Cate's Diary

[scbibhouse]

Hey Cate,

Thanks for stopping by my diary again...its always fun and encouraging to see you posts! I did download the My fitness Pal app yesterday and started using it. Thanks so much for the tip! Glad to see that you "got your wheels back on track" yesterday after that little derailment. It happens to all of us...the good thing is, you were able to stop yourself. I don't really trust myself having anything sweet like that around for the moment..so yesterday after seeing how many calories I consumed, I went to the fruit market and bought some more fresh fruit. I've been loading up on watermellon and pinnaple in the mornings for breakfast and going to cut out some of the walnuts..maybe 3 times/week and not every day.

Living in a hotel and fighting the urge to "get my money's worth" at the buffet is not easy...so I try to adapt the best I can!

Enjoy the Fall in your neck of the woods...I looked again yesterday online and I think I've found the cruise we want to do (It starts in Auckland, NZ and 18 days (and several thousand $$) later ends up in Perth, AUS...so after I get the OK from my boss, I'm going to book it for later January/Feb 2013...already getting excited...I should be somewhere near my goal weight by then..but if not, I'm not going to sweat it...I'm starting to like myself as I am...which is a big step for me...with alot of help from this forum, and especially You, Kate, Munch, Brawny and Feelinggooder,


Happy Easter!


Sarah

 

[Cate]

Hi Sarah, I'm much better off avoiding all sugared things too! Sugar=evil cravings! MFP is really good once you get used to it. I'm sure most people under-estimate their food & over-estimate their exercise, but it's still a good guide. It's nice that you are starting to like yourself. It's the key to permanent weight-loss. We need to nurture our-selves and really care for our bodies. Your cruise sounds great! We will be at opposite ends of Australia but Perth is a beautiful place! It is isolated from the rest of Aus, very much like Tasmania. I think you do incredibly well, considering having that buffet available. Once that switch is turned on there seems to be little to stop you. Cheers, xo Cate.


HEY!! I wore a skirt yesterday!!

Sure, it was a long skirt- gypsy style & I wore black tights under & a black long-sleeved top, but it felt so weird wearing a skirt. I haven't worn a skirt for yearrrrrs!!! I'm going to be braver from now on!


I have the grand-kids here today as our OS gets 2.5 times his usual hourly rate today. My LH is also working but they diddle him & he gets paid less than a Sat (<1.5 times.) He works for a government department & it is wrong what they do.

Time to get moving. I'll catch up tonight, xoxo Cate

 

[scbibhouse]

Hey Cate,

Congratulations on the move to a skirt!! I'm not there yet! I have several in my closet...and even had them taken up so that they fit...but I'm not comfortable in them yet...so there they hang! I'm sure I'll get there some day...and it's so good that you are there! Way to go girl!

Yes, I'm looking forward to the cruise...I'm sure by the time it gets here, I'll be even more ready!

Gotta get going tonight, but wanted to pop in and say hello!


Sarah

 

[katehunibun]

AHeya Cupcake

I can't believe it has been nearly a week since i caught up on your diary I'm so sorry for being slack.

"Kate- You are such a darling! I wish we could have a hug in person too! I think we will one day. Our friendship & support is very mutual & I'm sure I appreciate yours just as much. It is a real pleasure getting to know you & being able to help you to see what we see. I also think that I see similarities between you & the younger me. I can't get over how sensational you look in that new dress. WOW!!!! It's only now looking back at old photos of me that I see that I was once quite attractive. It's sad that I didn't know it at the time but I won't dwell on that as there's no point, except to try to make sure that I don't continue to look at myself and my body in a negative way. I am proud of what I have done to get to this day. We all should be. I had typed a reply to your post yesterday but must have forgotten to submit it- not the first time! I'll be with you in spirit when you go for this interview tomorrow and mine will be the strong voice in your head saying " Go get it Kate! This is YOUR job!" Love you too sweetie, xoxo Cate"

Aww you are such a darling, sweet person Ok, so i didn't get the job but i know it wasn't ment to be now.

