Week 1 Early Spring Low Carb Bootcamp - at last!

[BIWI]

Evening all!

Just getting this out there, so that everyone knows where to go/what to do in the morning.

Here's the link to the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

I'd like to say a massive thank you and to Sayrra and Wombattoo who set this up and maintain it for us all.

PLEASE don't touch anything other than the cell where you input your weight.

If your name isn't on the list, just add it to the bottom, and it will be magically re-alphabetised to include you.

It's called the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness because of all the information and resources that are available to us. Look at the tabs at the bottom - the rules are there, along with the veg counter, and all manner of resources for you to read up more about low carbing.

If you can't access it, or can't input your weight, just add your weight to the chat thread, and someone will do it for you. (I believe it's difficult to do it from your phone).

But more than anything else, a massive good luck to you all!

All I can say to you is follow the rules!

It does work, but only if you follow them.

Good luck everyone.

Checking in. Started last bootcamp in October at 260 lbs, and today I'm 225. Still a lot of weight to lose but I'm thrilled with progress so far.

Have stayed mainly lc since the end of last bootcamp, with a break at Christmas. Hoping for a steady 2lb per week.

Good luck everyone, and thank you to BIWI, Wombattoo and Sayrra for setting us up. I'm raring to go. Good luck everyone

Lunch

Just checking in too. I took part in BIWI's bootcamp last spring and lost just over 20kg, going from a size 22 to a 14. I have stayed at the same weight for 3 months but would like to push on and lose another 5kg.

Thank you to BIWI, Wombattoo and Sayrra for organising us all and wishing everyone good luck!

Please could someone add me to the list???my phone won't do it at all ...
I am 153.7 at the moment.
B 2eggs and cheese omelet
L ribeye steak and buttered kale
D tuna and salad . Coffee with almond milk and cream

Thank you for organising this. My setting point went from 71kg to 69 kg so hoping it will go down more.
Thinking of joining a gym ( for my wobbly bits)

How long does BC last? I'm clueless.

Checking in!

Thank you BIWI, wombatoo and Sayrra for supporting us!

I weighed in this morning and although I've been LC mostly since start of January my last few days of carby nonsense have just added a few more pounds eek! Starting at 183 and hoping to get back down to low 170s or less.

Today:
B - 2 fried eggs in butter, couple slices halloumi, coffee with cream
L - salad leaves, halloumi, prawns, avocado
D - chicken pieces in Moroccan spices & tomatoes, cauli rice (I'll go easy on the sauce)
S - coffee and cream, olives

Water - 3L if I can manage it!

I can't seem to add in starting weight, please could somebody do this for me. It's 263. Thank you. I'm not feeling very well at the moment and went back to sleep until 12 so missed breakfast!
L avocado, cucumber, ham, mayo
D Tom Kerridge's Dopamine Diet moussaka (16 g per portion)

Bootcamp lasts for 10 weeks

Weeks 1 & 2 are the strictest, and after these two weeks you have the option to move on to Bootcamp Light

Done, callmesausage Hope you're feeling better soon

@Aderyn2016 - I don't think you've entered your weight correctly - either you've added a stray decimal point, or you've entered it in stones and pounds, rather than just pounds!

Hello,

Can I join in please? Only need to lose half a stone but I am such a carb/sugar addict at the moment. I need something to kick me into touch.

A question are there any other low carb runners? I am training for a half marathon at the moment and am wondering about what to eat before long runs.

Have had tomatoes, mozzarella and olives for lunch with a drizzle of olive oil am going to have salmon, asparagus and a poached egg for dinner.

musician I run most days.... if it's a pre-breakfast long run I dive into the fridge and grab a teaspoon of double cream and a teaspoon of peanut butter... nom nom. I usually end up running in the evening (on the treadmill once the children are sleeping). I usually eat with the children at 6ish (oily salad or buttery soup) then run at 8.30pm. I don't feel hungry before, during or after. I am wondering whether I should eat something after, maybe something protein based to help muscle recovery. BIWI recommended a book called the art and science of low carb performance by Volek and Phinney. I'm waiting for it to arrive from Amazon - hoping there will be some fuelling advice and strategies in there. I'm also wondering about refuelling during races as I can guarantee those gels will make me puke! I did the GNR in September and didn't need anything on the way round (avoided the sugary drink aid stations). I'm doing a longer distance in September so I'm planning to have an experiment with things like fat balls - maybe coconut oil and peanut butter?

