Week 2 - January Low Carb Bootcamp - the first moment of truth!

[BIWI]

Good morning! Already seen that there are some good losses, even for those in the dreaded week 3

Come and confess all on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

I love this point in Bootcamp. It's such a leap of faith for so many people when they first start low carbing, because it seems so strange to eat all the fat we're told to eat. But then when the scales show the result, I love it!

2.5lb down, which since Jan 1st is 15.5lb, so still not a BMI fatty yet hopefully will be next week.

Gonna have to watch the cabbage consumption though got lazy and was stir frying it all week. Must have eaten 2 large heads on my own.

Will be brining my own Bacon tonight - We did home made bacon then chopped off a 2lb chunk and boiled for 2 hours was just best ham ever. Saves a fortune Pork loin is way cheaper then ham and bacon.

Just a quick word to say - you can eat higher carb veg like cabbage - the idea is to focus on veg that's 3g carbs per 100g, but it doesn't mean you have to do so exclusively!

Hi all

Good to see so many great losses posted.

I've had a very long day, just having my tea now.

B- total yogurt and ground vanilla.
L- salmon spinach and baby kale salad with mayo.
Pre-gym snack - chicken breast (skin on)
D- cauliflower cheese.

E- cardio class, spin class.

Lots of water today, but very thirsty so will have more with my tea.

Hi all,

I'm burbling along dropping slowly wondering what else will shift if I don't go into maintenance proper - for me the perfect weight thing has always been a bit of a unknown quantity and the running thing is better lighter it seems.

Had a big run yesterday and then spent the rest of the time cooking, so home made pork scratchings, roast streaky bacon (home made frazzles), pork rashers. and a stewed beef for dinner

Today has been
B. bacon 3 eggs
L. veg olives and mayo
D. cold pork rashers and mashed swede

Hi wise low carbers! I bought some harissa paste... what can i do with it? I have never used it before.

I am cooking a chicken in the slow cooker and so far looks promising.

Had lamb chops cooked in the slow cooker with left over tomato and roasted pepper sauce and herb. Served with courgette and kale cooked in garlic butter and swede mash with butter - yummy but didnt have too much of the sauce.

pisses can you come and cook for me?!?!

Harissa is really nice on top of white fish, paste some on top of a raw fillet then bake. Really tasty.

Also nice as a marinade with chicken. I just mix up harissa paste with olive oil then coat those mini chicken fillets then bake.

I haven't had either for ages....something for dinner tomorrow I think

DrDiva - I am sure you can walk out of work if it's that cold! Union rules or something? Seeing your breath in clouds is too too much...
MrsSteve - Harissa is good spread on white fish or chicken then oven-baked. Or you can thin it (thicken it!) with sour cream or double cream and have as a dip for veggies? Or add as a topping to a plain-ish chicken and veg stew to make it more exciting? (My DFIL makes his own which is soooo good we just eat it with a spoon...)

Haha - xposted with Disenchanted!

Hi Disenchanted - thanks i have pork chops out tomorrow, so i will marinate them and bake over some green veg.

Right, superpost™ on the way!

Well done pseudo 5 lbs off is fab, you are off to a great start.

Craftykins this WOE is great isn't it, you never feel deprived when you can eat yummy creamy buttery delicious food.

Haha fatstacks have you tried weighing at all different times to discover that 5am is your lightest time

5 lbs is really good MrsK, men always seem to lose more when LCing even when not trying quite as hard!

amaxapax some people record their lowest weight from the week on the spreadsheet.

Hello newrecruit, welcome I see you have added yourself to the spreadsheet so good start!

Hope you get to your goal this BC random 2lbs is a good start.

Sometimes that is the way isn't it natural, that is why it can be useful to take measurements as well.

Whoop whoop indeed apophenia

MrsSteve let us know how MrSteve gets on...damn these fast weight-losing men!

Well done to Costa and MrCosta I would have thought those might be nice as savoury pancakes but I'll give them a miss.

MontserratCaballe yeah, don't blame you, if I had an excuse to stay in bed then I would.

muffin don't be disappointed, 2 lbs is great. At that rate you know that is is "weight" rather than water loss.

imustbepatient brilliant start.

Good start DrDiva

See you in the morning then pistey

beyond good plan, I always record my actual Monday weight but keep in mind my lowest weight in throughout the week.

2lbs off with AF is brilliant glen

6lbs dixiejo fabulous! Well done

vdibley not everyone stalls in week 3 but BIWI always warns us all so that people don't get disheartened at STS or gaining in week 3/4/5

Perfect start with 2lbs charlie

Someone has updated it chester

Good feeling when something is too big or you need to tighten your belt isn't it surprised?

Well done galbraith yep, it is very achievable on this WOE. When you start out it just seems so unbelievable because we've all been misinformed about fat haven't we?

Someone has done it sass

Sometimes random fluctuations happen bird

Yeah lurking, full fat stuff is so yummy and much more filling than low fat. Thanks for updating truffle

1.25lbs is fine now, yet another DH, wonder how many are joining in this time?

mootime great news on the snug trousers

Some people seem to have issues with the spreadsheet guy it seems to be people with ipads mostly, I am afraid I don't know how to sort it. Someone has updated you already.

chipping I am not vegetarian but I do not know what I'd do without eggs on this WOE. You must have to be really organised.

yourmywifenow hope you get sorted soon, of course it isn't a problem to stay around and to use the spreadsheet. Enjoy the cruise when it comes, where are you off too?

I just avoided haggis and all the trimmings pretty, today at work they had very delicious looking cranachan but I closed my eyes as I walked past it!!

