pre-summer low carb boot camp - week one, thread 2

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Last one is full, wow, not sure we have had that happen before

Previous thread here with the usual links and disclaimers, etc etc

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/low_carb_bootcamp/2638064-Pre-summer-Low-Carb-Bootcamp-I-declare-it-to-be-open

This one just to keep us going until the new one on Monday, hope you don't mind BIWI

Hi still and Mook, I suspect I have been misinformed about the Americano - I will look it up. I did try some cream in a coffee this week and it was ok, but putting it in the coffee it went all gloopy, which was a bit off-putting.

I need to look up the muffin recipe from BIWI- it sounds great.

Chops if you have a coffee machine, put the cream in before the coffee. It then makes it ever so slightly frothy. If the cream is particularly thick, 10 seconds in the microwave will thin it out. If doing it with instant, again heat the cream slightly, add the coffee granules and stir well, then add the hot water whilst still stirring.
I am have overthought this...

Can't believe the other one is full already!

I'll do food a bit later. Ds had his friend for a sleepover last night and my head is banging!

VeryFlummoxed in reply to your question on the old thread, I could read all the posts, and I only use my laptop, and am not using an app!

Still here (just about). Have had a ropey few days including an asthma attack, palpitations and passing out. Am definitely sticking with BC Light as I think possibly too LC is effecting the absorption of my asthma meds.

Good morning all,
As its sunday morning I wanted to confess on being a Carby Twat yesterday, two parties on one day both full of “That Stuff”. Got through the first one but … on the second had a massive sugar rush and crashed badly, well got tired and stroppy very fast.
In my defence I’m currently sporting some minor surgery scars on my neck from friday morning and absolutely knackered from work life kids etc - its noticeable how much I use exercise as a emotional and physical reset and how it effects me when it can’t train.

Anyway will burch myself some more and wait patiently for a chance to run this all off tomorrow

B: a little yogurt lots of cream and coffee
L: Salad and protein
D: Pulled pork, celeriac something
lots and lots and lots of water

Well after worrying about the garden party we were going to I had a decent day yesterday.

I didn't have any breakfast as there was only toast or cereal on offer.

L avocado and crayfish salad
D hog roast!!! After worrying it would be lasagne it couldn't have been a more perfect dinner. There was loads of salad too.

I didn't eat any of the puddings and later in the evening they were all munching into crisps and dips and I wasn't tempted at all.

My only downfall was having some booze.

Today is not going to be good though as we are going for an afternoon tea which has been booked for months for MIL's birthday. Will just have to try and limit the damage.

Pleased to read on previous thread that other people felt like they had a weird coating on their teeth. It's been driving me mad for the last couple of days. Carb Flu may be kicking in- feeling a bit groggy this morning and have sore throat. Hopefully, it will pass quickly.

Pisseslikeahorse Oh dear, well you can't uneat it so just draw a line under it and move on.

Chopsticks just be careful - depending on how big your tomatoes were, that could have been quite carby - especially with the balsamic - which isn't allowed on Bootcamp!

boldy I look forward to brushing my teeth all the time now because of the weird taste and coating.

An americano is a watered down espresso. It's not the same as a filter coffee, which is where you make non-espresso coffee through a filter, no watering down. Most cafes here don't make filter coffees so Americano becomes their version of a black coffee.

Red wine vinegar = 0 carbs per tablespoon
Balsamic vinegar = 2.7g carbs per tablespoon

I know that might not be a massive amount, if you're using it as a dressing for more than one person, but all these extra carbs add up - and we're supposed to be getting most of our carbs from veg and salad

Plus the reason why so many of us like balsamic so much is because it's sweet! And that's the other thing we're trying to do - train our palates to prefer things that aren't so sweet.

Jemima I'm a bit worried about the impact that Bootcamp is having on you, although I have to confess I have no idea why a low carb diet would affect the absorption of your meds. But it sounds to me like you should e talking to your GP about this.

If it is low carbing that's causing the problem, then you should look to up your carbs. Please, please, please take expert advice on this

Place marking so I don't lose the new thread. I can't believe how many posts there have been this week.

Hope everyone is getting through the weekend ok. I always struggle when everyone is at home. I have a very nasty cough and resisting the urge to comfort eat.

Also had a sneaky weigh in this morning and it looks good. Baby ds2 has learnt to crawl which has reduced the amount of time I can sit still for as he is into everything!

Morning all, well done to everyone who resisted the Saturday wine.

