Week 4 - Pre-Christmas Low Carb Bootcamp - first month done!

[BIWI]

Morning all! Sorry for later-than-usual start to the thread

Hope last week was good, and that you have managed to keep to it despite the fact that we are in the infamous weeks 3 and 4!

Come and confess all on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

or on the on the Weight Tracker

If you haven't seen the scales move, don't panic!

This is really, really common - keep on keeping on and from here on, hopefully things will start to move again. And you will know that every pound you lose from here on, will be fat. You are only likely to see losses of 1-2lbs every week, but don't forget how much a pound of fat is - imagine 2 packs of lard, and that's what you're losing for each pound!

[BiWitched]

... and of course it is much lower in carbs than a caulipizza!

[SayraT]

I keep meaning to try that BIWI but never actually done it...tomorrow.

It also reminds me that OH told me today that somewhere (BK, McDs, KFC) somewhere like that are doing a bunless burger and using chicken as the bun instead?! I'll see if I can find it.

[SayraT]

Ahh, just found it. It is KFC in South Korea and they use two coated (not with breadcrumbs but not sure what) chicken breasts as the "bun". No good

[ClashCityRocker]

Ooh that sounds nice BIWI. I shall give that a go!

My base was ok - fairly firm, crispy on the edges but a bit soggy in the middle. Think a whole egg was too much moisture. Pretty sure I could tweak it and get it working.

Also thinking if I can get the base completely solid, the base on it's own would make a tasty portable snack!

sayra almost makes South Korea worth moving to!

[HauntedChesterDrawers]

Miffy this is the recipe I used, was passable - recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1397771 I used half a tsp of Splenda and I think the same of cinnamon. Topped it with some whipped up cream with vanilla which was lovely.


Today has been good food wise but I may have had too much wine

B: BPC
L: chicken Caesar salad, gave croutons to DH and ditched anchovies - yuck
D: steak, Stilton mushroom, salad which was basically a lettuce leaf with carrot and red onion - ate a bit of it but not too much

So my tough weekend has panned out pretty good but I think today's wine might scupper me tomorrow. Still proud though that I have stayed away from all obvious carbs including a lush looking dessert menu.

[aNoteToFollowSo]

Neeenah, neeenah. BC disaster here. Did everything we discussed up-thread NOT doing - wavered a little and then headed straight for the disaster zone. Feeling very disappointed in myself. I was so relieved and proud to have kicked the sugar habit for a time.

Oh well, it's pick myself up, dust myself off and get back into the fray tomorrow. And spend the upcoming week trying to undo the work of a self-destructive Sunday . But I suppose that's how progress goes - in a wavering line.

Hope you all had better weekends.

[MrsKoala]

Thanks for the dairy advice and welcoming :)

Today:
B - yogurt and berries
Snack - an avocado
L - chorizo, peppers, onion and 2 fried eggs
Snack - cheese and olives
Dinner - beef stew, swede mash, cabbage

(the swede in the microwave was so easy - thanks for the tip )

[miffy49]

I can recommend Biwi's chicken pizza. Been doing something similar that I got from one of Hubs SW books ages ago. It hits the spot if you feel the need for a pizza. Even before I went LC I missed pizza. I hate gluten free bread like poison so couldn't stomach the gluten free pizza bases. I always have home made tomato sauce in the freezer so its a quick and tasty meal with chips for the blokes and a bowl of salad for me.

Haunted, that's the one I used. Maybe it needs more butter or maybe I need to cook it less. The version I did using cheese instead of the sweet flavourings was really nice. I added a dollop of mustard to the egg as it intensifies the cheesey taste. I make oopsie bread to use for the odd sandwich but I don't like that with flax added so I wanted to experiment a bit with the muffins.

[miffy49]

Just had another read of the comments, Haunted, and someone has pointed out that the recipe says 1tsp butter but the nutrition is worked out on 1tbs. Maybe that's the secret!

[HauntedChesterDrawers]

I'd never say it was exactly like cake but it did the trick for me after three days of crazy sugar cravings. Will add more butter next time - ha ha, seems to be my motto for everything nowadays!

I think I tried it with cheese last time I was on BC and remember it being nice. Thanks for the reminder.

[BiWitched]

Week 5 chat thread is here