Cate's Diary

Haha, LaMa. I think he’s popular as he’s such a well-behaved little dog & not yappy at all.
I’m not aching today, which is a big relief. I tackled the steep hill down to the letterbox & back up. R & I saw another tiger snake, this time a dead one. R’s dog was up close to it before we saw it. It could have been the end of him!
Another day without alcohol & have inputted my meals for tomorrow-
Soaked oats with fruit for breakfast, sushi for lunch(yay) & venison casserole with veggies for dinner (no wine).
 
Cate said:
R’s dog was up close to it before we saw it. It could have been the end of him!
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If it had been alive it might have made way for you guys. Dead snakes can´t flee!
Cate said:
sushi for lunch(yay)
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Jealousssssssss...
 
Sounds like some excellent walks you're getting in Cate and excellent meal plan. Good for you taking a break from the wine as well! All sounding great!
 
LaMaria said:
If it had been alive it might have made way for you guys. Dead snakes can´t flee!
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Very true, LaMa. I like your thinking.
I haven't had sushi for aaages. Really looking forward to it.
liza said:
Sounds like some excellent walks you're getting in Cate and excellent meal plan. Good for you taking a break from the wine as well! All sounding great!
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Because R is here & is trying to work things out I'm not quite here in spirit or truly able to be supportive. Trying to find where to live is the hardest thing. He has a trial job starting soon but needs a place to live near it, with his dog & without a driver's licence. He really needs to live somewhere that he will feel good.
 
Cate said:
Because R is here & is trying to work things out I'm not quite here in spirit or truly able to be supportive.
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I don't think anyone could blame you for that. We can take care of ourselves for a bit. Fingers crossed for R finding a great place to stay and a rewarding job.
 
Thanks, Liza & LaMa. He has put the word out a bit more for a place to stay & hopefully something comes from that. He has had a slight possibility this evening, which I think would be a good temporary solution. He has a trial in 10 days time in what sounds like a really good work place in a lovely little town, which I think would be a good fit for him, It is an excellent community. It will take at least 6 months of full-time work to be able to get a mortgage, even with his savings from the sale of his house, so a temporary place to stay would be good & would also give him a feel for the place. Fingers & toes crossed!
Another day without wine & I am just under 1200 cals. I may have something small later if I'm hungry. :)
 
Yesterday- I had 5 cherries later & remembered that I had a skinny cappuccino while we were out, so cals were 1313.
Today- 1.5 pieces of oat toast-1/2 PB, 1/2 vegemite, 1.2 jam. 313 cals.
Lunch-?
Dinner- Venison casserole with veggies. 458 cals
I have a physio ap't at 10. I'll have to leave Archie at home again, but not for as long this time. I'll take him for a walk when I get home if it's not raining. It's actually a bit chilly. We haven't had much of a Summer this year.
 
Sounds like you're doing great. Hope the physio can give you some exercises you can sink your teeth into without aggravating your knee :)
 
Glad to hear R has found a possible fit--I hope it works out.
your calories and food choices are continuing to sound great.
 
Thanks, LaMa & Liza. The physio has given me some good exercises that I will also enjoy & I wants me to increase everything gradually. I said I wanted to get back into doing some strength training. She is a good fit for me as I’m inclined to aim too high, too quickly & fail & she has steered me into a doable program. Now I just have to start it. I did go for a bigger walk yesterday, ate well & had no wine :)
I told her about my osteo ap’t & that I had more x-rays & she pulled them up & discussed them. She seemed to think my knees are in good shape but I need to be very careful with twisting & not kneeling at all. I came away feeling much better. My knees should really improve with weight-loss.
I hope R finds a place to live soon as It is stressing him out I know. It’s having his dog that is making it very difficult.
Today’s funeral is going to be huge & very emotional.
 
Cate said:
She is a good fit for me as I’m inclined to aim too high, too quickly & fail & she has steered me into a doable program.
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That makes me so happy :grouphug:
All the best for the funeral and make sure to be as caring for yourself as you are for others.
 
Trusylver said:
Good news about finding a good physio. Look after yourself today, funerals can be hard.
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Thanks, Tru. I'll start my program today. I'm very much under the weather from all of the perfumes yesterday. It was such an emotional, heart-wrenching funeral, but also very good. I'm not at all religious & it was a Catholic one, but it was very well done. There were loads of tears. So many of our ex-customers & staff were there & there were lots of hugs & love & tears. It really is a great community.
LaMaria said:
That makes me so happy :grouphug:
All the best for the funeral and make sure to be as caring for yourself as you are for others.
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I think you would like the physio, LaMa. I could really relate to her & I was honest as to how I am with exercise. I really am an all or nothing person, so it was good that she was able to steer me in the right direction.
The funeral was very draining for everyone there. It was huge. He was really loved. His family are wonderful people.

I would love to have a reunion sometime, without it being at a funeral. I have thought about it on & off for years but usually put it into the too hard basket.

I weighed myself this morning & have lost a kilo. I'm not drinking at all today again (had 3 glasses yesterday) & am sticking with the plan.
 
Sounds like a worthy funeral; a last good memory for a good person.
Cate said:
I would love to have a reunion sometime, without it being at a funeral. I have thought about it on & off for years but usually put it into the too hard basket.
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Looks like that's what everyone has been doing. Are there 2 people in that group who are generally active and would help you organize it around the darkest time of the year if you asked them in two months?
Cate said:
I weighed myself this morning & have lost a kilo.
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Good work!
 
Thanks, LaMa. It was a very worthy send-off. There would be people I could ask to help with organising a reunion but I think I'll start making a list as it would also help in the event of a funeral for either of us one day & would take a lot of pressure off, whoever is left. It would be so hard to cope with & this would be one less thing.
I did lots of walking yesterday, ate well but then had wine yesterday, so am a bit disappointed with myself about that.
R now has a place to stay, with his dog, near where his work trial is, in a community that he loves. It will be good to see if he wants to buy there down the track. I think he most likely will. He will not be going backwards financially which is good as the rent is cheap. He put feelers out amongst his friendship group, which worked well. Fingers crossed.
Today we have a friend of his coming for lunch & then D & another friend coming up this evening. G goes away tomorrow for a couple of night with his golfing buddies & then we'll drive R down to Hobart on Thursday.
 
Well done on being so good with your wine at this really difficult time. Don't beat yourself up about a couple of nights, you're still improving.

I'm Glad that your friend got a good send off. It's so awful that somebody so loved could feel so low. Bipolar is an awful illness.
 
GoldStar said:
Well done on being so good with your wine at this really difficult time. Don't beat yourself up about a couple of nights, you're still improving.
I'm Glad that your friend got a good send off. It's so awful that somebody so loved could feel so low. Bipolar is an awful illness.
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Thanks, GoldStar.
I'll keep working on doing better. It's time I got on the move :)
 
Wonderful about coming up with a good plan with the physio Cate--that sounds really good.
Really great about R finding housing in a community that he loves.
And excellent news about the loss of a kilo--you're doing great!
 
Cate said:
There would be people I could ask to help with organising a reunion but I think I'll start making a list as it would also help in the event of a funeral for either of us one day & would take a lot of pressure off, whoever is left.
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That must be hard to think about but it's very sensible. I felt weird about giving my friends my mom's number and vice versa but since nobody at home is in contact with anyone here it seems necessary in case something happens.
Great news for R! That should take some stress away for you as well.
 
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