Oh no sorelip so sorry to hear that

MsHap well done

liveinthepresent sorry to hear that you are feeling unwell as well, have you changed anything this time round that might be a contributor?

yong someone has done it....are you back on the horse yet?

stunt well done on managing to keep yourself on track.

theawfuldaughter I think that maybe the contraceptive might have an effect. Why were you expecting a 5lb woosh? That might be a bit unrealistic?

notagainmum that not hungry between meals feeling is good isn't it?

Thanks for updating yong thumb

Planning is very important when starting out on this WOE hockney I'm sure that you will do better next week

supermum you've lost 0.2lbs according to the spreadsheet

Goodness miffy are SW and LC not the complete opposite of each other!

Well done zucker

What did you do trash did you take your nails off? Well done 4lbs is a fabby start Glad you can eat dairy again, I'd be without dairy.

Almahart as you lose weight oestrogen which is stored in your fat cells can be released. I sometimes get random bleeding between periods but maybe it is affecting your moods?

Poor lavender hope you are feeling better soon.

9lbs blueberry what an amazing start!!

That is you added parsely

Done sinclair

Good start eva Nice to see you.

newbie just be aware that you might have carb cravings tomorrow and also it might have a negative effect on your weight loss next week. This WOE is not a WOE when you can eat something off track one day and get back on track the next with no effect. Just to warn you.

Someone has done it wirecat

Thanks lurking just noticed that you updated wirecat

Happy Birthday and well done ijustwantobeme

Wombat I put on 2lbs for similar reasons

Done best

Dreadsheet skinny I've updated it for you.

Poor DS notsoskinny

I've got that book too random the egg "wraps" work really well, I did them filled with tuna mayo for lunch one day.

Yummy, send some of those pork scratching this way pisses

I have decided not to weigh this week. Will power is fragile, motivation is fragile, ability to deal with life is fragile. So it is not worth it. Another harsh lesson today. Went training without having had a proper lunch. Face planted afterwards with the shakes. So I am going to stay focused and just gently plod along working on improvement in health, balancing of minerals etc (Oxo cube/ day is really helping) and trying to get far more sleep than what was had at the weekend and which has really affected me today. Caffine levels to be down too.

been a while since I last saw you don't worry you won't recognise this name but it will make sense eventually

SPREADSHEET NEWS

If you have not used the spreadsheet at all by the end of this week you will be deleted to help speed loading up.

If you fill in the spreadsheet for someone can you comment on the thread so that I know and it saves me looking through to update people who have already been updated.

Finally, if you can't update the spreadsheet yourself and want me/someone else to do it can you please give the actual weight in lb please. Otherwise the person updating has to convert your weight into lb or do mental arithmetic (which I am crap at!) when you just say x lb off this week.

Thank you

P.S very sorry if I missed you on my superpost, it was not intentional if I did.

Sorry you are feeling fragile bitchy

Sayra t - for some reason i am on the spreadsheet twice, so you can delete one of me if you like!

Hi All, can we eat shredded coconut? I noticed someone (sorry can't remember who) had posted they ate coconut porridge.
Was thinking of adding it to my Total Yogurt.....

Sorry to hear things aren't going so well, Bitchy. Sounds like you need to go a bit easier on yourself

2.2 lb off for me this week, which anyone who remembers me from last BC will know is a mahooosive loss for me. Chuffed!

Gentle and nice to self is the way to go Bitchy - hope you feel better tomorrow.

I suspect my thyroid is underperforming a bit, although only subclinically - blood tests come back fine but I have a list of thyroid symptoms as long as my arm, but LCing has really helped with general feelings of energy and alertness. Off to read BIWI's link!

Well done everyone! Next 9 weeks are a synch

Thanks thumbwitch!
B: eggs butter and mayo
L: pancetta fried in butter with mozzarella pints nuts and oily spinach
S: pork scratch
D: butchers beef burger with cheese lettuce and mayo
S: square 90% choc
W: 2.5 ltr

Sayra I'm a bit worried that I might have buggered the spreadsheet. When I entered this week's weight it told me that I had lost 14 lb - which while very wonderful isn't true. I entered my starting weight, but then realised that the previous weight had been my actual starting weight in May last year when I began phasing out carbs. So apart from realising for the first time that I have lost a stone (yay!), did the spreadsheet need to know that and now I've wiped it?

(can you tell I'm a bit scared of the spreadsheet?)

Tbh i think predominantly it is the psychological after effects of the problems triggered last week (now resolved thanks to BIWI's advice) and complete lack of sleep at the weekend. 2 nights when I couldn't go to bed until at least 5am are hard even if you are allowed to sleep 6 hours during the day. Couple of good nights sleep and it should be alright but just seems stupid to put pressure on a weigh in so was heeding earlier advice given to another poster. There are so many useful bits of advice to all the posters I do find it really helps to take the time to read through everything. But I am already tucked up in bed and drowsy so I shall bid you all good night.

Congratulations to all the losers, well done to all who are still bootcamping, sorry to hear about those who are having health issues.

Spreadsheet is fine mo did you add the wrong weight last time maybe? Well done on losing the stone, maybe the spreadsheet just thought you should know?

Can somebody's please add my weigh in weight, 165lbs. Thank you.

SAYRA. T
Thanks for your nice words. I will try to work out my weight in lb next time and I will kindly ask you to add it for me as I'm having a bit of trouble with the spread sheet

Made "normal" pizza for the family today (my speciality) and made a cauliflower pizza base for me. Was a bit embarrassed to eat it in front of the kids was it was so clearly NOT a "normal pizza" - more like a cauliflower omelette wearing a pizza topping disguise. 8yo DD looked at me concerned "whats that?". Actually it tasted alright,and no-one wanted to pinch a slice haha, but feel like I over ate, was seriously FULL for the first time on BC!