Sorry the golf lesson wasn't as awesome as it was last week but hey, you will be whooping everyones butt before you know it lol

I have been rubbish with food planning too for the last few days. On a week day we are really well organised with food but at the weekends, especially long weekends like this one i struggle to be bothered to cook and we end up eating rubbish (and chocolate eggs ) i know that i always feel terrible when i dont eat well now so i dont know why i do it. I must make a concious effort to plan for tomorrow. Hope you are feeling better by now.

I've just read your 'tips on how to bounce back' and they are just so perfect for me right now. I am going to try and print that off and stick it to my fridge. It really really does need to be remembered

Glad you had a lovely day with your family and playing golf Sounds great. Regarding cereal.....I love it!!!!!!! If there was only one type of food group i could eat for the rest of my life i would choose cereal, i love pretty much all types, cornflakes, rice krispies, wheetabix, shreddies... yummy, i could eat them all day long Pig food love it lol

Well done you for bouncing back from a bit of a food blip hun.....I love it 'oh well, today is another day' great attitude sweetie

Yay!!! you wore a skirt That is so cool. I bet you felt great. It was sich a milestone for me and now i wear them quite a lot So proud of you hun....well done

Right, i am up to date again!!! I AM going to keep up now I promise!!

 

[Cate]

Hi Hun, I have only just got back from an exhausting day & am totally knackered. I'll reply properly tomorrow morning. You made me smile though & I needed that! xoxo C

 

[Cate]

Bouncing back-

I just re-read the tips on "how to bounce back" too Kate & I think I'll print a copy up as well. I'm feeling out of sorts again. I have to really work on elevating my mood sometimes. .....often! I really don't know exactly what's wrong with me at the moment. Sometimes things just build up. My sister is a phone contact for her allergy group & one of the members committed suicide last week, the 2nd one in 3 months. It's so sad. She couldn't get any doctors to take her allergies seriously & was living a very isolated & lonely life. My sister does a great job but she also suffers from M.C.S. (multiple chemical sensitivities) and I worry about her. I told her last year that if she ever becomes really sick I will bring her over to our home & care for her. Some people don't have that option & that is very sad. Not to be believed must have been the straw the broke the camel's back with this woman.

Skirt-

It felt weird but would be something I think I could get used to, especially next Summer. I was a step forward at least. I don't feel anywhere near as self-conscious about my body & my confidence is growing about trying new styles.

Cereal- I wouldn't mind finding a cereal that I actually like but have a feeling it would only be the sweet ones. Kate- what porridge do you buy & how do you cook it? Is it instant? I would like to have a warm Winter breakfast that is reasonably low in cals & I reckon porridge would stick to your guts & sustain you for hours. I haven't really had it since I was a kid. It was always covered in sugar!

I don't feel anywhere near as grumpy now as when I started typing. Just 'communicating" in here helps me to work my way through my moods. That's all it is- a mood! I'll make myself snap out of it. The things I have been worrying about are unimportant in the greater scheme of things. I worry about lack of money, but live in a lovely home & have food on the table. I worry about our OS, but he is doing well with his kids & has a GF & a F/T job he loves. At the moment he is climbing a mountain! He just sent me a text msg as a point of contact, in case they get lost, which is unlikely but smart of him. I worry about our YS, but he too, will be fine. He is unsure of his future but is financially comfortable & has a great personality & earning capacity & a lovely GF.

Worry and anxiety-

"Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow."

OK- it's time I got off my butt & did something. I know that today's diary post is all over the show, but please excuse me. I'm not going anywhere today so should be able to re-charge my batteries & bounce back!

Lots of love to all, xoxo Cate.



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[katehunibun]

AHeya Cupcake

I'm feeling kinda out of sorts today too I have tried to stay positive but have struggled. I am too worrying about un-nessasary stuff. Wouldn't it be great if we could switch that off!

That's so sad about your sisters friend. It must be really heartbreaking for her.

Regarding porridge - I love it plain, made with water and some sweetner but i also love it with banana, blueberries or jam. I put them in the bottom of the bowl put a ladle ful of plain porridge oats on it and then cover it with water, about a cm above the oats and just stick it in the microwave until mount souvious occurs. You can have honey or maple syrup on it if you dont like sweetners. I do put a bit of milk on top but mainly to cool it so it doesn't take as long to eat (especially as i have it before work) I've also sprinkled some muesli on it sometimes but that ups the cals quite a bit.

