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Week 10 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Our Last Week!

151 replies

BIWI · 23/03/2015 10:25

Morning all.

Again, apologies for belated thread starting. Was at work at stupid o'clock this morning and then straight into a meeting.

Anyway Here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

and don't forget the Weight Tracker

I hope that things have been going well, and that this final week can see of another pesky pound or so.

Star for us all

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BitchyDoesWitchyThings · 23/03/2015 23:53

SayraT phd thesis are all consuming. You have been poorly and there is this pesky thing called RL. You gave a lot of help and time when you could, we all understand that so cut yourself a little slack on that. Good luck with the rest of the write up.

Pisses yep that sounds like you are addicted. Next you will be saying you signed up for the marathon/great north run. Personally I don't get the running thing but do get the sport thing. So may I be the first to congratulate you on your new addiction Grin Just remember to make sure you get your recovery right otherwise burnout can be an issue.

On the subject of burnout, I skipped my normal 1hr training limit and did 4. Pain killers, hot water bottles and I am suffering for it. But it was good for the soul. Grin

Food wise not a great day as I didn't get to eat breakfast until 3:30pm so yeah. I need to remind myself of the basics again i think Blush

Gcalgske · 24/03/2015 00:07

Added my quick saag paneer recipe to the recipe thread. X

BIWI · 24/03/2015 07:00

Thanks, Gcalgske!

I don't know what's happened to the Weight Tracker - I suspect someone at MN got the end date wrong and closed it, but I'll ask them about it.

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Mrsstevejones · 24/03/2015 08:08

Thanks Gcalgske - i had this on saturday night and was blown away (from a takeaway) and was thinking of hunting down a recipe.

I have put a 2l bottle of water in the fridge and intend on drinking that this morning and stop rehydrating on coffee!

First viewing on our house this week - so let the cleaning commence!!! That should burn off a few cals!

Have a great day everyone

Amaxapax · 24/03/2015 11:12

I'm seeking a little advice, please! Since Thursday I've gained two and a half pounds. My eating habits haven't changed, my activity levels haven't changed, and I am due my period this weekend but it is unusual for me to put on this much weight. The only place I've noticed water retention is in my fingers; everything else is normal. Any ideas what may be going wrong? The only other thing is that we have started TTC again, but I don't think weight gain without a change in eating habits is a common sign of early pregnancy.

Gcalgske · 24/03/2015 11:54

I'm cream crackered - didn't fall asleep till 2am then toddler woke at 4am. She's still up. My MIL has just arrived to let me go to bed. Breakfast was some bacon and a cheese string. I've drank tonnes of water though. Trying to avoid coffee because I hoped I'd get a nap. Night y'all!

Mrsstevejones · 24/03/2015 12:22

Amaxapax - put on loads of water weight at TOTM then a few days after i get a nice little whoosh - 5lbs last time.

Romeyroo · 24/03/2015 12:43

Yes, I realised that my weight goes up at TOTM too - I would KOKO and disregard until you are two or three days out of it amaxapax - and good luck with the TTC.

SayraT, good luck with the thesis completion. A massive endeavour nearly finished Smile

LexLoofah · 24/03/2015 13:37

Gcal thanks might try your paneer recipe next time as while mine was delish it was a bit time consuming and messy frying the paneer so good to have a quick version too. nightsky I fried cubes of the paneer in butter (should probably have used ghee or coconut oil as it kept spitting at me), transferred to a bowl and tossed with plenty of salt and garam masala.

I wilted the spinach, drained it and chopped it up.

Sauted shallots, garlic & ginger in coconut oil then added ground cumin, coriander & cardamom. Added the spinach then some natural yogurt & cream. finished with a squeeze of lemon and then server with the paneer on top.

The fried paneer would be nice on it's own as a snack or on a salad if you have a few packs you could try that.

trashcanjunkie · 24/03/2015 16:37

Groan. I've ended two pounds up from last week! Which means I've peddled around at the same weight all bc. Never mind, my jeans are definitely looser, and I have started to exercise more, so perhaps it's muscle gain. Bc always seems to go like this for me, then a week or two after (when I'm still bc but not official iyswim) my weight creeps down.

Hopefully that'll be the case.

mootime · 24/03/2015 17:47

I thought I'd pop back and say that I checked again this morning on the old unreliable scales and I have had a 4lb whoosh. It's been a long time coming but it means that I end bootcamp 12/13 lbs lighter than I started. That feels altogether more worthwhile. Still a long way to go, and even more now I've got the new scales, but will KOKOMO ....

imustbepatient · 24/03/2015 18:17

Trash I really hope that happens to me too!

Well done Moo, great work!

