Week 1 - New Year 2014 Low Carb Bootcamp - And We're Off!

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Morning all!

I see several of you have already weighed in on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

As of today, though, we also have our bright, shiny, new Bootcamp section on Mumsnet, including our own Weight Tracker, which will only show your own weight/progress.

You can either use the Spreadsheet as we have done before, which everyone has access to and can see, or you can go here and enter your weight.

Obviously you can do both!

When you're in the new Bootcamp, if you click on the tab that says 'more info' that will take you to a section which has loads of information about low carbing, as well as Bootcamp Rules

Before we get going formally, I have to make an important disclaimer:

I am not a doctor, a medic, a scientist, a nutritionist or a dietician. I have no formal training in food, dieting or low carbing. The information that I provide here is based solely on my reading on the subject, as well as my own experience. If you have any kind of medical condition and/or you are taking any kind of ongoing medication, you should consult your GP before starting a low carb diet

That done, good luck everyone!

Morning losers :)

Urgh anyone else feeling grim in the mornings? Bit like a mild hangover? I've been on full bootcamp for 2 weeks and was relatively unaffected by carb flu so don't think it's that. Come diagnose me, experts!! Very slightly headachy, bit achy, but just generally groggy.

Gerry

I feel like that in the afternoon when I've been rushing around at work and have gotten a bit thirsty. Maybe a glass a water to swig as soon as you get up?

Oh dear I weighed yesterday and had put on a pound (so only 1/2 pound down in 11 days) I though sod it, and ate a packet of florentines left over from Christmas

Getting back on track today!

(Just time of the month I think)

Good morning, all. I briefly read the gin-cravings yesterday and sympathised - last night was the first time I had wine-cravings, which fortunately collapsed under a pile of cauliflower cheese.

However, it appears thoughts have calories, as this morning I'm 2lbs up on where I was . I refuse to be concerned though as a) BIWI will shout, b) I feel the same as yesterday, and c) my clothes say I am the same as yesterday. The norovirus has nearly gone, although I do still feel like one of those flightless birds frantically flapping along the ground in a series of doomed rising arcs and never actually taking off...

Morning all. No more weight loss for me today. I'm feeling a bit low on food and a bit uninspired after starting well, although I haven't fallen off the wagon. Also struggled a bit with the no drinking last night although I do also REALLY enjoy having more of a clear head in the day. I've got quite a few stressful events coming up (court etc. re. children) and need to be able to concentrate on preparing everything.

morning all! just checking in (also just had time to skim and lurk) - yy to feeling groggy in the mornings gerry, i've been putting it down to mild carb flu and taking it easier during exercise/generally, but it could just also be tiredness - as i'm sleeping quite a bit better, i seem to think it's ok to go to bed that bit later which isn't helpful i realise. plan an early night tonight but we'll see.

was overcome by that habit thing of going to the fridge at 11pm (which always makes me think of nigella) and had a little internal tussle before settling for a small bowl of FF greek yoghurt with double cream. i enjoyed it, but i wasn't really hungry at all - it's just a habit and i was tired and should have gone to bed - all it did was fuel me enough to stay up until midnight.

i haven't totally given up the caffeine i'm afraid, as the structure of my life would just crumble without it - alcohol and sugar featured quite heavily before now but i am being more mindful about what goes into my mouth and hope to cut down eventually. off for more yoghurt and cream, not sure what the day holds food-wise but am hoping that it will be third time lucky and i'll have time to make chester's chicken tonight!

wishing all you losers a good day today, can you believe week 1 is nearly over! onwards and downwards!

Morning all - still feeling great about this woe. I still cannot quite believe I'm eating double cream and losing weight! 6lbs off so far and started my period this morning. Really thought the scales would have gone back up but they haven't - also don't have that bloated, swollen feeling I usually have. Long may this continue!

Got lunch at a friend's house tomorrow which might undo some of my good work this week and ruin my Monday weigh in but not too concerned as I've definitely lost lbs and can already feel difference on my waist.

If I'm 'forced' to have a drink - is wine the best option?

Haven't weighed but stomach definitely flatter. I have stuck to boot camp all week with the exception of an unavoidable sandwich one lunchtime . Would have loved a glass of wine last night. Resisted but woken up with a headache as if I had several. The weekends are definitely harder for me. Thanks for all the posts on this thread. You are keeping me motivated. For those of you who are new I followed the boot camp last may. I went from being an expanding 14 to a comfortable 12. I am still a comfortable 12 but have put on a bit after eating mainly carbs over Christmas.

Feeling very smug today as I sat and watched my family and guest tuck into profiteroles with warm chocolate sauce and didn't have a bite! Am finding breakfasts a bit easier this time round - always eggs or greek yoghurt, although I will need to find some alternatives!
I've been looking at the Zen Habits blog a lot lately. It is very inspiring and motivating on all sorts of sort-your-life-out type topics, including sticking to good eating habits.

Does anyone who's only got a bit to lose want to start a support thread where we keep an eye on portion sizes?

