Week 10 - Low Carb Bootcamp - the last week!

[BIWI]

Well, finally, we reach the finish line! One more week to shout your shit.

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

And the Weight Tracker

Hope the results are positive for you today - and that the rest of this week gives you time to drop another pound or two.

I was soooooo bad last night! DHs 50th. Posh restaurant. Three courses. Brownie. Cake.

Still, it's done, I knew I was going to do it, I enjoyed it and that's that.

Back on the wagon..... :)

Mirpuppet 0.6lb off is excellent and NOT staying the same!

Remember 1lb off per week, on average, is a great rate of weight loss. As of today I've lost 9lb so far this bootcamp - 1 a week. Except it wasn't 1 a week exactly as I gained on two of the weeks.

Since last May I have lost 45lbs - that must be roughly 1lb a week too. I certainly couldn't have done this without the support on these threads.

Like Sayra and Suzy and others this has changed my way of eating for life. I don't even really consider pasta and rice to be food any more!

ODE to BIWI (to the tune of My way!!)

And now, the end is near
And so I face the final weigh-in
My BIWI, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a WOE that's full
I traveled each and ev'ry Lidl
And more, much more than this, I did it Low carb way

Carbs, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do , I saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the carbway
And more, much more than this, I did it Low carb way !!!

Not weighing, but feel a bit bloated in the face and tummy. Pfft.
It's that week though.

I found some chicken legs so am having chicken and roasted broccoli today. Had a bit of cheese melted with paprika for breakfast. Have had 1 1/2 litres of water so far and no BPC to see if it helps. Also no nuts etc. so back to bootcamp I guess

biwi are you doing another bootcamp? I might join that one and start again, without cheating first obviously.

Eva you have put that very well - this has changed my way of eating for life - it really has been a re-education, and it hasn't been hard. I also allow myself to stray off and have treats which makes it more human and manageable. I have lost half a stone since January and I am very pleased. I agree with you that 1 or even half a pound a week soon adds up and is a good steady loss.

Durham

I'm claiming I've STS this week but, in reality, I haven't dared get on the scales! After the stinkin' chicken from Sainsburys which meant no tea and shops shut yesterday so a nosedive into carby twatdom I have begun a strict few days today in an effort to repair the damage.

I have discovered though that I don't feel well when I carb to excess so that's a motivation to continue in itself. Yesterday, after my naughtiness, I felt generally a bit bleeurgh, didn't sleep brilliantly and felt really quite agitated and anxious when I woke this morning.

As always I will stick around for the chat and, no doubt, the next bootcamp.

Durham, that's brilliant!

Today I have been better.
Cheese fragment for breakfast
Omelette with butter-fried courgette, mushrooms and spinach, with grated cheddar for lunch.
Dinner - Chinese beef with almonds and vegetables, no rice.

But also today I have made lamb mince meatballs with coriander and cream cheese - lush! Very nice, tasty bites sitting in the fridge when I feel like a nibble. I need to make the sour cream and mint sauce for dipping but meh, it's not that necessary.

Had a peach and double cream for dessert tonight - and then decided it was time to see if I could create something more "sweet" for fridge-picking, to keep me away from the Freddo frogs I bought for the boys.
Half a jar of hazelnut and cacao butter (no added sugar - literally crushed hazelnuts and raw cacao), 2 dsp butter, 1 hped sp raw cacao. and then several tbsp of almond meal. Mixed it all together, tasted it - too much butter. Added more almond meal and a tsp of vanilla essence;ll and have now put it in the fridge to harden. I don't love it - but it's not bad.

I really hope this is the beginning of changing my eating for life.

I've gained 1/4 lb this week, and realised I've actually only lost 1lb in the last 3. I'm hoping it averages out, in the first week I lost 9lb and I've lost 8.5 in the last 8 weeks - but I seem to have 2-3 weeks the same then a whoosh. And this week on the worst day of all I did have some potato at lunch time so I wasn't expecting anything else, in fact I'm surprised I've not put more on.

I am content with how I eat now, and DH (who sees most of my ups and downs) plus a few close friends (who see the trend a bit easier, being a bit less close) are massively positive about what making the change to LC has done for me. I could be more gushy but I won't, I'm here to stay and that flounce-attempt is much regretted!!

Congratulations to all who have lost, and Eva your slow-and-steady consistent optimism remains an inspiration to me :)

STS, but have good reasons for that. Love the tune durham, feeling quite emotional....have actually loved my first bootcamp - huge thanks to all. biwi I am indebted and to each and everyone one of my 'phat virtual vipers' - love you all . trashy you get a special mention and you just makes me laugh so much, despite what is going on in your life.