Hope you are back to your wonderfully happy self soon. Love and hugs

 

[Cate]

Hi Kate, I am so happy for you sweetie re. your new job! Something good just had to come along & what perfect timing!! You are valued, my friend- that is obvious! So, so happy for you. I'm feeling much better thanks Kate. I have been very busy the last couple of days & haven't had time to worry & it has passed. I'll try that porridge & will use some frozen berries that I have. Not pig food you say? I'll give it a go! Lots of love sweetie, xoxoC


Tues- Took my MIL to town for her Cystoscopy & the specialist was very happy with how she is & doesn't want to see her again for 6 months, rather than the usual 3mths.

Our little GS was taken to hospital Tues night with a very badly infected penis & is still in hospital, poor little mite! I hope he's a lot better today!


Yesterday- We went into my MIL's & my SIL went through most of her clothes & was trying to wash them in her tiny sink. I brought them home with me instead. My SIL & BIL came out afterwards to get a load of rocks & she & I did lots of the washing. We have 2 double cafe sinks- one in the laundry & one in the kitchen. Each sink holds 45 litres. My house looks like a laundry! My MIL can't see much & is a big worry at the moment. She is as stubborn as all hell. She has had 2 fires in her kitchen in the last week & we are trying to get her to get Meals on Wheels. She really shouldn't be cooking- it's dangerous!


Last night- I felt fairly off colour yesterday & didn't feel like going anywhere last night but Mick Hill, the World champion English pool player was putting on a show at the pub our YS is in. I showered & wore a new shirt & felt much better. We had a really good night! He's a really nice guy. We had met him at the Aust. 8-ball nationals in Adelaide a couple of years ago & then again in Launceston about a year ago. They had a sports card for a lovely cue, which I won, & another sports card for his DVD, which my LH won! I had a lovely conversation with him at the end of the evening about his life, travel, golf etc. I'm really glad we went.


"Mick Hill is an English pool player. In 2004 he was WEPF men's world champion of English 8-ball pool.

Mick Hill started his pool life based from Dudley in the West Midlands. He was selected for the English Junior team for the European Championships (EPBF) held in Nurnberg, Germany, from the 4th to the 11th August 1996 along with Darren Heggie (Blackburn) and Chris Melling (Keighley), with Bob Love (London) as their Manager from the English Pool Association. The England Junior team managed to win a commendable Bronze Medal (Double Eliminator) losing to Germany 2-1 in the Semi-Final having defeated Switzerland 2-1, losing to Finland 3-0, defeating Denmark 3-0, Belgium 3-0 and Austria 2-1.

Mick Hill was playing County pool for West Midlands before embarking upon an England Mens career, qualifying through the England Team trials in March 1998 at Attleborough Pool & Snooker Club, Norfolk.

On Thursday 8 July 2010 Mick won his second World Eight Ball pool Federation World Championship beating the current World Number 1 Gareth Potts 11-8 in the final at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool."


Today- We are going to go cut up some wood & do some gardening & are not going anywhere today! :biggrin: We are meant to go to a fancy dress party tonight but neither of us wants to, so we're not going. I have never worn fancy dress, ever! Neither of us feels like dressing up. I have never felt inclined to, but was trying really hard to get inspired & go. Even though we had offers to dress us up, we really just don't want to.


I just realised I didn't complete my MFP food journal for yesterday so had better scoot & do it. I think I have logged on 180 days in a row!!

Lots of love to each & every one of you( might only be 2 of you!), xoxo Cate

 

[katehunibun]

AHeya Cupcake

Thank you so much for your lovely kind words about the job I am still in shock about it all really! Everyone is congratulating me on getting it and I didn't do anything. I kinda feel Iike I cheated lol!!

I am glad you are feeling better too now my lovely, I hate it when you feel low, I wish we had a kind of 'warp door' where I could open it and be at your place just to give you a hug or make you giggle with my 'specialness'

Awww sorry to hear about your little GS, I hope he is on the mend. Are they going to do anything about it, like surgery. A friend of mines son had that a lot and he was circumcised and that solved the problem, he got infections as the skin was so tight!

