Hi CaZ for now you can settle with 'clicking' with us on the forum until you find someone who knocks your socks off!
Put the gain behind you and jump straight back in -you're looking good xx
Del xx

Caz- That's what I thought. You hadn't sounded very keen. We should never just 'settle' as we are all worth real love, with passion! Del is right- you're looking great! Get back on that horse Caz & before you know it, you'll be at your goal weight, xo Cate.
Del- We adore our grandkids. My LH is so sweet with them & they with him. Our OGS is probably more attached to me but the YGS climbs up on his lap & hugs & kisses him & plays with his beard. It just makes your heart melt. The love I feel for my GK's can be a little overwhelming at times. It makes me really gushy. Our GD alternates between the 2. If my lap has the baby on it she wants to hop up too but if the 9yr old is on my lap getting a back scratch she just goes & hopes on my LH's. An opportunist? She's a smart little cookie.
We're both tired today. I have to leave at 10 to go pick my MIL up & I wish I could stay at home. Instead of starting yoga tonight @ 6-7.30 I think I will go to a class on Wed @ 3.30-5pm. Same woman, different venue. Both classes resume this week. I might ring now & tell her. I need to buy a yoga mat. I might have a quick look in Launceston.
I will have a long black with my MIL. I've packed my lunch- Mozza, tomato & cucumber & an apple.
Time-9.12am Monday, 17th Feb.
Weight- No way known was I going to weigh this morning as I know I didn't drink enough water yesterday as I woke up thirsty & it would have been too disheartening. As it was yesterday 2kg to go to LW, after Cohen's.
Cheers, Cate

Hi Cate,
You are lucky to have such a wonderful man and beautiful grandchildren. How many do you have, 4? Your son and his wife must be very organised, 4 kids is hard work. I find it hard enough with just 2!!
I'm sure your weight will be fine and you are doing great to be so close to your LW. Are you going to stop there or keep going? I guess we both have to go for another 2 weeks anyway, don't we? I'm not really disappointed that I broke it last Thursday as it has forced me to stay on the program for at least another 2 weeks before doing refeed. If I had hadn't broken I probably would have completed refeed this week and I'm sure I wouldn't have been happy with my weight, so another couple of weeks is a good thing for me.
Enjoy your trip to Launceston, I'm sure you'll be fine once you get on the road. I'm off to do some painting.
Take care
Beck

G'day Cate...
teoracle.. i am sorry oi havent visited you lately how neglectful ...
More apologies though.. i have to bugger off and collect janet from work.. so just a quicky.. I hope everything is looking better for you and your family..
How is your BIL?
I better bugger off i dont want to be late.. i hope to pop back in later and post properly..

Take care my dear...
love and hugs
Chelle

Hi Beck, I know. I am lucky. My husband I wouldn't trade for anyone. Our OS has 3 kids- OGS (9), GD (2) & YGS (13mths). You do have to be so organised with 3. I'm glad I only had 2! I figured one for each hand, living in Melbourne as we did then. My DIL had the older boy(he was 2) when they got together, but I don't usually tell anyone that. He is our grandson now. His father has no contact with him at all. I will never forget our son saying to me one night, not long after they had starting seeing one another. "Mum, you know, it's a real bonus that B.......has A......." I was so proud of him & that's when I knew 100% that this girl was the one for him. I'm very proud of both of our sons. You bring them up the best you can & I am happy to say that they are both really good people.
I'm also glad that I delayed my weight-loss as I too am happy to drop a few extra kilos. I'm very hungry again though but I will wait until Monday week minimum to start re-feed. What's a little hunger, hey? Cate says, gnawing on her knuckles.........
I drove my MIL into Launceston & even took her to Seaport & watched her eat crumbed scallops & chips & then took her home & ate my crackers, cheese etc. I told her that I usually didn't eat until 1 & that I wasn't hungry. I'm surprised she didn't hear my stomach rumbling! I drank a whole 750ml water bottle on the way home.
Good news- My BIL should be going home tomorrow & my SIL is taking time off work to look after him. He looked much better today.
My MIL- Was pleasant & grateful etc etc but then I asked her if there was anything she wanted to do on the way home. To cut a long story short (which, as you know I'm not good at!) I took her into a shop & she was so rude that when I got home I rang & apologised. I was so embarrassed & said "V......, you are being so rude!" to which she replied "I don't care" & kept being abnoxious. OMG. It was totally unwarranted & something vaguely to do with previous owners of all things! One minute she can be a sweet old lady & the next a dragon!
The rest of my day- Has been spent with my feet up & my head in "The Time Traveler's(sic) Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger, which is thoroughly enjoyable & probably more my thing than Vampires. Never been into vampires personally but each to his own. Blood. Ugh!
I would almost kill for an eye fillet steak, BTW!
Cheers folks, xo Cate.
Hi Chelle, you vampire lover, you! We were typing at the same time. A big xo to you, too, xoxo Cate

