Cate's Diary

Ah... fresh cherries... I envy you! O wait, did you write anything else? ;) I´m glad I´m not planning any christmas events, I guess that´s one of the things that would keep me from having a family of my own: I hate planning events!

Let G read your letter, if he balances you out the fact you don´t want him to see it (yet) may well mean it needs balancing out :p
 
Oh, the voice of reason! :svengo: How come you are almost always right?
I hate planning events too as everything has to be under control &, mostly that is impossible, especially with my family. I feel much more relaxed about it now. I was starting to panic that I hadn't gone silly buying presents & then I told myself that "going silly" with presents is one of the things I really dislike about Christmas, along with lots of fuss. We have cleared our ys's cafe debt completely(he doesn't know yet), by paying off all our other son's bills, buying him a new wood heater etc & balancing it out equally with some cash. All up it was quite a considerable amount of money spent.
It's Vet's golf again today. Hopefully B will not be there. They don't have any days off over Christmas. The women have 2 weeks off. It's an easy day & I'm fasting(500 cals.) I need to get one day in before Christmas as my clothes feel a bit tight. I'll be back to 5:2 after CD.
 
People think I'm crazy for dieting during holidays. I've never been on a diet its funny how everyday people don't take it seriously.

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I found that no-one was particularly interested in what I was doing back in 2007 when I was "on a diet" for 6 months. I needed to talk about it as I needed to be really focussed & I knew I was boring the people around me so that's why I joined the forum. It has made all the difference. The people around me still think it's crazy to be watching what I eat, but I know it's not. We support one another & it's a good place to say what you feel.

G & I had a tough day yesterday. B resigned from the Vet's committee, but didn't advise G, who has been the captain for about 10 years. She gave the president a letter (he's only been pres for a little while) & rang G's co-captain. It was very rude of her to do it this way & I know he was hurt. She said she needed to focus on her work on the general committee. He asked me if we could do the job! He said "Now that you are going off the general committee maybe we could do it. It would give you a good excuse to quit the general committee." Really? He just doesn't want me telling the truth.

I went to my doctor's appointment, after visiting Mum. I just needed a new script. She took my blood pressure. It was 169/95. She was a bit shocked & has asked me to moniter it regularly. I was so upset yesterday & felt absolutely stressed to the max. I can't really explain what this woman has been doing to us. I don't really know what to do about it either. If I quite the committee I think she will be really happy about it. Then I think she's as nutty as a fruitcake & isn't aware what's she's doing. I do think it's personal & she resents me doing anything & undermines everything I do. It is so hard to work out & I am at a loss. It is really getting me down. When I came back to the club afterwards I told him about my BP & that I think it would be a bad idea for us to take on any further responsibility.

On a bright note.........I'm thinking....Christmas day we thought we had worked out, but now D(our older son) sent a message saying they probably won't arrive until 6.30pm & will be having an early dinner with his GF at 5.30. He's meant to be here for dinner. I don't mind, but just need to know. I think we'll plan on having Boxing day lunch as our Christmas meal. R will be here & we are going to take him back to Hobart on Sunday morning.

We just got G's new passport yesterday. Honestly, I feel like running away to another country!
We'll have to sort all this out, but, right now, I can't. I have to though, so I'll put my thinking cap back on. I didn't get through yesterday's fast. It was just all too hard & I opened a bottle of wine & had it with some cheese at 4.30pm. :(

Sorry to sound so grumpy. Hopefully this will pass very soon!
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
O honey, don´t fret! (Easier said than done, I know.) This is not about winning or losing, it´s about you being happy and healthy. Who cares if she´s happy about you resigning?! Maybe you can talk to some other people on the commmittee, folks you know and trust, about the situation if you really feel it´ll be even more stressful to let her spread her version of the truth everywhere while you´re away but in the end she´s going to stay right where she is and she´ll keep thinking she´s right about all this and acting on that "information". Try visiting captainawkward.com, she has a LOT of advice about fruitcakes and how to avoid ruining yourself with them. All the hugs, honey, and a very relaxed, happy Christmas.
 
I'm quite a bit better today LaMa. I'm not feeling stressed & my BP came right back down yesterday. I don't think I'll resign, but I may do a new letter & have it handy in my golf folder, just in case. I'll tone it down. I'm not a quitter. It doesn't feel right.