LexLoofah · 24/03/2015 19:05

just popped out from all day board meeting - only broke for lunch at 2pm! could not have done that when I was a carb junkie

Have had a headache since I woke up though, 2 lots of painkillers not touching it, drank loads of water, thinking something a little bit carby might help? there are biscuits in the boardroom which will be hard to resist so am off to the shop to get some dark choc and hope that will do the trick as still have the rest of the meetings plus a dinner to get through

Gcalgske · 24/03/2015 19:44

Well I spent ages cooking, made cottage pie with three different toppings for dinner: cauli mash with butter for me, cauli and potato mash with df spread for the LO and potato mash with butter and cream for the OH. Then I had a huge row with the MIL and haven't touched a thing. Feel sick. Really really angry (I've PTSD so rage is a thing) and I know hubby can't really take sides so I'm just crying like a bairn. Trying to watch Poldark in the hope that a totty watch might cheer me up Angry

StuntNun · 24/03/2015 20:30

This is the best the hospital could do for low carb food this evening. Sigh!

Week 10 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Our Last Week!
Amaxapax · 24/03/2015 20:37

So sorry to hear you're upset Gcal. I hope you're able to eat a bit after all your hard work. It sounds delicious.

I suppose you're all right that I'm just retaining water pre-TOTM. I was rather hoping that you'd all come on and tell me you experienced a two pound weight gain just before a positive pregnancy test, but I guess it's unlikely to happen the first time around.

LexLoofah · 24/03/2015 20:49

stunt did I miss something? has the baby arrived???

gcal sorry to hear that, hope Poldark totty watching cheers you up and you can eat your lovely meal later rather than sabotaging with something else

Romeyroo · 24/03/2015 21:07

I think I missed baby news as well, Stunt,if that is the case. If not, I hope all is okay!

Gcal, I have panic/anxiety/nightmare aspects of cPTSD so huge sympathies to you. I try to do meditation when I am struggling as it helps me focus on the here and now. I have a Mindfulness app, which has reflective meditations as well as breathing ones you can download. You do need to do it regularly, which is what I find difficult time wise. Though I think now that I have written that, I will go and do a short one. That, and setting boundaries as to what you know you can cope with - though I appreciate that your MIL is probably hard to avoid. I hope Poldark helps.

Very tired here, but I have again managed to do a good half hour walk and KOKO with the food. I'm confuzzled though, as I thought BC had another week to go - i.e. week 10 was the last week, therefore final weigh in would be at the end of this week. Did I get that wrong? Not that I think I will lose much more though.

Final thing which has been slightly bugging me - is it because the weight loss is gradual that I don't feel slimmer. I mean, I know I am, the scales tell me I weigh (substantially) less than I did when I started mid-October, and the tape measure also says this and clothes fit again. Before I lost the weight, I felt overweight and self-conscious about it, but I don't now feel 'thin'. I'm feeling comfortable with what I am eating, enjoying my food etc - and it seems somehow completely different from when I was this weight before (where it was a constant balance between what I had eaten and what exercise I had done). Whereas I am just KOKO quite simply at the moment. I'm curious to see what happens over the next few weeks in terms of how I feel but also what happens to my weight - whether if I keep low carbing, in a way which does not seem restrictive, whether it will STS with just the exercise I'm doing now.

Gcalgske · 24/03/2015 21:29

Big congrats stunt, food looks pants. Chin up.
Thank you romey and amaxFlowers
I'm focusing on the fact that I'm not comfort eating as a positive.
I do have some mindfulness stuff from my psychologist. I might go see her for an extra session soon. I feel pretty crap. I'm in the middle of EMDR for processing trauma so know I'm on a bit of a hair trigger but apparently if I leave an argument and back down I'm at fault just as much as if I fight back so lose / lose. She pretty much told me she totally has to change how she is and bite her tongue all the time, that I make her uncomfortable and she only puts up with me for acess to her grandchild. I really can't see a way past it back to being friendly, I thought we were becoming close but obviously not. I let her do a lot of things which I'm not happy with (being proprietary over my child when I'm there, accidentally calling herself 'mummy' a LOT, passing on her food aversions 'shouting yucky' and putting wee one off things before she's tried them etc) which I've let slide because I feel bad for her and she's so attached to my lo (and vice versa) it's complicated, she has a lot of issues but she (verbally) attacked me out of the blue. I really am sorry for myjacking the post, needed a vent. Thanks all.

Romeyroo · 24/03/2015 21:51

gcal, sounds rough, actually gives me heebie jeebies as it reminds me of ExMIL, she was more passive aggressive but so hard to cope with. She was proprietary over her son as well as her GD (DD) - still is but I only see her really briefly. I am useless at family dynamics, so no real advice, but feel free to vent. Often being able just to express your feelings helpsFlowers.
all the best with the EMDR too.

StuntNun · 24/03/2015 23:03

Yes, DS4 arrived last night having decided to skip the last five weeks of gestation.

BerylStreep · 24/03/2015 23:54

Stunt wow! Congratulations. Hope you are both doing well.

Gcal vent away. Sounds rubbish for you.

BitchyDoesWitchyThings · 25/03/2015 02:53

Congratulations Stunt Hope you and Ds4 are doing well.

Romeyroo · 25/03/2015 04:54

Congratulations Stunt, I hope you are both doing wellFlowers

Fatstacks · 25/03/2015 05:44

CongratulationsStunt Flowers and Hello new SmallStunt Smile