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Join discussions about low-carb bootcamp plans, meals and progress. Consider speaking to a medical professional before starting any diet.

Inbetween BCs Thread #2

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SayraT · 23/04/2015 08:05

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 Grin but I am going to carry on with daily weighing and food recording so this morning I weighed 225 lbs.

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HemanOrSheRa · 23/04/2015 10:36

Ah! here you are!

Bloody hell Dark meetings from 3pm - 1am?! I think I would have done exactly the same as you after a day and night like that.

I've been quietly plodding on and realised that I have done 15 days following Bootcamp Rules. To. The. Letter! I've shocked and surprised myself!

I think I will treat myself today with some raspberries and a couple of squares of dark choc. But after this I will keep going with bootcamp rather than BC light and work on reducing my portion sizes. I've found over the last few days I'm still eating the same quantities out of habit, I think, but feeling absolutely stuffed. I had a much smaller dinner last night at 7pm and was still full when I went to bed at 11pm.

Thanks StuntNun for the explanation regarding water retention. I think that is what has happened to me over the last couple of days. I've been feeling bloated like I do just before TOTM and wondered what was going on.

DarkEvilMoon · 23/04/2015 10:46

Sorry having a complete nightmare with the laptop, it is self posting and editing. Confused

Salad was - heap of lettice, some celery, some spring onions, 2 eggs turned into mayo and yesterday a few slices of pre-packed ham chopped up.

Not sure about other nuts. Super sensitive to everything atm, i think it is part of the fibro. Things like surgical tape is cause huge reactions which it only normally does when very run down. Might well be able to eat in small amounts when the current flare dies down a bit.

Kale is something I struggle with and is something that has been suggested I need to be mindful might be a problem. Atm it is mostly a bitter veg thing.

Don't have sliced chicken or smoked salmon in. It either does off or is eaten before i get there (no middle ground) Hmm Have got some tinned smoked mackerel and tinned tuna

There is always milk free yoghurts in the house as ds needs them for calcium, and I have some frozen prawns in the freezer which are nice to eat from frozen and melting in the mouth when craving something cold.

Need to consider the travelling aspect

DarkEvilMoon · 23/04/2015 10:46

Sorry having a complete nightmare with the laptop, it is self posting and editing. Confused

Salad was - heap of lettice, some celery, some spring onions, 2 eggs turned into mayo and yesterday a few slices of pre-packed ham chopped up.

Not sure about other nuts. Super sensitive to everything atm, i think it is part of the fibro. Things like surgical tape is cause huge reactions which it only normally does when very run down. Might well be able to eat in small amounts when the current flare dies down a bit.

Kale is something I struggle with and is something that has been suggested I need to be mindful might be a problem. Atm it is mostly a bitter veg thing.

Don't have sliced chicken or smoked salmon in. It either does off or is eaten before i get there (no middle ground) Hmm Have got some tinned smoked mackerel and tinned tuna

There is always milk free yoghurts in the house as ds needs them for calcium, and I have some frozen prawns in the freezer which are nice to eat from frozen and melting in the mouth when craving something cold.

Need to consider the travelling aspect

HolgerDanske · 23/04/2015 10:52

Perhaps try seeds instead of nuts? Might be lower carbs but that's just off the top of my head as I haven't actually checked carb counts in aaaaages as I don't tend to eat seeds or nuts much at all. You can get those little packets that would last well.

I think you need to have a plastic container in the fridge that everybody understands is for food for YOU ONLY, that absolutely must not be touched by anyone other than you. I have told my daughters that as this way of eating is very unforgiving to indiscretions, it's imperative that the food I rely on is available as and when I need it. They both respect this.

readyforno2 · 23/04/2015 11:03

Glad I've found you all again.
I've spectacularly fallen off the wagon. 2lb on this week.
My friend and I are going to Majorca for five days on the1st July and I aim to have lost at least a stone by then.

