Week 7 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Four weeks left ...

[BIWI]

Morning. Apologies for late start to this week's thread, but I'm off work poorly today, and had a bit of a lie-in.

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

And don't forget the Weight Tracker

Good luck for this week

Wow chester

I can't believe that's only 4 lb difference on the scales. Visually it looks like a stone!

I agree with the others, that you are looking fabulous.

notso it is a DVD boxset, but you can get it online if you are naughty.......

I'm not. can't say the same for dp

sass I'll have to ask DD about that then [clueless]

Chester that's fantastic - what a difference!

Well I'm all bunged up and cold in my bones. Sat up against the radiator drinking a brew to get warm.

I'm hungry too, so decided to put on the curry cauli soup, that I don't like, because I can't taste it anyway. Grump grump grump!

wow chester i cant believe what a difference 4lbs has made. My old SW lady used to have a plastic blob that represented 1 lb and i would sit on your hand and was about as tall as a coffee mug but slightly wider with a doomed top - if that makes sense. 1lb is actually quite alot - or thats what i tell myself when my scales have only moved by that much.

And CHESTER - i would love to have a tummy like yours, only 3 st to go- sigh.

Just been food shopping and bought the place out! I didnt even know it was possible to spend £112 in lidl in one go!!! I am catering for 16 on sunday however. Its DS first birthday so i was thinking for adults i would do a gammon sliced, roast chicken, block of good cheese, dressed salad leaves, basil, tomato and mozzarella salad and LC coleslaw, with pickled onions and beetroots and bread and potato wedges for the carb eaters. Do you think that will do? Anyone got any buffet must haves? I am trying not to spend the whole party looking after everyone and to just enjoy some time with my boy on his birthday. There are high expectations with my lot - sigh

Food for the last few days has been a bit of a nightmare - Monday had a physio apt and a late meeting at the hospital at which everyone ate biscuits and cakes. I had planned to buy a salad from the cafe (checked in advance they had lovely lc options) but they were having an IT issue so couldn't take card payment. Ended up with 3 cups of decaf coffee with green milk and 50g Brazil nuts which I'd stashed in my bag. 150g of frozen green beans deep fried at 9pm when I got in. Yesterday I had eggs with butter for breakfast, a Big Mac with no bun or chips (I know I know! i scraped off most of the sauce and ate the gherkin and burgers) at lunch and two Debbie & Andrew sausages with celeriac chips for dinner. Despite this the scales showed another kg off today (so 110kg but I don't count it until it's been off for at least a few days as I fluctuate wildly) Better planning for today. Buttery eggs for breakfast and chicken/bacon/avocado salad for lunch. X

Whoever was asking about deep frying frozen green beans, it works perfectly.

We're big on dips here mrss

Tzatziki for the wedges?

I find veg sticks always go down better than salad, perhaps because they are more finger foods? Peppers/carrots/cucumber/celery. Etc.

gcal

You just shot me back to 2000, when I was pregnant with dd1, and vegetarian and craving McDonalds terribly.

I talked them into making me a big mc bun with all the sauces, no burger and chips on!

No- one messes with a pregnant lady.......

Poor you sass, layers, painkillers and chicken soup. The lergy has arrived here poor DS will have it for his first birthday party.

Chester thats an amazing difference! I wish that I had taken before and after pics. Maybe its not too late. I certainly still have enough weight to loose!
I'd love to loose another 6lbs before the end of boot camp, but my weight seems to just bounce all over the place. I'll be really happy to get back under my BC low of 11,7. Any more than that is a real bonus. If I make 11 st 4 I will be in the "normal" weight range which I would be really chuffed with.

I love a dip unfortunately usually with my homemade pita breads - lush
I make a mean roasted pepper one but has bread in to thicken, so might have to do cucumber and yoghurt or mint and yog...ummmm

I have frozen green beans in so def having them for tea tonight - thanks

Oh moo so glad you're home and dry. Speaking from experience with my fuckwit 18 year old ds, lip stitches heal beautifully!

chester that's such a great photo. I can tell you now, if that was my photo, I would not be able to stop my self from looking at it every five minutes!!

Well, I have gone down very comfortably to two meals a day now. So a cup of tea first thing, then lots of water whilst I do a power walk (did forty minutes this morning) then brunch, which was a roast chicken leg with cumin and turmeric and garlic skin, plus an avocado and slatherings of mayonnaise. I'll have dinner between five and six tinight, and it's really perfectly fine. Obviously if I do feel hungry for more I'll eat, which happened on Sunday, but the rest of the week it's worked better.

