Morning campers!
Today's sermon is about cheating. There's been plenty of it along the way and there will be plenty more of it in the future.
It is important to accept that this is and is going to be a fact, as (hopefully) this is about a way of eating, rather than a diet. That means that sometimes there will be occasions and circumstances where it's impossible to keep the carbs down. The classic is when you're invited to dinner and your hosts serve you something 'forbidden', like pasta or rice.
Every now and then you will find that you also have a 'fuck it' moment. Where, for whatever reason, you eat something you shouldn't. It happens.
So.
If you're going to do it, do it right!
If circumstances are beyond your control - e.g. the dinner party - don't stress about it. If you've deliberately gone off piste, don't feel guilty about it. Enjoy the moment while you're in it.
What is absolutely critical is what you do next.
Beware that you will crave carbs and don't let yourself spiral out of control into a mammoth carb fest! Make sure that the 2-3 days immediately afterwards are strictly low carb, and drink plenty of water. And avoid the scales for the next few days!
Here endeth the lesson.
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Bootcamp Week 10 - Pretty Perfect!
BIWItheBold · 18/06/2012 08:36
Afternoon everyone and well done to Sybil and everyone else who have been doing amazingly well.
I am on day 6 and have lost 5llb (hoping one more tomorrow before I officially embark on the 2nd week). Really really pleased and so amazed at how easy it has been. Even the awfulness of the first few days were bearable as I realised just how seriously I had become addicted to carbs and that realisation just made me even more determined to continue.
What I have also realised is that the 'hunger' sensation that I felt in the past wasn't actually hunger at all but a craving for sugar. I couldn't even begin to differentiate between the two until I started this WOE (so I wasn't a greedy cow after all - just a sugar addict 
)
I am going out for a meal tonight with old friends and I think that this will be the first time in years that I won't even be tempted by a glass of wine or a pudding. I am going to have to try really hard not to be too evangelical about this WOE as I don't want to bore them, but if they ask well then ......
I hope that those of you who have been under the weather are now feeling better and that everyone has another great week.
My mantra for next week is to drink more water!
B. Bacon and Eggs (no mushrooms left in fridge!)
L. Huge green leaf mixed salad with salmon, olives and feta
D. To be confirmed - no idea where we will even be going!
I have gained 1lb this week. That will be due to my 'fuck it' moment at the weekend. It's ok, I expected it although what I ate didn't taste as good as I thought. It's mainly water though as body fat and muscle % on scales are the same.
Went to the gym this morning and I asked one of the instructors for some advice on how to get 1-2 inches off my waist before mid july. I have a function coming up and my dress has a 28" waist (high waisted dress so measuring my thinnest point) and I am currently 30". I do have magic underwear as a back up but even with that on I still measure 28 1/2" so need to lose at least 1". Anyway, she looked at me and asked me if I was sure I had an inch to pinch, she had a feel and said that my abs are good so it's mainly a bit of fat and toning up my lower back which will pull in my waist.
Anyway, she said it would be mainly down to diet and cardio. I told her I ate paleo and was going to go very strict and drop any berries and dairy. She said to do very low carb but no sat fat what so ever. Now, if I lower my fat I don't lose so I was going to up my fat. I can see where she might be coming from in that lower intake of fat means using more body fat but I'm sure that would mean a significant lack of energy. What do you low carb afficiondos think?
She also said to do at least 30 mins of moderate intensity cardio minimum of 3 times a week as that will burn fat. This does go with the Paleo lifetyle but it goes against Taubes advice, being that it is likely to make me hungry for carbs.
I am going to try the callanetics too to see if that can change my shape. I know it is mainly fat I need to get off as I am toned underneath but it seems there is many different ideas on how to do it.
Sorry for mammoth post 
I'll put you back on the spreadsheet then, shall I, LackaDAISYCal?
Though you've done really well maintaining in the last month.
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hello! may I join? I need support - I've always yoyo'd - was a skinny child and started puitting on weight when I started drinking alcohol 
on my wedding day aged 23, I was 10 and a half stone - which is good for me, (I'm 5ft 10) then kept it all off for a while until post pregnancy. put on 4st with my first pregnancy, lost most of it, popped on anouther couple of stome with my 2nd pregnancy and ended up post baby 3 at 17 and a half stone got down to around 11 1/2 stone and of course it's all kept on again. I have NO IDEA what I weigh at the moment (too scared!) but have order some mail order scales, so teh day of reckoning is approaching.
I've just done 6 days of dukan attack (with (oops!) wine on friday/saturday) on a PV day today (low yoghurt for breakfast, lots of water, chicken salad for lunch) I aim to be around 11 1/2 stone again. My plan is to PP/PV during the week and allow alcohol at weekends only ( I have been drinking far too much) exercise wise, leave the car at home, walk to and from the train station in the morning and have finally taken my running shoes home from work (they've been under my desk since new year...) also, just got an alottment, so will be swearing digging and weeding viciously for the next wee while.
so, HI! :) let's kick the arse out of this! :)
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