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Week 3 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Where We Have a Decision to Make!

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BIWI · 02/02/2015 07:40

Morning all.

Here's the link to the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

So we've finished Bootcamp! Well done all Flowers or at least to all those who are still with us Grin

Now you have a decision to make. You can move on to Bootcamp Light, if you wish, which is more relaxed (to a degree). The rules are on the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet - sorry, I don't have time to copy/paste this morning as I have to get off to work about 10 minutes ago.

But essentially it means that you can introduce nuts and berries - in moderation. You no longer have to have three meals a day. If you're not hungry, then it's fine to skip a meal - as long as you don't then dive into a pile of carbs when you get hungry! And you can have alcohol - again, in moderation.

If you're happy with the stricter Bootcamp then by all means stay on that, but please, please, please make sure that your carbs are coming from vegetables and salad. It's important that you get nutrition from these.

Or you can, if you like, do Bootcamp at the week and Bootcamp Light at the weekend.

However

There is also something else you need to prepare for, and that is the dreaded weeks 3 and 4 slowdown!

It's something that lots of people experience. The weight loss suddenly stops, for no apparent reason. If this happens, don't worry and don't panic that you're doing anything wrong (assuming that you're not, of course Wink), just keep on keeping on, and it will get going again - albeit at a slower rate.

From here on, you should be expecting to see a loss of 1-2lbs a week.

Good luck everyone!

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Pleaseandthankyou · 04/02/2015 07:55

Weighed today and added to the spreadsheet. Lost 4 pounds last week. Gained four pounds again on Monday. Thought I would give it a day or two and the 4 pounds are off again. I struggle to drink water and I think that has been the main culprit. If I was at home or at my desk all day it would be less of a problem but I am dashing about constantly with work. I have a big celebratory weekend coming up so if I can stay the same next Monday I will be delighted.
For those struggling I remember this advice from previous bootcamps. That biscuit, sweet sitting in front of you is not the last one in the world. They will still be available in 8 weeks when bootcamp is over. There is no world biscuit shortage! supermarkets have walls of chocolate. If however you are looking at a once in a lifetime situation, perhaps a handmade chocolate specially made for you by Raymond Blanc then that is allowable. It won't make you lose weight but it may be worth it.
Raymond Blanc won't be cooking for me this weekend but two very special meals are booked .

lurkingmurking · 04/02/2015 07:58

Whoop 2lbs off this morning - just got to keep it off for Monday's weigh in.

I've got a jewellery party at a friend's on Friday. I've decided I'm going to drive so I'm not tempted by wine!

lurkingmurking · 04/02/2015 07:59

I also tried on some trousers which I wore to death last summer which are too tight Confused so they are now my 'aim trousers'

SayraT · 04/02/2015 08:16

tart I just checked the spreadsheet and you've not been deleted Confused

BeyondDoesBootcamp · 04/02/2015 08:33

Morning :)

Only had a coffee with cream so far, not hungry
Have to have breakfast though as need to eat to take tablets. So gonna share some coconut porridge with the kids in a min

bettybigballs · 04/02/2015 08:36

I lost a lb this week, week 4 so have slowed down a little.

Still enjoying the food but have nearly come unstuck when I haven't planned properly. I need to do some more cooking in the next few days, really need some cooked sausages in the fridge for snacks and also need another batch of oopsie rolls in the freezer.

Happy Wednesday!

BeyondDoesBootcamp · 04/02/2015 08:38

:) :) look at my weight graph now!

Week 3 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Where We Have a Decision to Make!
SayraT · 04/02/2015 08:47

Fabulous beyond Grin

Mrsstevejones · 04/02/2015 08:59

Pleaseandthankyou, that is such a great way of looking at it- i might print that off and stick it on the fridge.

They have brought out caramel flavoured lindt balls thingys. I walked past them in the supermarket, they were on offer as well but i decided the pain of being hungry and the will power it takes to get back on the wagon just wasnt worth it. I knew if i had of bought them i would have eaten the whole box and felt very sick and messed up my weightloss for ages!

Saying that the bloody biscuits and cake in the kitchen are still calling me but i am feeling more confident in my ability to ignore them!

lurkingmurking · 04/02/2015 09:01

Love that beyond

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lurkingmurking · 04/02/2015 09:14

Beyond could you share your coconut porridge recipe please?

Fatstacks · 04/02/2015 09:33

The fella who does Horizon (the bloke who ate tapeworms and advocated the5:2) is on the Wright Stuff explaining how the adkins is right and debunking the red meat bowel cancer and dairy problems.

lurkingmurking · 04/02/2015 09:37

Food for today:

B: 2 fried eggs, bacon, mushrooms, coffee w/ cream
L: Avocado, mackerel, boiled eggs
D: Chicken breast stuffed with mozarella wrapped in parma ham, aubergine, asparagus

MrsKoala · 04/02/2015 09:50

I found some scales of mils last night and had a quick weigh. I was 13st - so all good - still on track with my 4lb loss last week. But i had just eaten dinner so thought i'd weigh this morning to see if i'd lost anymore. Had a shock when i got on the scales as it says i have put on 7lb overnight! Shock I only had 7 raspberries and 2 glasses of white wine last night :(

I have decided the scales must be wrong and will weigh at home tomo morning. I feel slimmer and will try my old jeans on to see how much closer the zip gets.