After last night's gin-avoidance tactics, I've woken up feeling as if I've got a hangover anyway, so am with you gerry. Think it may be the start of an actual cold because my nose feels blocked as well. Am going to take it easy this weekend, a few light chores and then lots of crochet as my niece/nephew is due tomorrow and the blanket is definitely not finished! Ds has asked for a pyjama day, am happy to oblige!

It seems like everyone is doing really well. Don't forget, even though Bootcamp is pretty strict, it is only two weeks, and then things do get much more flexible. This is a WOE, not a diet. It should be for life, or at the very least it should become your default way of eating, even if things go off piste now and again. So it has to be adaptable and -ime - it really is.

Also (while I'm on a roll) (and again only imo) it's important to remember that weight, the number on the scales, is only half the story. It's easy to get fixated on those numbers, but don't forget to consider measurements, changes in body shape, and how you feel as well. Lots of people find they lose inches before they lose any significant amounts of weight, so if you're feeling a bit despondent about the pounds not 'dropping off', get the tape measure out!

Anyway, apologies for the ramble so early on a Saturday! Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, and keep on keeping on, it's worth it

Morning all. I have stuck to this 100%. I woke up this morning with some sort of recollection that I had cheated, then realised I had dreamt that. FFS, why can't I dream of hot sex like everyone else!!

Anyway, I feel rough this morning too, Gerry, with a bloated achy tummy. And the 2.5lbs I had lost yesterday morning was back on this morning. Odd as I put nothing in my mouth that shouldn't be there and snacked much less than in previous days.

I'm not disheartened, as I don't feel like I'm on a diet at all, and am quite happy to carry on with this WOE. My sugar cravings have disappeared. I don't even miss the wine. I haven't had one since 1st Jan, and wine is one of my downfalls when trying to diet.

Pleaseandthankyou, it is good to be reminded of the end game, so thank you. If I can drop a dress size during boot camp, I shall be thrilled.

hope - I woke up convinced I'd polished off a massive box of chocolates, then realised I'd dreamed it . I knew my dreams were getting weird but, honestly!

Tea, we aren't getting out enough .

this is very true, hope!

willie .... Imagining the cakes/ biscuits etc have poo in them is a winner .....! Works for me ....! Thank you
pistey et al - will be joining you at the virtual drinks party next w/e . Will have to remember where I hid the gin !

Well, I am paying for my lapse last night with a horrendous hangover this morning - from one shot!! It really is not worth it. Have got the panto aftershow party tonight, I think I may take the car so' s I don't even consider a drink (these things get very drunken and pizza always gets ordered. And if last night is anything to go by I'll either be surrounded by people badgering me to have a drink or I'll just have one anyway cos I am a numpty).

Grr. Still, onwards and upwards. Off to take DD trampolining, the cafe at the sports centre does nice coffee at least.

Have no idea what I'm eating today, we have the matinee and final show of the panto so will be out from midday and reliant on the local cafes &/or Tesco...

Hi all,
I started properly on Monday after trying the soft start week last week and failing to lose any! It transpires you can't low carb then have puddings! Who knew ?
So far since Monday I've lost 5 lbs. I'm so delighted. I know this can fluctuate but I'm really happy so far. As I'm sure you all find, it's manageable when the food is under my control but if I find myself at a meeting or work do with a ton of catering, there will be nothing there I can have and it stresses me out. It's the mental battle that I struggle with.
But I wanted to thank you all again for making this a group effort and therefore so supportive.
Roll on Monday weigh in.

Gerry I've been feeling very grim in the mornings and today is no exception.

I love this thread though... Lovecat's cauliflower banjo, the image of Athel as the lumbering flightless bird with her doomed arcs, and the sordid carb dreams have really made me (which then set off a coughing fit that sounds as though I smoke 60 a day ).

I'm really fed up with feeling so crap now. It's been a week of this virus which doesn't seem to be getting much better. Still got a constant headache, feeling tired and shitty, coughing and sneezing. Don't know how much is the carb flu and how much is just the virus. I've been doing everything right, including not drinking wine which is a shamefully big deal for me. I should be feeling fabulous and springing out of bed in the morning with clear eyes and swishy hair, not dragging myself up groaning, coughing and aching, unable to recognise the haggard, wire haired witch in the mirror. I'm on the brink of a toddler tantrum... IT'S NOT FAIR!

Nelly I SAW YOU AND NOW I CAN'T FIND YOU!!

Running? Woooossssatttttt??

I was thinking of you the other day, we went back to New York over New Year, you remember the hurricane and the evacuation? We was snowed in this time!!

I laugh now

Maybe

Hugs and and lovely to see you, even though I can't at the moment

I've lost another 2lbs though, making 3lbs this weeks rather than the half a stone I was secretly hoping for so that's good, especially since I've started my period over a week early and am feeling really bloated.

Having steak with celeriac mash and my special mushroom sauce tonight. Am finding it very hard to contemplate eating it without drinking red wine.

Hope you feel better soon Crabby!
I know what you mean about the no wine, it's a real challenge for me too (haven't had any since Jan 2nd )
I read an article in the daily mail where the woman said she looked 10yrs younger just by cutting out the wine but I'm yet to see that transformation