Week 2 - May Low Carb Bootcamp - our first official weigh-in!

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Morning all!

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

And don't forget the the Weight Tracker (I hope that link works but apologies if it doesn't!)

So we come to our first weigh-in. I know from last week's thread that results are going to be a bit mixed - but I hope that most of you will see a good loss.

If you haven't, don't panic! Sometimes it can take a bit of time for your body to trust you, especially if you're a bit of a serial dieter.

If you think you've been doing everything according to the rules, but still haven't seen a loss, then list out for me your meals over the last 3 or 4 days and let me see if I can spot anything obvious.

But whatever the results are today, please remember it's not a competition!

We all lose weight at different rates. And someone who sees a big loss in one week isn't going to see that every week.

And remember - it's not all about what the scales tell you. You'll find that your body shape can change even if the scales remain unchanged!

Good luck to you all.

ewan I only frequent soft and that do bacon & egg rolls 'for the dads' and order two, without the baps.

*Soft play

Hugs for romey
I've PTSD too. Know the feeling when stuff comes up and bites you in the bum. Sounds like you've a good handle on what works for you though, go you!!

Feeling a bit sad today as I messed up big time last night..lasted until 10pm at family get together and then some carb monster inside me took control.

I have drawn a big line and started today afresh. I hope I have learnt from the experience and will watch out for moments like that when everyone around me is noshing away on stuff I don't need but desire.

Can't change yesterday but I sure won't let it ruin today and tomorrow.
I hope everyone is keeping on and gets a positive result tomorrow.

Today is a good day!!
Plans are afoot to escape Hampshire and move to Cornwall - dh keen although he's sorting things through in Bangkok!

Food - breakfast -bacon sausage egg
Lunch - pork belly rib and remoulade
And dinner will be lamb with minted jus tender stem broccoli green beans and buttered cabbage with leeks
Have also had a bpc and will have drunk 3l water.
Control is a good thing!

Does anyone else struggle in supermarkets? Just been to pick up some eggs and everywhere I looked there were 'forbidden' foods. I think I just feel sad that I can't be normal and eat all of those things anymore.

Hello all!

Checking in, struggling with water uptake today, but soldiering on!

Had cauliflower rice yesterday for the first time - my god it's good! And so easy! Ds was not so convinced, but he might in time get used to it.

I think I'm eating too much cheese, I never bothered with it much last time I tried it, and yoghurt is my snack of an evening, will have to replace that with water I think.

Yesterday
B: bacon , mushroom omelette
Late lunch/early dinner - homemade meatballs with cauli rice - tomato sauce though, was that ok? Only a bit of it for flavour
S: cheese and yoghurt with cream
Water - about 2.5 l I'd say - needs to be closer to 3

Today - bratwurst and bockwurst (fattier and lower carb than ordinary lidl sausages)
L: mozzarella, olives, avocado and Mayo
D: pork belly with celeriac something, mash or wedges, not decided yet
Water: 1.5l so far

If I were to do battered fish, which is the best flour to use? Which flour was being talked about in the flour and sparkling water batter up thread? I do like fish and chips every so often, and have some in, so was going to look at fish in batter with my new favourite veg, celeriac.

I need to find a stalwart breakfast idea, that is no/low cook and fast. I don't have much time to sort things out of a morning, so any suggestions would be of immense help.

Think I may stay on boot camp for another week or so, until i get into the rythmn better. Hoping for some loss tomorrow, but can't see it happening between today and tomorrow, perhaps the cheese is the issue.

Patapouf I'm amazed in my local supermarket at how much of what they sell is utter shite. Whole aisles of poisonous factory produced filth. If you think about how our bodies work and where we came from as a species, eating that stuff is very much not normal. You have made a positive choice.

Ooof, bit serious there, sorry! I do get very cross about the cheap shit vs expensive veg tho.

Hissy, I've just made a crustless quiche with bacon and broccoli and portioned it for the freezer so that when I want something quickly, I just zap it for 3 mins and there it is. Could that do you for breakfast?

poisonous factory produced shite was actually the mantra I was repeating to myself walking round. I don't know why I'm so emotionally attached to it all when I've felt so much better & lost weight not eating it all. I do really miss fruit though

Hi all, reading & lurking, but I am in the middle of birthday season, and struggling a bit, hence not posting.

It is really motivating though to read other people's efforts.

Me too! We'll get there.??

Today's food:
B: two eggs fried, cuppa with milk
L: coffee with cream. Baked egg thing :- 3 streaky bacon, 25g shallot, 1 giant mushroom, 2 cherry plum toms, egg, cheese. I fried the bacon then in the fat I cooked the big mushroom, shallot and tomato to soak it all up. Transferred mushroom to a small oven dish and topped with the shallot/tomato, cracked the egg on top then crumbled the bacon and mozzarella. Baked for 6 mins until the egg was set but yolk runny. Was lovely, nice change to an omelette.
D: just made low carb stewed sausages (mushrooms, leeks, shallots, lardons, thyme, stock)
Will have with cauliflower or spinach (not sure how much spinach I have - have a bit of a slug situation )

I've struggled this weekend, to the extent that I fell off the wagon yesterday evening. Feeling bloated & pissed off today as a result and have paid for it on the scales.

