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Low-carb bootcamp

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Week 5 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Where the Only Way is Down!

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BIWI · 16/02/2015 07:21

Morning all my lovely campers!

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

and don't forget the Weight Tracker if you prefer to keep things private.

Hopefully the dreaded weeks 3 and 4 are well behind us, and we can now get on with the process of shedding more fat Grin

Here's to another good week, and I hope that the scales were kind to you this morning

Flowers
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BIWI · 19/02/2015 21:18

Why did you have to have cake?! That's just silly

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FurFoxAke · 19/02/2015 21:20

Hi all! Ok day today, hope you are all ok? That's just plain rude re work beryl. Fuckers.

Slightly less bloated today, but have just started my TOTM, so we'll see how that goes eh? Hmm
B; left over chicken stirfy and BPC (with less cream in again- I'm getting there)
D; remains of stirfy and a gorgeous salad made of...well leaves obviously but they were really nice ones today! Grin
T; 2 gf sausages and a souped up version of cauli cheese (for me at least lol) and more of the salad.

3 litres water done easy peasy today a, having a large mug of buttermint now.

See you all tomorrow!

MrsKoala · 19/02/2015 21:21

Hi all. Sympathy to all of those suffering with illnesses. I went to the physio and had accupuncture this evening. Got told off and told how much damage i was doing to my back :(

Had a good day food wise. Trying to have a bigger lunch and smaller dinner and a bpc in the avo which seem to be doing the trick. I had to eat a mouthful of choc muffin in tesco because ds1 spat it out into my hand and i had nowhere to put it but my mouth. I would like to say my first mouthful of cheat in 5 weeks was pleasurable, but it was slimy and awful. I doubt it will derail me!

Had a stir fry and pork belly in 5 spice for dinner. Gung Hay Fat Choy everyone. i'm a dragon, can you tell?!

Gcalgske · 19/02/2015 21:41

Managed a sf jelly and a square of dark choc. Not BC compliant but I have retained this food for hours now!! Whoo. Thanks for your good wishes and sympathetic dettol everyone Flowers

Upside my loo's have never been so clean! Downside I've put so much bleach down the loo I've likely killed all the good bacteria in the septic tank. Hmm

I'm planning to be ok tomorrow (I'm working on the assumption that if I will it hard enough it will be so) so I've just snuck down to pop 1kg of chicken drumsticks in the slow cooker with two kettles of water and some salt and white wine vinegar so I shall have restorative stock to sip tomorrow. I have a physio and hospital apt. an hours drive away which I cannot miss so will be fully 'immodiumed' and hand washing like a maniac.

Grah0SoontobeaFatty · 19/02/2015 22:15

Oh my Gosh, you lucky lucky sicko's

Here is the rest of us struggling to low carb for 3 meals a day and not be tempted by the foods of others
You're all sitting there without a food desire in the world, pumping out calories in furnace like heated bodies. If only you'd make me sick.
Warm broth, sleep and weight lost.

cor you have it easy. Wink

Hope you all get better soon and have raging appetites to boot.

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RandomHouseRules · 19/02/2015 23:09

Just checking in v quickly.
B: 2 eggs w butter
L: melanzane parmiggiana
D: bolognese with courgette fries, followed by som ff yoghurt
Cocked up after that by having 2 bourbon creams. Stupid.
Masses of water though.

Notso · 19/02/2015 23:10

Beryl I feel Angry for you reading that. Shocking.

Flowers and Brew for everyone feeling ill.

MrsK you made me laugh with your muffin incident. DS3 lovingly handed me the slobbery remains of his marshmallow in Costa and I tried to pretend to eat it, but DD busted me and I had to eat it for real. It was grim.

Another crappily planned day today for me food wise Hmm
Mashed swede with a bit of Philadelphia stirred in for brunch.
Then took the three boys bowling, there was nothing suitable to eat so I had 2 pints of soda water and got myself a mini portion of st agur from M&S on the way home. how I resisted the bucket of cheesy lattice fries I'll never know I was absolutely famished by the time we got in.
Dinner was a peppered pork steak, salad and coleslaw.
I had some pork scratchings as a snack just now. DH is away for work so am off to bed before I eat anything I shouldn't.

LexLoofah · 20/02/2015 01:23

Last day of uber, YaY! Although it has not been that bad, just have to be mindful and not have dairy by mistake, altogether too easy to do. Will still try to keep it to a minimum though until bloody scales start budging.

