Cate's Diary

Excellent Vee. That should be fun! I love playing golf with our sons. In fact I love doing almost anything with our sons! :beating: Family is more important to me than anything or anyone else! Golf is such a great game. I'm really looking forward to playing lots!

I actually forgot to weigh this morning. I was showered & dressed before I thought about it. I feel lighter. :D
I was active today, but didn't do any specific exercise as such. Consequently I feel really restless tonight. That's a good thing as it means I am getting back into it again.

I'm enjoying Autumn. We haven't lit the fire yet, which is very unusual. Hope it continues warmish for a bit longer!
Cheers to all, xo Cate
 
Down .5kg. It's a start! I am feeling focussed again, which is the main thingto get my weight moving down again. We have the GK's today so had better not stay on the computer long.
Bye for now xo Cate
 
Had a delightful day with the GK's yesterday & am off to golf today. Gradually getting to the stage where I actually want to boost my weight-loss with a few days of strict dieting, but not quite there yet. It means not having any wine at the end of the day! :eek:
Anyhow, better go!
Cheers, xo Cate
 
Had a great day! I was runner-up in the second division, with 37 Stableford points & for those who play golf (V) that was with 4 misses. *sigh* Ahhh, for some consistency. That would be good. I love it though!It is great exercise & great fun!
 
Had a really nice day yesterday with my LH. He did a coat of varnish on the chest of drawers I have sanded & they look great. I chose a matt finish & it's lovely. I rode 10km on my bike & stayed under my cals for the day, even with our usual Sunday night treat platter.
Dropped another .5kg this morning & I'm off to golf again today. :D
Love to all xoxo Cate
 
Played golf again & I can't believe it really. It rained & rained & was cold & I still finished the 18 holes. That's 3 full rounds of golf in 5 days. That has to be good! :D
 
Hi Cate,

I am so sorry to read about all you have been through with your Mother and MIL. Sounds like the golf is really helping to keep you up beat and on track.

Awesome job on the Chest of drawers :D I love restoring furniture myself, not that I have done any for a while LOL must finish this table I am now sitting at lol, half done as I needed it for Christmas and brought it inside and covered it with a tablecloth... mind you that was Christmas 2012... not 2013 hehehe.. I really do need to get motivated on it again!!!

Take care and keep up the great work :D
 
Hi Kori & thanks for your visit to my diary. Exercise is definitely keeping my spirits up! I am loving the fact that I'm out there, in the fresh air, playing competitive sport, instead of staying at home on my comfy recliner. I am coping really well with how my Mum is, but it has helped that she hasn't died, so soon after my MIL as it has given me a bit of a breather.
I'm playing golf again tomorrow. Hopefully it won't rain again. Someone had a leech on them today at the Vets' golf. I HATE leeches with a vengeance! *shudder*
The chest of drawers looks lovely. I told our younger son he could have it, but I'm having 2nd thoughts! It has spurred me on to do some more, although I will need to buy one of those scary looking masks as I am allergic to most chemicals & fine dust etc.
I'll go have a look around the diaries now.
Bye xo Cate
 
Congrats on the kg lost!! Well done with the golfing too, sounds like fun. I'm loving exercising outside at the moment too, the weather is just perfect here right now!
 
Thanks Lucy. I played golf again today, but didn't enjoy it much, I must admit. It's a long story. It wasn't a great day, weather-wise either.....Summer is gone here :( I should be grateful that I'm out there playing golf I know. I'll get over it. It depends on the company as well. Women can be weird & are harder to work out than men I reckon. Playing golf in cold rain is not much fun either. Tomorrow is another day! xo Cate
 
Thanks Q. I was very cranky at the end of the day but am over it now. Am having a lovely day at home, with my LH & the sun is shining(in between the occasional shower!) Cheers, Cate
 
Been a quite hot day here today 30C!!! I am looking forward to Autumn finally getting here!! lol

Sounds like you have had a great day, glad you enjoyed it :D
 
30C! Still? Are you in Q'land Kori? Autumn is very pretty here, but I am not looking forward to Winter! Mind you, it's nothing like Winters in some parts of the US or Canada. Brrrr!!
I am in a much better mood again, but still a little annoyed about something that happened on Wed at golf. Most of the women who play golf have known one another for most of their lives & they can be very clique. I often feel like the odd one out. I am not interested in women's magazines & most 'reality" tv shows, celebrities, royals & fashion.......& so on. I get on quite well with a few of them, but they do still play in their own little groups. The one who said she would like to play with me each week organised her own group of 3 the other day & it didn't include me. I was left just standing there wondering & put my name down with 2 of the older women who talked to one another all the way around the course, gossiping.
My husband & I are going out to the golf club today as it's a public holiday for Anzac Day & there may be a comp. We will see them off, but not play & hopefully won't have to come back for the presentation, if there is another committee person playing.
I had better scoot!
Cheers, Cate
 
Seeing jaspers ticker inspired me to do one. It kills 2 birds with 1 stone as it has me looking forward to Summer, instead of dreading Winter! That's grey-haired slim version of me, lifting my Barbie weights lol!

I'm having a day at home today, on my own, so will ride my bike & do my weights to music. :D :D
I'm getting a bit annoyed with myself for letting myself put this weight back on again, but there is no point being anoyed. I have to accept that it will ALWAYS creep back on again if I am not forever vigilant. That is just a fact. Life would be easier if I stayed vigilant & once I lose it again, NEVER let it go back on.

Operation get fit & stay fit, begins in earnest NOW!
xoxo Cate
 
Hi Forum Mum.

