Cate's Diary

Had a crazy, mixed up day today. Tai Chi was bliss after a slight hiccup, when most of my class failed to show up. We moved over to our teacher's home & had the class in her bungalow. There were just 3 of us, but it was lovely. Then we sat around drinking tea in her garden, then I went shopping, called in at my MIL's with her shopping, then went to visit Mum.

Walked in her door & there she was kneeling on the floor! She couldn't get up & had no idea how she got there! After various talks with various staff I at last saw the matron (not called that any more) & we had a good chat about Mum. She thinks Mum may need a new, higher chair for her room & a seat to go over her toilet. She said unfortunately Mum would have to pay for them. I told her Mum gets a TPI pension & she suggested ringing them to see if they would pay for them. I chatted to Mum about it & said I would ring. As soon as I got home I rang & was told the opposite to what I was told by them a few months ago. The woman I spoke to said that they should get an OT to see mum asap & to put in a report saying what she needs & that we should ask for everything that she needs while she is still classified as low care. What a difference to what I was told before. I was very grateful for the advice & rang the home back quickly. Chris said she'd get onto it straight away. It was such a relief! In all my crazy mixed up day lunch was forgotten & I ate at 4.30pm. That can be lunch & dinner. I had a veritable feast of bacon, eggs, mushroom & zucchini on GF toast. YUM!! Followed by a small bowl of Weis mango sorbet. Double YUM!! Low calorie, dairy-free AND delicious!!

My LH brought home a vanilla slice that the baker at work made & we are going to share it when he gets back from golf. I have added it in already & seeing as I skipped lunch I can still have it! TRIPLE YUM!!

OK- just reporting back that my mood improved but boy, what a day.....& I'm not even going to have a wine.

Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
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size32someday & thanks for visiting my diary. I hope it all does get sorted! Mum is a lot better today apparently, which was a big relief. It's not going to get any easier, so I'll just have to learn to cope with it all.

It's funny but I only tried to copy & paste your user-name but somehow I have also copied the format. I'll continue on, regardless as I'm too tired to even think about how to get rid of it. The rest of my post will be one long paragraph maybe! No....maybe not!

Had an ap't at the Podiatrist's today & have had my orthotics adjusted as he doesn't think they are giving my feet enough support. Hopefully my left heel will stop hurting as much as he also gave me some plantar stretches. I had to fill in hours waiting for them so tried finding a dress, to no avail. We have the 3 GKs for the night & they have only just gone to bed. Our YGS had a 2 hour nap at day-care & was WIDE awake when the other 2 wanted to go to sleep. I'm so tired that I think I might go to bed soon as well. Our older GS took himself off to bed early as he has started High School this week & he was worn out. He's loving it though! It's such a big step, especially as he is going to a school further away. He's already been called a small genius by a grade 12 student for knowing what DNA stood for. He thought that was fairly funny. He's a darling.

I'll say goodnight I think. xoxo Cate

PS Just got rid of the formatting as it was way too weird!
 
AHeya Cupcake :)

So sorry i have neglected you, especially seeing as you have had a bit of a grumpy time too :( I supose we get days like it, we can't be super happy all the time huh.

So pleased that things are getting sorted for you mum. And i just wanna say that you are doing awesome in taking care of her. I understand how stressful it is cos my mum had to do it for my nan with no help from her siblings. You rock!!

Here's hoping we can bother get out of our grumpy and stressy days asap. Big hugs Xx
 
Hiya Hun, I'm not feeling quite so glum today, just very tired. I am so glad that we are no longer the parents of school aged children! zzzzzz. Such an early start to the day for me. I'm not used to it any more. They are little cuties but very tiring. Mum is a worry, but I know that I have done the right thing moving her over near me & it will be something to look back on one day & know that I did my very best for her. Thank you so much for saying that. That has made me a little teary. It is stressful & probably only my LH & my sister know how hard it is (& you! xo) It will be nice to have my sister over next Saturday week as she & I will take Mum out together & we will also do touristy things together. I think I will take her up to Cradle Mountain. She doesn't think that she can do much these days with her M.C.S. & needs to wear a mask when she is near people & in shops etc, but up in the mountains would be totally different. I'm sure we will both end up exhausted but it will be lovely to have her with me. We are very different but get on so well. I hope she moves to Tasmania one day. There's plenty of room on our block for a shack or 2. Our YS is thinking of putting one down in our bush block, after I suggested it. It would be somewhere he could call his base. I think you would only build self-sufficient homes (solar etc, compost toilet & minimal.) I have to go now as my LH is going out to the golf club to do some work & I told Mum I would pop in.

Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Actually, that was a fib- quote- "I'm not feeling quite so glum today, just very tired." As well as being really tired (or maybe because I have been tired?) I have also been really grumpy & hungry all day! :) Tomorrow is another day!
 
Hey Cate & Kate!

What is it with the grumps girls??? I hope I don't catch it! I'm still really pumped by both of your progresses...so It's already Saturday...so let's enjoy our weekends!

Sarah
 
Ooh! Sorry Sarah. The grumps are contagious I'm sure. I hate feeling sorry for myself & will have to snap out of it. I've been hurting all over with arthritis & inflammation & was trying to wait until Monday when I see the Naturopath before getting any more Glucosamine because I thought she might prefer me to take something else. I just got back from driving my LH out to golf & bought some & have taken a capsule already. Oh boy, I have been aching all over & swelling up in my joints & it's also been affecting my sleep. OUCH!! I think that has mean the main reason I have been grumpy. I'm not good when I'm tired. If she gives me something else I might take both for a month.

Inga the Naturopath- I'm not so sure that I am dairy intolerant & I'm not very confident that the way she tests for intolerances is a very accurate way of testing. I really think elimination & then re-introduction would be much more accurate. It's very hard when I go to see someone as I react so strongly to fragrance & then can't think straight or concentrate. She is also quite expensive & I don't think I can afford to see her once a month. I'll go tomorrow & decide whether I continue down this path or not. It would be better if she wasn't so far away. It's a 120km return trip. I'll see.


Grand-kids again today- Are coming at lunch-time, staying the night & then my OS is picking them up tomorrow lunch-time. They are absolutely exhausting & I don't much feel like having them. Our OS really feels like a night out. I wouldn't mind so much if he dropped them off late this afternoon, instead of lunch time. I'll have to buck up before then!


Weight- I'm too scared to weigh as I feel really fat & bloated. The food I have been eating the last month does not suit my body. I miss eating more fruit & more vegetables & am going to go back to eating what I used to. I know it suited me.


I tried to cheer myself up but didn't succeed. Sorry! I will snap out of it though as I can't be a grumpy grandma! :svengo:

Lots of love to all, xoxo Cate
 
When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down,

And you feel like the biggest failure in town.

When you want to give up just because you gave in,

and forget all about being healthy and thin.

So What! You went over your points a bit,

It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit!

It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change.

It's learning the skills to get back in your range.

It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now.

You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow."

It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal.

You're still gonna make it, just stay in control.

To stumble and fall is not a disgrace,

if you summon the will to get back in the race.

But, often the struggler's, when losing their grip,

Just throw in the towel and continue to slip.

And learn too late when the damage is done,

that the race wasn't over...they still could have won.

Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow,

but facing each challenge will help you grow.

Success is failure turned inside out,

the silver tint in a cloud of doubt.

When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit,

If you bite it, you write it....But don't you quit!

Saw this on MFP & just had to share it with you! xoxo Cate
 
AHeya Cupcake :)

Sorry that my grumps has been contagious :( I am out of mine now (still no period though!!!) so you should be out of yours soon too.

