Cate's Diary

Thanks Tru, nskhan, LaMa & Stacy.
A couple of days at home should help. I'm slowly & systematically working through things today & then tomorrow I'm just going to chill....& try to follow instructions on taking over responsibility for a web-site. I'll see how I go with that one. Maybe I should have a go at it today as well & read a book tomorrow if I have succeeded! It's mostly golf club stuff, with some 8-ball in there as well. G is trying to jolly me up LaMa, instead of just giving me some peace. He means really well, but, luckily for him, he has no idea what it feels like to be totally over-whelmed & stressed. Well, that's not strictly true, but he is very loving & has trouble coping with me not coping. He's also sensitive & if I asked him to please leave me in peace, he would be hurt. He keeps cracking funnies!
nskhan (can I call you something else, like ns or khan?)- I like cricket & think it's a great game, but there is too much of it. Australia will be very keen to beat NZ in the test, especially after recently being beaten in the Rugby world cup. G LOVES cricket & now that he doesn't work if cricket is on tv he must have it on & loudly :( I am going to buy some headphones for the tv. Maybe I'll have to buy some secretly & give them to our older son to give him for his birthday in 2 weeks. Our GS A suggested it to me. Either that or I'll have to get some good noise-cancelling ones for me. I'll think about that one.
Today I have been systematically working through a lot of the stuff I need to, so had better get back to it, as I'm starting to feel quite a bit better already. I'll come back later today to read everyone's diaries.
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
For some reason my comment didn't post. I can't remember what I said. But it was very uplifting and inspirational and warm and kind and stress reducing. :smilielol5: I swear LOL!!
 
Good on you finding strategies to cope with the overwhelm! I´ve found that most people can deal with "I´m sorry but right now sound just hurts my brain", but getting your son to give them is excellent subterfuge :D
 
Your G sounds a lot like my G, Cate. He always tries to crack jokes and make me laugh when I'm feeling down when really I just want a silent hug and and then to be left alone for a while. We have to appreciate the effort, right? Glad to hear you're feeling at least a little better already!
 
OMG why do All the G's sound the same ? :O mine also cracks jokes instead of giving me a shoulder to cry...lol..right now i got very upset and all he could do was trying to be funny :p well im used to it now..but sometimes really hate it..
and yeh cate, you can call me whatever you like to :)
the idea of getting him tv headphones is gr8..genius :D because cricket is alwaysss on..and its such a longgggg sport..specially the test matches.and if he loves cricket,and even watches the matches between the countries other than Australia..then God help you :p
i loveee cricket too..when we were kids, we would watch nothing but cricket on tv..all of us,, mom dad the siblings...unfortunately, my hubby has very little interest in sports so I watch sports all alone :( except for a few crucial matches..
cate hope you manage everything nicely and be free to read and comment on our diaries soon..best of luck with everything..
 
Hi LaMa, Oaks & ns. At least test cricket is only on during the day. I'm starting to settle down now after a day of catching up & dealing with some stuff that had been building up. I ticked lots of little boxes yesterday. I even tried tackling the web-site, but the password allocated to me did not work, so that put it off until today. It's only early & I think I will have a crack at it soon & the spend the rest of the day pottering around the house & catching up on some housework, ring my sister etc. I have the littlies for the night & they arrive at 5.30pm. G is at golf & won't be home until about then too. I quite like having a day to myself.

I did not lose any weight this week, but had lost 1.5kg last week so am not disappointed. I think the curried veg G cooked that I ate yesterday with my Konjac noodles was probably way more than I thought. He actually mentioned this morning after I weighed myself that he had used a whole can of coconut cream in the curry & that may be why I didn't lose :( I may have to prepare my own FD meals so that I know exactly how many cals I'm consuming on those days. I know that he thinks I am now at my correct weight, but I don't think he deliberately sabotaged me.

My stomach actually hurts today. I will eat very plainly during the day today.
OK-time to tackle this web-site!
xoxo Cate
 
I'm impressed Stacy! I doubt it will work however [emoji2]


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Thanksgiving first STACY! And then Christmas, lol!!! Of course I know only Americans do the whole Thanksgiving binge eating and spending time with insufferable relatives thing but I invite ALL my foreign friends to suffer with us!!
 