Your wayward daughter is back. :)
I totally understand what you mean about 'clicky' woman! I work with some and I just don't understand how people can be like that. I just have to keep telling myself that I am the better person for not behaving like that.

It really sucks that we can't get to our target weight and magically stay there. I really hate that it's a constant struggle.

I really do intend to stay posting ever day now. I really. Please, please hassle me on facebook if I miss a day. I realy need pestering and you, my lovely internet mom as well as my internet sister Jess, are the perfect people to do it.

I can't believe you are just getting into autumn when It's spring here. Hopefully it will be a lovely summer as I have had the most depressing winter ever (literally lol)

I have become an Explorer leader (next age up from scouts 14-18) and we have loads of camps and hikes lined up this summer. Jack is doing his Duke of Edinburgh award. He has a job now!! My baby boy has a Saturday job working in the hardware shop down the road and he loves it. He really is growing up into a wonderful person. I'm so so proud of him.

I'm going to three festivals this summer too and I desperately want to shift some of this weight in time for them.

Anyway, I've waffled enough. i'll check back in later.

Love and hugs xoxo
 
Hi Forum Mum.

Your wayward daughter is back. :)
I totally understand what you mean about 'clicky' woman! I work with some and I just don't understand how people can be like that. I just have to keep telling myself that I am the better person for not behaving like that.

It really sucks that we can't get to our target weight and magically stay there. I really hate that it's a constant struggle.

I really do intend to stay posting ever day now. I really will. Please, please hassle me on facebook if I miss a day. I realy need pestering and you, my lovely internet mom as well as my internet sister Jess, are the perfect people to do it.

I can't believe you are just getting into autumn when it's spring here. Hopefully it will be a lovely summer as I have had the most depressing winter ever (literally lol)

I have become an Explorer leader (next age up from scouts 14-18) and we have loads of camps and hikes lined up this summer. Really looking forward to them. Jack is doing his Duke of Edinburgh award. He has a job now!! My baby boy has a Saturday job working in the hardware shop down the road and he loves it. He really is growing up into a wonderful person. I'm so so proud of him.

I'm going to three festivals this summer too and I desperately want to shift some of this weight in time for them.

Anyway, I've waffled enough. i'll check back in later.

Love and hugs xoxo
 
Seems some lost relatives have found the way back on here!!!
Is 7 kg's the total amount of weight you have put on?anyway i must tell you that i always thnk of saying to me that we must accept the fact that we will always struggle with our weight,that some people are born with a good weight and some just have to fight for it.i was also thinking of you with your possitive quotes each day.
Thanks for just been a steady rock!Look at you.while i have quit and just got fed up you where still here.Still fightng your own battle and being possitive
Thank you cate!:beating:
Its stramge you saying that summer is over.it is just spiring for me and i am dreading the summer...thin clothes and swimsuites...eeekkkkk
Be back tonight!
lots of love
 
Kate- You brighten my day sweetie. I have missed your wonderful sense of humour! You are right, of course, about women who are clique/clicky. (I never know which word is correct!) "I just have to keep telling myself that I am the better person for not behaving like that." Very true!
We will have to learn to accept that we will always have to keep a sharp eye on our weight, but rather than seeing it as a negative(yes, I know that's tough!) we should see it as a challenge that we can overcome as it is within our means. The feeling you get when you get to the stage where you are happy with how you look & feel & are proud of yourself, should be savoured. Then, instead of slipping back into old bad habits we have to hang onto the new ones & expand them. Make exercise & eating healthy our new normal, not something we did just to get to a certain weight.
I am really hard on myself. I, too, hate it when I put weight back on & imagine people saying "look at her, she's put it back on again." It's harder to love yourself when you feel that you have let yourself down. You haven't, I haven't. We all make mistakes as we learn. I'm 60 & still learning every single day! Acceptance can be a good thing. I will not accept being overweight, but I must accept that I will always have to watch what I eat.

I won't admonish you sweetie, as that is not in me. I might however give you a gentle reminder if you don't post! Love having you back, much love xoxo Cate.

Jess- You are such a sweetie. "Thanks for just been a steady rock! Look at you. While I have quit and just got fed up you were still here. Still fighting your own battle and being positive." I really do love you & Kate & love having you back. I do feel really grounded & without wanting to sound like a total nut case I feel connected with rocks. We live in a stone house (all picked up from our land) & are going to call our place "Rock Farm," after recently seeing an English renovation TV show where they named their property Rock Farm. We have waited 10 years to find a name we both really love. It's also a bit of a joke as we couldn't really farm our 50 acres as it's mostly rock & has squillions of wallabies!

I am 10kg more than my lowest weight, but I couldn't sustain that weight as soon as I reintroduced bread etc. I had been on a very limited diet for 6 months. I am 7kg over what I feel my body is right at. That 7kg feels like 17kg I can tell you & it is harder at 60 to lose it. It gets harder & harder as you get older! I need to move much more & cut right down on all sweet things, especially prepared sweets. I must stick to fruit when I feel like something sweet.
I seem to have been typing for ages. I have got all excited seeing the 2 of you back. It's lovely!
Lots and lots of love to you Jess, xoxo Cate

Yesterday-
I rode 10km on my bike & stuck to 1500 cals for the day. If anyone else wants to join me on MFP you can find me as CateAussie or pm here for the link.
I may have to stop drinking wine :( to start losing weight though as it's a bit slow!
Cheers xo Cate
 
Hi Cate! I posted a link in my journal for a portable protein/nut bar, I'll post it here too: I usually cut 16 squares out in a recipe, and they freeze really well. Also you can add/remove most ingredients and they really always taste good!
 
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