Oooooh another outing in a new skirt!!!! Get you!! I'm so proud that you are starting to have the courage to try wearing new things. That is the one thing I has been really surprised about myself, I am loving wearing completely different clothes. I have some really really pretty girls stuff now that I would never ever thought I could possibly wear. It makes me hold my head up when I am wearing them whereas I use to try and kinda fold into myself to hide before and I would always be pulling at clothes trying to get them to hide me more. it's so different now

I haven't heard of the champ pool player but your evening meeting him sounds awesome. Have you ever heard of Jason Twist? He is a champ pool player and he is a patient of mine.

I am going to watch Jack's show tonight. Can't wait I found out yesterday that he is singing with a radio mic!!!!! How exciting. Rob was gonna come but didn't manage to come this way so I am taking my friend Bec's. Mum & dad are coming too.

Sending you lots of love and hugs my lovely

 

[Cate]

Originally Posted by katehunibun

Heya Cupcake

Thank you so much for your lovely kind words about the job I am still in shock about it all really! Everyone is congratulating me on getting it and I didn't do anything. I kinda feel Iike I cheated lol!!

I am glad you are feeling better too now my lovely, I hate it when you feel low, I wish we had a kind of 'warp door' where I could open it and be at your place just to give you a hug or make you giggle with my 'specialness'

Awww sorry to hear about your little GS, I hope he is on the mend. Are they going to do anything about it, like surgery. A friend of mines son had that a lot and he was circumcised and that solved the problem, he got infections as the skin was so tight!

Oooooh another outing in a new skirt!!!! Get you!! I'm so proud that you are starting to have the courage to try wearing new things. That is the one thing I has been really surprised about myself, I am loving wearing completely different clothes. I have some really really pretty girls stuff now that I would never ever thought I could possibly wear. It makes me hold my head up when I am wearing them whereas I use to try and kinda fold into myself to hide before and I would always be pulling at clothes trying to get them to hide me more. it's so different now

I haven't heard of the champ pool player but your evening meeting him sounds awesome. Have you ever heard of Jason Twist? He is a champ pool player and he is a patient of mine.

I am going to watch Jack's show tonight. Can't wait

I found out yesterday that he is singing with a radio mic!!!!! How exciting. Rob was gonna come but didn't manage to come this way so I am taking my friend Bec's. Mum & dad are coming too.

Sending you lots of love and hugs my lovely

Kate- You didn't cheat sweets. You got the new job because of your awesome reputation!

Warp door? I love it! I think we have one of these right here!

GS- is coming home today! YAY! They just took the drip out!

Folding yourself in to hide? SNAP!! Invisible would have been the preference, but NO LONGER for either of us! :biggrin: I will try to get more adventurous with my clothes.

Jason Twist- I had heard of him. He won the same championship as Mick Hill, but in different years. They would know one another for sure!


WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions











The following is a list of WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Champions, sanctioned by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation.




Date

Location

Winner[14]

Nationality

Runner-up

Nationality



2011[15][16]

Blackpool, UK

Adam Davis

England

Phil Harrison

England



2010[17]

Mick Hill (2)

England

Gareth Potts

England



2009[18]

Phil Harrison

England

Mick Hill

England



2008[19]

Gareth Potts (3)

England

Jason Twist

England



2007[20]

Gareth Potts (2)

England

Mick Hill

England



2006[21]

Mark Selby

England

Darren Appleton

England



2005[22]

Gareth Potts

England

Chris Melling

England



2004[23]

Mick Hill

England

Darren Appleton

England



2003[24]

Chris Melling (2)

England

Jason Twist

England



2002[25]

Jason Twist (2)

England

Yannick Beaufils

France



2001[26]

Chris Melling

England

Rob McKenna

Scotland



2000

Jason Twist

England

Carl Morris





1999

Quinten Hann

Australia

Terry Hunt





1998



Carl Morris

England

Keith Brewer





1997



Rob McKenna (2)

Scotland

Lee Kendall





1996



Greg Farren

Ireland

Tony Holgate





1995



Daz Ward

England

Jason Twist

England



1994



Rob McKenna

Scotland







1993



Kevin Wright

England

Nigel Davis






I'm finding it very hard to concentrate today because of GK's, so will head. I weighed myself this morning & I had gained 2kgs! WATER WEIGHT CATE! Don't panic Cate!! I have also eaten cake this week & some gluten-free chips & this must stop!! Starting right now!!