While I can't say I have done away with Christmas all together, it is certainly not a significant part of my life. We just don't seem to "celebrate" like other cultures do. Summer is more sociable sure, but I'm glad we don't have Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Halloween.....I don't even bother with seeing all the reli's at Christmas, since my MIL died, now I don't have to. It's all too much in one day. i would much rather catch up with the ones I want to, when I want to & actually get a chance to have a conversation.
Hopefully we will have Christmas night with our son & his 3 kids & maybe our younger son & possibly one or 2 of their friends, but we haven't decided yet.

I'm enjoying a lovely quiet day at home & have caught up with more things, including working out the web-site & ringing my sister (1.5hrs). The GK's are arriving 2 hours early, so I thought I would pop in here, while I had the chance. Better go- washing to hang out. I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow (surprise, surprise doing the bar at the golf club for their tournament). I will leave an esky out though, with an honours system & go visit Mum during the day & do some food shopping.
xoxo Cate
 
:eek: I just noticed a change there: "doing the bar at the golf club for their tournament" (emphasis mine). Sounds like you are actually starting to distance yourself a bit more, go Cate!
 
Thanks Stacy. My week-end has been comparatively stress-free. Having time at home alone yesterday was very good for me. I really need that! I spent the day at the golf club today, but it was ok. I got a lot done & felt appreciated. Down another .5kg today. I just felt lighter, so weighed. Happy with that. Another FD tomorrow, but am changing what I'm eating from Konjac noodles to salad. It feels good to have found what works for me. I am currently 5.5kg less than I was 3 months ago.


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Hi aymankanan. I am following the 5:2 way of eating, which you can look up online. It would not suit everyone, but it suits me. I lost my weight initially(36kg in 28 weeks) by following a very strict program. Once again it suited me at the time, but some people would find it very hard & most people I know who followed it put most of the weight back on again. I struggled to stay at the low weight I got down to & "settled" for 3-5kg above it.
I changed my lifestyle and way of eating, but as I get older I have found it harder to maintain & about 5 more kilos went on. This year another 2 went on.
So, feeling like I was 7kg over-weight I started following 5:2 & have lost 5.5 since August, without feeling like I am actually on a diet. 2 days a week I only have 500cals, which is very low, but I am used to it now. The other 5 days of each week I eat what I feel like, but what I feel like is nutritious healthy food. I eat mostly fresh fruit & vegetables, lean meat, fish, yoghurt, but no milk, some rice, Brazil nuts & Almonds(not many though), no fried food, no wheat, little processed food, no potatoes, except for sweet potato. I never have a big meal & eat all my meals on smaller plates. My tastes have changed but I like feeling better & my diet suits me. I have 'treats" on Sunday night each week still & that is usually a small platter plate of fresh fruit with a couple of sweet gluten-free biscuits, wafers or cake, some dark chocolate & a small piece of GF licorice.

Hi LaMa- I am so happy to have lost another .5kg. When I lose the next 1.5 I'm getting out the new scales & then "moving the goal posts". I think I'll be continuing on with 5:2 until I either get back to my original low from 2007 or the weight reduction stops of it's own accord. I hope to be able to get to a certain weight & then stay to within 3kg of that weight by only "fasting" once a week or even less often than that. I actually quite enjoy it. Yes, I know I am slightly(?) crazy!

Golf Club- This is the busiest time of the year at the club, with championships(2 whole w/e's in a row) tournament, the AGM, a new committee, me taking over the web-site, Christmas functions etc. The barmaid at the last minute said she can't work the next 2 Saturdays. I will be doing the bar both Saturdays & Sundays, plus a meeting tonight, Vet's golf Tuesdays, where I do the bar am & pm, playing golf in the women's championships on Wed (do the bar afterwards) Sat & Sun next w/e, Tues Vets, Wed women, following Sat as well.......& I don't feel stressed about it. We both have said we're not going to take shit from anyone & we are not saying yes to any other jobs. I also do all the re-cycling around the golf club, because if I don't it gets chucked in land-fill.
I was just prompted by typing this to reiterate to G, because we are going to a committee meeting tonight, that we are not to take on anything more & he agreed. There is always pressure to take on more & we must ignore it. New people on committee should take some responsibility, otherwise there is no point being on committee.

OUCH. I have been typing for ages & had better stop. I won't go back or I will delete most & then start all over again. Can typing in your diary replace breakfast? I wish it could replace lost brain cells, so that I could remember that song that was replaying over & over in my head for the last 2 weeks, but which has now disappeared!
Bye for now, xoxo Cate

 
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