Hi Cate!! How are you? I thought about your quote all weeekend.. "Nothing taste as good as slim feels" I kept on repeating it to myself... It was the funniest thing... I didn't quite follow the cohen perfect this weekend but I did decent enough... We went away for the weekend to a resort in Palmsprings for valentines with another couple.. I had an awesome time.. I did much better with the food than I would've though.. They were all amazed at my weightloss and I kept repeating well "nothing taste as good as slim feels.." Yeahhhh!!! Well just dropping by to say hi and wish you a wonderful monday....

Hi Ivette. You showed some self restraint at the week-end & I know it was all very tempting. Good for you! The saying isn't mine but I love it. It's so very true! I also remember someone saying that everything will be there for you to try when you finish. It's not like they aren't going to stop making pizza, chocolate, cheesecake or whatever!
Weight- is the same. Still with 2kgs to go to LW. Maybe I've been eating a little too much cheese & am retaining fluid. It will go.
Finished "The Time Traveler's Wife" today & the drain, beyond the concrete & put the Agi. pipe in, planted some lettuce seedlings & did a little gardening. Walked down to get the paper (& then back up through the bush which is even steeper). I have felt a little knackered today & I think that happens to me when I read too much.
I'm too tired to think of anything interesting so will say cheers for today, xo Cate

Hiya Cate,
I really appreciate your answering my endless ?s so I wanted to stop and say hello.Of course reding some of your blogs I came up with another?What does LW stand for?Anyways I am still working on weaning my baby so I can start a plan and maybe my ticker will be moving again soon!

Hiya friend! Nice to catch up with the goings-on. Sounds like you've been busy! Your diary certainly has been!

Question: What did you think of The Time-Traveller's Wife? I've heard some incredible things about it, but the concept sounds like a bit of a stretch for me - were you able to really believe it?

It's so strange how not drinking enough water causes you to put on weight. It is hard for me to get my head around.

Again, just letting you know that I'm with you!
x

P.S. I'm in awe of how you can bake for the kiddies and not be tempted! Phenomenal. x

CaGirl- Are you a California Girl? Thanks for popping in & saying hi! LW is my lowest weight, after Cohen's. I'm only 1kg off it today! Yay!
Joh- Hi buddy. I did enjoy the TTW but would give it 3 out of 5 as a rating. I didn't have any trouble putting it down, but did enjoy it. No- It's not believable, but I don't think that is really necessary anyway. It's worth a read. It's so funny about my brain. When I am on Cohen's nothing will make me break it. I don't even lick the spoon. It's when I'm off it that is the hardest time for me. It is funny about the water.It's one we must never forget! xoxo Cate
Weight- 7.5kgs down, 1kg to go to get to my LW & then........?
I feel quietly content with losing this weight. Everyone is commenting. My doctor was very impressed. I told her I had decided to try the cholesterol-lowering pills, after finding out my Mum & sister have very high chol. I'm starting on 40mg.
I am very tired today. Could be something to do with 1.5kg lost in only one day. I got home from Tai Chi & had a Nana nap in my chair but I feel like actually going to bed for a decent sleep. I might as it's 8-ball night tonight & is the last Home & Away match for this season. My LH will soon play in a different comp on Tues nights & won't go as often as they have a car full every second week & it saves taking 2 cars.
I'll have a quick look about & then a decent nap I think, zzzz, Cate

Hey Cate,
Thanks for the clarification on the LW thing.To answer your question yes I am a California Girl.I was raised in Northern California just outside Sacramento.I have lived in a lot of different places but have spent over 20 of my 29ish years there so I'm a Cali-Girl at heart.
Congrats on only having 1 kilo to go that will be gone in no time maybe before I get done typing this, I hunt and peck so it's very likely.I shall go now as bedtime for my kiddos is fastly approaching-TTYL

