Cate's Diary

Fixed my ticker. Now I had better go & spend some time with my hubby! Whoops!! Did I tell you I was happy?! Cate
 
Hi Cate,

Wow 86 kilos...so happy for you :)
Halfway there and only 17 to go ..that will come around in no time.
I can't wait to get to my halfway mark (10 to go)
Have a great day

Annie Lusion
 
YAY...Congratulations Cate....you must be stoked. I can feel your happiness through the computer....lol..and i'll probably be exactly the same once I hit double figures, and that WILL be by the end of this week...lol. Well done girly!!!
 
OMG Cate !!!!!!!!

I am so Happy for you - you have been so steadfast with this programme.

You also showed amazing contol while away for the weekend - so well done there as well.

The rest of the weeks can only get better as you watch the weight melt away.

:)Sam:)
 
Well done Cate,
You have done so well, it is nice thou to lose more than half..I count mine down now rather than counting up!!.
I'll race you to the finish line ...69 right guee:)
Bee
 
Thanks Girls, I'm in a mad rush. Having been running around all day trying to get ready/ make meals etc & haven't had time to check in. Have to leave in 15 mins for Melb. You're right I can't stop grinning!! Must buy some new pants in the morning. I'm getting desparate.
AM I HAPPY?!!! Love your support, xoxo Cate. Bye........
 
Hey hunni CONGRATULATIONS!!
you show those scales whose boss!!!hehehehe
it will only get better and better from here!
woooo!


lotsa love ! xxx and HAPPY LOSING!!!!! :)
 
Hello/Good-bye Melbourne!

Phew, Came back from my whirlwind trip to Melbourne exhausted. Didn't deviate, took my meals (very boring salads) but boy I absorbed those wonderful food smells!
Bought a pair of SIZE 14!! black slacks (can't be-must be 16 with the wrong tag:confused: ) & a slinky black top. OMG!!:D I was in shock afterwards!
Saw Mathew Bourne's Swan Lake. First time I have ever been to the ballet. I'm more a rock concert girl. I enjoyed it as it was very different from your usual tutu, tippy-toes ballet. It was fascinating really. The 2 male lead dancers were fantastic & some of the scenes were brilliant. I don't think I will become a regular ballet goer though. This was a one off.
Annie I do feel like I'm on the home straight now. It will come for you quicker than you think!
Sam Thank you! You are always so supportive!
Bee Would you believe I used to be a competetive runner at High School? I think fate has the most say in this race but hey......let's go!
FatCat-Caroline Thank you & lots of love to you too. Look at you!! Nearly there!! You must feel so good. We're all doing well. Isn't it great!!xoxo
Misty Welcome to my diary & a big welcome to the forum!! Hero??!!:eek: OMG- I'm blushing!! This diet is great! It gets better & better as you go & as you get used to it. Even though we have consultants here in Australia & mine I know is always there if I want to talk to her I find I get my answers & my support right here so you can too. The girls are very supportive and are just the best encouragement. We have the same goals, similar problems and are able to help one another. I would love to read your diary if you start one. I never really thought anyone would be interested in my journey & I have been overwhelmed by the response!
Today I feel a little sensitive- my emotions feel a little close to the surface, probably because I'm tired. I'm back at work tomorrow & will post again tomorrow afternoon. Depending on how I feel later today I might quickly check in.
Oh-I nearly forgot. Someone queried my photo I/D & I had to tell him I have lost 19kg since the photo was taken. That felt good! (After I convinced him!)
Lots of love & a big thank you to every-one!!
We should have a smilie for blowing a kiss!! xoxo Cate.
p.s. I am still singing!!
 
Hi Cate
Good to see your still smiling from that great weight loss result on Monday, half way mark now ..maybe time for a halfway mark photo???????????

I'll keep checking :)

Glad you enjoyed Melbourne and congrats on the size 14...wooo hooo !!