B - streaky bacon, shrooms in butter, fried egg, BPC
L - chicken, bacon and egg salad with hm Caesar dressing - gorgeous
D - lardons, garlic, leeks and kale in coconut oil and butter - pinched idea from someone on here last week, was delish - ta

Hmm bacon-tastic day, oink oink ! - not planned that way though

Best wishes to those not feeling well, feel a bit ropey myself but hoping it will pass

GatoradeMeBitch · 20/02/2015 02:06

Hi everyone, I joined in a few bootcamps ago. I was doing well, then fell off the wagon out of laziness and decided I couldn't live without bread. Consequently I gained the weight back and then some... I tried WW but I'm too disorganized to sort out point values for everything I eat. Low carbing is definitely the way forward for me as long as I can have enough discipline to not dive into my sons junk food. I won't ask to be put on the spreadsheet because I don't trust myself not to flake out, but I'm going to give it a go!

Notagainmun · 20/02/2015 06:14

Damn, I lost it last night. Had a stressful day at work,DH was out and it was raining heavy so I couldn't go for a walk. I ate carbs like there was no tomorrow. Two creams eggs and two choc muffins.

I hate myself this morning. I am not giving up but I feel so unmotivated. Advice welcomed.

BIWI · 20/02/2015 07:28

There are a few things to think about there, Notagainmun.

Firstly, the role that food plays for you when you're stressed. You need to try and disconnect the two. Or, make sure that you try and focus on low carb-friendly foods when you feel that you 'need' something.

Second, acknowledge that it's the lure of sugar. Sugar is highly addictive, so it is very difficult to move away from it. This is one of the key reasons why I stress that we shouldn't be eating anything sweet - even stuff that's artificially sweetened - in the first two weeks of Bootcamp.

There's research that has shown that the 'pleasure/reward centre' of the brain is the area that goes into overdrive when we eat something sweet, and this is very similar to how the brain response to drugs/alcohol too.

You need to consciously stop these behaviours. Why did you have those foods in the house, for example? Why couldn't you have had some nuts or cheese instead of the chocolate?

And finally - all of the kind or strict words from me won't make any difference ultimately. It's about you. You have to accept that you are in control of your body and what you choose to put inside it. So another question:

Do you not think you're worth it?

Self-sabotage is often something that we do because, for some reason, we don't want ourselves to succeed.

Visualise yourself thin. How do you feel? Is there any discomfort/unease about being like that?

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Notagainmun · 20/02/2015 07:41

Thanks BIWI. Lots to think about today, but definitely jumping straight back on.

BlueberryHope · 20/02/2015 07:48

After a week of playing catch-up on the threads, and trying mentally to work out responses to everyone who responded about kids and lower-carbing, I have given up trying to remember who said what and am just going to say thanks to everyone who gave ideas/suggestions about LC/family eating! Lots of helpful stuff (last week this was...) My two boys don't seem especially sensitive to what they eat and no behavioural problems (so far!) though I do often fall into the trap of porridge for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, pasta for tea... Trying to vary things now and if doing pasta for tea give it as a small side portion with nice chicken or fish or lamb chop and veg. A work in progress!

I have STS in Weeks 3 and 4 but I know exactly why! Not drinking enough water, and snacking. I can honestly say I've not had any food/drink we are avoiding, but have had snacks of nuts, olives, cheese when not that hungry. Oh and also there has been wine...

In general though, I am feeling much more relaxed around food - most of my sweet/carby cravings have gone. Half-term has been hard as I am a childminder at the moment, and not really a suited to it! Love kids but am an introvert by nature, and by the end of a full day, just want to retreat to bed with a book! Or stuff my face. Have avoided the latter... except for last night where I had a little bowl of melted 85% choc with cream swirled in. It did help though...

DS2 has decided to up his breastfeeding recently too (why? why? he has just turned 3 FFS!) so I am maybe hungrier because of that? I am also tempted by uber camp as think some days I get my protein:fat ratio the wrong way round.

Love this thread. So supportive and motivating. KOKO everyone!

BeyondDoesBootcamp · 20/02/2015 08:11

Breakfast - 1 scrambled egg with butter, 2 streaky bacon, coffee with cream

I will be going dairy free as soon as the cream is finished and not buying more as my sabotaging dh is giving giant portions and i've given up trying to get him to do smaller!

I might keep hard cheese, but get rid of soft. Or should it be better around the other way?

BeyondDoesBootcamp · 20/02/2015 08:14

Oh and i've either put on 3 lbs overnight, or its period-water!

