Final Pre-summer Bootcamp weigh-in (and ongoing chat thread)

[BIWI]

Morning all!

for the last time this Bootcamp, is the Spreadsheet of Wonderfulness

I hope that this Bootcamp has been successful for you. I have to say, it's been one of the most trouble-free

I'm certainly carrying on, and with a bit more focus given that we now have a holiday booked in 11 weeks time, that will mean I need to be ready to don a swimsuit.

[nekobus]

Today's food:

B - 2 hb eggs and butter, 2 babybel
L - cucumber slices topped with pâté, chorizo, coleslaw, olives
D - bacon, fried eggs, spinach with feta crumbled over
S - almond butter pouch (love these - from pip & nut), babybel, coffee and cream
2L water so far...

[Veryflummoxed]

Hi Nekobus. I had to google almond butter pouch, didn't know what it was but looks very handy.

I've had (day 3)

B 3 egg mushroom omelette.
L piece of Stilton, slice of beef.
D steak. Mushrooms. shallots. Cauliflower cheese

[nekobus]

Hi Flummoxed, I found the pip & nut pouches in holland and barrat but they now do them in my local sainsburys. It stops me from dipping a spoon in the jar again and again... and handy to grab on the go. BC light of course

How do you do your cauliflower cheese? Last time I tried my sauce was way to rich!

[Veryflummoxed]

It is rich, cream and cheese. Don't use too much cream and strong cheddar so not very saucy. I'd be lethal with a jar and a spoon I'll look out for some pouches for a treat after the first two weeks of bootcamp

[Veryflummoxed]

Today's food.

Lunch (late on the go) pork scratchings and cheese

Dinner leftovers so same as last night. Steak, cauliflower cheese, mushrooms, shallots.

Lots of herb/green/black tea. Making an effort with the water.

[nekobus]

Thanks, I'll give cauli cheese another go!

Yesterday:
B - 2 hb eggs and butter, tea with soya milk
L - avocado, dressing, cucumber, cherry toms, celery dipped in peanut butter, chorizo, chunk of brie
D - steak, broccoli, cauliflower, garlic butter, mustard, more butter
S - chunk of brie, chorizo slices, coffee & cream

Almost 3L water!

[Veryflummoxed]

Today I've had

Coffee with cream.

L cheese and cucumber.

D sausages and fried cabbage. (Not cooked by us so hoping not too carby, they were butchers sausages)

I might have some full fat yogurt later.

[wombattoo]

I have failed yet again since yesterday. Good to hear you are both doing so well. Tomorrow is a new day

[Veryflummoxed]

Good luck for tomorrow Wombattoo
(Bold print fail there).

[wombattoo]

Thanks flummoxed

[margaritasbythesea]

Has anyone got a recipe for cauliflower cheese which doesn't use cream but us low carb? I cannot find cream anywhere here in Spain. The closest I came was creme fraiche but it wasn't very nice.

[nekobus]

Margaritas have you looked for uht on the shelves, that's often where the cream is in Spain and France. Little square cartons. Although I'm sure creme fraiche would do or plain cream cheese thinned out with some water and then some Parmesan or strong cheese mixed in.

Yesterday was fine until I went out for dinner - all low carb until desert (plus half a bottle of wine....)
B - brie, babybel (yes, just cheese )
L - celery & peanut butter, chorizo, smoked cheddar
D - calamari & mayo, chicken bacon and avocado salad, followed by sticky toffee pudding
S - coffee & cream, a few too many teas while out (with milk), dark choc.

Not a great day...

[margaritasbythesea]

Thanks Nekobus I hadn't thought of that. I've been using cream cheese but I'm notthat keen.

[Veryflummoxed]

Brunch A sausage and two fried eggs.

Snack. Coffee with cream. Cube of cheese.

Dinner. Roast pork with crackling. Roast pumpkin. Sprouts. (Not sure if pumpkin is allowed. Brought one for Halloween but it wasn't going to last.)

[wombattoo]

Flummoxed I think pumpkin is quite high in carbs.
I am still floundering but trying. I have made a curry for my lunches for next week and boiled some eggs for my breakfast tomorrow.
koko

[Veryflummoxed]

Thanks Wombat, I thought it probably was. (I love pumpkin soup too)

[CaptainBraandPants]

Hello... I'm a deserter from about week 8, but I'm back on the wagon now and signed up to the next BC.
Wondered if I could ask a quick question?
I'm out for a work meal tomorrow evening at a Thai place. It's not something I have ever eaten when LCing, could anyone tell me what the best options are likely to be? I'll obviously avoid the rice/ noodles.
Thanks.

[SestraClone]

To be honest. I think you will struggle to find much as they add palm sugar to their recipes

[wombattoo]

I don't think Thai is very low carb friendly. I can't help as I don't like thai food but I think they do a watery broth type soup? Just avoid the rice/noodles as you say.

[Veryflummoxed]

Lunch. Chicken leg with skin. Swede chips. Cauliflower and broccoli with butter.

Supper. Stilton, chicken wing, a few left over swede chips and pork cracklings

Lots of black/herb/green tea. Water, but not three litres.

[CaptainBraandPants]

Thanks. I suspected it wouldn't be easy. it wasn't my choice as I'm not keen on Thai, either. Ah well, will have to just do the best I can.

[BIWI]

Captain Chicken satay is usually OK as a starter and then look out for Crying Tiger. But having said that, Thai is the least forgiving way of eating for a low carber. Just go with the flow and be vigilant about your carbs the rest of the day.

[CaptainBraandPants]

Thanks BIWI.
I've had halloumi and olives for breakfast and broccoli/stilton soup with chicken salad for lunch so i think the rest of the day has been ok.
Going out next week to a Chinese restaurant, hope that's a bit easier

[nekobus]

Captain, Thai is tricky, I usually have green curry without the rice but suspect there's a lot of sugar in the sauce. Enjoy having a night out and be super strict the rest of the day/week!!

I'll have to write off yesterday as it went downhill from a kids party at 11 (why did I need to raid the buffet???) but back on track today:

B - bacon, eggs, spinach and cheese.
L - chorizo, cheese, broccoli, cauliflower all sort of fried up!
D - will be leftover roast chicken & salad
S - coffee & cream x2, 85% choc melted and stirred into cream
Water - not even close to 3L yet...

[Veryflummoxed]

Still on track, not easy like it was doing bootcamp though.

Lunch. Chicken breast with skin. Green leaves, cucumber, Mayo. And four/five left over swede chips.

Snack park crackling

Dinner fried prawns, fried halloumi, avocado, cherry tomatoes, green leaves, olive oil, mayonnaise.

Lots of drinks. Still not enough water which is probably why I'm not loosing any weight.