Annie Lusion
 
Annie, I hate having my photo taken. I didn't even take a before. Usually I see photos of myself & rip them up. Also Tassie has such a small population & I like to write in this forum without anyone I know being able to recognise that this is me. It gives me more freedom to post how I feel. I will email them to you later if you like.
Not feeling so fragile tonight as had a bit of a lazy day. I think I'll get myself off to bed soon though, xo Cate
 
Learned a valuable lesson today. Never go 7 hours without eating!! It just happened really. My work break didn't fit & I thought I would eat after work but.... I didn't deviate but it was probably the biggest test! I have 1 fruit portion left for the day & I think I will have to have it soon as I can't stop thinking about food.
I really feel my day goes best when I have eaten yoghurt & mango for breakfast. I think I will stick to that most days. I bought lots of mangoes & have frozen them in 150g lots in zip-lock bags as advised by Joanne(?). Great idea as I am really going to hate it when they are not available here. Mmmm-mangoes!!
I have calmed down from my weigh-in & have returned to sanity (of sorts). Going so long without food has flattened me a bit so will not do that again. Have spoken to them at work & explained that I have to eat meals 5hrs apart & they said to take my breaks when I need to which is great!
That mango/kiwi fruit/honeydew melon combo in the fridge is sending me messages. I think I'll just have to go eat it!!
I will sneak a peak at the scales on Monday (naughty I know)
My darling husband tortured me tonight!! He prepared our rump steaks, weighing mine as he does & then he baked the offcuts in the oven for our little dogs. Now that shouldn't be too tortuous but I had to wait until fairly late to eat & he added soy sauce to the beef & it smelt beautiful!! CRUEL!!
He then cooked my lunch to take to work tomorrow so I forgave him instantly. He just loves cooking. I'm very lucky.
That will do for tonight I think. I like to have a look at some other diaries & just a little look about on the forum. Am working over the weekend so will just post briefly. Good night, Cate.
 
Well today I felt a little lull in the big adrenalin high I have been experiencing since I began this program. I did not deviate but I think I've bored myself!!
I get so wound up & excited about losing weight/size that I am probably driving every-one mad. I will have to try to concentrate on something else.
It's hard when you have to stay focussed & plan not to then obsess.
Mmmmmm. Perhaps I'm tired again. I am starting to fall asleep at about 9.30pm in my chair. I have always been a night owl. What is happening? Hopefully it is the opposite to a growth spurt!!
Work was ok today but my heart is not really in it. I will wait a while before I think about doing anything serious about getting a new job as the diet is enough for now. Can't cope with much multi-tasking I'm afraid. One thing at a time!
Good night any-one who reads this. Please feel free to pop in to my diary & say hi any time you like, xo Cate.
 
Cate, I know what you mean. There are times that I'm sure I'm boring the pants off everyone about the plan but as you say this is something that we need to be thinking about constantly so it is our focus all the time. :) . My way of managing is that if people don't ask or comment about my weight loss then I don't mention it and when it does come up, I try to keep it brief, if they want to know more they'll ask, that way I hope it doesn't become too much for them.
There have certainly been nights when I have been so flat and tired that I couldn't be bothered thinking about the next days lunch let alone prepare it so I can be out the door by 7.00am in the morning for work. I have found that I just do it (Nike) and than go to bed, think of the boost of HGH you'll get;) .
Your body is undergoing some huge changes and processes, give yourself a break(mentally), and listen to it. Sorry to hear work is uninspiring and I agree, the diet is more than enough to contend with at the moment. When you reach goal and have your new power suit and power Cate confidence then go for it. Chin up. You are doing so well.:)
Lauren
 