We have decided to do a load to the tip & buy some stuff, maybe visit Mum & get home as soon as possible. We feel that we have things under control.
 
Cate...is golf supposed to be fun or this much work, stress and discontent? I read your diary with a heavy heart. I hate that your stressed and especially that its probably stress that drives up your BP, that's crazy. I'm not the voice of reason, I never am, I am a very unreasonable person but OMG, I want you to just be able to enjoy Golf club and not stress or be burdened by it. I was glad to see that B resigned from something (that was the cray B right?), maybe that will alleviate some stress?

ANYWAYS, I wanted to make some rounds tonight and tell everyone how much I love them. I LOVE YOU CATE, and Happy Holidays. I really appreciate you, I value your input and I love reading all your posts in here, in all our diaries. I hope that you and your family have a lovely Christmas.
 
Oh, honey, you have no idea how good that makes me feel. I love you too. I love our forum & our very strong friendships. I think it's very special!
I'll do the best I can to make 2016 a better & less stressful year I promise.
Thank you KP from the bottom of my heart, xoxo Cate.


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Hugs from Vienna hon, Christmas must be in full swing in Tasmania by now so I hope you´re enjoying yourself!
 
Wanted to stop in wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Cate. It's a testament to your kindness that you've been able to give SOOO MUCH help to someone roughly 10,000 miles away from you. If I ever make my long desired trip to Australia one of these years, I will make sure I swing by Tassie in order to thank you in person.

Happy Holidays!
 
Thank you LaMa, Butterfly, Dude & Vee. I really appreciate the love & support we have for one another in the forum. Merry Christmas to you all from Tassie. I hope to meet you one day Vee! Thank you for your lovely message.
I have tried finding a suitable card to put in here this morning, but mostly they are a bit lame. I had better get off the computer & make some calls.
This one is ok-
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Merry Christmas & much love, from Cate.
 
Hi again Cate, I've read some of your posts here just to evaluate your progress and wanted to say how much I admire the dedication you have!
Keep going strong.
Cheers,
Phil
 
Thank you Phil. I'll never give up. I don't think it's in me really. I'm looking forward to a fast day tomorrow & getting back doing 5:2 from now on, after 2 weeks off. Nothing is getting in my way.

WE are currently at home again, alone. :D R got a lift back to Hobart this afternoon with a mate. We were going to drive him back tomorrow, but now don't need to :D
D & the GK's went home about an hour ago.
It was lovely, but bedlam.
I drank WAY too much bubbly yesterday! It was fun though. I'm glad Christmas is only once a year!
 
Hi LaMa & Butterfly. Unexpected home time is lovely. I'm now able to re-start my 5:2 today, rather than Monday. My body is going to thank me. "Nothing is going to get in my way" sounds like a plan for 2016. I do like the way I can be flexible on 5:2 & change my FD's when life does get in the way. I still plan on doing 2 days every week though, until I get to my LW. I'm not sure how far away that is because I have not weighed for about 5 days. I'll weigh tomorrow(maybe). I may wait until after my 2nd FD of the week.

I know I have enjoyed my break from the golf club. G got someone else to run the Boxing Day comp & we spent the day with 'the boys' & the GK's. I have given the club very little thought, which has been lovely. We do plan on having a life away from it more in 2016 & gradually reducing what we do out there. I am updating the web-site & putting on the 2016 calendar of events. I have had to learn how to use the site before making any changes & the woman who set it up sent me instructions, which were quite detailed. She does it for a living & is married to one of our members, who has since moved away. I am getting the hang of it & have done Jan, Feb & March 2016 & also changed quite a bit of the info. I have dumped the word 'ladies' for example to 'women'. I really dislike that word.

I might go do some more now. Once it's done I'll promote the page a bit more. I have a Facebook page set up for the club & put all the results on that, but have links between the 2. I quite like doing that sort of stuff.

Anyhow, it's time I wasted a bit of time on FB & then I'll do some 'work'.
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Hey lovely lady! I dislike the word as well. I mostly hear it used by people who treat women like a) exquisite and alien, b) basically all the same and of course, despite a): c) inferior.
 
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