Bootcamp - the questions thread

[BIWI]

From experience of past Bootcamps, in the first few weeks the chat threads move really, really quickly and it's difficult sometimes to see/answer everything.

So this is a place to post any questions that you might have. Those of us who are old hands at low carbing will check this thread regularly and make sure that we answer you as soon as we can.

12g carbs in 100g cherries, Thumb. No idea how many you'd get for 100g, but if you kept the rest of the day low carb (just salad with your meals, perhaps?) then it shouldn't be too bad.

Just be vigilant that it doesn't start off cravings for other sweet things.

OK thanks BIWI :)
If anything, the need for sweet has been less since I ate one, but I'll keep a strict eye on it.

Mermaid - it would be perfect for you :) It will get rid of the excess fat, no matter where you are storing it - jiggly bits are easier accessed!

Had to laugh though - excess weight is just more of what you have, well stored

It is not a forgiving way to eat (lose weight) though, so you have to wholeheartedly throw yourself into it if you are going to do it - you can't keep eating (or drinking) the carbs alongside low carb meals as you will stack on the weight.

Mermaid, you sound just like me - basically slim (ish) except for a wobbly tummy and slightly flabby thighs? Take it from me, this WOE works beautifully for that! For a start, you'll find that tummy flattens significantly within a couple of days of low-carb eating...

However, I would strongly suggest you have a good read of all the info/links etc before you start, however. It's really, really important to get your head around the idea that eating fat does not equal getting flabby round your middle (or anywhere else!). Quite the opposite, in fact. On this WOE, you must eat fat to lose fat, the more the better really. It's quite a shift-in-thinking for most of us, but it vital to success.

Hope you join us

The chat thread for week 1 is full! I've posted a thread to bridge us through this evening until BIWI starts the week 2 one for tomorrow.

Don't slope off Mermaid, slope on back and join us!

Join in Mermaid! That's exactly the kind of weight I've lost by low-carbing. Although really there's no difference in the 'types' of weight you lose. You'd lose the same bits of wobble whether LC'ing, calorie-counting or cabbage-souping or whatever. It's just that Low Carbing is sustainable, beats the hold that sugar has over you and is damned tasty

I know what you mean, Mermaid! I've only a stone to lose, tops, but it all appears to be on my thighs. Slightly aggravating that having lost (about) 8lbs already this week, it appears to have mostly gone from face, wrists, feet, anywhere you name it at the extremities, but not the podgier middle bit of me!

Best to take the first two bootcamp weeks as a break from the booze-drinks Alcohol is absorbed very quickly that it's energy is available almost immediately. This energy is burned first, so the body fuel that would normally be used for energy is instead stored as fat.

Ratherbeonthepiste oh that gin sounds like something even I would like.

'Twas luffly.

So we all weigh in tomorrow then post on spreadsheet? I always have a bloody early start on a Mon so I may be the first.

A couple of questions, please. I've been reading the thread and I don't think anyone has asked them yet.

1. Fresh Herbs - are they carby? I was assuming not but want to check. Made some pesto (without pine nuts) during the week so hope they're ok.

1. Fat - I know we need to eat lots, but what does lots look like? I'm doing all veg with butter, some creamy sauces, fatty meat, oily dressing. But how do I know it's enough? And can I eat too much?

1. Craving sweet stuff - does this go away eventually, as I still have it? Especially in the evenings. Haven't given in yet and I tackle it with a spoonful of yoghurt but I'd still rather be face down in a tin of chocolate biscuits.

Thanks.

Oh, had another one that I forgot (I've been saving them up!).

What counts towards my water intake? Is it only water, or do herbal teas count? Coffee? Decaf coffee? Thanks.

Lookslikerain:

1. I'm sure there are carbs in fresh herbs, but you would have to be eating sackfuls of them for them to really count!

1. Eat as much as you can. And then some more. Honestly - don't worry about it. You can't eat too much.

1. Yes, the cravings will dissipate! You'll find that next time you do eat anything sweet, it will taste incredibly sweet to you. This WOE sort of re-calibrates your taste buds.

1. Any fluid is good - but tea/coffee are diuretics. Far better to focus on drinking the water as it's also purer.

Week 2 chat thread here

Thanks BIWI. You are a superstar!

I try my best

BIWI - just wondering about this cannot eat too much... Am I right in thinking that once in ketosis your body makes ketones out of your fat stores or fat from your diet.

If your having loads of fat in your diet will it not choose that for energy first rather than your stores?

Oh yes - you can lose 8lbs in one week. But only in week one or two.

Don't be fooled into thinking that this WOE will produce losses like this every week.

Elbombero - your body will burn its fat stores once you have stopped providing it with carbs. You need to eat fat to satiate your hunger

Morning chums.

My question is, how can it be morning already?

Piste, and how can it be Monday again too!