Well-I was so tired out from work yesterday I did not even sit down at the computer!
Lauren- Thank you for your post & your damned good advice!! You're right I should give myself a break. I'm my own worst critic. It's really hard not to rabbit on about this program though! A problem I am also encountering is that people are a little nervous about mentioning my weight-loss but I spot them looking at me strangely! A few have told me that they were too scared to ask because they thought I might have cancer!! I have also had people say to me that they are too old to lose weight & they are all younger than me! I think I'm only 53. I guess I'm a glass half full person.
I took my mother-in-law for an appointment today & she wanted to do a little shopping & hey I had a look at some pants, grabbed a pair of size 16's, then another of 14's, on the off chance & the 14's fitted me. She (MIL) is really pleased for me & she even paid for them!
I cannot imagine getting into 12's or 10's but I think I am going to have to have a real good talk to myself(which this is!) & a re-think.
I will start by saying-
I am no longer a fat person!!
I will have to get that into my head & that's going to take a while.
I think I have worked out why I am feeling pretty flat. I have been on medication for high blood pressure for about 5 years & it may have dropped with the weight loss. I have made an ap't with a doctor but cannot get in until next week. I will halve my pill each day until then. My doctor has retired so have had to find a new one. Doctors are very scarce in Tasmania.
I'll probably come back later today & post again. God, I feel like a Nanna nap! :eek: xo Cate.
 
Didn't have that nap but did a fair bit of cooking. Got the next couple of days organised. I just couldn't be bothered supermarket shopping today so fruit tomorrow will be a bit limited. Oh well! Apple/mango/apple. Apples make me so hungry. I might have to get buy some fruit on my way to work. I really miss nectarines and I am really looking forward to eating any fruit. I don't like bananas much but love almost everything else. Isn't it funny that I am thinking about fruit....? Passionfruit-yum! Grapes, cherries. I couldn't care less about chocolate or wine. Even red wine! It's amazing what this program does to your brain. I don't crave anything that I thought I would.
I have a full-on day tomorrow so will get an early night. Electrician coming in the morning to do some jobs I want done, work after that & then meeting my husband out. I will eat at work before I leave & will save 2 crackers for when supper comes out afterwards. I have been doing this for a while.
You know I get a weird sort of satisfaction from watching others eat. It's almost like I experience it.
In Melbourne last week we had a drink (me mineral water, husband wine) at Toppolinos in St.Kilda. It was a little trip down memory lane.I really wanted him to have one of their wonderful pizzas but he wasn't hungry. I would have just enjoyed him eating it.
I think I will cherish things more from now on. A little of something will be good enough. A treat every now & then will be enjoyed. I will cherish good health and being slim. I can feel it. OMG:eek: I sound like some weirdo convert!! I probably am!
That's it. I must need sleep, good night from Cate.xo
 
Thanks Minny-you too. Are you still singing-'double figures, double figures....."
I think I'm a raving lunatic sometimes. (often!) I look forward to your "half way, half way....".
Isn't it great sharing this with people who are doing the same thing. I just let myself ramble on in here & say what I feel which is not what we are used to doing. It's good for you I think.
The electricians have been and gone. Most of the work has been done. I love our house. I could happily give up work. While I can cope with it for now I will, but might toss it in soon & have another change of direction. Losing this weight is giving me so much confidence in what I am able to do. Now that I know I can do something, well...... what's next?
I have a lovely husband & I hopefully will grow old with him.
I live in a beautiful home & don't want to move.
He is just starting a new job (at 57) & can have as many hours as he likes.
Mmmmm.
For now though I had better get my (I nearly said fat little a...) off to work but will amend that to my size 14 bottom & me off to work as I will have to eat my lunch when I get there before I start & have to buy some fruit along the way. Have only got apples & apples in the house & frozen mango for emergencies.
For the last 3 nights I have fallen asleep in our new recliners & my husband has had to wake me up to go to bed. Whoops. They are just so comfortable!
Be back tomorrow during the day sometime, xo Cate
I am not going to check for typos anymore-I'm too fussy usually & it takes too long so please excuse me. Wrong I then went & edited!
 
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Yep, I'm still singing...and it won't stop until the song changes to 'Half way, Half way'...lol.
 
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