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Low-carb bootcamp

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Week 1 - 2016 New Year Low Carb Bootcamp - weigh in here!

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BIWI · 18/01/2016 07:15

Morning all!

I see we have almost 90 brave souls signed up this time. Welcome everyone, and to the lurkers at the back.

Here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

The list is alphabetised, and all you need to do is to add your weight next to your name. Don't do anything else or touch any of the other cells! If your name isn't on the list for any reason, add it to the bottom of everyone else's names, and the lovely Sayrra will re-alphabetise the list later.

If you don't want to put your actual weight, you can index it - i.e. your starting weight is 100, and every pound you lose is one. So if you started today at 160 lbs, and in the first week lost 7lbs, then next week you'd enter 93.

Also, don't feel that you have to weigh today - you might prefer to make another day of the week your weigh-in day. Up to you - but the spreadsheet is there as a resource to help you track how it's all going.

Re weighing, if you can, weigh first thing in the morning, naked, and before you eat or drink anything else. Don't weigh later on in the day, as all you're doing is weighing yourself plus whatever you've had to eat or drink. And use the same scales. Remember, it's not the actual weight that the scales tell you, more the weight that you've lost that counts.

Some people prefer to weigh every day - I'm one of them, as it helps to keep me focused - and some prefer to weigh once a week. It's up to you which you prefer. Bear in mind, though, that if you weigh every day you are very likely to see the scales fluctuate, which means that they may go up for no apparent reason. This is totally normal, as your weight can fluctuate on a daily basis (especially if your period is due). But psychologically it can be quite difficult - so if you don't think you'd be able to cope with this, then weekly weighing is for you.

I'm going to start a questions thread now as well. In the first few weeks of Bootcamp the chat thread can move very quickly, and it's easy for posts to get missed - so if you have a particular burning question, it's probably best to post it on the dedicated thread. And if we can all keep an eye on the questions thread, rather than just me, we can get everything answered quickly!

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WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 19/01/2016 18:14

I think ive had a better day today.

Breakfast. Had a spinach and half water, half almond milk blast. Ive read the rules better now and even though the almond milk is 3G carbs im guessing it's not allowed as it says no nuts or seeds? Or is it ok?

Lunch. Cheese and mushroom omlette

Snack. Two babybels.

Dinner. Big salad, spinach, cucumber, beetroot, green pepper with a vinaigrette dressing and some goats cheese. Plain Baked trout.

feekerry · 19/01/2016 18:20

Engelbert def on my shopping list this week!!

Ughh. Picking at kids dinner. Bad habit. Any tips? Apart from don't lol

YesEinsteinsMumDid · 19/01/2016 18:24

Thumb if you only ping the mini baby bels for about 30sec you get a yummy hot melt in your mouth eat with a fork deliciousness

Been ok today except realising several hours after the event that a kind collegue provided me with a cup of coffee at work and it probably wasn't with sweetner and thus totally not bootcamp friendly.

Drunk 1 ltr of water already. Another 2ltrs to go
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs
Lunch: Scrambled eggs
Tea: fook knows I had forgotten we had been invited out :(

BeyondBootcampsAgain · 19/01/2016 18:26

Pick at the meat? Grin

Just had another roule pancake with roule avocado for dinner. No idea what i'm gonna eat tomorrow, out of avocados and eggs!!

BIWI · 19/01/2016 18:56

List of allowed veg

Try and focus on these as much as you can (apologies for the formatting):

Veg (raw) Carbs per 100g
Mushrooms 0.4
Watercress 0.4
Spinach 0.8
Celery 0.9
Broccoli 1.1
Asparagus 1.4
Cucumber 1.5
Lettuce 1.7
Fennel 1.8
Courgettes 1.8
Cauliflower 1.9
Avocado flesh 1.9
Turnip 2
Pumpkin 2.2
Runner beans 2.3
Swede 2.3
Celeriac 2.3
Bean sprouts 2.5
Green pepper 2.6
Baby sweetcorn 2.7
Aubergine 2.8
Leeks 2.9
Okra 3
Tomato 3.1
Mangetout 3.3
Shallots 3.3
Brussels sprouts 3.5
French beans 4.7
Cabbage 5
Yellow pepper 5.3
Carrots 6
Orange or red pepper 6.4
Ginger (peeled) 7.2
Butternut squash 7.5
Onions 7.9

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BIWI · 19/01/2016 18:58

Sorry - I meant try and focus on the ones that are 3g carbs per 100g as much as possible! (Must remember to engage brain before posting Blush)

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BIWI · 19/01/2016 18:59

WhoTheFuckIsSimon

Almond milk is fine.

But beetroot isn't!!!

