The quest for Caro! - Page 26

C-JAYE · #**501** 08-09-2010, 12:47

Ahhhhhh no unfortunately I had to come home.... work and stuff! although my new plan is to win lotto and never be committed to a job again! It cramps my style...... but next trip in October we will be catching up..........for sure!!!

wavesnred · #**502** 08-09-2010, 16:48

[QUOTE=C-JAYE;299006]never be committed to a job again! It cramps my style......QUOTE]

Liking the sound of that rolling off my lips!

Bronwyn1955 · #**503** 08-09-2010, 21:01

Ok. will see you then. Now, I thought I seen you buying cabbage patch clothes in the op shop last week. You better not get any thinner!!!

By the way we both got 7 to go so will be in refeed together.... Yippeee

C-JAYE · #**504** 10-09-2010, 15:30

So I seem to have lost my mojo!!!

wavesnred · #**505** 10-09-2010, 19:16

Calling C-Jay's mojo!!! Where are you mojo? Come back!!!

MissNix · #**506** 10-09-2010, 19:53

I swear I didn't steal your mojo Caro... but I hope you find it again soon.. and if i see it on my travels I'll send it back to you!

thinking of you xo

Kohinoor · #**507** 10-09-2010, 20:06

Hi Caro,

Oh NO !!!

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So I seem to have lost my mojo!!!

Girl, you didn't say much, yet you wrote a BOOK - right there !!!

I guess the question now is WHY? And there will be an answer. It might be obvious to you, or it might not. Whatever it is, it is worth addressing, for your future health, confidence, and knowledge.

I might be way off base, or not - I don't know, but I sure as hell am going to try to help.... So, I believe you need to FIND that "Why", so that you might address it. What can it be? (Of course, it might be something you choose to keep to yourself - and that is valid too).

Just in case it is a MIXTURE of things, I wanted to outline a number of "showstoppers" that seem to pop up for many - you might relate to some, or there might be something else altogether.

Common things:-
1. Friends/family saying "You look GREAT just as you are" (and with you WHERE you are, I'd almost bet you have been receiving lots of THAT!) Perhaps you AGREE (why not?) and feel you are "where you want to be"...

2. Short of time (changes in your life suddenly having "Cohens" getting in the way of what you WANT to do, time-wise).

3. Feeling great, and ITCHING to get back into exercise - to "feel good" again..... And that is NOT so far away for you, Caro - hang on just that little bit longer.

4. The new "Cohens weight calculator" seems to have had an effect on many - with you being younger, it may well have INCREASED your journey, just when you thought you were close !!

In the end, your BODY will tell you when "refeed is right", NOT the scales !!

5. Maybe it is time to reread YOUR Diary - to relive all of those early emotions you felt, and the hopes you had, when you were stepping out on faith. How many of those thoughts have you "put to bed", and how many others remain?

Sweetie, I'm sure there IS an answer out there somewhere for you. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to actively SEARCH for the reason why the wheels seem to be in danger of falling off, and to actively address the problem.

I wish you a fruitful search, Caro - and feel free to share/question/rant on here as required.... Go "cathartic"

Hugs,

Koh

C-JAYE · #**508** 11-09-2010, 08:00

Thanks Koh! Think its 3,4 and 5! With a bit of "Who the hell am I, and what do I want?" thrown in!

All will be good I am sure!

amandamc · #**509** 11-09-2010, 13:12

Thanks Koh....keep on track Caro, you have come so far...
As for who you are....
Our sister who we all love and adore
My best friend, who has shared my life with me
A witty, intelligent fun loving girl
A loving kind and generous person who deserves good things out of life
A woman on a mission to feel good inside and out
A woman who knows what she wants and how to get it...yes you

A romantic at heart
An inspiration
And thats just a little of who you are

xxmanada

amandamc · #**510** 11-09-2010, 13:13

ps I have just found your mojo and have sent it back express post...should be there by tomorrow.......it was in the fridge...Alex found it

C-JAYE · #**511** 11-09-2010, 16:46

Ahhhhhhh my best friend and the scavenger Rexie! Thanks for the mojo, I find alot of things in the fridge - car keys, cornflakes and once my mobile phone...............and the phone call...... you have no idea how many things can be worked out when I talk to you........... it's so wonderful to have you on my side!

