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Low-carb bootcamp

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

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BIWI · 17/02/2014 06:47

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

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ChesterDrawers · 23/02/2014 12:22

Having a shout of shit. Doing ok but still seem to be eating too much dairy and too much processed meat. It's just so darn good. Lack of sleep again as DS up all night AGAIN. He's nearly four - when does this get easier?

Had 2 gin and sodas Sat night, but only alcohol all week. Off to DMs for tea later so hoping it's a roast so I can avoid the carbs. A glass of wine or two will be consumed though.

Yesterday was:
B: bacon x 2, poached eggs x2 with a sprinkle of cheddar, mushrooms fried in butter, BPC
L: olives stuffed with feta, coffee with cream while out
D: lovely fatty rib eye speak, sprouts and bacon fried in butter, mushrooms in cream and Brie sauce

Not enough water, only about 1.5l and my aforementioned gins.

Today's plan:
B: bacon x 2, eggs scrambled in scary amount of butter, mushrooms fried in bacon fat and yet more butter
L: avocado and garlic prawns, olive oil
D: whatever I am served!

Going for 3l water, but it's so much harder at the weekend.

Have been rubbish at keeping up wig the tread his week and replying. Must try harder win week 7.

BIWI · 23/02/2014 12:24

Scary?! Grin

Course I am. Have to keep this lot under control. Herding cats is easier ...

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HumphreyCobbler · 23/02/2014 12:33

Oooh, I just ate bacon and egg fried in butter. It went down very well.

Thanks for all the get well wishes chaps, they have certainly done the trick!

I am determined to not let a non low carb morsel pass my lips so I can capitalise on the fact I have clearly lost a fair bit of weight on this illness. I must have been hanging onto an awful lot of water, despite bootcamp, due to breastfeeding.

trashcan, I know EXACTLY what you mean about wishing the weeks away. I do find it helpful to try and clearly visualize where I want to be in the future Paul McKenna's voice wafts though my mind saying "Imagine your future, thin self - then float into that image. Feel how you will move, stand and live your life when you have reached your goal weight... etc etc

heliumheart · 23/02/2014 12:36

trashcan - I too have a few stone to shift, am also tall so tend to think I can get away with being this weight - until I see myself in photos and do a double take.. Hmm

Definitely need to be in it for the long haul...

HumphreyCobbler · 23/02/2014 12:41

photos are shit and should be banned. Along with changing shop mirrors that show your back view.

heliumheart · 23/02/2014 12:44

Or in my case, back-fat view...

Nux · 23/02/2014 12:46

Hi all - well I stayed the same last week and have gained 1lb this week - not terribly surprising considering there was quite a lot of booze across the 2 weeks and my first real cheats (quavers, mini magnums, homemade cookies I think I just kind of lost the motivation a bit. I'm still pleased with what I've lost so far and I'm fitting my clothes again so I think that's partly why - but I would like to lose 5 more pounds.

I haven't been on the boards much and think I'll be around a lot more this week to stay on track. Being at my Mum's for half term didn't help! Back home now and hoping to keep up the motivation levels - any help gratefully received!

trashcanjunkie · 23/02/2014 13:11

Yy helium I go all posey for photos and then get a horrid fright when confronted with my reality. I joke that I have backwards anorexia. When I look in my mirror ( which I suspect is a skinny one) I see a different person to the real me!

humphrey glad I'm not alone! Although it completely goes against my 'living in the now' philosophy Blush

nux lovely to see you! I have five stone to lose. I bloody wish I'd taken it in hand when it was five pounds!!!Grin

trashcanjunkie · 23/02/2014 13:13

Where are the pictures crabby I can't get your profile up. Is it cos I'm on a tablet?

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BIWI · 23/02/2014 14:15

Oh dear, MyPreciousRing.

Can't help thinking that your username might be relevant right now Grin

Hope you're better soon Flowers

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MyPreciousRing · 23/02/2014 14:26

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MrsHughJarse · 23/02/2014 14:27

It's those 5 haribos taking revenge .... You are allergic to sugar Grin
In all seriousness - hope you're ok mpr

I have just got back from the most exhausting thing . 'ZumbaStep' - absolutely hilarious , but I need more in the boob dept to shake doing ok in the booty dept

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MrsHughJarse · 23/02/2014 15:17

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MrsHughJarse · 23/02/2014 15:19

Oops crazy phone ! I am not sure on the sugar reaction ..... Was only jesting , but it might well be I suppose . Dark choc works for me if I am constipated .

Ruprekt · 23/02/2014 15:22

Sausage & egg for breakfast with mayo.