I am deffo sticking around for the chat thread and the next bootcamp -I might have got it right by then ! My aim is to try loose the last couple of pounds to make the first stone and then stay the same for a good few weeks, to let my skin catch up. I am going to move up the veg carb ladder and stay at that until any grammes starts coming back and then I will find my level. The full bore on next BC !

highights too many to mention - but Chester Draws chicken ( where is she lately), the infamous Dolphin Pose, mini crabby's trip , SMS, Trashy's DS's horrendous experience, hier's interviews and new job, crabby's elephant, Athelstane's house move, Pisci's flood....... the list goes on ! IS is like this everytime ?!!

Beef brisket, leeks, green beans, swede and baby carrots cooked in the slow cooker, and a celeriac fondant to go along with it. Smells delicious.

Lidl have the ultimate low carb high fat food back in for Easter - frozen goose for £16. It's expensive but that gets you a 3.8 kg goose which would be plenty for a special family Sunday lunch. I suspect DH is going to send me back to buy a couple more to keep in the chest freezer.

I still haven't managed to stay down at my goal weight that I first reached last November but my belt has gone down a notch and looks like it might go down another one soon so it seems the number on the scales isn't reflecting what my body is doing. I'm at a healthy BMI now but I think I am 'skinny fat' so I'm working on body recompositioning now, trying to build muscle but still trying to lose fat, so that might mean I will see the measurements change but not so much the weight. Pilates, shredding, swimming, walking and cross-trainer work which is all a big change from my gym bunny days of running and weights.

I had my biggest loss in a week - six pounds

But that was with the double whammy of ubercamp and exercise. It was a good self-esteem booster, but my tummy is very squishy and I think I'd be heading for a lot of loose skin if I tried to keep up that intensity. So it's back to regular bc this week, and maybe bc light next week.

Now 11.74% lighter than when I started this WOE. That's 21.25lbs.

Succumbed to the most delicious fish and chips in Blackpool yesterday but it's been weeks since I last had some and probably will be weeks till I have them again so I don't feel at all guilty!

Thanks again for all this BIWI. Much appreciated.

Wow! That's amazing, well done
If I stay the same again this week I will have lost a grand total of.....
Wait for it....

two pounds.

EvaTheOptimist Thanks for reminding me that going down is not staying the same.

I am very pleased with slow and steady. And I feel confident of the .6lb because when I weighed on Sunday it was 1 lb down. If I lost 1 lb a week for the next couple of months I would be delighted.

I am sticking to this WOE.

Well done losers!

I cant believe the time has flown by so quickly. These threads have definitely helped and I have lost a total of 27lbs. Mind you, I spectacularly fell off the wagon this weekend. Was out Fri, Sat and Sun and whilst I ate properly I managed to sink a gallon of wine and ate some chocolate. I am very disappointed in myself as I managed to stick to the diet so far so cant believe I let it all go. I put on 4lb!! Eek..anyway, I've given myself a huge kick up the backside and am back on it today.

Am definitely carrying on after, have lost over a stone since we began and I feel so much better. When we started we had just got back from a trip to New York, where carbs are a plenty, and god I felt rough!

So keeping on, keeping on.

I need to weigh in tomorrow.

Whoosh I am honoured my job has made your round up!

I've just been struck at how delicious food on this WOE can be even if you've been doing it for a while - DH cooked steak for dinner, with salad and coleslaw and roast aubergine, which I pimped even further with a dollop of Boursin melted on top of the steak. What other 'diet' would mean I had that for supper?!

Place marking.

Had a stir fry with chicken wings for lunch- didnt realise how bad green beans and bean sprouts are ffs

Steak, asparagus and more chicken wings for tea. With a bowl of whipped cream to satisfy the sweet tooth.

4l water and lots of pepsi max.

Still havent lost a bastarding thing for a month or so. Have had lots of wine and cock ups though

Am hoping if I have a really good week I may see a small loss by the weekend.

Well done to all the losers. Some people have lots a huge amount in 9 weeks. You must really see the difference and feel lighter. I was really worried about weighing in this week. Some days have been really low carb and some have been disastrous. I even ate a pizza which I haven't done in about a year. Plenty of wine was had. Bit of a result to have stayed the same. Put a smile on my face for most of the morning.

Green beans and beansprouts are fine, monkeyface - don't worry about it.

Love the lyrics Durham!

Golly LittleMiss its easy to be optimistic when I've not had to face anything difficult in life. You are the one who's an inspiration, with all you have faced and continue to deal with.

Gatorade,Kylie and Denman- stunning losses! amazing!

Twit its a mystery.