Cate's Diary

I don't think you could ever be a failure Cate, even at your worst. ;)

The Tai Chi 3-hour session sound magnificent. Green tea with the master - wowza. ;) (But seriously, I am aching for a 3-hour session of anything right now!)
 
Thanks, Em.
I am really looking forward to the Tai Chi afternoon :)
I went for a different walk today with Arch. I parked up the far end of the road we live on & walked up a gravel road. I got to meet a new “neighbour” who seems like a really nice bloke. He & his wife moved there only last December from NSW to get away from the heat. Hopefully I’ll get to meet her next time. She has had breast cancer & hasn’t fully regained her health.
It’s a shame we don’t have a communal hall for everyone to meet up in.
 
They used to be everywhere here too, Tru but the local one was removed about 35 years ago as it needed too much work done to it. Shame really. “ Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone”.
 
Cate said:
3-hour Tai Chi/Qigong class that includes a movie & green tea with the master
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That sounds so great! Can't wait to hear more about it. What sort of movie will it be do you know?
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I haven't made drastic changes, but have cut out sweet treats, other than fruit & am eating reduced portions & drinking less wine & just generally being more conscious of moving towards my goal weigh
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That sounds really great as well. Lovely plan--your lifestyle already sounds so healthy and good so I'm sure you wouldn't need any drastic changes at this point.
Nice about your new neighbor!
 
LaMa- I had to go back to find what my current plan is. Whoops. I must put it in my signature.
Liza- It's a simple plan & I just need to implement it. What I eat is always healthy as I don't even like junk food, but wine is my downfall. Reducing my portions until my stomach gets used to it will help too. I halved my breakfast this morning. I had one slice of oat toast, a little dhal curry & 1 egg. Very yummy & very filling.
G is playing golf today with friends & staying the night away with them. He has a meal plated up for me, which I think I will have between lunch & dinnertime & then maybe just have a small bowl of yoghurt & fruit later today. No wine.
Arch & I will go to town & walk around the river & I'll do some shopping & go to the library. The Edward De Bono book on lateral thinking that Marsia was discussing is there for me to pick up. It's a lovely still, cool day today. We haven't been having a real summer here yet. I have a merino wool cardigan on. I don't much mind.
 
Cate said:
Reducing my portions until my stomach gets used to it will help too. I halved my breakfast this morning. I had one slice of oat toast, a little dhal curry & 1 egg. Very yummy & very filling.
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That breakfast sounds like a great way to start the day. Portion size is an ongoing challenge and exercise in awareness for me.

That day in town sounds lovely.
 
Thanks, LaMa & Liza. The Dhal curry has had an effect on my digestive system. Luckily Arch didn't seem to mind! Legumes & beans really give me wind. I'll steer clear today & have a little tomorrow, maybe with breakfast again.
I'm having a home day today. G will be home before lunch. I'm a bit tired as it took me ages to get to sleep last night.
 
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The Dhal curry has had an effect on my digestive system. Luckily Arch didn't seem to mind! Legumes & beans really give me wind. I'll steer clear today & have a little tomorrow, maybe with breakfast again.
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I seem to remember it took around 3 months before I could have the amount I have now. Legumes are great but the gut flora bootcamp can be quite unpleasant. I hope you're feeling better now.
 
I am, thanks LaMa. My system has never adjusted to legumes. I love them though.
I just watched a video that had me in tears. It is well worth watching-
 
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@Marsia I want to keep that focus in my head at all times, without being mean to myself about regaining. I know that I do better when I feel good about myself & I know I react badly to self-criticism. Feeling fat & a failure makes me eat more.
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This makes me sad that you feel this at times. We aren't fat, but our bodies are struggling a little with fat. We also aren't failures, but we are getting feedback to try something different. I think it's good to give that defeated part of myself some attention when it is feeling like that so it can just be listened to and comforted (so it doesn't feel neglected and try to sabotage me), but I am really starting not to believe what it says in it's moments of frustration. It's just a part of me that is less mature and less good at trying new things, so it gets all weird and discouraged - at least that's what happens with me!

I got distracted and have to go back to the Lateral Thinking book. It's very dense, so I was reading it between other things and didn't get back to it. I'll do that so we can compare notes!

Your meals sound wonderful!
 
Fantastic poem from such an impressive young lady. Very inspiring. I also liked her power colours of red and yellow. You probably like that too Cate, being a fan of colours! She was brilliant, what a highlight. I must go watch Joe's speech now.
 
Marsia- I feel sad that I feel this way at times too, but it's the truth. I forgot my library bag & card the other day, so still haven't picked the book up. I'll do that today.
I haven't been walking enough as we have this horrible weed on our property that sticks to Arch like velcro & is almost impossible to get off. I have to drive to take him for a decent walk.
Em- It was a fantastic poem & yes, I loved her wearing powerful bright colours. She’s wonderful & I’ll listen to that speech again & again. I also love Seamus Heaney’s poetry, but just went searching for one in particular that I loved but can’t remember & saw that Joe Biden is also a big fan.
Just found what I was looking for- “Postcript” by Seamus Heaney
 
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haven't been walking enough as we have this horrible weed on our property that sticks to Arch like velcro & is almost impossible to get off. I have to drive to take him for a decent walk.
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geez snakes, ticks and now velcro weeds! Life in the country!
I will have to give that Seamus Heaney poem a listen to later--I love listening to poetry being read and often think it would be nice if there were more recordings made that would be as easily purchased as music. I know there is some around but not as much as I'd like. Probably just not the market for it I guess...
 
Beautiful poem - it reminds me of winter on the coast here in places. We have a couple of plants with either very velcro seeds or one is a vine that sticks to you. I call them both "stick to your socks plant" and they are so hard to get out of clothes that they sometimes go through the wash and stick to other clothes and are itchy and annoying. I can't imagine trying to get stuff like that out of dog's fur!

With the judgmental feelings, that if I judge those, I am still passing judgement on myself, so I am learning to be patient with myself and just sit with the feelings, and they lose some of their intensity then. Ok, today I'll start up on the Lateral Thinking book again!
 
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