Tea.

Need to drink water.......Smile

BIWI · 23/02/2014 15:38

MyPreciousRing - I had something similar not long ago. We'd been away to Northern France for a long weekend with some friends, I was driving, and in the car we had a pack of sweets - not Haribo I don't think, but no doubt equally sugary. I ate loads of them and had a very sudden and painful reaction to them. Given that I'd eaten the same food as everyone else when we were in the restaurant the sweets were the only thing I could think of that might have cause that. At the time I thought I was being a bit silly to blame the sweets, but now I'm wondering!

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BIWI · 23/02/2014 15:39

well, well, well

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StuntNun · 23/02/2014 15:42

I had an odd experience today and I would like to share it here, I hope it won't be triggering for anyone. I met up with an old school friend that I haven't seen for 22 years (since we were 16). I had a really lovely time and it was great to catch up with him and meet his partner. But one unexpected thing was that I was glad I had lost weight lately (I was vair skinny in school). I felt that I would have been embarrassed if I was still as overweight as I was this time last year. I don't know why I should feel this way as I'm sure my friend couldn't care less about my weight. It makes me wonder whether I have unresolved issues with self-esteem. Anyway purely shouting my shit here, just not sure whether I'm reading too much into it.

Thumbwitch · 23/02/2014 16:00

Myprecious, hope you're um, more stable now. Grin

Stuntnun - I think that's a fairly normal reaction for people who are conscious of how they look, and for those whose self-esteem isn't stellar.
One of the reasons I've decided to do this is so that I am at least the same size this Easter as I was when I went back to the UK last Easter, so people don't see how much fatter I had become. Like you, I'm sure they couldn't give a shiny shit - but I would be conscious of it and it would make me slightly less comfortable seeing people.

Had a minor slip with the Cadbury's mini blocks again today (they'll all be gone soon, DH and DS1 are getting through them!) but not as bad as yesterday; apart from that had no breakfast, cheese slice for lunch, mullet and veg with butter for dinner and not enough water. Not enough food all day, actually! So had fried haloumi with homemade tzatziki for supper. Yum!
oh and some parmesan crackers that I made with DS1 today.

LittleMissDisorganized · 23/02/2014 16:05

Hi everyone,
StuntNun that's one of the reasons I avoid school reunions - I was thin and active, I'm now disabled and obese... there are other reasons but I can understand you feeling like that. I meet up with 3 close friends from school and they see me as I am but I do avoid more than that.
Am glad that you and Humphrey are feeling a bit better.

I feel really ill today - I've had this grumbling sinusitis for 3 weeks now, and probably quite overtired by trying to do a bit too much this week, and so I've been in my pyjamas all day and slept this morning instead of going to church, feel urgh. And I've gone and caved into carby rubbish. Which has NOT made me feel better and I need to confess to DH when he gets back which makes me feel like a naughty child. How stupid. My addictive past rears its ugly head sometimes. I'm tempted to text him so I don't have to tell him - I'm that cowardly.

Straight back on the wagon, roast chicken and roast cauliflower and spinach for tea. Not that it will cook itself :)

daisychicken · 23/02/2014 17:01

Anyone got any excitingly inspiring salad recipes that they can post?? I'm fed up with boring salad but can't think of any exciting recipes.....

Littlemiss is it worth seeing your GP again? sinus problems are horrible, I hope it goes soon..

BIWI · 23/02/2014 17:23

Urgh to sinus problems - surely you should be taking antibiotics if you've had it for this long?

daisy - what salad have you been eating that's boring? I'm sure we can find some more exciting ones for you!

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EvaTheOptimist · 23/02/2014 18:13

Helium good to hear from you. Is the horrible court stress behind you yet?

Crabby only 8 days to go! That's wonderful.

Glad to hear you are on the mend Humph.

Trash and Helium Please don't get despondent if you're thinking about settling into low-carbing for a few months ahead. I had a similar realisation about this time through the spring 2013 bootcamp. A little calculation about where I was then and what normal BMI was... "So... I'm going to be doing this til Christmas!"

Maybe you can pick a summer date, or a meaningful autumn date. I did find it motivating to picture a glamorous Christmas party where I'd be wearing a nice outfit though. [this happened Grin ]

Then, having decided that, I think its helpful only to look at really nearby goals - the next half stone, or the next kg down. Then there's lots of small celebrations along the way.

As you can tell I didn't know what to do with myself come Christmas in fact, so have joined you all for the ride while I gradually work myself into the "how-to-maintain-and-not-put-it-all-back-on" headspace.