Apart from that, so far this week i've sts, hence the need for a tweak :)

BlueberryHope · 20/02/2015 08:22

Have to quickly say I made the IPD basic quiche on Sat as a Paleo friend was coming to lunch - added smoked salmon, shallots, asparagus and spinach - it was GORGEOUS!!! Not as faffy as making real pastry either. And Carb Fiend DH and both DSs loved it too. Luxurious... A real weekend treat. Think will do it again tomorrow...

Gcalgske · 20/02/2015 08:35

beyond hard cheese contains less lactose (milk sugar) so if you are dumping some dairy I would think the soft cheese would be the best place to start.

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readyforno2 · 20/02/2015 08:51

I'm doing so badly at staying on the thread.. I'm doing ok food wise though. Yesterday

B - fried mushrooms
L - salmon and salad
D - mince with mashed turnip (first time I've managed a singing swede)
S - couple of blueberries, Nat yog mixed with double cream

Probably 6 pints water, 3 x coffee with cream

nowitsenough · 20/02/2015 09:46

Last night we had homemade burgers for dinner with cauliflower and broccoli and braised leeks. Afterwards dance class and then a small drink at the club next door. When we got in I was starving, but just made myself a small lettuce and cucumber salad with low carb dressing.

Today I've had bacon and eggs for breakfast, lunch will be chicken breast with salad and Mayo. Dinner will probably be chilli with mashed swede.

Gcalgske · 20/02/2015 10:49

Weighed in last night to a loss of a stone! All fluid no doubt from my adventures in loo land. Rehydrating today, can't face food but have had a large cup of chicken broth, a peppermint tea and a fizzy water with mint, lime, cucumber, orange peel and a small strawberry muddled in. X

Notso · 20/02/2015 10:56

Can anyone help with Indian take away? I've put DH off it for ages but we're having one tonight.
I usually have chicken tikka Saagwalla (sp) it's got spinach in
I need a side dish though, I can't have DH scoffing poppadom, naan and samosa and me with just curry.

My 12 pound from yesterday has gone Confused still not come on either.

Only had tea with milk x2 and water so far today. Not hungry enough yet, but have a mini bit of Brie and salad for when I am. Pork steak for lunch but might try and save myself for curry.

galbraith · 20/02/2015 11:01

I'm a bit concerned that my portion sizes have been creeping up - I've been very strict with myself this week in terms of what type of food I eat, but I've been eating to the point of feeling over-full almost every evening.

Plus I just realised that I haven't gone for a run for almost two months. Time to get my arse in gear!

BlueberryHope I think I'll try the IPD quiche - I've been branching out into LC versions of 'normal' meals recently, and lasagne made with leeks instead of pasta has been winning so far. Love a bit of quiche!

Gcalgske · 20/02/2015 12:17

notso it depends on your Indian but I love a saag paneer or cauliflower bhaji (saucey one not fried) it will be a bit high but I tend to just leave the onions which I think helps. It's probably ok as a treat if you check they aren't adding starch to sauces and use unsweetened coconut milk etc.
I also like a (dry) chicken tikka with raita. You could make a dish of cardomon spiced mushroom / cauli 'rice' in advance and just get a curry to go with it? In an emergency the poppadoms from Aldi are (made with chickpea flour) 3g carbs each.

BIWI · 20/02/2015 13:16

mushroom or spinach bhaji also good options

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Mrsstevejones · 20/02/2015 13:31

Am i eating too much fat??? I am loosing weight slowly but i have had a small blip -alcohol and 85% choc truffles but only once.

I am not very hungry and am not snacking much but i am worried i am slowing down my weightloss due to more fat than needed. I did cut out dairy for a week but i had my blip so not totally sure of the impact.

Typical day

BPC - with 25g butter, 1 tbsp coconut oil - decaff coffee
L- Green smoothie ( avocado, spinach, coconut oil) or occasionally pepperoni and cheese with mayo and salad leaves and a BPC
D- fatty meat, green veg x 2, swede or cauli mash/ rice

I dont eat pudding and i have clamped down on nibbles of cheese. I am trying to keep dairy to a minimum but do make cauli cheese and fish pie once a week. Drink loads of water - 3l a day

I am def slimmer even if the scales are slowing only a small loss (9lbs since 2nd jan) and i have lost NEARLY a dress size.

Can anyone suggest any tweaks? or should i just suck it and let my body do its thing?

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