Week 7 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Fast Approaching the Finish ...

[BIWI]

Morning all!

Hope all who are ailing are swiftly recovered.

And hope all of those who have fallen off the wagon can climb back on with agility and aplomb.

We still have three weeks left, so a chance to get shot of another few of those pesky pounds.

Here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

and here is the link to the Weight Tracker

Good luck everyone

Loving " virtual vipers"

you lot stay up late - I go to bed at 10 toddler wakes at 6and I miss hours of chat and 7 choccy raisins disclosures...

Huge congrats to heir what is the job ?

trashy fingers crossed for the young persons housing team - like athelstane, I work in safeguarding children ( albeit from the nursing side) and these teams can be amazing.

Not mentioning calories at all - ever again and can I just say - anchovies/ broccoli roasted thing was gorgeous despite a tad of overcooking by moi Hope you survive the last weekend without DD and hugely congrats for managing to lose that 6lb in a week........ thats fabulous !

Good luck with the weekend team - I am super focussed this weekend so no Gin wierdo for me , not even a super weak one.

< Waves to all... >

Brilliant, Heir

Trash I don't really know what to say, other than I'm so sorry to hear your news. Hopefully you will help to get him sorted out though.

ElBombero why are you so unhappy? What is is that you're struggling with so much? What do you think the alternative might be that might make you happier? Can we help you in any way?

LMD - I had fennel in my veg box this week. I cut it into 6 segments through the root and fried briefly in butter on cuts sides,then added stoick and braised until soft (sort of like the braised cabbage, except not in cream). Was yum
Otherwise - I have a fish/fennel recipe - slice fennel, fry in butter. Add cubed white fish and some passata/chopped tomatoes (so BC-lite) and simmer until fish is cooked. Serve with veg (used to be with french bread!) and a dollop of mayo on top.

Thank you for posting Crabby

I have managed to source some egg-free mayo (4.5g carbs so not great bit needs must), does anyone have a low carb coleslaw recipe? I looked on the recipe thread but couldn't find one.

I think its on one of the tabs of the spreadsheet stunt

Stunt there is a good coleslaw recipe on the Ubercamp tab on the spreadsheet.

I have worked in PR for years, always in agencies, and the new job is moving to work in the comms department for my local council - a really interesting new challenge and more prospect for progression, plus nice public sector perks like flexi-time and actually getting paid more for working over my hours :)

I am now TERRIFIED at handing my notice in, can't shake the feeling my bosses will be very angry, like I've 'betrayed' them somehow - is that mad??

captainmummy thank you! - I'll have a go at that, roast the gammon, DH can have egg and chips, I'll maybe have braised fennel and some tenderstem broccoli.

Heir presumably one of them wrote you a reference so it can't come as a complete surprise?! People move on, it's ok, it happens. It's not as though you've lied to them - you're allowed to have a different life plan.

So, since starting bootcamp I've lost over a stone and DH has put half a stone on. I suspect this is because of the combination of my LCHF cooking, and his pudding habit, and he eats carbs the rest of the day. He's very active with his work, but... hmmm... I guess he's going to have to decide if it's a problem for him, because I'm not quite sure what else I could do - I'm not cooking completely separate meals although I do a core element and then different bits at the moment.

Hogwash - what do you mean by 'being in ketosis'? It means you are fat-burning, ie using fat for fuel, rather than carbs. When you eat carbs, your insulin will turn it to glycogen, for instant use. If you don't then run a marathon, you will send that glycogen to your glycogen stores. And then to fat.

Eating fat does not raise your insulin levels like that, so your body uses the glycogen stores first, and then body fat. (as it doesn't have dietary carbs to use) This is called Ketosis, so yes, you do need to be in ketosis to burn fat. You won;t notice it, your body does it automatically.

If you felt vile yesterday (day 3, yes?) that is the carb-addiction kicking in - your body is craving carbs, and you are going cold turkey (hot chocolate aside!) and sugar addiction is a very real thing. You may think you don't jhave a sweet tooth, but lots of food has carbs in, from haribos to lemons to onions, stuff that you wouldn't think. Your body treats all these carbs the same.

It's called carb-flu, and will only last a few days - you certinly won't be 'in a bad mood' for months (like if you were hungry on WW!)
Drink plenty of water, and the feeling should pass. In the meantime eat lots of lovely fat!

Stunt - coleslaw? Grated carrot, shredded white cabage, bit of leek, chopped small. Mix with mayo.

LittleMiss I am so amazing they have offered me the job without getting a reference - they will ask them for one once I have told them I'm leaving (think they got one from my old manager though)

You can all talk about exactly what you like, of course!

Thanks for that, but I think the 6lbs came off easily because it really was glycogen and water, not fat, thankfully. Taught me a bit of a lesson though!

Am so looking forward to seeing DD now - really excited! Have realised how much I've been subconsciously worrying about her whilst she's been away, too.

You're welcome Pseudo - cut yourself some slack (and all the other breastfeeders)!

LittleM fennel goes fantastically with slow roasted pork belly (we do ours on a bed of fennel).

Stunt alioli - Spanish garlic mayonnaise - is traditionally made without egg. The garlic and the salt are the emulsifying agents. You can make it yourself but it's quite labour intensive and would be very very garlicky.
www.spanish-food.org/cold-and-hot-soups-and-sauces-alioli.html

LittleMissD my DP sounds similar. I have persuaded him to cut carbs at work (replace chips with salad etc) and he's doing really well considering he has a choice of one caff to eat 2 meals a day in.

