Cate's Diary

Thanks Mr Vee. Our trip was absolutely wonderful. Every day we saw something that took our breath away & it became a joke with our guide whenever I said "best ever......" & he would add "so far!" I felt child-like enjoyment on so many occasions.Coming back home is taking some adjusting to. I think if I had come back to a busy job it would have been a distraction.
What happened on your trip back home? It sounds like it was disappointing. I hope your family were positive & excited at your weight-loss. Family can be the least or most supportive & unfortunately don't seem to apply the same brakes that they would with others. My S'sIL are never short on advice, but I never offer mine. Feel free to vent!
Time for me to get going. I have had pins & needles in my right foot for DAYS so got up early & rode my exercise bike. We got so much exercise on out trip & I have done so little since we got home. I have to snap out of it!
Cheers, xo Cate
 
I have no family left so my "family" is my inlaws. None of them including my husband has ever had a problem with weight. They are all quick to offer advice, but I don't feel that a person who has never had a weight problem has any clue as to what we are up against. Their advice might be heartfelt, but it doesn't apply. My husband tells me "Eat lots of potatoes. Potatoes will never make you fat!" And he's telling that to a diabetic.
 
Oh dear! EAT MORE POTATOES? Right!
You are right. Unless you have never had a problem with your weight, you are the last person to be offering weight-loss advice. Not that having been overweight makes you any sort of expert, it just means you know how hard it is to become, & stay slim.
Had a lovely day today.
I played 18 holes of golf, quite badly, but I DID play a whole game of golf & felt like I settled back down a little. I will try to explain how I have been feeling about being back & our holiday soon.
Weight is good (I think) and I am back to exercising again & still not being obsessive about it all :D
Love to all xoxo Cate
 
Reading your diary is like going back to something really familiar and cosy!
I have monitored!your vacation from fb...but i must say i don't agree about the red pants ...i like them...:blush5:
you have taken really lovely pictures!Every time you posted i was thinking "she's still on vacation?????"how long were you away for really?

its nice to see that you have stuck to golf!
hope you have a good one!
 
Jess, I LOVE red pants!! We were away 5 weeks. It was WONDERFUL!!! Golf was good. I got around 18 holes & wasn't too tired really. We won't talk about the standard of my golf though!! My diary "familiar & cosy"...I like that! xoxo
 
Had a lovely day yesterday. I am going to dress up a bit more whenever I go anywhere. I feel so much better when I think I look good. It is really hard to actually type that, but I'm going to leave it there. I feel that I am looking good, especially with a scarf on. I now LOVE scarves. Thank you Italy, thank you France! I never felt confident enough to wear them. I also feel confident enough after our trip to wear more fitted clothes. I am really happy with how I look. Someone commented on the 2 of us having bigger legs & how certain things look better with bigger legs & I didn't even feel slightly upset about it. I have accepted my shape....AT LAST!!!!! :D :D :D
I think I'll have another hot drink & head in to see my Mum. I'm wearing pin-striped stretchy brown slacks(with black/tan/green & red fine stripes) a black round-necked merino fitted jumper & tan silk paisley scarf & a brown fitted brushed wool sleeveless vest & my Botswana ear-rings. It all sounds a bit whacky possibly, but I like this look. Can't be bothered trying to take a photo with my phone though. My shoes let me down a little though. I need some new leather ones! Time to go...cheers, xoxo Cate
 
Thought I posted this one already, but I'm a fan of scarves as a woman's fashion statement. It's usually a nice touch. As a means to keep men like myself warm in the winter? Not so much. As part of a football hooligan's uniform? Really not so much.
 
Hi Mr Vee. I'm now a big fan of scarves as a fashion statement, full stop. In Italy & in France men & women looked so smart & the biggest aspect of the look was the scarf. It can transform the plainest clothes into a smart outfit. It takes getting used to wearing one & I'm not sure about in Summer, but I will have one with me from now on. Silk is the go as a preference & long skinny scarves that you can wear doubled over & threaded through. I'm getting used to wearing one & so many people are commenting on how well I look!
Have gained half a kilo this week so am cutting down a little & not panicking. :D
Love to all xoxo Cate
 
Cate!!!i am so glad that you feel super and your mood is lifted by feeling sure!!!THat feeling is the best!!!i like the idea of you giving a little boost to your look a little change or a little extra!!!i too want to get a new look still havent made up my mind what to do to my hair!!!And i too love scarves!!!in autum i always have a scarf around my neck any kind of fabric lenght colour!!!also i used to looove earing and bags!!!i want to go shopping!
 
Hi Jess! Thanks sweetie. It is so important that we feel good about ourselves & not be so critical. If you feel good about yourself you look after yourself. You are gorgeous my friend & it is time you realise that. I know you have had tough times, but you are stronger than you think. Sending you lots of love, xoxo Cate
Spending the day in town today & having a talk to the head sherang at the nursing home about moving my Mum into a nicer room. At long last Mum agreed to the idea!! It may not be possible but, it would be nice. There is one empty at the moment that I have checked out & it is much closer to the nurses' room & the lounge room & the dining room so I think it would be a good option. It has just been painted & is lighter & brighter & also has a lovely view of the garden. The room she is in is quite dark & tucked well away from everything in a corner. I would love her to move into one of their lovely newer rooms, but there's usually a long waiting list for those!
Better scoot!
Love to all xoxo Cate
 
