Week 6 - Low Carb Bootcamp - We're Past the Halfway Point!

[BIWI]

Morning! In a rush, so not much time to post - off to Leeds today so have to go for my train.

Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

Weight Tracker

Talk later ...

Notso how annoying! Surely you can send the ticket you bought and not have to pay the fine? you'd hope so in an honest fair world but...

Good luck heir

Humanordancer the trick is to leave it at the one cookie. Do NOT think "I've blown it I might as well eat the packet"!!

Had to go food shopping today as we'd simultaneously run out of butter and mayonnaise. The new staples.

Eva we've challenged it in writing but the jobsworth I spoke to said if we hadn't displayed the ticket properly then we would be liable. He was named in the email along with a suggestion they issued tickets with sticky backs.

Thanks everyone - and LittleMiss I'm sure the LC luck will be in for your application too :)

I am feeling utterly shattered so DH is ordering a takeaway - am pushing for Indian so can order lamb tikka pieces and broccoli paneer.

mpr .... I think biwi or willie told me to imagine Choccy was dog poo once and it really worked .
If you are low carbing to lose weight - tell yourself you can have it all if you stand naked In front of the mirror while you eat it !! It might work ...... ?!
Or - let yourself have a manageable small bit of the thing you are craving the most to make the craving go away ?

Don't undo your good work --- keep strong ! Get a film on the tv to take your mind off it ? Have a fab long bath ?

Thanks for the oral rehydration solution recipe LittleMiss, I've made up some using dilute Ribena and salt and it doesn't taste bad at all. I'm following MrsHugh's 20 mls every 10 minutes advice as I have a raging thirst. Fortunately DS3 is in bed now so hopefully I won't need to feed him until the early hours. DH has come down with the same thing while DS1 and DS2 are blissfully unaffected.

I don't think I could manage any banana NotSo, maybe tomorrow. I don't think I've ever gone a whole day without eating anything before. I assume I'll be breaking down muscle so I'll need to get back on the protein ASAP. With regard to your parking ticket my dad wrote a heartfelt plea after I left his disabled parking pass the wrong way up and our car got ticketed and managed to get the fine cancelled.

StuntNun - sorry you and your DH are down with it. It is so horrid when everyone is ill.

When I let a ticket blow off the dashboard so it wasn't visible the council remitted the fine and sent me a nifty little pocket thing to put the ticket in.

lc def out the window as I ate an apple and drank some ribena. It stayed down. Hurrah.

stunt if you are tolerating 20 Mls well you can begin to increase the amount ( by very small increments ) dependant on yr thirst until your urine is clear . I hope you all get a bit of sleep tonight - think you need to stick poor DH in spare room or downstairs .... You need some recuperative sleep and can't be running around helping him ( harsh I know - but you are feeding a baby )

mpr Have you had any caffeine ? That gives me raging sugar cravings I've discovered . Let's Put the kettle on and have a nice cuppa up here on this wagon ( caff free!)
DH is out with work mates , networking on the piss and I am watching Captain Phillips - am sure adrenaline from watching it should help me burn some fat !

Keep strong MPR - one minute at a time.

Day 2 back on it. Food wise great, but I have had three teas and one coffee all with milk which I don't usually have.

I have however NOT eaten biscuits, toast, brownies or any alcohol. Am sat with a camomile tea and looking forward to an early bed.

That's how I roll on a Friday night.

Aw I loved captain Philips, fab film! X

Thanks again MrsHugh I have managed to drink 600 ml of the oral rehydration wotsit over the course of the evening so my raging thirst has died down a bit. For a laugh I decided to log my day on MFP and it's 300 calories, all from carbs - 72g for the day.

Just made successful low carb chicken nuggets using flaxseed mixed with grated Parmesan (and generous salt and pepper) for the coating

Didn't tell dh I hadn't used breadcrumbs and just asked how the nuggets were: he said, "Very good" as did ds. Success.

I am rather dreading tonight as baby Cobbler fed on the hour, every hour last night he is poorly too I think

At least I am no longer dehydrated but drinking squash and feeling sick reminds me of having HG and it is freaking me out a bit.

aargh fuck sorry mrshugh - you can do the lebanese chicken at home, and have it with fresh herbs chopped up little on the side (basil/parsley/mint - whatever you fancy plus of course, baby spinach)

I get a baby chicken from the local halal butchery and get him to remove most of the bones, alternatively I just spatchcock/butterfly a small bird, and stick it on a tray/roasting dish (flat, skin side up) I blitz up butter/garlic/herbs/chilli flakes/salt/pepper/lemon juice and then rub it thickly across the chicken skin (slap it all on) into the oven on gas mark nine for about 45 minutes.

todays grub

B - 3 streaky bacon/1 flat mush/2 scramb duck eggs

S - 6 raspberries and two dessert spoons clotted cream

L - Tinned salmon and mayo (only a few spoonfulls as busy and unhungry)

D - (small handful) Baby sprouts and Kale fried in butter and garlic/pork steaks fried in butter (2.5 )

S - awfully posh pork scratchings/pickled egg

feels like a lot but I have exercised more yesterday and today (this week actually - bloody half-term plus work)

off to catch up with rest of thread

at heir for the interview mangnificence!

DS (11) proudly woke me up this morning, carrying a tray with toast, jam and butter - this is the first time he has ever done anything like this! I hadn't had bread in SIX WEEKS. What would you have done?

Just sms.
Not sure if Im a carby twat or not.

Went out for a v.rare meal with DH last night, and we went to an Indian.

I had a poppadom, lamb meat and salad starter, and a chicken and cheese, almondy yoghurty curry, with spinach and garlic.

No idea of sugar content, but I didnt really know what I was doing

Suzy, I would have eaten a slice,those times are too precious to spoil! Just be v good the rest of the day and drink an extra litre of water for penance

Monkey there's no telling how much sugar was hidden in the sauce but if it was sweet then probably a bit. BIWI may wave her stick about the popadom. If we go to an Indian place I usually stick to dry foods such as the mixed tikka platter as then there isn't any sauce to worry about. Hope you enjoyed it because it sounds delicious and we all deserve a treat

Oh I know the poppadom was bad, but I figured better than wine and a naan

And I requested a jug of tap water and drank the whole lot (just over a litre I reckon) during the meal

I guess as this is a WOE not a diet, we need to be able to relax sometimes or I cant imagine any of us could do this for life.

On the plus side, according to the scales this morning Im 155lb, so thats TWENTY POUNDS DOWN!!

Thanks Durham I did and I will

I agree Monkey, I've had several meals out and while I have tried to make good choices I haven't let it take over the evening. I think BIWI did say that as long as it was a planned meal and was eaten mindfully and you thoroughly enjoyed it then it's all good. Like you say this is a WOE not a diet and if we want to live with it long term we need and deserve to go off piste sometimes.

The only time I treat myself and pay first class the bleeding underground isn't working. I'm so pissed off. It is a beautiful morning in West Hampstead though. Unfortunately I'll be running for the train which means a) I can't buy a newspaper and b) they will be feeding me loads of carbtastic food, those flap jacks you get in cellophane and bacon sandwiches etc. it's a nightmare.

i used to live there lighthousekeeping. technically kilburn but locals used to call it WH