Much love, xoxo Cate

 

[Cate]

Went over my cals again yesterday & it must stop. What the heck am I doing to myself? I'm not eating any crap, but I am having one or two glasses of wine EVERY night. Whenever I make a resolution I seem to break it fairly fast. My having a couple of days off each week lasted about 3 weeks! GAHHH!!!!!!

Time for a total re-think on what I'm doing. Am I eating too little or too much? Am I eating the wrong things?

Maybe it's because I have eaten out a lot lately with Mum & my MIL & it's hard to work out the cals. I have had enough of eating out, but it's hard to say no to Mum when it's her only chance to get out. More salads maybe is the answer & perhaps changing to a very low cal breakfast. Mine is usually about 450 cals.

Better scoot- have to pick Mum up in 1 hour & I'm not showered yet!

Bye for now, xoxo Cate.

If anyone's on MFP & wants to "friend" me let me know by pm. It may help. I don't know how to make my food & exercise diary viewable though, only my notes.

 

[scbibhouse]

Hey Cate,

I'd love to be your friend on mfp (my name is scbibhouse, just like here). Stay calm and regroup my dear! It's not the end of the world you know! I've started listening to fat2fitradio.com the podcasts and they are very informational..and have given me cause to reflect and might give you some good motivation too.

You might consider upping the anti on your exercise too for a little while to get your brain back on weightloss mode. (she says that knowing she needs to make a similar plan for herself, but hasn't done it yet!).

Don't you quit and just regroup and start over...simple, not easy.


xoxo,


Sarah

 

[Cate]

Hi Sarah, I'm not about to give up, but was just a little peeved. I know exercise is the key for me & will be getting lots especially if (when?) I take up golf. I have a lesson tomorrow & then my LH & I are going to play 9 holes straight after. That will be 3 hours of golf, tomorrow alone! I have been bogged down with doing stuff for everyone else & haven't had the time to concentrate on what I want to do. It's time to re-focus & also learn to say no. Good idea anyway!

I took Mum out to lunch & then back to my place for a while & then dropped her off & visited one of the residents who is in hospital. She & Mum have befriended one another but Mum didn't feel up to visiting her. It appears that she won't be going back into low care, which upsets her & will also upset Mum. I won't tell her yet.

I have eaten well today & feel I'm back on track again. A car is pulling up now & it must be our OS. I had better scoot! xoxo Cate

 

[katehunibun]

AHeya my lovely

I totally know what you mean about letting things slip but thanks to your message last night i have gone into 'OCD zone' again (i hope) and i am gonna drag you along with me cupcake
My diary starts with New beginnings today and that is all thanks to you. I think it might be a good idea to go back and re read our diaries and get back the enthuasim we had back then. We can, We will Kick some serious fat busting butt!!!!!
Also, now that we are MPF buddies we can message each other stupid little insentives throughout the day

Are you eating too much or too little? I don't know about you but i know i am sneaking little things in that i 'convieniently' forget that i have had and i have been utter shite with doing any exercise. I use to be really strict with my calories and would exercise as often as i could. Have we just become lazy? or content with how we look now? Dunno but, we need to crank it up a gear!! Get me being all asertive and bossy

Oooh, learning to say no is an awesome idea!!! You are important and you need to live your life too. I am always told to put myself first sometimes, well, i am saying the same to you. And if you need an excuse for why you have said no then i give you permission to say "Kate said so and she is really bossy so i'm not arguing with her"

Thank you again so so much for flicking that switch in my head back to 'lets do this' again.
You, my lovely, are just wonderful

 

[Cate]

New Beginnings(day 1)-

This is the last stage of my weight-loss journey. I had woken up determined to re-focus on getting to my goal weight & to make a new commitment to getting to my goal. Once you are so close to goal it's easy to let things slide & that path is a very slippery slope. There is no way I am ever going to be fat again! Kate- we have inspired each other it seems & we will kick some serious butt!! I have named my diary entry for you. We are going to crank it up right now- starting today! I, too will weigh next Sunday & post it in here, regardless!

Bossy? I can be very bossy apparently. Right now I'm bossing myself. Today I am keeping under my calories & I am not drinking any wine!!

