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

[BIWI]

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.

Sass, amax and mrss I'd love to join you on the charge to 11 stone if that's okay? I'm a little higher than you at the moment as I'm still in the 14s but with a fair wind wouldn't be too far behind.

Great inspiration Lurking thank you!

Of course must be the more the better!

lurking massive well done, and at least you didn't put it all back on and have chosen to do something about it.

Dp has made his fat bombs. But instead of individual small cakes he has done one big loaf like thing and froze it.

I have 2 choices, loose fingers trying to cut it or teeth trying to bite into it.
option 3 don't eat it is not an option

Wow, notagainmum that is an amazing loss

Bitchy my allergies were hell for a couple of years, it was exacerbated by severe stress, which thankfully has passed but I notice stress still has an effect, so need to keep up with meditation (which helps for me). There are different kinds of Hayfever which have different cross-reactivities. For me, aside from my known triggers, stress has an effect on what I have a cross reaction to. It is horrible as there is a limit to how much you can control your environment, I totally sympathise and hope you feel better soon

To be honest, it was my severe stress/allergy experience which opened my eyes to the way diet impacts health in different ways.

Definitely going to order the Taubes book, it is on my wish list

amax of course you can. I don't doubt I can get there, it's the how long that is the mystery.

STS yet again.
has anyone got good idea for using ricotta, bought it last week and need to use ASAP, I do have spinach & eggs, is there a sort of muffin? type bake I can do?

Right BIWI get your big stick out, i need a whack. I just ate FECKING CAKE, with butter icing. I did really well and swerved the cake yesterday and it was very difficult day for me (family relationship issues) but slapped on big fucking smiley face. Today it called me all day and i resisted until just now.

I do know what has caused it, our dream house is on the market, i want it and can afford it but need to get this house sorted - couple of full days max. Family who could easily help wont ( would if it was my brother!) and hubby about to be away and foreign students arrival imment.

So real danger of losing dream house due to a few bits of decorating, i am already running in empty trying to keep things together.

My GM attitude is i should just work harder, give up my limited amount of gym time (which i was planning to) and whatever i must not BURDEN my husband.

How i am supposed to look after 2 under 3, feed,shop, wash, tidy for 7 people and paint god only knows. Cant find a decorater who can fit us in this side of april, so i did the thing that got me fat and turned to food - aarrggh.

Hubby wants to take me away for my birthday and i want to stay and paint as we will have 20hrs child free. We will be charged whatever so now have to go.

So long shot a lesson learnt! Bin the bloody cake as i cant be trusted.

However Sass i will join you in your challenge as i would love to be 12 something by the end of BC but with today and birthday might have to aim for nearly 12st something.

Sorry moan over.

muffin

Sorry i sound like a petulant child, which today i am.

filflop

I made a crustless quiche for lunch today. Fry whatever in butter - I did spring onions and pancetta. Until done. Poured boiling water over spinach to wilt it. Poured it all into a pyrex dish added eggs (10) and salt. mix up and then grated cheese over top. Put in oven until cooked.

I've just been bad and eaten half a Yorkshire pudding and half a roast potato dipped in flour thickened gravy. Thrown the rest in the bin though. it's DS2's fault for not touching either in all his 4 years

Do you mind if I join you lot the 11 stone club? I'm 13 stone ATM. 11 was my honeymoon weight which I was happy with. Although was probably 12 when I got back as we ate like kings!

Sooty mrss I have read your post but need to get dcs out of bath. Will post in a bit. Chin up sweet. ((()))

Thanks Sass, off to bake.

MrsS, no, you don't sound like a petulant child, you sound under a lot of pressure. I found the first birthday parties of mine very stressful, given family stuff. DS birthday is still a pressure point I don't enjoy. No real advice, except don't beat yourself up, and KOKO

If you have a partnership, you are not burdening your husband, btw

mrss sorry you are under so much pressure. Could you not put your house up for sale to get the ball rolling and paint whilst it's on the market?

My DM has hers up since march last year and has only sold it this weekend, so there would be no guarantee anyway. Perhaps it better to have a c'est le vie attitude just in case and that might release some pressure? Easier said than done, I know.

We've done 3 houses up since 2010 and we've picked up trades people along the way. The best ones are those who are builders themselves, but employ plumbers, electricians, decorators, plasters etc and then you can get the job lot of little problems fixed. I've asked friends and even posted on fb for recommendations.

Sorry if none of that helps. It's a real pain having young un's when jobs need doing!

notso of course. You being in might make it interesting, we can chase you.

Dcs in bed. House bomb site. Zero motivation. Dp away until Fri night. Sewing bee it is then.......

Gosh mrss just noticed the "must not burden the husband"

I'm not sure if I'd smile sweetly and ignore or laugh and challenge her but either way, I would not follow the advice.

I think that advice should be flipped to be, don't shoulder responsibility alone, especially if you believe women are equal to men (which I do, but your gm does not obviously)

A couple of deep breaths later... its my familys attitude that hurts i think. Also might have pmt!

We (i) have done up loads of houses, i wanted it to look like a show home and that was easy pre kids. There isnt much to do, a bit of decluttering and sticking back of wallpaper, loads of cleaning,re organisation etc. We refreshed our kitchen late last year. The main prob is the living room - just before xmas i had it in my head i wanted to change the colour of the huge wall, so i got 3 tester pots and slapped them on, so our walls are patch work but not in a good way. I can paint it myself i just dont know how i will fit it in. Also my painting isnt actually that good but i did originally paint it.

I wanted to get the house details and pics done and that will buy me a bit of time until viewings, so i can get more done - houses are selling fast and i dont mind loosing a bit off the price as it isnt pristine but need a super quick sale as the dream house has loads of offers and we have had to go in at full asking.

Hubby will help but he needs to be told what to do and its all so overwhelming i just cant think straight. Just sorted out van hire so i can move a load of stuff to storage to give it that clutter free look.

Sorry for off loading but saves me screaming at someone i am related to!

I know sass and she considers herself a total feminist! Hubby laughed when i told him!

Off to try and cover up patch work bits. Hubby struggling to get kids to sleep.

I'm loving all the company on the journey to 11 stone!

sass if I keep scoffing the kids leftovers you'll catch me in no time!

In other news help! We've been invited to the wedding of one of the directors of DH's company. Vair posh. What the feck will I wear? I've got about two months.

Also many to post earlier Lex great pictures, love your swimming costume.

notso can't help you with that. I have totally fell off the fashion cliff. I refuse to buy anything in this and previous size, so I buy from charity shops, wear to death and then bin and buy something else from charity shop. I subconsciously put the clothes I am wearing now in my wardrobe with my size 10/12 clothes in the other day. I have kept them separate for 5 years. When I realised, I decided to leave them, it feels achievable now.

mrss have you read/heard of Marie Kondo? I read her book before Xmas. Took me 4 weeks in total. 8 trips to the tip and 7 to the charity shop. It's a different house!

I couldn't get it fit for visitors in 24 hours before. I can do it in half a day now. It's still not tidy all the time, but it's a couple of hours maximum, instead of days on end.

I would snog her face off if I met her.

amax me too.

OK was coming on to complain that I am a bit hungry/bored and 2 hours left at work but that seems shallow and trivial having read MrsS's travails so will just suck it up. Families. Who would have 'em eh? If it was me I would still go away for my B day and worry about the house when I got back, you might be stressing over things you can do nothing about like other offers on the house. Could you hang a picture or rug type thing over the test painting for now? Buyers might want to repaint anyway and if you are selling at a discount they cannot expect perfection.