2015 January Low Carb Bootcamp - the questions thread!

[BIWI]

Evening all!

I'm setting up this thread this evening, because I have to be up and out early tomorrow morning.

So, here is the thread for you to ask any questions that you might have about low carbing.

The chat thread tends to move really quickly in the first couple of weeks, so if you post questions on there you're not always guaranteed to get an answer, as it just might not be spotted. So use this thread to post any questions.

Just looked dizziness and it points to lack of carbs and low blood sugar levels. Well I have cut down carbs and sugar! Do I need to up my salt?

Maybe janx you could try a stock cube drink?

Sorry chipping you are of course correct! Except stunt says BPC is ok....

newbie it looks fine to me except the sweet potato, it is 18.9g carbs per 100g and on BC we should be aiming for veg that is under 3g/100g. If you look on the spreadsheet then one of the tabs at the bottom has the list of "allowed veg" along with a handy calculator.

Sorry nake rule 10 of BC: no sugar or sweetener

juan yes you eventually get used to it! My first BC I got up at least twice every night, now I don't....can't remember how long it took though.

TheGrinch - not for the first two weeks of Bootcamp. It's really important that you eat breakfast.

Handsup you will struggle until your body has switched from carb-burning to fat-burning, I'm afraid. Don't push yourself too much during the next two weeks. You will, however, find that you will soon be back to doing whatever exercise you're used to - and may even find that your performance is even better! There's a really good book called The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance by Drs Volek & Phinney that's really worth reading

mootime when you say DS is ok with you eating cheese, does that mean you're breast-feeding?

sass - how about cheese? Makes a great low carb snack. Sorry to hear you've had a funny turn - are you on day one? Make sure you're keeping your electrolytes balanced - which means getting plenty of sodium (salt), magnesium and potassium. Salmon, spinach, avocado and natural yoghurt are all good. Try drinking a hot drink made with Oxo/Bovril or Marmite for the salt, as well as cooking with it and adding it to your food.

lurking stock cubes and soy sauce are OK in moderation as they do add carbs. Just go easy!

Juan you will get used to it

Nake NO, NO, NO AND NO! NO SUGAR ON BOOTCAMP!

Mushroom butternut squash is too carby - although carb counts do vary! I've seen figures around 7 or up to 10g carbs per 100g, so I wouldn't risk it

janx - same advice as for sass!

Newbie

B- avocado in olive oil and a BPC
BPC
L- chicken salad with roast chicken, lettuce, cucumber and mayo
D- roast chicken with baked sweet potato and lots of butter.

^This is all fine apart from the sweet potato! Way, way too carby.

Yesterday I had
B- 3 egg omelette with onion and courgette and a BPC
BPC
L- roast chicken and avocado salad with olive oil
D-chicken and brocolli and lots of butter.

^This is good - I hope you're eating the skin of the chicken? If you can, substitute the onion with shallot - it's only 3.3g carbs per 100g, compared with 7.9g for the onion.

Sorry for mammoth post, and for the fact that lots of questions have already been answered, I wrote this post either side of dinner, and once I'd started thought I'd better finish!

I have just eaten an avocado -hope that helps. Might have a hot marmite drink too before settling down to broadchurch! Thanks for advice.

SayraT. You're forgiven, but only because it's StuntNun

Chipping!

Thank you for answer. It's a good job I can have pretty easy access to a loo most days :)

Good luck for day 2 everyone.

Is there a rough % to try and aim for in myfitnesspal ?
Yesterday I was all over, carbs 17% protein 20% and fat 63%.
Is there a guide split or does it depend on weight loss?
Tia

I can't get my head round pork scratchings. Are they good on this diet because of the fat, or are they an occasional treat if you need crunch but generally best avoided?

thanks SayraT and BIWI, for your help yet again.

I'll stay off the sweet potato. I've looked at the spreadsheets but still missed that.

Thanks again.
Xxx

I have a question...

Those of you who make your own mayo... How long does it last? Thought i might give it a go, since i treated myself to a stick blender after the last bc :)

Oo, and i have another q...

I figured deep frying was great, due to the fat content. But then something i saw said to avoid deep fried food? I assumed because of the tendency for it (if eaten out) to have batter, but just want to check its not something else?

Sorry mistakenly asked on another thread.

But will ask here,

What's the best way to cook celeriac? I've never cooked with it before.

Thanks

Oo always worth a browse of the q thread!
Do I remember the lovely sayra produced a menu suggestions sheet some while ago? Can't see it on the spreadsheet....? Could someone point me to it..ta muchly...

Beyond I find it keeps well. I put it in a jar with a lid and keep it in the fridge. I use the on-line recipe. I think its Tulips Kitchen. Something like 1 egg and 300ml oil as the basics but it makes just enough to go in a 1lb jam jar which is fine given that the rest of the family eat low fat (fools!)

Don't forget to use a light oil rather than EVOO and you will need a tall container that is just wide enough to take the blender. Its sooo easy and much nicer than the shop sort.

Fatstacks if you're fairly new to low carb I would aim for 10% carbs, 20% protein, 70% fat. When you're near to goal some people get better results at 5% carbs, 20% protein, 75% fat. It's not necessary to calculate your macros though, but I like to log mine every so often just to keep an eye on things as otherwise I find it hard to get enough fat in especially when DH buys turkey which has hardly any fat.

Almahart pork scratchings are brilliant because they are low carb and high fat and they're a great alternative when you're missing carby 'crunch'. Some people even grind them up and use them instead of breadcrumbs in Scotch eggs, escalopes, etc. Be aware that some brands such as Mr Porky have more additives in such as MSG and rusk. Marks & Spencer and Asda both do premium pork scratchings and the Awfully Posh brand available at Waitrose and Amazon are also good.

Beyond some primal eating guides advise avoiding vegetable oils which are commonly used for deep frying. DH and I went through a phase of deep frying chicken wings and pork belly in lard which was rather awesome but ultimately a bit too much like hard work.

Tyvm StuntNun it gives me a good idea where to aim with the stats.

wirecat you can make celeriac chips, or do it dauphinoise style. Or even eat it raw, this is a fab recipe: www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12540/prosciutto-and-celeriac-twists

Here it is yong I didn't add it to the main spreadsheet as I thought that it might be slow to load as it is a big BC this time round. I am still adding to it buy adding carb counts when I make things.

Low Carb Meal Ideas

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BIWI.
Yes I'm breastfeeding - twice a day.
I know I'm meant to do bootcamp light but I read that as mainly adding more dairy. Which I can't!!

I came on to ask why some people are saying coffee is bad, but yet loads of people drink lots of BPC!?!?

Are people saying coffee is bad on the main thread? I think that caffeine can cause you retain water (if I remember correctly) so that might be why.

If you do ubercamp I think caffeine is banned too.

I think as long as you aren't drinking only coffee (and no water) then one coffee a day is fine (thats what I have).