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BIWI · 04/02/2015 10:14

Never, ever, ever compare one set of scales with another. That way madness lies Grin

Stick with your own, and only ever weigh first thing in the morning, stark naked and after you've been to the loo.

You can't possibly put on 7lbs of fat overnight!

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dixiejo · 04/02/2015 10:17

MrsK remember you're in it for the long-haul and that your health & shape are more important than a number of a daft (and probably wrong) scale Flowers

like a post up thread (sorry I cant remember who) I'm suffering with terrible dry skin in the last few days, particularly my hands.

pleaseandthankyou thanks for that advice - I'm going to try and remember that when I'm feeling tempted.

sass a lot of the things you said struck a cord with me. DH and I went to a child's birthday party last week and afterwards he told me that he really struggled to make conversation with some of the other parents (unusual for him). I told him that literally every conversation is like that for me, sometimes even with friends because I'm so shy and self-conscious that I cant just relax and live in the moment. He gawped at me in disbelief because he never really appreciated that's just everyday life for me because I have learned to cover up and be outwardly friendly. The problem is that my cover up is to just get to the end of the conversation and end the encounter as quickly as possible without saying something stupid or boring the other person to tears. I guesse the fundamental problem is that i think my true self and opinions are less interesting/worthy/valid than the other persons. This means that I rarely reveal anything of my true self to people and try not to say anything the other person might disagree with. Result is there's little for the other person to "hook onto" and so I struggle to form friendships. DH, DS and I have just moved to a new country (still GB) and I know that I need to break this life-long habit and put down roots here but I really struggle to know how to make this change...

Mrsstevejones · 04/02/2015 10:39

Dixejo - thats exactly how i feel in social situations , i am either so meek and mild (hence boring) or i have a terrible case of foot in mouth. I really struggle with small talk and seem to have such limited range of topics to discuss.

I would never purposely upset anyone but i seem to with startling regularity. I explained my foot in mouth disease to some friends and they said thats why we love you ( i only have a few friends) There are lots of people who dont get me and i truly wish they did -i def have a need to be loved by EVERYONE!!

I am also easily offended by a perceived slight.

I think its all a confidence thing. My hubby is a total peoples person and is loved by everyone he has ever met. Things that really upset me are like water off of a ducks back to him. He never thinks its him, always that the other person must be going thru something and he doesnt over analysis things - perhaps thats the key.

Would love to be different but now i am mid thirties i have decided i am like marmite! If you are my friend however i will have your back for life.

Wow deep for a weds morning! Now i dont have food for a crutch i am having to face up to stuff and its all a bit poo!

BitchyTakesOnManagement · 04/02/2015 10:40

Scales can throw tempertantrums MrsK it is a well known fact that they are toddlers in that respect. So ignore, put in a safe place and walk away...

Dixiejo it is hard but possible. I used to be like that. For me it was resolving this statement: "the fundamental problem is that i think my true self and opinions are less interesting/worthy/valid than the other persons." But it is very hard. I started with working on my belief in me in private - my trust in my own ability to do stuff/make good decisions without having to have people confirm what I thought was right. i was lucky to have a few close friend who knew me well enough to help and encourage me. But it was a one step at a time approach. You can do it, I have faith in you.

BeyondDoesBootcamp · 04/02/2015 10:43

Yep sure lurking, its coconut oil, heated in a pan with some cream, add desiccated coconut and ground almonds. I use about 1/4 cup of each

It is ridiculously filling, you will need much less than you think :)

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BIWI · 04/02/2015 10:44

A key trick in social situations like that is to ask the other person something about them - people love to talk about themselves! (Although if you come across someone else who is the same as you it can be a bit harder)

MrsK one thing to point out (not just to you, but because you mentioned it), whilst 2 glasses of white wine is very unlikely to have caused you to gain 7lbs of fat overnight it's worth reminding you all that

when you are drinking alcohol, the body will always, always, always use that as its first source of fuel. So even if you're drinking Bootcamp Light-approved drinks (e.g. vodka or rum with sparkling water and a slice of lime, or dry white/red wine), and there are no or few carbs involved, your body will simply be burning up the alcohol for its fuel source.

So whilst it may not cause you to gain weight, alcohol can certainly stop you losing it.

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BitchyTakesOnManagement · 04/02/2015 10:44

That sounds really nice Beyond Do you think it would work with almond milk? I need something dairy free for ds.

BeyondDoesBootcamp · 04/02/2015 10:48

I dont see why not. Or I adapted my recipe from another that used coconut cream, if that would be okay?

dixiejo · 04/02/2015 10:49

Gosh bitchy I had never connected this issue in my personal relationship with my lack of confidence in my professional abilities, despite being reasonably senior. But you've given me that insight when you talk about "trust in my own ability to do stuff/make good decisions without having to have people confirm what I thought was right". Thank you so much for the vote of confidence; it means a lot from someone who has been here. I'm going to take steps to tackle this issue.

Supermum0203 · 04/02/2015 10:51

CHARLIESIERRA
I agree 100%with you about reading what other people eat and still loosing weight. Like you I don't pig out at all, but my portions, as far as I am concerned, are normal, in a normal size plate; I do not think I am doing something different from other people but the weigh does seen to stay the same since I started 3 weeks ago, and tbh is frustrating Sad