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.

Thanks BIWI, I've had my avocado salad now!

Oh, that was me!

Hi everyone, and thanks to all the low-carb experts for answering all our questions! Very good of you to take the time to help us out :)

Where are the rules ? I can't find them anywhere.

How much water should i be drinking per day?

Can you have unlimited quantities of allowed veg and fruit ?

I am invited to celebrate a friend's birthday at a Chinese restaurant. What can I have? I am worried about hidden sugar. Should I just go for a stir fry?

I found the rules on the 'soft approach bootcamp' thread. Think I will join up so see you all there ...

Dinner was chicken fajitas - chicken, red & orange peppers, mushrooms and onions with sour cream. Used tikka spices instead of fahjita spices as they contained sugar and little gem lettuce instead of wraps.

Is it OK to eat some higher carb veg if combined with lower carb to bring down the average?

Sylvana - no fruit in bootcamp :(

Kefybaby - I had a Chinese meal just after Christmas and didn't gain. I ordered stir fry veg for me and picked at other bits of the set menu that seemed appropriate.

Duck from duck pancakes, fried pork starter, beef & black bean sauce and prawn chop suey / chow mein (? The veg one). Felt less depriving than ordering my own meal while they all tucked in :)

If you're going for Chinese, always get the duck with pancakes, cucumber and spring onion although don't eat the pancakes (obviously) or the plum/hoisin sauce.

I'd also advise that you stay away from anything with a sauce, so no black bean etc as it will have a lot of sugar in it. Mushrooms stir fried with garlic and chinese greens or broccoli is a good choice too, as is stir-fried prawns with garlic :)
Chinese is surprisingly easy, it's Thai that's difficult to do.

Thanks a lot, FourArms and sansucre! Oh, how I wish I could have the (very sweet) hoisin sauce...

You see, better advice about Chinese nosh over here :)

My question...

Am underwhelmed by my liquorice and cinnamon tea. AIBU?

RatherBeOnThePiste - YABU to be merely underwhelmed at liquorice and cinnamon tea. I would be positively gagging.

I like Rooibos (Redbush) tea if I'm avoiding all milk as I find it much more akin to 'real' tea than fruit tea, but I can live with it without milk, unlike normal tea.

I don't thing eating high carb veg (eg red peppers) with low carb veg (green paper) cancels them out that would be like saying can I eat 3 mars bars if I also eat a lettuce leaf although a bit of higher carb veg once in a while is not going to get anyone off track.

I just joined in 3 days ago and I have already lost 3lbs. I am committed to this bootcamp as my goal is to fit into a size 10 dress on my birthday in April. I am enjoying this as I feel like I have more knowledge than when I did it previously.

My question is I just received a book I ordered online which is the low carb revolution. However, some servings have 8g of carbs. I guess this is for when we are maintaining and not for the bootcamp period.

I like the recipes though because unlike the American ones, I understand the ingredients and the measurements.

Anew that book sounds interesting - let us know what nice recipies you use from it :)

Pistey - I have tried a few of the 'Tea Pig' ones, I don't think much of any of them. I do like Jasmin leaf tea (sprinkle the 'bits' into the hot water - rather than a 'bag'). I haven't had milk in tea for a lot of years now though, so I'm used to finding it a bit of a miserable experience and not a proper brew

Yes Chipping. I will share broadly once I get stuck in. At first glance, it looks 'realistic'.

Can't bear liquorice and don't like cinnamon. I take a herbal tincture and stupidly added liquorice tincture into the mix this time. I'm almost gagging every time I take it. If you have a Neal's Yard shop nearby you can buy loose herbs to make tea with, and a little ball strainer thing to make the tea with. Orange blossom is a lovely tea, loose chamomile is much nicer than the teabags ime. They do mixtures of ready made up blends too.

Anew I'd just check that all the ingredients in the recipe are bootcamp permitted, and if not substitute/adapt so that it is. Then share all the yummy recipes with us.

I like coffee black but do like a splash of milk in tea. Have two small cups a day.

Sadly can't bear the smell of red bush. One of my colleagues had that, just made me feel queasy. Like jasmine, can't do camomile, reminds me too much of morning sickness.

These fruity/ herbal teas promise so much don't they? Never blardy deliver.

Lol ratherbeonthepiste, I always think that, they sound do lovely!

Can anyone help? I'm wanting to make a shepherds pie type thing tonight with cheeses cauliflower mash for the top, but what can I put on with the mince to make it not dry? I'd usually use gravy but obviously that's out x

Mlig I had the same thing the other night, I used some beef stick with just a teaspoon of bisto best. Was yum n didn't knock me out if ketosis

AIBU to be looking forward to my gin a week on Sunday THIS MUCH?

A couple of questions:

• Can we have unsweetened almond milk? (0.1g carb so I think so?)

• What proportion of fat to veg to protein is best? Should the emphasis be on one over the others?

thanks