Pre-Christmas Low Carb Bootcamp starts on 12 October

[BIWI]

Come and sign up here if you want to play!

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear

I'm in too. Not low carbed before, so interested to see how it goes. Any books, websites (other than here) that can help?
Thanks

Count me in too, been LC on and off for a few months, but fell off the wagon spectacularly a few weeks ago so need a fresh start!

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus

Me too please - aim to loose stone #3 after loosing two stone since the May bootcamp! (Still can't believe it ).

to Biwi!

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti

I am in too please.

Sorry I just cannot get my phone to copy the list. Any chance someone with a mouse can add me please.

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone

Sorry finally the phone played nicely.

Reporting for duty!

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian

Right I'm in. 14 stone 3 this morning which has tipped me in to the 'obese' category. Booooo! My stomach has its own postcode, it's that big.

Just a quickie- I'm prepared for you to flame me- can you relax the no alcohol rule AT ALL? Like, a couple of gin and sodas at weekend? Or will this totally screw it over?

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka

Can I join please? I lost 10 stone on SW a few years ago and have regained half of it, I keep retrying SW but I have just lost my mojo with it. I have all these beautiful clothes which don't fit, and the way I'm going, I will regain everything I worked so hard to lose. Plus I have a love/hate relationship with carbs- I crave them and binge on them, but feel so unutterably shit on them at the same time. Hoping this might be a better, and more importantly sustainable WOE for me.

Welcome everyone!

Huntthepigsear - lots of resources on our spreadsheet, which you'll get from the first week's chat thread. Best book I can recommend is "Escape the Diet Trap" by Dr John Briffa - easy to read and a very good introduction to low carbing.

PellyandMe No we can't relax it! And it's only for two weeks! The initial strict two weeks is about getting you switched from carb-burning to fat-burning mode as swiftly as we can - if you keep drinking, all you will do is impede this, so it will take you longer to start losing weight. And I can guarantee that this will very quickly result in you feeling disappointed, and so you'll give up.

I am joining bootcamp for the first time, lurked on previous bootcamps but hoping by signing up I will follow the rules more strictly.

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka 35. Kormachameleon 36. SailingNovice

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka 35. Kormachameleon 36. SailingNovice 37. lovelycuppateas

Have low carbed years ago, before ds2 (who's now 9, not sure how that happened!). It worked really well then, but now I'm hoping to lose more than 3 stone to get to a healthy BMI. So fingers crossed...

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka 35. Kormachameleon 36. SailingNovice 37. lovelycuppateas 38. helenahandbag

I lost almost a stone low carbing earlier in the year but then the scales didn't move a single ounce for three weeks so I gave up in a fit of rage

BIWI - how hard and fast is the "no sausages" rule? I want to follow the plan properly but my breakfasts have to be "tupperwareable" and Heck 97% pork sausages are great to batch cook and eat cold at a later date.

I'll avoid if it's a blanket ban, though.

There is no ban on sausages! No idea where that came from

But you do have to check the carb counts properly as some can be really, really carby. I haven't seen the Heck ones, but if they're 97% pork, they're probably low - just check to be on the safe side.

It's in the original list: "Things like sausages, ham, bacon, pre-prepared burgers etc should be avoided as much as possible"

Excellent news - I'll definitely check the carb count though

helena on BC you just need to try and avoid processed meat as much as possible so sausages without fillers are fine, so high percentage meat ones are usually fine but you do need to check. The rule just means don't have bacon for breakfast, sausages for lunch and burgers for dinner. Try to have unprocessed meat.

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka 35. Kormachameleon 36. SailingNovice 37. lovelycuppateas 38. helenahandbag 39. HairsprayQueen

Let's hope I go further than 2 weeks this time!

So it's be careful, not 'you're banned'!

Thank you both, I'll double check the Heck ones and keep them to weekday breakfasts

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka 35. Kormachameleon 36. SailingNovice 37. lovelycuppateas 38. helenahandbag 39. HairsprayQueen 40. StoneFoxMama

Hi there. Am in! Reckon I lost about 1.5 stone on the last bootcamp and think it mainly stayed off. Don't weigh, just go by clothes, safe in the knowledge that it DOES work. Soz can't manage to cut and paste from phone. Should I be on the spreadsheet if not posting weights?

Go on then, I'm in. I've been low carb for six weeks and lost over a stone but I want to make sure I don't start getting too complacent, so Bootcamp is just the thing I need. I'm a bit of a rubbish poster, but I'll try and keep up!

1. BestIsWest
2. BIWI
3. RegenerationFez
4. StuntNun
5. JustRosieHere
6. Glenthebattleostrich
7. TwoflowersLuggage
8. ShebaQueen
9. SayrraT

10. PseudoBadger 11. AStoneBeforeChristmas 12. PaddingtonStareBear 13. AndTheBandPlayedOn 14. dementedma 15. lisbapalea 16. Whitershadeofpale 17. Readyforno2 18. CobOnTheCorn 19. Mommagonnaknockyouout 20. Patapouf 21. Barnet 22. Ijustwanttobeme 23. ChesterDrawers 24. LexLoofah 25. Suzymoo 26. Swimmingalong 27. Carriemac 28. muffinheaven 29. Huntthepigsear 30. nekobus 31. LondonBetti 32. Anothernumberone 33. Yongnian 34. Debka 35. Kormachameleon 36. SailingNovice 37. lovelycuppateas 38. helenahandbag 39. HairsprayQueen 40. StoneFoxMama 41 fluffywol

weegie - if you don't want to post weight on the spreadsheet that's absolutely fine - just add yourself to the list and put (no spreadsheet) in brackets after it.