will scoot. Love to all, Cate

 
Hey Cate, im not going to write a big thing cause im sick and cant be bothered,
but its not good your not going through a good time at the moment, that really sucks, keep your chin up :)
xx
 
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