Inbetween BCs Thread #2

[SayraT]

We filled up the last thread and we still have 3 weeks to go until the next official BC so here is our new inbetween BC thread.

Link to previous thread

So, I was good yesterday and now all of my confessions are lost on the previous thread but I am going to carry on with daily weighing and food recording so this morning I weighed 225 lbs.

Nappy, in the nicest of ways, I think you need to stop asking so many questions. It's exhausting just reading them. Please think about just following the rules we have given you, and weighing once per week. The rules really are quite comprehensive. If you really need to ask questions, then you could put them on the questions thread.

Oh nom nom clare! I must try sag paneer. I think there's a recipe on the recipe thread.

I've just scoffed Crispy Chinese belly pork with braised veg. I adapted it from DS's favourite chinese glazed ribs. He had the ribs (there is honey in the glaze) I had the pork belly. Clean plates and full tummies . Plus brownie points for me for making one of DS's favourite meals .

I feel like I must be due a whoosh soon. My jeans were falling down today! I must have lost several inches off my hips, as they were fairly snug 2 weeks ago. Perhaps my scales are wrong hey

On a side note, my avocados are finally starting to ripen - 6 days after I bought them. I might finally get to make that guacamole I was fancying last weekend

Today's food:
B: BPC
L: bits of stuff needing used up; tiny bit hache steak, one cold sausage, little bit left over cauli, one celery stick with pate
D: pork chop with green bean chips and a pan roasted shallot

Hubby brought in peony roses (my favourite) and green & blacks 85%. might have a square of chocolate now. Mmmmm

Steak & half an onion cooked in butter with a side of green salad here (with mayo of course )

trashcanjunkie I wasn't aware there was a questions thread? where is it?

Just wanted to say that I made 'tacos' using lettuce leaves - super yummy! I can't remember who said on here that they had done that, but I really enjoyed them, so a thank you for the idea

Really tired this evening, but a productive week, so all good. Have a lovely May weekend everyone. Can't believe it is May - DD has her school residential and we have added gloves to the packing list. Where I actually buy gloves in May is another matter

I liked the celeriac chips so much I made more tonight and had them with two homemade beefburgers, a big salad of mixed lettuce & baby spinach leaves, half an avocado & lots of dressing & mayo. It was lovely.

The only annoying thing was that the others had spaghetti carbonara made by DS1. DS1's carbonara is amazing. Actually, I'm very pleased I wasn't at all tempted to have some. My willpower is clearly improving .

Trashcanjunkie, that's a little harsh. Nappyaddict has already mentioned she has a compulsion to ask her questions several times until she understands the answer fully. But yes if there's a questions section I'd like to know too.

I made nocarbonara with zero noodles and a billion button mushrooms, lovely firm ones in super six at Aldi 49p.

Ham and mushroom weekend for me

nappy
i was eating about 250g of the yoghurt for my breakfast which is 8g carbs for that size portion but have been limiting it to 100g as was worried it was too many carbs all in one go. does that mean I can go back to eating the 250g portion without feeling bad?

Probably but each individual person is different and for some people that would be too much. We cannot answer how those carbs will affect you personally. It depends how many other carbs you have eaten that day and also if dairy stall you or not.

Have you looked at the rules like I suggested?

Rule 5. Be careful about dairy (apart from butter, which is unlimited).
Dairy can impede weight loss for some people. If you are still drinking tea/coffee with milk or cream, try to restrict yourself to max 2 cups per day. There are a lot of carbs in milk, so if you are having several cups of tea/coffee per day, you will quickly rack up your daily carb count (e.g. 1 medium latte contains more than 12g carbs!) You may eat cheese but again, don't overdo it. Full fat yoghurt is the best way to include dairy in your diet - but beware, it does contain carbs. Total Full Fat is the best.

Here is a link to the questions thread for anyone who needs it.

