Week 7 - Low Carb Bootcamp - our last month!

[BIWI]

Morning all!

Apologies for the late start today - bit harassed and manic at the moment.

Anyway Here's the Spreadsheet

Hope that this last week has been a good one, and that you see the results this morning.

We have just four weeks left, so let's stay focused and see what we can do. All being well, we could get rid of another pesky half stone!

Good luck to you all

Just dipping in to wish BIWI and her DF well.

Hi all

Food yesterday :
B: Greek yoghurt
L: Pork meatballs (should have had salad or something with it but was being a bit lazy)
D: Had a real treat and had an Indian takeaway. I had chicken tikka (dry) and a small aubergine curry side dish to go with it. Hopefully pretty BC friendly. It was really great and nice to not feel stuffed and guilty afterwards.

I had one of those moments yesterday when I fit into a pair of jeans I had "outgrown" a while ago, so feeling happy things are moving in the right direction.

New jeans. High waisted. No muffin top. Chuffed to buggery!

Congrats to Peppermint and Wine on the jeans achievements! I hope to follow suit soon

Hello all,

Have a poorly 18mth old to deal with today which has been a bit of a nightmare - it's meant I couldn't go to work, but ended up driving there with her anyway so I could collect my laptop to catch up on work over the weekend. That all went smoothly but then we got caught in the most HORRENDOUS traffic on our way home, which was horrible for DD more than me really. Then I forgot that we had workmen coming to do work on the house, but from the neighbour's side, and I felt like a dick for not speaking to the neighbours about it. All in all I felt like a stressed idiot and ended up consoling myself with 85% choc and macadamias....

I think I put yesterday's food plan on yesterday, but it changed slightly as DH didn't go out, so my LC fridge and cupboard picnic concoction didn't happen. Instead I got persuaded (very easily) to have an Indian takeaway so I had a chicken tandoori kebab, which was all good, but I will confess I also had some tarka dhal which wasn't so bootcamp friendly. I felt horribly full afterwards so I know it was the wrong choice.

Not sure what we're doing for dinner tonight as I have so far only thought of food for dd's but I will remain on the wagon to make up for my dhal error!

yay on the jeans fitting stories and for those with poorly DC hope they are better soon

B - avo, scr eggs in butter & cheese, cuppa, hot marmite with knob of butter
L - 3 hb eggs spread with butter, cucumbers spread with butter and some dried/cured ham can't remember the name as just grabbed a selection at the shop, speck maybe?
D - was planning on cooking but seeing as others have had a takeaway curry we might do that instead esp as we need to spend this evening clearing the loft for yard sale tomorrow, will be trying on clothes too, let's hope hardly any of them fit in a good way so they can be sold as well

lisba what a shit day - hope DD's feeling better tomorrow. Just bung the neighbours a bottle of wine and an apology, they'll be fine (I did exactly the same thing when my kitchen was being done - told one side and not the other )

Today:

B - bulletproof bone broth
L - 3 egg omelette
S - scratchings
D - Toulouse sausages, sauteed radishes and cabbage braised in stock.

I am not allowed dahl. Dp has threatened to leave me if I ever eat it again. Now lisbapalea I'm going to challenge you in the gentlest of ways, as I can see you've had a tough time.

Consoling yourself with food is a classic habit of emotional eating. I understand why you've said it, and completely get why it's happened, BUT in the interests of being a good and supportive fellow boot camper, I think it's really important to look at the reasoning you've given yourself there. In times of extremis, if we can learn to console ourselves in better, more healthy ways, we've basically changed the behaviour that got us here in the first place.

I know when I've used food, for various reasons of comfort, it's been easier and easier to find reason or excuse to do it. For example, a stressful time, or an upset, but then also a celebration or special occasion, and the reasons become smaller and smaller - because I feel a bit down, bored, lonely or just need a little boost.

Please please don't think I'm getting at you, I just feel like it's really important we recognise those moments as they try to subconsciously slip past us.

