Week 8 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Eek! Only 3 weeks left!

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Morning all.

Spreadsheet of Fabulousness is here

And the Weight Tracker is here

Three weeks left. So a chance to rid ourselves of another 3 pesky pounds!

Good luck all and hope the week is a good one.

trash I think your boobs will be bigger than 40E, I am 38FF I'd think that you are more likely similar.

We are exactly the same weight but you are taller than me and have a better shape so I think your underbust measurement will be smaller and cup size bigger.

everyone I've not been around for a bit, I am in the final stages of my thesis and I am just trying to get it done. I am a bit fed up with it right now so I am not doing any of it today.

Since I've totally forgotten what everyones news is then just take what you need:

Thanks for the advice re Mother's Day. I think it's all ok now. I am going to make celeriac dauphinoise and will get some berries for pud. DH is lovely and I know why he's bought these things, he's just a bit thoughtless at times. And I didn't handle it well, calm and levelheaded I was not!

Early need a dairy free day today as my weight has stalled again as it's been creeping up. Stuck at 10.13. No food in so need to shop.

B: eggs, butter, BPC
L: out so probably nothing
D: supermarket surprise

Had gone down 1ib yesterday and am up 2 this morning! Too much wine I think. Am beginning to think about what to do after boot camp, I would ideally like to keep losing as I will (hopefully) still have half a stone to go. I love this woe but I would love some porridge!

I am 2lb up today but it is TOTM, so going to see where I am Monday and lay off the cheese.

I am making flaxseed pancakes for breakfast today as I fancied something a bit more bread-ish.

I'm in a 34f, having measured the intervention way as a 32g but been unable to breathe in a 32

And i'm not big boobed particularly

Beryl, my weight works out as 15 something, i have quite a while to the 11 stone club too :)

DH has booked my 30th present, hes taking me on a norway cruise sans children. Was supposed to be a surprise, but hes a bit useless at keeping secrets. So i have something to aim for that i should be done by (i do have a holiday booked for june, but i think its physically impossible to lose four stone by then!!)

On the bra front, I'm in a 34HH, hoping to get down to a 32G at some point! 30F is probably a pipe dream but god that would be awesome

Just one more bra fitting tip to add, the hooks should do up on the loosest hooks when first bought, not the middle ones. The fit should be perfect when on the loose hooks so that as the elastic / fabric stretches a bit with wear, you can then move onto the middle hooks and then the tightest ones, before eventually binning it when it is too old and buying a new one!

Beyond the cruise sounds like bliss! Well done your DH!

Chester glad all is well with the dinner plans, sounds very tasty.

I used to wear a bra at all times except in bed, but now I've discovered m&s vest tops with built in shelf support. So comfy I only have 2 because at the moment m&s don't have the ones I like in my size. I got one from bhs, but it is far too small and the very thin straps cut into my shoulders.

Last night we went out to a concert and I danced for his, but then had a weak moment when dh suggested junk afterwards and had burger and fries

Back on track today, but have a visitor all weekend and treating her to great local Yorkshire fish and chips tomorrow. I'll try and be sensible, not bothered about chips, but love fish in batter. We will be out all day, so hopefully lots of exercise though.

Yesterday caught up with me and I nearly got sent home by work. finished my shift though.

B:2 eggs scrambled and 3 sausages
L: is about to be 2 eggs soft boiled cos I am feeling slightly sick and waiting for the pain killers to kick in.
T: No blooming idea. Food?

Tss ... That should read "danced for hours"!!

trash yep have to wear a bra at all times except in bed or in danger of knocking myself out or at least getting a black eye, am 34G/H - will look fantastic when I have a slimmer bod and huge knockers even if they are slightly (OK at lot) lower than then used to be post babies. When I was bfing I slept in my nursing bra as otherwise too painful to sleep.

I like the idea of vest tops now but don't they give one a mono-boob look?

beyond i'm not big boobed particularly ahem could I refer you to your tattoo shot with the impressive cleavage? at 34f you can join us in the big boob club if you like, also cruise sounds lovely and a great goal to aim for

I'm 36F. I only wear Prima Donna. Pricey, but you can buy cheaper online. IMO best brand for large of nork by far.

Trash you're on, will do pics tomorrow.

Beyond are you tall? I only ask because I'm only just down to a 34 back size (FF fitted at Bravissimo) and I'm down to mid 12st now and fairly reliably a size 14. I'm always fascinated by how we all carry the weight so differently - I'm a rectangle with boobs.

I've had some yogurt and a few berries today, plus leftover Gyoza meatballs, salad and hm mayo. Will have a salmon fillet fried in butter with hollandaise and some greens for dinner.

after posting yesterday I had some pork scratchings a sq of dark choc - that makes one a day this week, suspect it will show on the scales on Monday

B - courgette & mushroom omlette (in bacon fat, the food of the gods) and way too much gruyere as I got a bit carried away whilst grating it
L - big crunchy salad with hm prawn mayo which was a bit disappointing, seems tomato paste is not as good as tomato ketchup for this purpose
D - will be hm tuna burgers on lettuce buns

v tired as DD has come in with us every night this week meaning I have lost on average 2 hours sleep a night so down a whole nights kip overall, expect I will need a sq of dark choc to get me to home time - has anyone found a non or lower carb pick me up that works other than coffee?