I've climbed back on the wagon today & I'm drinking loads of water, but I've decided to stick with BC for at least another week in penance. I need the discipline.

hissy I do omelette muffins. Fry spring inions , Bacon lardons and spinach. Beat eggs in a dish, pour in fried stuff. Pour into silicon cupcake thingies (the name escapes me) and sprinkle cheese on top, pop in oven.

It sounds a faff but it isn't. You can do it on a Sunday and put them in a tub in the fridge for at least 3 days.

There is a berry muffin equivalent one with ricotta as well but I've forgotten the recipe. sayra may know it.

Ooh, that sounds nice,

Will try both of those, have no eggs atm, but will get some and do one.

I did see a slice of ham put in muffin tray, topped with cheese and grilled, they last for a few days too apparently

Are you accepting late joiners? I need to loose a little and generally tone up. Holiday in less than six weeks and start a new job in less than two.
Experience has show I only keep to eating well if I'm part of a group. I need you :/

Ooh, now that my oven is working, I will do myself some egg muffins as well. Another poster, possibly dita, suggested making up a breakfast box in advance if you need something to grab and go - I need one Tuesday for early start, it is a really helpful idea.

gcal, thank you, and right back at you . I don't know if I do have a handle on things, definitely better than I was last year but there are so many layers, it is a long process. The mindfulness thing surprised me because we are sold it as useful and safe, and mostly it has been helpful, absolutely, but I must have reached a point where my brain was going this is the bit you need to address! So I would not now recommend it unreservedly, I think if there are issues, a one to one setting is safest to learn it.

Will list food later

Karbea come on in are you new to LCing or returning?

Gcsl slugs are such assholes. One of my joys of LCing is that I've got tons of eggshells to crumble, bake and put around my herbs and veg. Have you ever tried it? It's working like a slug force field for me

Egg muffins sound good, might do those tomorrow.

Welcome karbea!

B: real chai with double cream
L: Bacon, poached eggs, avocado and asparagus. Forgot to do the hollandaise.
D: leftover duck breast and celeriac dauphinoise.

ewan, pata thank you for the kind welcome.
About two years ago I followed the paleo diet for about three months, which was excellent, but apart from that Ive eaten what I want.
My downfall is absolutely no self control where food is concerned, plus my dh buys lots of unhealthy food and I eat it.

Today:
B - spinach and pine nuts, two friend eggs, two slices of Parma ham, a handful of baby plum tomatoes cooked in oven with balsamic.
L - cheese and ham toasted sandwich, packet of crisps, penguin biscuit.
Snack - half a bar of chocolate :( nespresso with almond milk.

Just about to have dinner, roast pork with roast potatoes, broccoli and carrots. Will really try to limit the potatoes!

Today obviously day one, so I wasn't really ready.
But I've texted my friend to go to the gym on Tuesday. (Monday dh will be around so won't be able to get there).

karbea welcome and hi everyone else

tetley that sounds like great news!

trashy no need to be ashamed of seeing an epic twice, sure it will become a new classic ( and btw Tom hardy does nothing for me and I still think it is an ace film)

B- mushrooms fried in bacon fat, 2 eggs fried in butter topped with Parmesan, cuppa, cream coffee
l -was out so I had tandoori chicken thigh, leg & skin, raita, - delish but not that filling
d - will be the butter chicken I have just popped in the slow cooker, cauli rice in coconut oil and slices of aubergine fried in coconut oil

Prob not enough water today as out in the blazing heat at DSs football this morning and ran out of water as water off at home so could not fill up all the bottles, have had loads since but doubt I can catch up today - water still off, DH going to petrol station to buy water now

Chai with cream

Karbea, I started in October mid BC, definitely worth it.

B was sausages and scrambled eggs
L was a picnic - spinach leaves and lettuce, salami, HB egg and cucumber sticks
D beef burger with roasted green veg (broccoli, leek and some courgette)

Too much processed food and not enough fat. It is eat up what is in the fridge time of the month and it is lots of green veg and lettuce. Is this going to be a problem carb-wise?

Coffee - had one cup two and a half hours after I woke, still focused on work but definitely felt ready for it when I did have it. Had another about 3pm; was out and about so no half-caff. Will do same tomorrow and switch to half-caff on Tuesday. Otherwise lots of herbal tea and water.

karbea x post with you, you will have to cut out potatoes and a great deal else from your menu today, appreciate you need to get prepared and do a shop so best read the rules before you do your shopping list and have a word with your DH too, will he do this with you perhaps?