And as I get my head around the emotional luggage I am thinking - you can't make omlette without breaking eggs........... it is time to knock everyone else off and put myself up on that pedestal and concentrate on the things that I can control - which is the way I think and act! Because that's all anyone can do.....................

Onwards and downwards everyone............. give yourselves a great big hug - you deserve it!!!!

mcpsych · #**512** 11-09-2010, 18:46

I thought the bldy turtles had eaten it , went in looking and nearly lost an arm
bend like the reeds before the wind - grasshopper

MissNix · #**513** 13-09-2010, 10:24

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Originally Posted by C-JAYE

it is time to knock everyone else off and put myself up on that pedestal and concentrate on the things that I can control - which is the way I think and act! Because that's all anyone can do.

I love this thought! Its the same thing you said to me that day we had coffee (& we got those cute SMILE stickers). Its ok for it to be all about you! (easiest thing to say, toughest thing to grasp)

Soooo glad your MOJO has been found!

xo

mcpsych · #**514** 14-09-2010, 09:55

Can't be about you
coz the child bride always says it's all about mark hehe

C-JAYE · #**515** 14-09-2010, 12:08

Each to their own pedestal McSweetie!

So I think that I have the mojo back ,time to really concentrate on me and how this outside form is going and matching it to the inside, as I have advocated to others professional help is being sought for another perspective and maybe some strategies.

I am listening very carefully to my body at the moment and what it is telling me and I have noticed a few things that I will be monitoring closely:

my back hurts - a can't get comfortable kind of feeling
my weight is changing slowly but my shape is still changing
I am hungry - an I AM REALLY HUNGRY feeling
I am a bit lethargic, but not so much that life stops

So according to my research (and my big sis) I am keeping watch for the next week or so and thinking about having refeed on hand in the very near future. I am 6kg away from my goal range so I guess the quest has entered the next stage!

I have missed everyone's journey's in the last little while (still reading just not posting as often) so I am looking forward to catching up with everyone!

Take care of yourselves and remember - you matter most!

ooooh and I have rediscovered red meat - it kind of dropped out of my menu for convenience sake a while ago and now it's back!!!! Keep an eye on that - it is important to keep the meals interesting!

Bronwyn1955 · #**516** 14-09-2010, 18:32

Hi Caro, Good to see your nearly there and have your mojo back. Mine is coming.
sounds like you may be getting real close to refeed, how cool is that!

Kirst · #**517** 14-09-2010, 20:13

Wow just caught up on your diary and man oh man have you had a big journey the last few months! am glad you found your mojo...damn mojo....and those evil scales! My scales are evil too! Maybe there are turtles living in all scales....little tiny mini turtles that make the scales do evil things! damn turtles!

Keep smiling little lady! and WOWO has your body changed since your last photo....AMAZING!

Kirst xo

273Kaz · #**518** 14-09-2010, 21:36

Go Caro!!! You can do it...

Kohinoor · #**519** 14-09-2010, 22:03

Hi Caro,

Hehe, I had a giggle tonight - checked out your photos again (and caught MY comment to you....).

Seems I was one also saying "You look great as you are"... just like point #1 in my last post !! Mmm, well, at least I'm consistent ....

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I guess the quest has entered the next stage!

Yeah, I guess so !!

is closing in on you, like a herd of turtles

(like, very slowly, yet certainly.....)

Rock on, wee girl,

Koh

Rora · #**520** 18-09-2010, 00:23

Hold on tight to that mojo they can be slippery little suckers!!

Was thinkin of you today as I went op-shoppin, 2 pairs of size 10 jeans $4.99 wooohooo and two cute fancy jackets gotta luv retail therapy!!