Last attempt - low carb? Help, please!

[Zoti]

Hello, I just joined Mumsnet. I am desperate to lose weight as I am at my heaviest 118kg and 5”11. BMI in 33 last time I checked. I go to the gym at least 4 times a week to do combat, spin and now pump. Still not losing weight because I love my carbs and despite efforts to lose weight through other means nothing works beyond a few pounds loss! I want to do low carb as I have seen so many positive reports. I have tried in the past and did not get far with WW and SW.
Please any tips about how to go about it to get success this time? Thanks in advance.

[RedPandaMama]

Search for the low carb bootcamp. Best thing I've ever done!

[Zoti]

Thanks, I will do so.

[Grumpyoldpersonwithcats]

I have gone on a lower carb diet from 1st Feb since my weight had slowly over the years gone up to 17 stone (5ft 10 - male). So I was definitely in the obese camp. My rules have been simple. No sugar, no white flour, no white rice, no potatoes and no fruit juice (which I used to drink like water). I either have shredded wheat or a cooked breakfast. For other meals - loads of green veg, oily fish, meat, chicken, cheese, salads etc. I've replaced potatoes with sweet potatoes - use wholemeal bread only and brown rice. If I do feel peckish between meals I snack on berries or nuts. Haven't given up alcohol (wine) or coffee. Lost 3 stone so far - am now according to BMI only fat - no longer obese . 1 stone to go for my target - at which point I will continue to eat like this anyway. Good luck OP.

[Zoti]

Thanks for sharing with me your progress. Seems very doable when you put it that way. I have started cutting out starchy carbs. I am going to cut out honey in my coffee in the mornings and add more green veg to my meals. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed that I keep to this so I too can see the progress you have seen. Cheers

[prettybird]

The Low Carb BootCamp threads (separate topic) are brilliant for support, information and recipes.

Sorry - I am on the app so can't link.

We're currently on Week 5 of the early summer Boot Camp (every formal Boot Camp lasts 10 weeks - there are usually 3 a year with ongoing support threads inbetweentimes) but the OP (original post) of each week's thread has a link to to "Spreadsheet of Fabulousness", with the Rules and lots of resources which help understand the thinking behind this High Fat Low Carb Way of Eating.

There are plenty of people who join mid way through Boot Camp. The first 2 weeks are extra strict but then people can choose to go on to Boot Camp Light for some/all of the time.

I've lost over 3 stone in a year (and that includes a couple of months when I fell off the wagon) - without ever feeling hungry . Dh and I are real foodies - but this WoE means you can still enjoy good food

[Zoti]

Great. I will. Heck out the spreadsheet and arm myself with all the aides!
Thanks Prettybird.

[Zoti]

Oops. Meant I will check out the spreadsheet 😊

[cmwhit1984]

I'm really struggling on the low carb diet! First week I lost 8.5 lbs then after that I've stayed the same or put On! Im not tracking my calories either! Will that have something to do with It?

[Zoti]

My understanding of low carb high fat diet is that one should not have to count calories. It frees you of that rigidity. That said, in the early days I did count calories more as a result of my old self fearing fat! Then I slowly lost that fear and have not had a need to count calories. I do try and count by carb intake on MyFitnessPal. Just to try to keep on top of it

[ALC03]

I do a Keto diet for 14 days. Works a treat and gets you really thinking about food that you need and really don't need. I have a meal plan I will share if your interested!

[prettybird]

It's worth signing up to the next Boot Camp (look for the thread in the MN Boot Camp topic) which starts on 15 October. (On the app so can't link)

It's great for support as well as resources to back up the theory of why this Way of Eating works

[Redwine1066]

Al would love to see your meal plan I am on Facebook and starting to follow the Keto/Low carb posts on there to pick up hints for meals..x

[ALC03]

Breakfast 3-egg-white omelette filled with 75g chopped mixed peppers and a handful of spinach
Snack mid-morning 100g chicken with ½ red pepper, sliced
Lunch 1 grilled chicken breast, a salad with mixed leaves, red peppers and green beans and ¼ tbsp olive oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey breast with ¼ cucumber, sliced
Dinner 100g grilled chicken breast with unlimited steamed broccoli

DAY 2

Breakfast 1 baked chicken breast with a handful of kale, steamed or stir-fried
Snack mid-morning 100g turkey breast and ½ green pepper, sliced
Lunch 1 grilled or baked haddock fillet with a mixed green salad, drizzled with ½ tbsp walnut oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey breast with 75g raw or steamed broccoli
Dinner 1 salmon steak with chopped fresh dill and steamed green beans

DAY 3

Breakfast 4-6 scallops (or other white fish) pan-fried, with steamed asparagus
Snack mid-morning100g chicken breast with ½ yellow pepper, sliced
Lunch1 grilled chicken breast with garden salad and ½ tbsp macadamia oil
Snack mid-afternoon100g turkey slices with ¼ avocado
Dinner 1 grilled lamb steak (or 2 cutlets); steamed broccoli and spinach