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WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 19/01/2016 19:05

I was just coming back to say I realised I'd messed up with the beetroot! Grin

I will get there! Was only a small bit but no more beetroot.

Mookbark · 19/01/2016 19:25

Simon you can get unsweetened almond milk which is only 0.1g carb per 100mls. I'll be having some with my spicy chai latte soon. Grin

MelindaMay · 19/01/2016 19:41

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WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 19/01/2016 19:41

Thanks, will look for the unsweetened version.

Ive bought Frozen avacado from Tesco which I thought I could put in a breakfast blast with spinach and almond milk as I can't use my normal mango.

Ive made vegi breakfast muffins for the next few days!

Gcalgske · 19/01/2016 19:47

Simon avocado is great in a smoothie!

BIWI · 19/01/2016 19:54

I didn't know you could buy frozen avocado - that's brilliant

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WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 19/01/2016 19:56

I hear the frozen avocado texture isn't very nice for salads but should be fine for a smoothie.

Pcat · 19/01/2016 20:10

Hmmmm. According to tesco the frozen avocado has 14g of carbs per 100g and the fresh avocado less than 2g of carbs per 100g. www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=289890009
How can this be? It can't be to do with the stone as the carb count for the fresh is about right.....

TheDailyWail · 19/01/2016 20:12

Hello, please could you put my stating weight in? I weighed 218 lbs. Thank yiu.

onwego · 19/01/2016 20:17

Feekerry, you asked about how to avoid picking at the kid's food. My strategies are: 1. cook the kids frozen broccoli and cauliflower with most meals and a bit extra for me to mix with mayo. 2. Any leftovers put immediately in the bin or in a container for the following day, 3. drink lots and lots of sparkling water when they're eating, 4. When I'm pre-menstural and I need a bit extra, I have a spoonful of total yoghurt with a bit of double cream. After a while, you get out of the habit of picking and then it gets much easier.

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 19/01/2016 20:19

Aggh, I dnt believe that frozen avocado can have more carbs than fresh! It's just peeled and frozen!

ShebaQueen · 19/01/2016 20:19

Evening all, great to see so many posts and so much enthusiasm.

Good day for me:

B= buttery scrambled eggs with spinach
L= 2x roasted chicken legs (skin was yum!) with hm mayo and green salad
D= minute steak with hm garlic butter, mushrooms cooked with a splash or cream and broccoli

Just downing some water now, was afraid to drink too much earlier as had long train journey back from a meeting and train toilets too awful to contemplate!

SayrraT · 19/01/2016 20:59

Just updating food.

B: Two eggs fried in butter, coffee with cream
L: Sausage and veg casserole, FF yog
S: Pork scratchings
D: Chicken curry with cauli rice
S: Two babybel

DartmoorDoughnut · 19/01/2016 21:25

B-omelette with a bit of cheddar
L-left over cauliflower cheese
D-BIWI's salmon with buttered leeks

Zero snacks and lots of water, making up for yesterday's slip!

Gcalgske · 19/01/2016 21:59

As long as there are no added extras I'd count it as the fresh simon - the world of carb counts is weird and wonderful, as long as it's just plain I'd go for it.

Jerm123 · 19/01/2016 22:03

Hi, at the risk of being thick, do you microwave the baby bel with, or without red cover.

I really like the sound of Thumb's exploded baby bel.

I made Parmesan Crisp/straws with avocado dip tonight.
Grated parmesan ( no extra oil or butter) and sprinkled on a tray lined with a silicone sheet. Cooked it for 10 ish mins at bottom of oven, until really melted and bubbling. Took out and blotted excess fat, then cut into strips, twisted and allowed to harden.
Really great dipped into a mix of avocado and crime fraiche. Can't believe I'm allowed this on a diet!

B buttery scrambled eggs with salmon and spinach.
L homemade soup
D cauliflower rice with steak strips cooked in butter/ cream and shallots. With broccoli for veg.

Snack Parmesan straws/crisps and avocado.

Nateismine · 19/01/2016 22:27

B - scrambled eggs with butter and cream, coffee with cream
L - 2 hard boiled eggs and 1 avocado
D - chicken breast with mayo, 1 slice bacon and a mountain of kale and butter

Felt hungry tonight and didn't anything suitable to snack on so had some slurps of cream - is this allowed?
Drank loads but I have to make a real effort to get 2l in.

So far so good. This thread is helpful to keep on track.

momofgirls · 19/01/2016 22:42

Week 1 day 2
B boiled egg, coffee with cream.
L mozzarella with avocado, cucumber, spring onion, two small tomatoes with little garlic & herb sauce.
D - bacon cabbage, leek,spring onion, garlic stir fry.

Drunk plenty of water.
Was feeling a little heady this evening but ate late. Now pondering what to have for breakfast.

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