Aw fats I want carbonara now! Although I don't like it on zero/ konjac noodles. I really don't like them in any other context than the Asian food from where they are derived. Cooked courgettie or cauliflower (in small florets) with some browned chicken or turkey pieces in are my favourite in carbonara sauce.

mini I don't think that was harsh. The question about the yoghurt has now been answered by several people, including comprehensively by me. nappy explained that she has ASD and sometimes asks the same question in numerous different ways, but this still needs pointing out if it keeps happening, I think.

I have AS, as does my DD, btw, so I do understand the need for precise guidance and reassurance.

Watching Saturday kitchen. Want some creamy leeks now.

Another 1lb off this morning

I'm losing steadily rather than spectacularly, around 1lb per week. I wish it was a bit faster, but I'm happy overall.

I am doing BC lite at the moment to ease myself in & get used to this WOE. I think I'll kick off BC by doing the uber version for a few days beforehand, starting next Friday, to try to give myself a head start.

Well done drama. Slow and steady is good. Marathon not a sprint and all that ....

Weekend going well. I had coffee with my Mum this morning and finally told her about what I've been eating. She was AMAZINGLY receptive and interested and insisted I go home and send her some links to stuff! I sent her the "diet doctor" one about getting started on lchf and also a link to "ditchthecarbs.com" which has some great recipes. She loves cheese and cream so I reckon she might go for it. At 60, and being petite like me, she's 5'0, she doesn't carry extra weight well at all. She must have asked me 4 times if I really hadn't had a slice of bread for a month!

I'm psyching myself up for BC now by being a bit more strict BC and a bit less BClite. I might attempt the cheesy pizza crust soon. Got a bit of a craving.

Nappy, I'm wondering if maybe a LC plan where you eat a specific amount of carbs per day might suit you, as then you could measure and count exactly what you have and you know if you can eat something. There must be plans where you eat say 50g per day? Might be more workable with your ASD/OCD perhaps?

I think posting a link to the questions thread is a good idea - I only have this thread on I'm On and for time reasons I just come straight here, so I will make sure and see if I can help at all. I am not one of the experts, I will just waffle from my own experience though!

Drama, I was just reflecting on the fact that I have averaged about a pound a week loss - not steadily, there have been wooshes and (long) stalls, but if I average it out, that is what it would be. I am hoping with awareness of what I am eating and what effects my weight, it will stay off.

I wanted to say to pata about treats - my idea of a treat has changed - a piece of 85% dark chocolate, a few raspberries, good quality olives. As regards the emotional link to food, at some point the thought did kick in - am I eating because I am stressed? What else can I do to deal with the stress? Mostly step back and think, what is the root of why I am stressed and what can I change? If I am leaving the office to get coffee and chocolate, what need is that fulfilling? Mostly, the need to take a break and clear my head, which does not need to involve sugar.

In other words for me, I have found that changing the way I eat has been part of changing also the way I work and the way I respond to things. If you have the courage to say in a lunch meeting that you need either a salad catered or to bring your own; you also have the courage to say I cannot respond to this demand right now because I am doing this other thing. In other words, once you get to grips with your needs on this WOE, you will start to see what needs previous patterns of eating filled. I don't think that happens overnight, it is a process and one I am still working on.

Not sure if that makes sense.

Thanks both

Romeyroo I get what you are saying, and I am working things out in the rest of my life too. I've cut out the afternoon snacking on chocolate at work and the extra energy I have thanks to this WOE is making me more productive and less stressed.

B: Bulletproof tea
L: Two eggs scrambled with butter & coconut oil, and mushrooms cooked in butter.

I've put the Questions thread on my Watching list to have a browse through.

Food so far:
BPC
1 egg fried in OO, Debbie & Andrews sausage, 1/2 tomato, 2 rashers bacon.
Went swimming then a long walk and was HUNGRY but hadn't taken any snacks because I thought big brunch would see me through. Coop are doing hb eggs. Had 1 egg (toddler had the other). Ignored the mustard Mayo as it was quite high and full of nonsense but the eggs are free range.