DAY 4

Breakfast 3 scrambled eggs (1 whole egg and 2 egg whites) with grilled tomatoes and green beans
Snack mid-morning 100g turkey slices with ¼ cucumber, sliced
Lunch 150g baked cod fillet with salad, including tomato and baby spinach, dressed with ½ tbsp flaxseed oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g chicken breast with ½ grilled courgette
Dinner 100g chicken breast stir-fry made with ½ tsp coconut oil and selection of green vegetables

DAY 5

Breakfast 200g turkey breast with ¼ avocado and ¼ cucumber, sliced
Snack mid-morning 2 hard-boiled eggs with ½ red pepper, sliced
Lunch150g grilled prawns with a green salad and tomatoes, drizzled with ½ tbsp pumpkin seed oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey breast with 5 almonds
Dinner 100g chicken breast with a portion of steamed broccoli

DAY 6

Breakfast 1 grilled haddock fillet with roasted peppers and courgettes
Snack mid-morning 100g chicken with 1 tomato, sliced
Lunch 150g turkey with green salad, steamed broccoli and ½ tbsp olive oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g chicken with 5 pecan nuts
Dinner 150g-200g steak served with steamed green beans and broccoli

DAY 7

Breakfast 3-egg-white omelette filled with grilled tomatoes, served with a portion of steamed spinach
Snack mid-morning 100g turkey with 5 brazil nuts
Lunch 150g chicken breast with steamed asparagus and a green salad
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey with ¼ cucumber, sliced
Dinner Stir-fry of 100g prawns, 5 scallops and mixed veg, with ½ tsp coconut oil

DAY 8

Breakfast 100g chicken breast with ½ yellow pepper and ¼ avocado
Snack mid-morning 100g turkey and 4 macadamia nuts
Lunch 3-egg-white omelette filled with ¼ cup mixed peppers, served with a portion of spinach
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey with steamed green beans
Dinner 1 baked cod fillet with green salad, sliced tomatoes and ½ tbsp pumpkin seed oil

DAY 9

Breakfast 100g smoked salmon and a portion of spinach
Snack mid-morning100g chicken breast and 6 pecan nuts
Lunch1 chicken breast with a portion of roasted peppers and courgettes
Snack mid-afternoon 2 eggs, hard-boiled, and ½ cucumber, sliced
Dinner Grilled skinless duck breast served with steamed oriental greens or broccoli

DAY 10

Breakfast 150g turkey breast with ½ green pepper and ¼ avocado
Snack mid-morning100g chicken breast and 12 cashew nuts
Lunch Baked sea bass fillet with mixed green salad
Snack mid-afternoon100g chicken breast and ½ tomato, sliced
Dinner 100g-200g fillet steak with steamed broccoli

DAY 11

Breakfast 3 scrambled egg whites served with grilled asparagus
Snack mid-morning 100g turkey breast and ¼ avocado
Lunch 150g grilled prawns served with a green salad and tomatoes, drizzled with ½ tbsp flaxseed oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g chicken breast with ½ yellow pepper
Dinner 1 grilled haddock fillet with roasted peppers, courgettes and kale

DAY 12

Breakfast 1 baked chicken breast with a portion of spinach
Snack mid-morning 100g turkey and 5 walnuts
Lunch 150g turkey breast with a green salad and steamed mangetout, drizzled with ½ tbsp olive oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey breast and ¼ cucumber, sliced
Dinner 1 salmon steak with chopped dill, rocket salad and a portion of steamed brussels sprouts

DAY 13

Breakfast 4-6 scallops with a portion of steamed broccoli
Snack mid-morning100g turkey breast with ½ red pepper, sliced
Lunch150g chicken with a garden salad and ¼ cucumber, sliced, drizzled with ½ tsp macadamia oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g sliced turkey breast with ¼ avocado
Dinner 1 lemon sole fillet with a portion of steamed green beans

DAY 14

Breakfast 3 scrambled eggs (1 yolk, 2 whites) with steamed spinach and a sliced grilled tomato
Snack mid-morning100g chicken slices with 5 hazelnuts
Lunch 150g baked cod fillet with salad, including tomato and baby spinach, dressed with ½ tbsp flaxseed oil
Snack mid-afternoon 100g turkey slices with ½ green pepper, sliced
Dinner 100g-200g fillet steak with grilled asparagus and steamed spinach



PORTION PERFECT

The quantities given in the plan serve one. If you don’t have scales to hand, here’s a rough guide to equivalents:

100g chicken = ⅔ regular chicken breast or the size of the palm of your hand
100g smoked salmon = your outstretched hand including fingers
100g beef fillet = the size of a tennis ball

[Redwine1066]

Al, huge thankyou for posting your meal plan looks easy to follow, may I ask how much weight you lost using this plan over your 14days.x