Now I'm very excited. I'm off to the city centre (shocking really, I rarely get in, despite living ten minutes walk away) and I'm going clothes shopping!

Dp 'put his foot down' the other day, and said I don't spend anything on myself, and that I needed to! The funny thing is, I really don't see it that way, and he pointed out that because I have autonomy over most of the purchasing for the house, ie food, dcs stuff, fucking toilet seats (which I'm constantly buying it would seem) I feel like I spend money on 'us' all the time......

Well, the upshot is I'm off to do some me spending right now. The only problem, is I do get a bit anxious, cos I get overwhelmed and choose the wrong item, then hate it, or I am underwhelmed and can't find the things I like, or the right size. Anyway, I need to get some basics, like black long sleeved tops etc, and I'm going to look out for a nice jacket... And maybe a skirt or something!

Wish me luck!

Things took a rather big downwards spiral. Not really here just wanted to ask if the bread crumbs in this recipe was essential or if it was through possible to tweak to make bootcamp friendly. It looked appealing.

They look really good bitchy.
I think that they would be fine ( if a little soggier) without the breadcrubs.
Maybe a little almond flour?

Argh!! My third mayo in a row has failed!! I have succeeded before, wtf am i doing wrong?! :(

I've made these
www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/cauliflower-tater-tots.html

They are pretty good

Phew, mayo saved with regular electric whisk :)

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my photos. I genuinely wasn’t fishing for compliments though so hope no one thinks I'm showing off.

I am not a measurer - if the measurement is higher I assume it’s cos I’m a fat fuck with no self-control and if it’s lower I assume I’m holding the tape measure in the wrong place! I’ve never taken a photo like this before so when I compared the two I was shocked, especially as the difference is only 4lbs. If I’d not had the proof in front of my eyes I’d assume I was pretty much the same size as I was a month ago.

Oh and I have lots more pairs of jeans that won’t do up/go past my knees/fit over my ankles so still a long way to go for me, but thanks again for all your nice comments .

Chester if i had your tummy i would walk around all day with my t shirt tucked into my bra showing it off!! Its good to see what a massive difference 4lbs makes.

Just made a lush soup, used the last of the homemade chicken stock and fried up some bacon lardons and added them along with a couple of handfuls of kale and big splash of cream. Yum.

Not doing too well on reducing dairy. Off to a hotel for my birthday so trying to what i can, so i can breathe in my dress!

chester your pics look great, I took some 'before' ones but not ready to post them just yet and I was not brave enough to hoik my top up for them so probably would not show much yet anyway

trash have fun shopping, I am the same always seem to get a top that I have no bottom to go with and vice versa, hoping it will be easier once I have shed the blubber and have more choice of styles. It is nice when you are ordered to go out and spend isn't it? My DH is the same although I think that is just to make himself feel better compared to what he spends on clothes, he may be overweight but it is still easier for a man to dress and look good with extra lbs isn't it?

thumb did you say you were in Tasmania ( I recall something about taz cherries)? Saw it on Rick Stein's Australia on the BBC last night

Trash Gap have some really really good basics at the moment.

Struggling with cutting down dairy here too. Have had cream in coffee because I'm tired and cold but nothing else.

Thought I might be struggling today, as visiting DD, who is at Uni.

B: half an avocado.

Was going by train, so thought I'd go into M&S at the station and pick up low carby snacks. Hmm, not a lot on offer so just had a latte instead.

L: went to Wagamamas and at first was 'oh no what can I have?'. Ended up with pork ribs and a warm chicken salad with broccoli, mange tout, chilli. Had cashews too, but thought they'd be ok, being this far into boot camp.

Does mean I'll be eating pork again for dinner, but hey there's no LCBC rule, to say I can't do that is there?

I've lost 10lbs so far. My clothes fit better, plus with all the water I'm drinking my skin looks great, and most importantly, I don't feel like a frumpy fat f*. DD said today, 'wow Mum, you look fantastic!'. Great boost to my confidence

Ok I have some chorizo sausages and chicken breasts in the fridge, thought I might attempt a low carb version of paella using cauli rice - has anyone done this? I have not made regular paella before, it just popped into my head as an option and bonus of being dairy free.

this one looks OK:
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/rice-recipes/chicken-chorizo-paella/#cA1XeBlw6kIgQWrH.97

would leave out the peas and carrots but keep the pepper, use shallots instead of onion and it's only 1 tblsp of tomato paste. I could defrost some shrimp as well but that will be plenty for the 4 of us.