Thanks that's really helpful. One of the reasons I want to low carb is because running makes me so hungry I end up eating loads of rubbish to fill the gaping hole. Hopefully this will out an end to that.

I think I will stick to gels during races and training runs anyway because they sit ok with me.

To be fair even when I was a carb fiend they used to make me shake and feel queasy so maybe I'm not suited to them!
I've been trying to run at aerobic heart rates too which claims to use fat for fuel and therefore be better for endurance. It does make you embarrassingly slow to start with though .... but using fat for fuel both by eating it and running aerobically does seem to make 3h runs easy with no refuelling (though that may be different at race paces rather than long slow run paces).

Thanks for having me back. Feeling strong at the moment - will try and keep on track. I know it works for me - so no excuses. :)

3.5l of water?

I know how this works now...I'll be spending most of my day on the pan.

I'm a pig, but even I wouldn't eat on the toilet.

Genius!

(1.5l down, 2 to go...)

I'm drinking lots of peppermint tea. Doesn't feel quite such a chore.

What can I add to Greek yoghurt that's low carb? Vanilla extract?

Well I'm stuck on a train all day today and had limited choice of food from the little shop by the station so I have had to have a bit of a boot camp light first day.

Breakfast: avocado, goats cheese, ham pieces

Lunch: Chicken and broccoli salad no dressing as full of sugar but had a bit more goats cheese to keep fat macros up.

Snack: fiery nuts and seed shot

Tea: chicken and roasted veg I think. Might add some pesto of that allowed to get more fat in?

I think dairy is my downfall though. I am going to try to cut it right down from tomorrow.

I think the whole point of low carb running is that you shouldn't need to eat before to fuel it or even necessarily during your run unless it is really really long. The wall you reach is when your muscles run out of glucose and you have to switch to using fat. However if you are fat adapted then theoretically you shouldn't have that crash. If you eat before/during it should be fat so a bulletproof coffee or half an avocado or similar. I saw someone recommend nuts and seeds for energy during long runs. This is all stuff I've got of random blogs though. I really ought to read the book above as well!

If I run in the morning I run fasted and I've not had any problems. If I have had a cheat day it also helps to get back into ketosis. I try to have protein after when I can.

Sheepysheep you will probably find that you don't need anything on your runs. I can't imagine fat bombs or coconut oil would be absorbed particularly quickly. If you're running very long distance then you might find gels useful to you. I'm sure I remember reading about runners who train in a low carb state then carb up before an event. Because they're fat adapted they can switch from carb burning to fat burning rapidly without hitting the wall. Definitely worth a bit of experimentation and research.

Have lurked on these threads for years as a long term LC, but officially joining this time. I lost 2 stone after my last pregnancy 3 years ago and have maintained (well, bobbed up and down, 3 months stuffing my face then 3 months LC) but really want to shift another stone and then maintain there. I think I'm going to have to massively reduce dairy and also drop some of my low carb adapted meals like moussaka and bolognese as I think they are just too carby. Any other tips on dropping these pesky last few pounds - I haven't been below 10st 3 since I was about 16!

170 aiming to get down to 140 and hoping one or two boot camps will get me there. Think I've been OK except I forgot breakfast and hardly drank any water, so not OK at all really but I did resist coffee morning biscuits and there were jaffa cakes! 😮

Hello waves

I added myself to the SoF this morning, am horrified at my weight and my baby is now 9 months old so no more excuses!

Have been supermarket shopping to stock up for supplies and am 2.25l into my whopping 3.5l of water for today!

I also remembered how much I love olives and have just had a wee snack of those!
So far-
B Greek yoghurt, coffee with tiny bit milk
L 3 egg omelette with tomato, peas and spinach (I know the tomatoes and peas aren't great but this is before I'd been shopping!)
S lovely, lovely olives!
D plannned to be salmon, maybe with cabbage and something else I can't decide yet.

I've low carbed before and had a tough few days before breaking through to the other side, this time I know how good it will feel when carb flu is gone so that will motivate me!

Let's do this!

@BIWI sorry if it's been asked before but do you have an idea of macro split for C/P/F?

I've just adjusted my MFP macros to 25% carbs, 45% protein and 30% fat, does that sound about right please?

BIWI, think I have corrected that now.

Made my own coleslaw for lunch, with belly of pork. Liked it much more than shop bought ones, so am wondering why I never bothered to make it before. Actually, I know why - I am lazy! I do like that this woe makes me put some effort in and not rely on things the supermarket have produced.