Ultimately, it takes a real degree of will power and strength to lose weight, and when life assails us, it's one of the first things to go out of the window for us. I'm committed to discussing and changing my own behaviour, so just wanted to offer you the same. Do feel free to tell me to bugger right off if I've overstepped the mark, and by no means do I want to belittle how crappy and tough it's been for you

Spot on Trash you could have been describing me (the former me!) in the above. I have used food all my life, determined to change but it is so hard to change habits of a lifetime isn't it.

Hugs to Lisba here's to better days for all of us tomorrow.

I agree Trash and hopefully Lisba will take it in the spirit it's intended also. I've been incredibly guilty of this myself and have thought about why that is quite a lot this Bootcamp and tried to understand it so I can overcome it. It's been the hardest part for me.

I found the idiot proof diet good for the emotional side to eating, it struck a chord with me.

Absolutely know what you mean trash and of course I won't tell you to bugger off! In fact I was saying something similar to myself as I was doing the 'consoling'! You are 100% right and I know that. I am picking myself up, dusting myself down and remembering all the great reasons why this woe has been working for me.

Tomorrow is a new day and I will be ramping up the commitment!

Thank you to everyone for the sympathy and support - I love these threads; they're some of the best bits of mumsnet these days I reckon!

Good shout on the IPD book winecheesesleep - think I will have a re-read of it tonight!

B: BPC
L: ham bone broth, ham, radishes
D: out at a pub, had two starters -:

1. Scallops, chorizo, pea cream (tiny bit)
2. Asparagus, Parma ham, hollandaise, poached egg. A single large white wine and soda (Sauvignon blanc)

Bit hungry (booze munchies) now so had some cheese crisps, jalapeños and a 1/3 tub of seriously strong cheese spread with some chopped jalapeño stirred through. Was like cinema nachos but better!!

Oh gosh, yes, stress was a major trigger for me, lisba, and recognising it is an important step. There were a couple of times I posted on here saying I am stressed, I am posting so I don't eat, and that broke the thought pattern.

hangon, I have a mindfulness app, it has breathing meditations, which are what my CBT therapist focuses on to break, in my case, racing thoughts and anxiety attacks (I still get them but I recognise they are happening now and usually can attribute them to a cause once I realise they are underway.
But I also have purchased meditations, which are more reflective, which are about stilling the mind, which opens space for subconscious issues to come to the surface. Sometimes not nice issues, but for me, these were things I needed to work through.

The meditation I am doing now is about open hearted acceptance. It is not where I could have started, though.

biwi, I hope your DF is okay, I wish him well

Not logging food as it has become a bit too erratic. I have lots to do and this makes me more disorganised. All very BC friendly though!

Sorry if that sounded garbled, v tired

Dp is back from a week away surfing. He gobbles his food and consequently farts. I have not missed this, although I'm very pleased he's home. He's going to weigh himself tomorrow to see what damage has been done whilst eating off piste.

I have appointments for bloods getting done and and an ultrasound scan to investigate my poorly guts. Fingers crossed it's just good old IBS and nothing more sinister.

Gcalske I live vicariously through your cheese habits. I really miss cheese.

Have got a new student arriving on Sunday. After the loss of my favourite ever student, this one has lots to live up to..... I'm already worried... 16 year old girl.... vegan I hope she'll cope with the fact my entire diet consists of animal products with the odd veg chucked in

lisa it is a bit of a weird journey this bootcamp isn't it, we are all nderstanding more about our relationship with food and trying to fix it rater than replace it with different comforts. We all have issues with food or we wouldn't be here in the first place. I hope your day is a lot less stressful today.

Hangon I hope your ds has a lovely birthday.
I have survived this week which is a big yay. The main reason I started trying to really lose weight at the beginning of this year was the thoughts of diabetes, I hit so many risk factors. My mum got a letter yesterday saying she is pre diabetic, she weighs 9 stone and is the fittest and healthiest people I know which has worried me sick.