Not only that Romey but your tastes change so much on this WOE. I just ate six British strawberries and savoured every morsel. Not like having a piece of cake and then having another one just because it's there. Rather eating delicious ripe fruit and feeling satisfied with just a few.

Disaster, had dinner, made lettuce leaf wraps with chicken mayo and chopped toms and cucumber. Made three, and was totally stuffed after two, this is a shame as I love eating, but appetite has really decreased. No bad thing as with all the new skin care stuff I am purchasing (other thread) food seems to have become less of a priority spend to appearance, however as I am sticking to 3 meals a day and no snacking at all (well that's the plan) the extra cash is being spent on the most ridiculous amount of facial products!,

Hello all, busy day here being 'soccer mom' then DCs haircuts and shopping all before lunch!

B- 2 streaky bacon, 2 scr eggs in butter and cream, cuppa x 2
L - salmon fried in coconut oil, the last of the cabbage in butter and caraway seeds, made almond scones so had one of these, very good and soaked up LOADS of lovely butter
D - not sure maybe some hm soup as have some hm stock defrosted

Dinner was good. Although very much bclite I think as involved some peanut butter. Cooked some bare naked noodles in hm chicken stock for 15 mins. Stir fried some cabbage, shallot, mushrooms and left over chicken in chilli oil. Melted in a tbsp nas peanut butter, pinch 5 spice, tbsp fish sauce, tbsp sesame oil, tbsp gf tamari and some coconut milk to make a thick satay sauce. Added in the noodles and some of the stock to loosen. Delicious. I generally don't like the low carb noodles but this was yum.

Not sure today was great for me - I warn you all against the m&s cafe which was rubbish for low carb options!

B - cream cheese pancakes drizzled with a mix of sour cream and almond butter thinned down with a bit of water, with 5 blackberries. 1st time making the pancakes and have to say I wasn't convinced but they did fill me up for ages. The cream/almond butter drizzle was amazing though!

L - M&s cafe salmon salad. Thought it would be ok if I left the potatoes but it arrived being mainly potatoes with a small amount of salmon and spinach, and was drenched in a revolting honey and mustard dressing which was so horribly sweet. I scraped as much off as I could but ended up feeling very deprived. Stole my dd's stick of cheese that came with her meal!

D - small amount of fish pie from the freezer, minus the mash topping, plus the best part of a whole broccoli with butter. This was an error too as I had forgotten that the pie was made pre low carb life, and had carrots and sweetcprn in it, so I was the ultimate picky eater trying to remove them and ended up with very little fish "pie".

Will be drinking a glass of red and having some 90% choc tonight to comfort myself from my fairly pathetic meals today. Onwards and upwards tomorrow....

Good evening!

I haven't had my dinner yet. But when I do it will be thai green chicken curry. The recipe from the IPD cookbook. It's ready but I'm waiting for some laundry to dry before I eat. I can sit and scoff while watching Criminal Minds and relax. Rock n Roll!

I went dress shopping today. For an outfit for my Dad's wedding in Sept. I was going to leave it until much later in anticipation of spectacular weight loss. But I was gripped by the fear that there wouldn't be any weddingy dresses left by then. And with the best will in the world, I don't think I'll be a size 10 by then anyway . If I am I'll be so excited that I'll take my chances! I've lost 9lbs on the scales, which isn't a lot, but it's given me a real boost to my 'body confidence' and I actually enjoyed it! My body and face are much less 'puffy' . I bought a beautiful dress, I think. Very happy .

I completely get what you're saying about increased energy Drama. I've got through the whole day without 'resting my eyes'. This WOE has made such a difference. Well done on your weight loss too . And thank you for your encouragement with starting LCing back in April rather than waiting for Bootcamp to start .

I tried to immac my legs this morning with my Elemis Pro Radiance Cleanser plumstone. Gah! But very excited that I won a competition at the hair and beauty salon that I go to. A C&B dry, pedicure and leg wax!