Cate's Diary

:iagree: LaMa. I would much rather be called a woman!
Hi Butterfly. Mostly FB is a waste of time, but it's a waste of time I quite enjoy.
Weighed in this morning & gained 1kg over C'mas & after 1 fast day of 500 cals. Not too bad. Back doing 5:2 again, until I get to my LW & then I'll do 6:1 & play it by ear. I felt really fat after Christmas! UGH. My stomach felt clogged. Obviously my system now wants me to have a semi-fast or 2 a week.

G is wanting to cut wood today, so it looks like we'll be doing some physical stuff. We might go down to D's, take him a load of wood & pick up his stuff to go to the tip. An older woman who lives down near the highway has some rubbish in her open carport at the front of her house which we are going to take away for her. I saw her in the supermarket the other day & told her we now have a ute & asked her if she would like us to pick up some rubbish (trash).

Anyhow. I had better go do the dishes etc. I just got a message from D asking us to pick up the kids Thursday at 11 until 5.30 as he has to work. We might take them somewhere.

Bye for now, xoxo Cate
 
It's so nice to be surrounded by people who enjoyed their feasts and then just pick up their normal, healthy lives again!
 
You are very welcome Reptileboy :)
I know LaMa. This is such a good place. I had 2 people rep me today, which was lovely. Thank you Phil & LaMa, xo
 
I'm in the mood to make some changes. I feel that I have less control on non "fast days" & am slipping back into some binge behaviour. I think I may go back to counting calories as a way of getting this back under control. I have been inclined to over-indulge with wine since starting 5:2 & it is affecting me more because I'm eating less. I'm trying to get my head around it all. I didn't feel this way before. I have actually had head spins a couple of times, which has worried me. I know this will sound like I have a serious drinking problem but I feel like I have to deal with it and this will help me think it through.

I need to make some very strict rules. No drinking at all on FD's, no more than 3 "standard drinks" in a day. Before having a glass of wine I must eat some protein.

My stomach is still suffering from the gluten, but it should be out of my system soon. I'm feeling a little frazzled today & have been having some anxiety again. I'll have a day without any wine & see if I feel a little better.

 
Alcohol with no food is a bad combination in general and these chaotic days are hard anyway; you´ll get back into it asap! Sleep lots, drink plenty of water and have some green leafy goodness for dinner to clean out and soothe your insides. Also: Hugs galore :grouphug:
 
I know LaMa but I think it was a little wake-up call. I have never felt out of control with my drinking but in the last few months my drinking had built up, most probably due to the stress. It's time for that to stop. I spoke to G & we are not going to drink any more than 1 bottle of wine between us & not every night. We have both been overdoing it. Thanks for the hugsLaMa. I was feeling bad yesterday & was starting to worry again!

We are going to pick the kids up today from their Mum's & D is picking them up at 5.30. He's taking them to the beach for a few nights camping, which will be great for them.It's going to be fairly hot today 34oC so we may not do much. We were thinking of taking them somewhere, but won't seeing as they're going away.


 
Our high today is 42? and believe it or not that's a good thing... It'll be warm enough to melt the ice that showed up on Tuesday. Winter is here!
 
I have had some trouble with alcohol as well, I stopped recently, gotta admit, at first It was hard, but I feel so much better. And now once I drink a beer, it doesn't even taste good anymore. I used to drink a lot of beers every night, sometimes even during the day, hope you sort out that problem fast! I know you can do it, you've made so much progress and effort already, this thread is a proof of it; you're clearly strong enough Cate!
 
My suggestion would be try to find something healthy you enjoy, art, collect something, music, anything that you find enjoyable that isn't unhealthy instead of drinking. That's what I've been doing to replace my emotional eating.
 
Yea, gotta replace an addiction with another one, always, a healthy one, preferably! You can focus on kids, on helping people, on your own physical health like going to the gym working out, so many choices available!
 
Thanks everyone. I've got this. Welcome back Hugo & thank you for your input. I just came back & edited this as I just read your new diary.

I made my resolutions on Boxing Day (very strict limits) The day I think I cannot get by without alcohol is the day I will stop.

I woke up this morning feeling really good.

I have an invisible positivity hat on. When I had my shower I felt tall & strong. 2016 I've got you covered!

In a hurry this morning, but will be back to catch up on diaries. Just did that. :)

Happy & healthy New Year my WLF friends. Love you guys! xoxoxoxo Cate
PS One NY resolution is to do one act of kindness every day this year. It doesn't have to be random, but can be unexpected. I have done today's. We called in at an elderly woman's house & took her rubbish. Tick!
I don't want or need anything in return. I want this year to feel very positive & I want my happy back.
 
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I like the idea of a positivity hat, think I might build my own (with lipstick. on the bathroom mirror :p ) Great way to start a new year!
 
You know LaMa, this positivity hat might just work. I woke this morning feeling anxious(I often do) & stopped myself by thinking I'll just quickly put it on. You can make your brain stop worrying, but sometimes that is very difficult. The absurdity of just "popping on my invisible positivity hat" may be enough to break the pattern. It worked for me this morning!

Having a fast day today(500cals) as I'm staying home on my own. G is off to golf to play in the men's monthly medal. I love having a pottering about day!

It's cooler today & we both got a really good night's sleep.
Love to everyone, xoxo Cate
 
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