Cate's Diary

Liza- I love listening to beautiful poetry & Amanda Gorman's poetry is so beautiful, yet so powerful. There is more of Seamus Heaney's poetry here- On This Day: Seamus Heaney wins the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995
liza said:
geez snakes, ticks and now velcro weeds! Life in the country!
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& don't forget the leeches in Winter :D
Marsia- I picked the book up yesterday.
We also have what we call sticky weed that is like a vine. At least it pulls off easily. These bidgies or buzzies are just awful & so hard to get rid of. Apparently, they're native & not a weed. With 50 acres to deal with it's almost impossible. Oh, well.
I'm going to the Tai Chi class this afternoon. I hope people are not perfumed up. I'll leave Arch inside while I'm gone. Snakes have been getting into people's houses through doors left open for dogs this year & I don't want to risk that.
 
Whoops- it's Monday.
I didn't go to the Tai Chi class. I took Arch for a walk in town & got home in time to turn around & get back in there for the class, but I just didn't feel like it. I hadn't felt great & had only taken him for a short walk. On Sunday I had an upset stomach & spent half the day on the toilet. I feel ok again this morning. I have no idea what caused it. I didn't have a good night's sleep at all as it was quite hot. We are taking him to a new off-leash dog park this morning about 30 km away. It will be the first time for us with him. They have a yard for small dogs & another for big ones. We'll go soon before it gets too hot.
I weighed this morning & same, same. Something drastic is required I think. I'm not sure what the plan is yet......
 
Too bad tai chi didn't work out this week Cate--hopefully next time!
I'm glad you're feeling better after your upset stomach. I hope Archie enjoys the off-leash park :)
 
Thanks, Liza. I must admit I wasn't keen on 3 hours, but also leaving Archie inside at home on his own for the 3 hours. Archie had a lovely time today. The dog park was totally deserted, unfortunately, but hopefully next time there will be playmates. We also visited an old friend who is widowed & I took Arch for a second walk while G went through a carwash, we bought beautiful fresh cherries & are now back home. It has rained a little & cooled down. Arch is worn out :beating:
 
LaMaria said:
Maybe, or maybe your stomach upset is still influencing the results. One unchanged weigh-in doesn't mean much.
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Maybe, LaMa.
The older I get the harder it seems to get.....
I have had a lovely day today & we are sitting outside under the verandah. It has cooled down & is raining again. Arch is snoozing.....again. I think he's happy with his life. He just jumped up as there was some thunder, Uh oh. I really do need a good night's sleep.
 
Cate said:
The older I get the harder it seems to get...
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That is true, by a couple of daily calories per extra lived decade. But also don´t forget that your sore knee is keeping you from burning a lot of extra energy. It´s HARD to get into a meaningful deficit when your BMR is low and on top of that you can´t move much. Especially when you still want to eat nutritious food and feel somewhat satiated as well.

Fingers crossed Archie will let you sleep in peace!
 
Cate said:
I have had a lovely day today & we are sitting outside under the verandah. It has cooled down & is raining again. Arch is snoozing.....again. I think he's happy with his life.
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:) I'm sure he is--how lovely you found each other!

Sorry to hear you're feeling frustrated with the scales Cate. I think you've taken an excellent step in just weighing regularly and at least the scale isn't going up so that's good. If your meal portions and wine intake has gone down it seems your weight should be too....maybe it'll just take some more time?
 
Thanks, Liza. He's an absolute joy. My wine intake is back to its usual 2 glasses I'm afraid. At the end of each day, I just feel like it & my willpower goes out the window. I know this has to change if I am to lose weight. What do I want more? I might try tackling this a different way. Perhaps one glass only. Tomorrow G is playing golf, and when he gets home he doesn't feel like wine so I won't have any. Today 1 glass only.
 
Hi Cate! I hope you sleep better tonight! I need to really concentrate on losing weight. I am just maintaining now, and I need to get more serious. Glad your dog is having such a wonderful "dog's life"! Fur babies add so much to life. Glad you are feeling better, and I hope you like the book!
 
I slept really well last night thanks Marsia but made sure of it with a sedating anti-histamine. My hayfever has been off the show lately. Archie has had another lovely day & he makes my day.
I'm really struggling to get into the book I must admit.
 
Hi Cate! Glad you did get a good night's sleep, and I hope the antihistamine helps with the hay fever, too! It's a shame the book was written so densely, because what he has to say is really amazing. I wonder if you'd like his youtube stuff better? Happy you and Archie are having a great day!! I'm about to go to bed. Good night.
 
Allergies suck and that's all I have to say about that. Would it help your wine consumption to be reminded of the amount of histamines in wine? That's the main reason I all but gave up on alcohol and now I don't even want it anymore.
 
Hi, Marsia, LaMa & Liza :grouphug: (& anyone else who would like to share our hug xo)
I'll work this out in the end. I have set a target of 4 kg to lose by May. I have to actually have a set plan to do this as it won't just miraculously happen.
Weighing myself a couple of times a week will remind me.
Go!
Edit: An informative link on healthy fats- Fats, Oils and Heart Health | The Heart Foundation 
 
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Thanks, Marsia, LaMa & liza :)
I had a good day yesterday. I went out to the golf club in the morning & walked around the course catching up with the women. It was a change for Arch & I & he seemed to enjoy his walk. I have noticed that one of the women seems so much friendlier when I'm with Arch. She really softens. I did over 6,000 steps & caught up on lots of news (& friendships). It was nice.
 
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