Today
B - mushrooms with garlic butter
L - (will be) cauliflower cheese with bacon
D - chicken and salad

I'm a real emotional eater and have been struggling a bit with the dc on my own (especially ds1) and feeling like I'm not being the mother they need. Also, it was dh's birthday on Monday and I am gutted he's away. This is the first time I haven't seen him for his birthday for 14 years.. It's all just excuses though isn't it. Just need to pull my finger out and do something about it.

Romeyroo · 23/04/2015 13:27

hello, just marking place - I wrote a message this morning about hunger and portion sizes; and it came up - thread closed!! thank you for starting the new one, I will catch up later Flowers and see if my comments are still in any way helpful or the thread has moved on too far

LexLoofah · 23/04/2015 15:01

dark sorry to hear you are having a hard time, midnight meetings? jeez.

can you have sesame seeds and sunflower seeds or can you not have them in the house due to either you or DS allergies? If they are OK you might like to try the sesame and sunflower crackers on the recipe thread ( I can post here if you like), I made them last week and they are still nice and crunchy. They melt in the mouth and very nutritionally dense so you only need a few rather than several handfuls - would be a portable snack.

They are probably the most expensive crackers I have ever made (2 jars of sesame seeds at $4 a pop!) but we still have half the batch left and I will just make them occasionally, great for times like going on a flight.

minibmw2010 · 23/04/2015 15:38

Could someone please remind me what was suggested to put into FF Greek Yoghurt to give it a little extra taste? It was something to do with Vanilla. Was it Vanilla Essence? Cheers

LexLoofah · 23/04/2015 15:49

mini a few people have mentioned a vanilla seed/pod grinder but I don't have one, I pour over a bit of cream. I used to drown it in honey in the bad old days but don't know why I did that as does not need it at all.

LexLoofah · 23/04/2015 15:56

chugged a BPC earlier as v tired again, DD up in the night for some reason and possibly sleepwalking she had changed into her nursery school uniform including taking her nighttime nappy off, got back into bed and of course had a wee so up getting her changed and doing the sheets, sort of dozed after that. Bloody kids! I have kid weight rather than baby weight, only put 15lb on with each one, lost it all after delivery and bfing but then the constant tiredness made me eat for energy and that is partly how I am now overweight. So a wet bed from each in one week, I wonder what they will come up with tonight? Now have a coffee/sleep deprivation headache so popped an advil and guzzzling water and roibos, could easily put my head on my desk and have a doze right now, must get out for some fresh air at lunchtime

DarkEvilMoon · 23/04/2015 16:10

Those crackers sound good lex i generally have both seed types in as I use them in bread for ds. Thank you.

BabsUnited · 23/04/2015 16:36

is satay a good choice for a thai/vietnamese meal? or can the ingredients of the sauce vary etc? How about black bean sauce?

LexLoofah · 23/04/2015 16:45

Dark this is the one from the thread, I omitted the garlic:

Sesame Sunflower Seed Grain Free Cracker Recipe:

1 cup unsalted sunflower seeds, hulled (I have also used pumpkin seeds with great success!)
1 level teaspoon sea salt (the coarse kind is fine)
3 cloves of garlic, peeled
1 cup sesame seeds, hulled
Up to 1/4 cup water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In the bowl of the food processor, using the regular metal blade, combine the sunflower seeds, salt, and garlic.
Turn food processor on and let it whir for 2-3 minutes until the seeds have turned into a dense flour.
Add in the sesame seeds and pulse to mix (the sesame seeds don’t need to mix all the way in).
Slowly add in the water, a couple tablespoons at a time, until the seeds all clump together in a ball.
Remove and knead to distribute the sesame seeds through the sunflower seed mixture. The mixture isn’t a very pretty color at this point, but it improves beautifully with baking.
Between parchment paper, roll the dough out until it is very thin for crisper crackers, or up to 1/4 inch thick for more sturdy crackers, in as close to a rectangle shape as possible.
Using the parchment paper, flip the whole rectangle of dough onto a cookie sheet, keep the crackers on a layer of parchment paper to bake for easy removal.
Cut into rectangles with a pizza cutter or sharp knife. We’ll use the cut lines to break the crackers on after they’re cooked.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool while still on the cookie sheet, then break along scored lines and serve

DarkEvilMoon · 23/04/2015 18:42

I will give those a try this weekend before the kitchen gets ripped out. Thanks lex Grin

LexLoofah · 23/04/2015 19:19

dark ooh new kitchen, exciting!

where is everyone else today? not eating carbs I hope!

made salad cream last night, do not know why I did not think of this before, had it for lunch today on the things salad cream was made for: ham, eggs, cheese, cucumber, a spoon....