Day 1- no wine, no cake, no sugar. AT ALL!! I will list my total calories each day & my calories from exercise. I will also go back to putting a quote or an affirmation in my diary.





You, my lovely, are just wonderful [/quote]

Right back at you sweets!

Today's quote-

"Either you run the day or the day runs you."

~Jim Rohn.

 

[Wild at Heart]

Congrats on the decision to re-focus. In the same thread that vows need to be renewed, we all need to re-affirm our commitment to our goals. It sounds simple, but it actually isn't! Cheers!

 

[Cate]

Rachel- Nothing is simple when it comes to committing to anything & following it through. How are you going on Cohen's? If you are sticking to it 100% I KNOW that you will be losing weight & getting closer to your goal. Sticking with the lifestyle changes is the key! Commitment, commitment, commitment! WE CAN DO THIS!! Thank you for visiting my diary. Cheers, Cate.

Today- I have had a great day & feel really switched back on! I woke up so determined & then over 3 hours of golf sure helps, especially to keep within my calories for the day. I have already put my dinner in MFP & I still have 1284 calories left for today & it's 5.30pm! I really, really feel like a glass of red wine! Damn it- I'm going to have one, but will still be under by a gazillion today. Wed I will have NO wine as I will be in Melbourne with our GD.

New rules-

Must go under my daily calorie allowance 6 out of 7 days.

Nothing to eat after 9pm!

Weigh every Sunday (to be in line with Kate.

2 days a week NO alcohol.

Can't think of any more at this stage. That will do...

Cheers, xoxo Cate.

 

[Wild at Heart]

Morning Cate! I semi-deviated on Sunday when going out to brunch with friends. I had 2 scrambled eggs + Prosciutto ham. GASP! haha! But I balanced it with a salad for the rest of the day. Eating out remains to be the biggest challenge on Cohen. But I'm still very much on track and I'm a little over halfway through my journey. Bought a few items of clothing over the weekend and now I fit into a US10/UK12. Down 2 sizes in 3 months. I find Cohen very rewarding and I am very committed to sticking with it until I achieve my goal weight, hopefully by July. I'm wondering, why don't you do Cohen again to get to your new goal?

 

[Cate]

New Beginnings- Day 2. Yesterday's cals- 1678, with 1032 extra cals earned from exercise( golf ), leaving me with a deficit of 784 cals. WEE HOO!!!!

Hi Rachel, Congrats on fitting into the new clothes. 2 sizes in 3mths? Sure sounds like Cohen's to me! LOL. Cohen's is rewarding & very fast but I find when I re-do it that I then become very carb intolerant & am prone to put weight on quickly. This time I have decided to go slower on purpose in the hope that it will be more sustainable in the long run. I know that anytime I wanted to I can go back on my original plan & lose weight FAST so have that as back-up if I get frustrated. I'm really quite happy with the new lifestyle changes I have made & the fact that I am not as impatient as I used to be.
I would recommend Cohen's to anyone who had lots of weight to lose. It changed my life for the better & I have no regrets at all that I did it. Keep up the good work Rachel. Eating out is the biggest challenge on Cohen's but it is well worth it. Sticking to the maintenance guidelines they provide when you get to goal, is equally as important as the weight-loss & re-feeding program. The idea is that you should never have to count calories again. I was really good for about a year & then let down my guard. How far do you have to go to get to your goal weight? Cheers, Cate.

Today-

Tai Chi 60 mins :biggrin:

Walking in town 45 mins

Breakfast 363 cals.

Lunch/afternoon snack 342 cals

Dinner 250 cals inputted already

Exercise cals earned 518

STILL HAVE 993 cals left so will go under again.

I am shrinking my stomach & I feel good for having 2 really good, under calorie & in control days!

YAY!!!!!

Bye for now. I'm away tomorrow & most of Thursday, in Melb at the zoo. FUN

xoxo Cate

 

[jasper1]

Have loads of fun at the zoo,its your grand daughter you are taking there right?

I LOVE the fact that you are super motivated!!!!!YOU ARE GREAT !!!some might be following your path~~~~!!!!!




Once you are so close to goal it's easy to let things slide & that path is a very slippery slope. There is no way I am ever going to be fat again!