I loved the poem. It just totally hit's the nail on the head. It was perfect. I might try and print it off and stick it to my fridge :)

Sending you lots of squishies lovely :grouphug:
 
hopefully the kids will do something silly and cheer you up. it will be a busy afternoon anyway. that can be your exercise for the day. :willy_nilly:
 
The grumps are gone! Kate, you & I just get them sweets, but we know that they go again. There's usually no explicable reason. I had fun with the GK's yesterday (I am the undisputed champion of hidy. I crawled in under a bush, broke off some bracken fern & camouflaged myself with it. I had a caterpillar crawling on me & other assorted bugs. Even our 12yr old GS couldn't find me ;)) We have had the usual -tantrums, lots of noise (& a wet bed this morning :)) but overall the kids have been good. They are being picked up at 1pm. I just got called outside to see the 2 older GK's way up a tree. Our GD is getting more adventurous all the time.

Exercise commitment-

I am committing myself to a minimum of 5km on my bike every day. I did 11km yesterday before the kids got here. I kept within my cals for the day. I'm back on track 100% & determined to lose weight. The Glucosamine has worked it's trick already & I am hardly aching. I feel much better physically as I'm no longer swelling up.

I had better scoot & have a shower.

Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Hey Cate,

So glad you are feeling better (both physically and mentally!)...like you said the other day...can't be a grumpy grandma! Pretty big honor to be the undisputed champion of "hidy"! Even bigger honor to be in shape and able to play the physical games with your grands! You know, you are the one who inspired me to start running again...so I did it today..15 minutes on no incline...it was much easier than I thought, and I burned 200 cal according to the machine. Thanks for your inspiration! One of these days I'll run with the Kangaroos! Good job on committing to your exercise program again...and glad to have you "back on track"!


Sarah
 
Hi Cate!I laughed when you wrote about camuflage and the caterpillar on you!!!!!Can imagine you hidding in the bushes!!!!!

Im so glad you are feeling positive and not grupmy!!!!

I need some possitive energy myself!!!!Seems that if its not the grumpiness its a virus!!!!I have to be greatfull for the nice days i have,and i mean that really.I really take for granted many things in life....think i must start to change the way i look at things!

Oh well enough with all that~~~~~

Im sorry for not coming on as before , you know all about that i do want to say thank you though for always being so kind and understanding!!!

Lots of love!!!!!
 
AHeya Cupcake :)

I laughed at the 'undisputed champion at hidy' too...love it!! Your grandkids are so lucky that grandma is so young at heart. You rock!!!

Glad you're out of your grumps too now :hurray: It sucks and seems all consuming at the time and is such a relief when it buggers off!!

Oooooh well done you on setting yourself a target with the bike each day! :hurray: :hurray: And i'm pleased your joints are feeling better :)

Love and hugs :grouphug:
 
hey cate glad your joints are feeling better. sounds like you had fun with the kids. even if you did end up a bush. I think getting on your bike for longer sounds good. need to get you an ipod or something so you can just turn the radio on and zone out. goes by faster that way. keep up the good work.
 
Hi you sweet things! I'm in a bit of a hurry this morning & will reply properly this afternoon. I'm off to see Inga, the Naturopath this morning(120km return trip). I'm feeling good, despite what the scales told me today (80.5!) Must be fluid, must be fluid......I think I have been eating too many starchy carbs lately. Mostly am under cals but I think carbs stuff me up!

Be back later. xoxoxo Cate
 
AHeya Cupcake :)

Oooh do let us know how it went with the Natrupath.

I've gained on a week when i haven't done anything wrong too, it happens, dont stress it sweetie. Our bodies do this to us just to keep us on our toes :)

Much love Xx
 
nope im sure its fluid really im sure it is!

I was 82 kilos a few days ago and i am 78 today.....Dont understand how i can have 4 kilos of fluid but still it happens!

Dont worry!

What time is it there?Its nearlly midnight here
 
Originally Posted by katehunibun

Heya Cupcake
Oooh do let us know how it went with the Natrupath.
I've gained on a week when i haven't done anything wrong too, it happens, dont stress it sweetie. Our bodies do this to us just to keep us on our toes
Much love Xx
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Hi Hun, I'm staying well away from the scales until I have had a few days with very few Carbs! I'm still swelling up a bit.