TheHappyCamper · 23/04/2015 19:32

I'm having a fairly good day I think. What do the experts think? Feel free to critique.

B: FF greek yoghurt, double cream with a TBS of berries and tsp of flax seeds, plus 2 TBS peanut butter off the spoon Blush

L: 2 eggs, 2 bacon and 3 thin sausages.

S: about a TBS in total of cashews, brazils and almonds.

D: HM beef chilli with cheese & cream on, with steamed broccoli and mange tout.

4 cups of black tea and 4 big glasses of water.

I was so good at work today. I was baking with my class and they were making chocolate chip "Millie's" style cookies. They looked and smelt amazing and of course they were proud and wanted me to taste them all! I very diplomatically said I couldn't possibly have one of everybody's so I'd let them eat them! I feel that's quite a breakthrough for me

That cracker recipe sounds excellent. How garlicky is it? What is the texture like - Jacobs cream crackers?

DarkEvilMoon · 23/04/2015 19:34

Not exactly lex just a new bench and a sink that no longer washes the floor every time you try to empty it Hmm

Gcalgske · 23/04/2015 20:12

Satay can vary, ask them not to sweeten it (most Thai dishes use Palm sugar) and check if they are using unsweetened coconut milk.
Black bean sauce varies again, most have sugar and / or cornflour.

MrsKoala · 23/04/2015 20:14

Hello all. Had a sad day today. Ate no breakfast and 3 cold sausages and mayo for lunch. I took ds1 swimming this morning and just felt so sad after I really sobbed and couldn't face anything.

Dh brought me a present home today. Guess what it was? Go on guess?

LexLoofah · 23/04/2015 20:16

dark making me smile as I got a new kitchen tap fitted last week and can't stop looking at it/using it, it is the little things isn't?

happy I didn't add the garlic as I knew the DCs would eat the crackers with butter and jam which would taste awful with garlic. No not like jacobs, hmm how to describe not crumbly but crispy, melt in the mouth, very tasty miles better than a ryvita or a rice cake which is what I would be munching an alternative 'diet'. well done on resisting the cookies

SayraT · 23/04/2015 20:33

Sorry you are feeling Sad MrsK why are you sad, is it because of the present? Is it a puppy?

Food Today

B: Three fried eggs, coffee with cream
L: Roast chicken thighs
D: Roast chicken thighs
S: Small bar choc (6g carbs)

Yes, I need more veg, I'll have some cucumber sticks right now.

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MrsKoala · 23/04/2015 20:43

God no, not a puppy thank god. It's more a Hmm present.

And no I'm not sad about the present. I'm sad because ds was just so different from the other children today. I felt real grief at the loss of a childhood he and I won't have together. I just feel him slipping away from me. I can't hold on to him. I feel I am losing my baby. I am aching in my soul. I just can't deal with it.

Romeyroo · 23/04/2015 21:38

MrsK, you have had so much to deal with recently, it is no wonder your emotions need an outlet. Crying is good for the soul and body: repressing your feelings is not Flowers and massive hugs to you.

What RL support do you have? His childhood is his and valuable on its own terms just like any other child's, it sounds like you need some support and reassurance that you and he will cope though.

Romeyroo · 23/04/2015 21:41

Food wise I am doing rubbish - bc friendly yes, but all over the place. Feeling chaotic so no food update

MrsKoala · 23/04/2015 21:43

Thanks Romey. I am emotionally incontinent at the moment, I can't stop blubbing.

Anyway, the gift that dh brought home for me today was...a loaf of bread. Confused