Can I have a bit of a moan? Not really expecting any replies or even anyone to read, but I am feeling very down and need to get it out. It is sort of BC related.

I'm just so fed up today. The bloody scales are stuck at 10st 13 so I'm not even back at my final pre Xmas BC weight yet. I feel like I'm eating the same stuff, stuck in a rut, and I am fed up. This week I have stuck to the plan really well, I walked 23 miles on Wednesday for fucks sake. I have today been out with my lovely skinny friends and watched them eat pizza and full fat lattes while I had back coffee and water. On Wednesday equally skinny people were eating choc bars, sandwiches, energy drinks while I ate olives and crust less quiche. I don't feel like I am getting anywhere. My house is a shit hole, work is crazy, DS wakes up at 5am every bloody morning and I just feel out of control. I feel like my diet is ruling everything, I can't have this or that, I feel like a freak and I'm fed up of it.

Today I ended up eating two mini bars of dark choc and three babybels, even though I am trying to have a dairy free day, cos there was nothing I could eat at lunch so I was hungry and fed up when I got in so now I'll probably bloody well gain on Monday.

Sorry for the rant, just want to scream but this is the next best thing.

Chester.

The 1st thing that leapt out at me, is that you think you are missing out.

When I see dc's having pizza, I see naff food that's going to make me feel crap, make me fat and after Ive eaten it, I'm only going to wish I hadn't.

I believe that when you're trying to change, be it, habits or politics or morals etc, it only works if you change your mindset. If that makes sense.?

You can say I'm going to change and go through the motions, but unless you believe it, you'll always slip up.

I've found 'fat chance' by Robert Lustig good for a really eye opening view on just how bad sugar is.

Sorry if that doesn't help you. ((()))

I've done a bit rubbish today with food and drink.

B- yogurt and raspberries
L- nothing
D- 2 bratwursts and some frozen microwave veg.

I was out between 11-3.30.

Had a lovely mother's day assembly at DTS school. 2 plays that were cute and funny and then a lovely I love mummy song, complete with actions by the reception class. Dd2 did possibly the sweetest courtesy I have ever seen.

And to top it off I have 2 drawings of me by the DTS and a card in the shape of a bouquet of flowers which dd3 did at nursery.

Feeling all warm and loved.

Oh, and the best thing of all.............

They both drew me thin!

shallow much moi?

chester of course by all means get it out rather than eat your way through it.

23 miles is brilliant

you know skinny people can be fat on the inside right? not much consolation I know when they are scoffing what they like though

sounds like it has been a stressful week all round and being tired never helps

tomorrow is another day and all that, sorry not much help just didn't want you to think no ones cares or knows how you feel - we all do but not to say that minimizes how you feel of course, perfectly entitled to feel p'd off and rant

see if you can find a few mins to look at some success stories or recipes to inspire you, do you normally feel good on this WOE and enjoy it?

oh yes and feel free to ignore me if you really just wanted a one way rant and now feel much better already

Chester it does feel hard going when you feel deprived and it doesn't seem to be paying off, rant away if it helps. It does sound like you have had a stressful week, you should be so proud of yourself for what you do, you are a mother, you work, take care of your family, exercise and respect your body. Give yourself credit and be kind to yourself.

B: boiled egg, coffee with almond milk
L: another fecking egg, two cherry plum toms
D: radishes fried in butter till soft, portion of pulled pork, coleslaw.

Today started well, as I'd lost another lb. So 2lbs short of my target goal, but am satisfied for now. When BC starts up again, will try to get there and beyond.

Got to the airport and had:

B: plain 3 egg omelette, bacon and a grilled tomato
S: latte

Landed in Rome and after getting to hotel, had

L: another latte

Lots and lots of walking later:

D: large antipasti, Parma ham, salamis, mozzarella, peppers, aubergines etc, plus a salad. But then...a small tiramisu and a ice cold shot of limoncello.

Well, my excuse is that when in Rome...

Hoping that with all the walking, I'm going to be doing over next few days, it'll burn off excess carbs. . Seriously, I'm going to do the best I can, but not stress too much.

Chester . Feel free to rant as much as you need, much better to get it out rather than let it eat away at you (no pun intended).

I have had moments of real frustration at finally putting my all into a diet and hand on heart doing it to the letter, but not getting exciting, reliable results as much as I would like. I've managed to get past it so far but if I'd had the week you have on top of that I suspect I would be screaming into a pillow as well. I just keep telling myself that I feel so much better eating like this, and it's not like the other diets were getting any results anyway!

Tomorrow is another day, as Scarlett said (I think - I couldn't watch the whole movie as she annoyed me too much). Really hope tomorrow is a much better day for you. But come back here to vent away again if you need!

Enjoy Rome ijustwanttobeme! It's such a brilliant city to walk around. Not to mention the food!

for Chester from me too. It does sound tough going. I try to think along the lines sass says; that what I used to think of as nice treats were actually harming me. Not just in terms of weight, because I was not always overweight, but the blood sugar swings, impact on mood and the always worrying in case i was hungry or feeling guilty because I ate cake or something.

B flaxseed pancakes which kept me going till dinner just before 8

D green salad, Parma ham, Mayo and boiled egg

Too much dark chocolate, lots and lots of water