Heir congratulations on the new job. Its horrible handing your notice in but they you think woohoo I'm out of this place quickly followed by shit I need to finish all those half-done jobs and write instuctions for the poor sod who picks up all the things you do but no-one knows you do.

Trash glad you son's on the mend, hopefully SS will be able to help find him somewhere to live away from your mum.

Helium its never as bad as you think it is but when its happening you think it is. Find something to do in the evenings when the kids have gone to bed so you're not worrying about the dickhead's latest stunt.

Humph well done for continuing to bf while waiting for the tt to be sorted.

Day 3 of ubercamp and had a bit of a woosh this morning but a Chinese booked for DH's birthday tomorrow so I'm hoping I don't undo it all. Colleagues were not impressed with me taking boiled eggs to work for breakfast

Hogwash I found Taubes' Diet Delusion pretty tough reading but Volek and Phinney's Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living is a bit more enjoyable as it's written in a popular science style whereas Taubes is a bit dry. Next time I read the Diet Delusion I'm going to make notes so I don't have to read it a third time.

Fuckity fuck. I was ace today, every meal perfect.

Then I poured a glass of red and decided a whole bloody tin of amaretti biscuits was a good idea

Gutted.

Well I've been fucking amazing this week and barely a carb has passed my lips. So why the fucketty fuck have I put 2lb on?

A little late in the day, but Heir congratulations on the job - that's really fucking exciting news! Well well well done and I hope that ds will one day be happily married with babies and work for the bank! That would be fucking awesome!!!

pseudo

athel That was most excellently eloquently put. I'm going to copy and paste it should I need it for verbal faculty at any point.

Chester and Helium what the fuck are we gonna do with the non moving weights? I'm bloody well at wits end.

Captain I am so hearing you on the stress/cortisol/stall/gain thing, but even though my life is sorted, those close to me seem to be in a constant and never ceasing stressy situation. Is that just your Thirties? Is that what happens? You spend your teens/twenties not giving a shit about stuff and your thirties stressed.... wtaf? I don't even believe in bloody stress! (I totally do I'm just very laid back normally)

Crabby Loving your wise words re gut fauna and I'm daring to begin to hope it will be the catalyst for change for him. I've put things in motion to get him assessed by ss and young peoples housing team next week. He's totally up for it thus far, although it's sent my mother and brother into orbit. It's very important to them that they keep their claws into ds for a multitude of reasons, so this has threatened their status quo dreadfully.

My mother threw me out of their flat today - I wondered how long it would take before something blew up. She followed me into ds' room ranting (about gut fauna again, and her homeopathic 'degree') and found ds' 'bucket' (a bong of sorts for those who don't know... ) Now historically, I know she has a special hatred of buckets. My brother used to catch it regularly off her for his bucket. Ironic as she's smoking skunk

She did this spectacular 'vic and bob' manoeuvre and flailed about on the sofa, claiming I'd thrown her on the floor ds and I weren't quite sure what to make of it and left her to it. His stitches had come out so we've been today and had them all re-done, very much more thoroughly this time, with a good ol' scrub up and 15 stitches inside and out.... They are beautifully done this time, as he was so much more cooperative [thank fuck emoticon]

He was very tired and fell asleep part way through having them done. Turns out he'd gone clubbing last night.......

As we left the hospital my brother rang me in a blind fury - my mother had spoken to him, and he said he'd do terrible things to me if I go to their flat. I said to ds I won't be able to come into the flat anymore, and it's difficult to keep in communication as he has no phone but we'll keep in touch via fb and he can ring me anytime and I'll go get him if he needs me.

Roll on Tuesdays assessment....

So sorry you've had more fuckwittery from dd's dad. Have got my breath holding for you for Mondays safe return, and wahay to 3lbs down!!

Thumbwitch

MrsHercule and littlemiss too - can you make tea with your fennel? bleaurgh

Whooshy That's always good to hear I do have hope in them. I'll keep you posted

BIWI I'm so sorry to have hijacked the thread with my bloody non bc related dramas, and am eternally in your debt for all of the things

notso fingers crossed eh?

elbombero have a massive cwtchy off me I know how ya feeling.... I've stuck to rules and gained a pound.... go figure....

food today

bacon and fried egg

salt beef deli slices

bolognese sauce with hardly any tomato and a splash of puttanesca on courgetti

fell off the water wagon, so possibly only 3ls today (still going though)

dp is out on the piss tonight, and he's said he's having beer oh well he'll be fun later.....

laters virtual vipers xxx

Bought a coffee cake tonight, with sound mind and full mental capacity. I just thought I deserved a treat. I have been very good and am pleased with the steady ( slow) weight loss. I cut myself a hefty slice and the icing was delicious but the cake itself was just pure stodge. It's the first time I've eaten anything like cake for a long time so maybe it was a bad cake or maybe my taste buds have changed and I no longer enjoy cake!!

Tucking into some blueberries now, much nicer

I think that's the thing though, Durham. You allow yourself a treat, having 'deprived' yourself for so long. And then when you eat it, actually - it's not really that much of a treat.

Once we're rid of the addiction to sugar, and carby things, there's not much left.