So that should motovate a bit of kokoing round here.
My uniform still fits me despite me having lost 2 stone since I last wore it which is a bit odd, the top does resemble a tent but the trousers don't fall down (which is useful). I am hoping to have to go and beg the course admin for a new one before the next placement.

BIWI, hope your DF is okay.

I've been quite slack with food this week, I haven't gone terribly off plan but I think I need to reassess my strawberry consumption as they are very much a gateway fruit for me. It's my own fault for not meal planning and doing my food shop online like I usually do.

B: egg muffins
L: not sure yet!
D: slow roasted ham with hm coleslaw and salad.

I went to the dentist this week and was told my oral health is better than its been in a long time, which I attributed to the lack of sugar in my diet. Dentist seemed very surprised I'd stuck toot for so long they've obviously seen my sweet tooth

Hoping to break the next barrier of 'tens' over the next week. I was teetering on the border and then went up 1lb with TOTM. This is the 4th one since BC began and I'm sick and tired of it, the pill obviously isn't suited to me so I think I'm going to come off it for my own sanity!

Has anyone tried coconut flour pancakes? I've been browsing recipes online and they look pretty good!

dita I have discovered my body's strange capacity for gaining a lot of weight and not really changing a dress size. Because I put on a lot of weight in such a short space of time last year I'm mainly in the process of trying to fit into my clothes better although I've found with jeans they look awful and gapey (cheap jeans) where I've lost weight. I'd love to be a dull dress size under my wardrobe now by Christmas, which would be a 14.

dita Good luck with the placement. You are bringing back memories of many years ago when I first set foot on a ward. Don't worry too much about your mother. I have been pre diabetic for ages and you just have to take it as a warning and nip it in the bud. What people don't always realise is that excess weight is not necessarily a cause of Type 2. It can be a side effect. As your beta cells start to go wonky and insulin production becomes haphazard you start to pile the weight on. Have a look at diabetes.co.uk and at Jenny Ruhls web site. Lots of helpful info there. The diabetes.co,uk site sorted me out when my GP had almost driven me into full Type 2!

Pata I haven't tried the coconut flour pancakes. I bought some coconut flour but its still sitting in its packet. I have done the almond puff pancakes from the Low Carb Gourmet book but they are more like a blini. I tend to make batches of the cream cheese ones. To me they are far more like a real English pancake. They are a bit fiddly as they are more fragile to turn but you can keep them in the fridge and they warm up well in a hot pan. DH wanted a curry the other night and I was sick of courgetti and cauli rice so I just bunged my curry in a couple of the pancakes and popped them under the grill. It worked great.

Two glasses of wine last night and I was seriously tipsy. This BC has turned me into a cheap date!

Odd, odd, odd day today - ended up spending half of it with xH having been minimal contact since end of marriage. I am utterly nonplussed by the odd turn things seem to have taken

Food still erratic, I need to get some order back, no idea how as I think I am a chaotic person really.

11am - two egg omelette with spinach and bacon
No lunch, for various reasons
Early-ish dinner of salmon and courgette in creamy sauce with green salad.

Hit my target measurement on hips and waist although scales not budged in weeks as have been maintaining. No idea what caused that, maybe erratic eating but genuinely not hungry. Not sure this is entirely healthy though.

All very odd.

Sorry, also wanted to say I have made coconut flour pancakes from the Tiana website and also my own creation mixing flaxseed and coconut flour. Both yum but not made for a while.

Not a perfect day but not bad considering was at a friends bbq and they insisted we didn't bring anything.

B: bpc
L: bbq - burgers 3 tiny 100% beef, 3 chicken drumstick (skin on) 2 slices cheese, 6 pea pods (I know) cucumber and tomato, bowl of blackberries, strawberries and raspberries. Stuck to water, probably had too much friit.
D:1/2 a babu gem braised in ham bone broth, egg poached in the braising liquor, ham hock. Was yummy.