CaGirl- I have only ever flown into San Fran airport the once but only to change planes to Baltimore. My nephew lives in Davis & is a Maths Prof there. I would like to visit them one day as I get on very well with his wife & I have a great-niece & a great-nephew(who they named after my late brother). My sister is no longer alive so I'm the nearest one to her as their great-aunt. I actually look a lot like her too. California, I imagine, would be a beautiful place. Did your father have a job that took him all over? How old are your kids? Don't be in too much of a rush to wean your baby, will you. You can always go on Cohens when it happens naturally. Having small children is so demanding & tiring, as well as being rewarding.
We were told again how nice our boys are last night. It makes you feel so good. If I do nothing else in this world but bring up good sons I will die a happy person.
Weight- No way known was I getting on the scales today as, having lost 1.5kg in one day, I was nervous that some of it would have been back! I love the feel & look of my body at this weight. No stomach! Ahhh.....
I'm going to be so careful after re-feed. Some may think I'm being OTT but I am going to be disciplined from now on.
Books- Got Barak Obama's book (Tales about my father?) from the library & it's next but today I'm going for a big walk. I'm aiming for a 5km walk next month so I had better get back into some sort of training regime. I went for a walk at 8-ball last night. All the way down one side of the street, then uphill all the way back, quickly. I stopped briefly at some outdoor tables to say hello to one of our old customers from the pub who called out to me. I had tried just saying hi & keeping on walking but felt rude doing that after he called out my name & obviously wanted to say something. "Every time I see you, you're getting smaller & smaller. Soon you'll disappear altogether." I said "I don't think so. I'm just losing what I put on over Christmas" and then he said I was looking great & well done so I said thank you & walked away as fast as I could, knowing that he was staring at me. Mmm. I didn't feel good as I didn't enjoy his lecherous look. Shiver, shiver- ugh! We used to call him "F.I.G.J.A.M.".
Housework beckons.........
Cheers, Cate

Hi Cate,
Yes my father was is in the USAF as is my hubby I was born in Ohio and we moved to Japan for three years after I turned one.I lived in Cali until I met my hubby and I moved to Harrogate England for 2 years and then back to the Santa Babara area of Cali for 2 years and then here to Alice.My children are 2yrs,4yrs and my son is 5&1/2 months.I would not be in a hurry to wean except that he now wants to eat what seems like all day long while I also am keeping tabs on my other 2 little ones,he is a big boy over 9 kilos already and he just can't seem to get satisfied he is becoming very fussy I am pretty sure he is ready for some solids I am trying a little rice cereal right now and we shall se how it goes,he already takes bottles of expressed breast milk when I go to work I don't know if he will even be bothered by the difference of formula.The consultant I met with yesterday said it would be fine to comfort feed him still after I start Cohens as long as he is getting other forms of nutrition, so he doesn't have to completetly wean as he will probably want the comfort of nursing to sleep at night.
I imagine you are right I can't think of many better things than to be told you have raised wonderful children.I have to run speaking of that Baby calls.TTYL-

Oh dear! I replied to yr post Ca Girl earlier on today & it's gone!!! Aaaaaarrrgghhhhhhhh!
My computer froze & I thought I had actually posted my reply. It was quite a long one........... just for something different! I know I said I was amazed & exhausted just thinking about you having 3 little kids & working? Are you superwoman? I'm impressed! Cohen's will be a pushover for you! I keep singing Beach Boy songs when I see your name. Oh dear.... xoxo SW, Cate.
Today briefly- 2nd time around!
Didn't go for a walk. I spent most of the afternoon doing homework on a surprise for my husband's 60the birthday in November. I was going to have a big party but thought it would be fun to take him back to Vietnam (Hanoi in particular). I have to try to squirrel enough money away for it. Mum's cheque has kick-started the idea. It may not happen but I sure as hell am going to try to make it happen. I have emailed the tour company that we went with last asking for some advice, prices etc.
I won't yabber on tonight. I did that earlier.....Happy losing folks, xo Cate

I didn't realise that I had posted today. I have had a good day with my LH. We had a lazy morning but then finished off the trench by covering the Agi pipe with blue metal. I ate cheese for lunch because I needed to eat something more filling.
I'm struggling a bit at the moment as I am really hungry. The last 2 days I have battled but have stayed 100%. I have to wait one more week though after having eaten the lamb & drunk the bubbly at the barbie. I really wish I hadn't but it's too late for that now.
The next week is going to be a long one!
I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. I am enjoying my LH having 3 days off in a row. He has 3 days off in a row in the middle of the week too. Cheers, Cate