I got permission for Mum to move into the other room. It wasn't exactly easy either. The head sherang is a bit of a bully & took Mum off into the room & just about interrogated her! "What's wrong with the room you're in? Why do you want to move? Are you just saying that because Cate wants you to move? Is it ok?...."& so on....I understand her reasoning, but not her abrasive method. She then came & said that Mum could move rooms, but my husband & I will have to do it. I know that normally others are not "allowed" to move any heavy furniture, but I'm not worried really. I got my way. We'll do it tomorrow. I also know that Mum moving rooms enables them to be able to place a couple in rooms side by side, so it also is quite convenient for them that she does move.
I'm not going to the golf today. I spent all day in town yesterday- opening up the bar & stocking fridges at the golf club, at the nursing home, shopping & then back to do the bar after my LH's golf & then home briefly & back out until late at his 8-ball comp. I really couldn't get my a... into gear this morning to go. Actually I have not really got back into it since our trip. I enjoyed the company last week, but not really the golf. I feel like I have forgotten what I had learned. I need to get out there & just have some practise hits.
I am enjoying spending some time at home & am "spring-cleaning" my house. Actually I am doing a major clean-out/de-clutter of our home. I am loving doing it. I am going to do some more gardening today as well as it was a very cold frost this morning & is being followed by a beautiful, crisp, sunny day!
Better move xo Cate
 
I had a good day yesterday & got a lot done but also let myself down by eating some "rubbish" in the afternoon. I sometimes buy some gluten-free vege chips but once I start on them I have trouble stopping. They are small(22g?) but I ate 3 & then I had 8 squares of chocolate!!! I almost kept going but grabbed an apple & chomped on it quickly & made myself a pot of herbal tea. It's like unleashing a beast. I know the answer. Don't buy them again & give these away & also eat more lunch, instead of snacking.
It got down to -1oC this morning & is going to be another beautiful sunny day. I am happy that my LH has the day off. They asked him to work, but he said no. :D We're moving Mum into her new room!!
No snacking, no snacking, no snacking!!
xoxo Cate
 
I think I would like to be a bear & hibernate! My get up and go got up and went.....
It is hard to be energetic when it's cold. I'm feeling a bit out of sorts & will have to get into some sort of routine to get myself moving. I have not weighed yet but fear I have gained a kilo. I can feel it on my stomach.
The sun is shining, there is hardly a cloud in the sky & I feel like being a sloth! :(
I might make Wednesday a new starting point & play 18 holes of golf, regardless of the temperature!
Nothing but grumbles today, so will scoot xo Cate
 
We need to average out our temps. Fortunately the high temp is dropping down to 101 tomorrow, so I'm welcoming the break from the heat. :)
 
Cate that is so nice that you finally got your mum in a better room!that was really fast!How does she like it now?
i smiled after reading that you had 8 squares of chocolate and then grabbed an apple!!!!that's something i do as well!!!its really strange you are cold and wew are boiling here.1i would be so happy if we jst had a lovely spring all year round!got the air conditioning all day on.i find it much easier to get up and about when cold.i just feel so sluggish when its hot!
did you weigh after all?hope you didnt gain but if you did you know what to do!!!send some will power over here Cate!!!
 
I really don't know why I was grumbling so much! Today was another beautiful, sunny day, after a -3oC start. We don't even have air-conditioning in our house. Spring almost all year 'round would be good, with maybe just one month of Summer & maybe one month of Winter. Ha ha. Fussy lot. Jess, I'll send you some will-power over to you, if you firstly send me some motivation. Are you able to grow some vegetables where you live? I did weigh & I haven't gained so am very relieved about that. It was a bit of a wake-up call though as I felt fat & horrible & I know I have not been drinking enough water with the cooler weather. I think it was fluid retention.
Mr Vee- temp DROPPING DOWN to 101?!! It NEVER gets to that here!! OUCH!! Is it humid too? I really dislike humidity. :(
I am really going to try to get out & play 18 holes of golf tomorrow. REALLY try!!
Brrrr xoxo Cate
 
Mr Vee- temp DROPPING DOWN to 101?!! It NEVER gets to that here!! OUCH!! Is it humid too?
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No that's the one thing it rarely is here. "Dry heat" and all that. What I've found is that the inside of cars heat up regardless of humidity, but otherwise the dry heat isn't so bad until it gets to about 100, and then it's just hot dry or no.

That said, I'll take this stuff over the winters in Chicago every day of the week.
 
I'm glad our Winters are not really harsh! I'm a wuss!
I have had a really grumpy day today- no golf, sore throat, heavy head, grumpy with my LH, :( :( I feel bad about being grumpy with my husband. He doesn't deserve it. I apologised & said that I didn't feel well but sometimes I just don't know why I get grumpy. It's awful! I really don't know why. :(
 
I had a better day yesterday but think I have been fighting a bug. My glands are swollen & I have been very snuffly, sneezy & croaky. We had a lovely day at home. I did some more de-cluttering & my LH did some pottering about. Ha ha. We both just pottered about & did little, but it was nice!
He got a call this morning asking him to work, but declined it as we're meeting up with his sister later & doing some more sorting out of their Mum's stuff. Now that she is in the nursing home permanently they are going to distribute all the bits and pieces from her home. There is so much stuff to be moved! I really hope there will not be too many disputes. We don't actually care much about the bits and pieces that are in the house, but we do care about our peace & harmony. Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly! His 2 brothers don't communicate at all after having a serious falling-out over a joint business venture.
We were going to have the grand-kids tomorrow night, but now we're not. My week-end just got a lot freer. I am really enjoying my days at home tidying up our house. :D
My hall cupboards are my biggest challenge! Tough!
Bye for now, Cate
 
Our older son has a bug badly & we ended up doing his shopping yesterday & got the kids off the bus & fed them for him. He looked awful! Today I went & picked them up & took them back to their Mum's as he wasn't up to driving. Poor thing! I visited both our Mums again & spent some lovely quality time with each of them. Mum is so happy in her new room :D It is much nicer to visit her in as well so makes my time better with her.
We are spending the day home together tomorrow & will try to get some wood, if it's not raining.
Love to all xoxo Cate
 
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