Inge, the Naturopath, was horrified when I told her that I had looked up Salicylates & had tried cutting them out of my diet. I said that I know she had said not to worry about them for the moment but my personality is not like that. I think she got an insight into my character yesterday. I also said that I didn't think that her testing method for insensitivities was going to be accurate with me, because my natural inclination is to resist strongly to her pushing down & I found it hard to be resisting only gently. :eek: She laughed & said- "OK- push hard all the time" & then it was much more obvious, to me anyway. I seem to be intolerant to wheat & dairy mostly & chemicals of course, but not necessarily Salicylates or essential oils. They weren't a strong reaction at all. She still thinks I should cut down on Avocadoes :) & stick to low acid foods.

She is treating me with a course of Probiotics. The one I have had the last month was re-establishing my gut bacteria & now I have 2 new ones that will help me to de-sensitise to food intolerances.

I told her that I had halved my Asthma medication the day that I saw her last month & that I had coped really well with that. I just decided to do it. I also told her that I had stopped taking my cholesterol pills & had felt ill & took them again. She thinks I should stick with my medication for now & we'll think about changing it later. I would love to be able to replace my blood pressure & cholesterol medication with homeopathic medication but will wait & be very careful.

She said it's good, for a change, to treat someone who doesn't expect miracles. I told her that I am putting my faith in her & will follow her instructions. It was good to establish a better understanding of one another yesterday.

Kate, I just posted in your diary sweets, but just wanted to say again- so many times I read what you say & think "that could be me saying that' & it feels uncanny. I think that's why I have trouble replying sometimes. Accepting compliments is the hardest thing in the world. You know what, when you don't get them as much, that's even harder. People have got used to me being slimmer now & I get them less often. Funny, isn't it? Women are CRAZY! I know I am anyhow. Sending you lots and lots of love, xoxo Cate


Originally Posted by jasper


nope im sure its fluid really im sure it is!

I was 82 kilos a few days ago and i am 78 today.....Dont understand how i can have 4 kilos of fluid but still it happens!

Dont worry!

What time is it there?Its nearlly midnight here
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Jess, You're a sweetie, you really are! I hope it's only fluid!!! I think it is, as I feel like a cane toad- big, fat & bloated up like a blimp! I'll be happy when it goes away. Great to see you out & about & you give me hope that I will drop a couple of kgs off soon. When you said it was nearly midnight there it was almost 9 on Tuesday morning. I usually check out the diaries first thing in the morning, while my brain is more active. Theoretically :smilielol5: It will be much more active when I get off my butt & do some exercise! I think a walk is in order today as well as that minimum of 5km that I have set myself. I'm glad I did that as it may help when I start hinting about a treadmill....;) Mind you, my LH is good at ignoring hints. An expert really! So sorry about what's happening in Greece sweetie. We're coming next year for sure & have started planning our trip. I'm so excited! Flying to Rome is the plan, having a quick look around Italy & then Athens & the Greek Islands for a few weeks. I can picture myself in a Greek Taverna on my 60th in May 2013. Whoot!!! Lots of love, xoxo Cate


OK- TIME TO MOVE!!!

Love to all, xoxo Cate


P.S (Added at 5.15pm,)- & move I did- 6km on bike & a 90 minute bush walk that was hard work as I pulled out bracken fern & this horrible prickly plant that keeps coming up on our tracks. I think it was about 700 cals of exercise all up. I'm way under for the day :biggrin: & feeling much less bloated & uncomfortable.

My food today was-

breakfast- smoked salmon, 1 boiled egg & about 1/4 of an avocado with no-fat, no dairy mayo on 2 slices of GF toast.

Lunch- a smoked salmon salad, followed by some Weis mango sorbet. OMG- it is sooo nice & so low in cals!!!

Mid arvo snack of some Territory jerky, 8 gf rice crackers & my LH & I are sharing a bottle of dry bubbly. He joked & asked me if it was for Valentines Day & I joked back & said "Do you think we'll get another 40 years?" I wouldn't swap him for ANYONE! :beating: I hope you are with your true love, & if not, I hope you find one another one day, xoxo Cate :beating:
 
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