Our family bbq went well, I had a lovely chicken, pepper and chorizo skewer with a big green salad with cheese and full fat dressing on.

Planning a Sunday roast later which will probably be pork or beef with broccoli, leeks and some swede mash. Just wondering if there's any type of gravy we can have or some kind of gravy substitute? Can't imagine Sunday dinner without it.

If you add some veg to your roasting tin, like shallots or leeks for example, and also put some liquid in the tray during roasting - plain water is fine, or you could add a bit of wine - and keep topping this up during the roasting, you'll end up with lovely meat juices that you can use instead of gravy.

If you like a thicker gravy, rather than a 'jus' type, take out some of the veg you've used, and as long as it's not too brown/burnt, mash this up and use it as a thickener.

But it will taste lovely without being thickened.

Confession post here for me: I've had a disastrous first week. Unusually for me as I normally get really focused on boot camp. Haven't got my head into it, rebelled against the rules for stupid reasons, been disorganised and hungry with only compromise food available. As a result I have only had 3 days of doing it properly. Since I've been broadly LCing for ages the binges feel really bad and yesterday I was so bloated I looked pregnant. Obviously the important thing is to understand and address the reasons, which are probably to do with stress and chaos in the rest of my life - but one controllable thing is today was the last day on steroids (been phasing out prednisolone) which I'm hoping has been throwing my eating and impulse control out. I've also just started an unscheduled bleed, which from info upthread I'm wondering if it's a LC bleed (on hrt so don't normally get bleeds out of sequence)despite everything. Anyway, I'm treating tomorrow as Day 1 and restarting the whole thing with a fully focussed approach! BIWI I am currently bashing myself with a very big stick to yours can have a break...

Having a lazy Sunday morning here, just had water and espresso so far and debating what to have for breakfast. It will be egg based probably, having surveyed the fridge to see what we have in! I really can't decide what to take for lunch to work tomorrow. Organisation and planning ahead is always so key to staying on plan but I am feeling especially dithery today!

Sounds tough, OneMore

However, 3 days of doing it properly is better than none!

I had a dreadful week because I simply had no control over what food was available for me, as I was away with work for most of the week. So I'm starting officially tomorrow. Let's make week 2 our week 1!

Morning all!
Didn't get halloumi in the end as only had low fat version in Sainsbos.
But did get ricotta. Now just to work out what to do with it!

Jemima, best give your asthma nurse a call. I have quite severe asthma and find low carbing helps in that I have more energy to exercise but it shouldn't affect your meds as they are inhaled not ingested (unless you are on oral steroids).

Today's food will be

B greek yogurt, chai tea with coconut oil
L not sure, eating on the run so possibly some sausages, tomato and cheese (I now carry a little packed lunch box!)
D steak with asparagus, green beans and mushroom
S parmisan crisps or pork scratchings if I need them.

Need to up the water as I was a bit rubbish yesterday.

Have a great day everyone

Ah, the perils of daily weighing have just been revealed to me!

After losing 5lbs so far, this morning the scales revealed a 0.2lb gain. I was surprised how much that knocked me back until I got my brain in gear and reminded myself that it would be impossible, and unhealthy, to keep up that rate of weight loss.

I made DH toast this morning and resisted having a bite - I apparently have more willpower than I realised!

Morning all.

No headache this morning which is good! Feeling smugly virtuous at having resistd the wine last night.

Just had some of my breakfast muffins from yesterday for breakfast.

Lunch will be leftover curry and courgetti from last night I think.
Dinner will be pork belly, roast cauliflower and either roast veg or Spring greens. Yum.

Water and herbal teas through the day.

OneMore - that does sound tough. Counting this week as week one is a good idea and as a bonus you have three good Bootcamp days under your belt so you will hopefully have a good result.

Morning all . Really chuffed that I haven't drank any alcohol so far and I have drank more water than I thought I could .
Currently having a creamy coffee ... I always water down the double cream and it tastes much nicer and not as rich .
Definitely going to have a coconut chicken and avocado salad with mayo at some point today , so delicious.
My shift tonight starts and 19.45 and ends at 2 in the morning so my eating timings are always weird .

I usually take a ferrous sulphate tablet as I can get quite anemic but they have a glucose spray coating and I'm not sure to take them or not ? Any ideas ?

Hope everyone is having a great day and that weigh in tomorrow shows loads of losses.

Just got dressed and managed to slip my wedding and engagement on very nicely.
I hope that shows on the scales tomorrow!