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Low-carb bootcamp

Join discussions about low-carb bootcamp plans, meals and progress. Consider speaking to a medical professional before starting any diet.

Our last week - Spring Low Carb Bootcamp

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BIWI · 10/04/2017 06:38

So our last week! Here's the Spreadsheet for its penultimate outing

One more week could see another couple of pounds off.

Fingers crossed, and good luck! Flowers

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JiminnyCricket · 17/05/2017 11:20

Hey Hey :0

Horrid horrid horrid anxiety attack this morning on the way to work, my first for a really long time Angry

Just wanted to bury my head and work when I got here and didnt feel remotely hungry, so I didn't eat breakfast and just plowed through a ton of reports etc.

Came out the other side of it after a while so I had my avocado, tomato, bacon and mayo at 11am Blush

I'm wearing a top today that didn't fit me 2 weeks ago and I've had the "omg have you lost weight??" comment from a lovely colleague this morning Grin

This week is my first week without dairy (excluding butter) and I feel pretty good. My skin has cleared up massively and I'm not really missing it. I miss creamy coffees slightly but I'm enjoying avocado for breakfast so it's not too bad.

Not weighing myself at all until Monday but we'll see if it's had any impact on the scales!

nekobus · 17/05/2017 12:14

Great clothing NSVs klept and jiminny!!

So I thought I'd weigh myself with my cast today - just to get a starting point and to get the shock over with before Monday's bootcamp. So I'm 188 pounds which is the same as I was 2 weeks ago without cast. Smile must be doing something right!

nekobus · 17/05/2017 12:17

And sorry to hear about your anxiety attack Jiminny, I know how that feels FlowersFlowers

BIWI · 17/05/2017 12:18

Monday night - roast chicken, with celeriac chips and green cabbage with onion, tomato and cheese (baked in the oven)
Last night (hotel meal) steak and roast veg (left most of them because it was sweet potato, beetroot and potato - not specified on the menu!)
Tonight DH is cooking, and it will be sausages and roasted veg (this time low carb veg - shallots, cauliflower, peppers, leeks, garlic and chilli)

For lunch, I generally have something like ham or cheese and salad. Occasionally I poach some eggs in the microwave (I have a brilliant Lakeland poacher)

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ragz134 · 17/05/2017 12:22

Today was breakfast buffet day, I usually have bacon, eggs, sausage, tomatoes and occasionally a cheeky slice of fried bread...
This morning I had 3 eggs, a Bacon mountain and butter. I asked for mayo but they didn't have any. So even with my mug of tea I've had 3g carbs so far.
Dinner will need to be mostly veg!

Nekobus - well done on losing a cast's worth of weight, lol.

Bibs2014 · 17/05/2017 12:25

Thx BIWI!

JiminnyCricket · 17/05/2017 12:28

Oooooh BIWI I have sausages for dinner tonight too Grin

Mines with kale cooked in butter and mustard and asparagus Grin

Best low carb tip: get a sausage maker. My Dad makes me 0 carb sausages from belly pork and they are amazing Grin

bellalurgy · 17/05/2017 12:54

Day 100/100 - weigh day tomorrow Shock

Brunch was spinach and mushroom omelette with a bit of melted cheese and a piece of bacon. Yum

Dinner will be fish pie with a mashed swede top and green veg.

A couple of creamy coffees and lots of water. I'm not snacking the day before I weigh!

BIWI · 17/05/2017 13:25

Oooh - Bella! I'm dying to know what your results will be! Grin

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Bibs2014 · 17/05/2017 13:33

all this sausage talk! maybe I'll switch my dinner tonight to sausages YUM YUM!

Bibs2014 · 17/05/2017 13:37

I've been eating blackberries and just read they are high in carb! Is this true?!

nekobus · 17/05/2017 13:42

Bibs 12g per 100g - just been pondering over some and have rationed myself to 50g!!

nekobus · 17/05/2017 13:44

Scrap that, more like 5g for blackberries- I'm pondering blueberries Smile

Bibs2014 · 17/05/2017 13:51

I've been having a punnet daily!

hippadoppaloppagorillapig · 17/05/2017 13:55

Oops, oh well, at least now you know!

I've been having delicious pancakes for lunch for a few days now - 3 eggs, 30g garlic & herb soft cheese. Whizz it up with a stick blender. Cook in butter. Makes 3 pancakes and sooooooo filling! You could use different types of soft cheese, I'm thinking of trying a chili one next.

ASDismynormality · 17/05/2017 14:25

bella. I'm really impressed you have stuck to 100 days without weighing!

I'm really glad berries are low carb as there will hopefully be lots to eat from my allotment - within reason of course!

JiminnyCricket · 17/05/2017 14:31

Argh Bella I thought it was today that you weighed! Sad

I've been checking for updates all morning Blush

Are you weighing in the morning tomorrow? Can't wait to see how you've got on :)

More importantly, what impact has not weighing yourself had on your ability to stick to the diet and has it made you feel better about yourself?

JiminnyCricket · 17/05/2017 14:38

hippadoppaloppagorillapig also add in chopped up fresh dill, then top them with taromasalata, smoked salmon and a little squeeze of lemon juice. Probably my favourite treat I've had on this WOE so far!

I've also made them with plain cream cheese and topped them with smoked bacon and this stuff, which is 0 carb maple syrup:
www.theproteinworks.com/zero-syrups?gclid=CjwKEAjw6e_IBRDvorfv2Ku79jMSJAAuiv9YCQHIpx16nEhyLpnuF2oC84vDjkDVvovDHvHm1BdoXxoCT6bw_wcB

It's not totally like maple syrup obviously but it's not bad when you have it with bacon Grin

BIWI · 17/05/2017 16:51

top ten low carb vegetables

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dustmotesinthesun · 17/05/2017 16:59

Sorry about the anxiety attack Jiminny. How horrible.

A good food day here. Eggs and salad for breakfast, sausages and salad for lunch with some watermelon. I have mince with roast veg soup for supper. I think my clothes are a little baggier.

100 days not weighing is impressive. Also excited to see the results.

A sausage maker sounds amazing. I really can't buy one - I'd live off nothing but sausages. I adore them.

hippadoppaloppagorillapig · 17/05/2017 17:09

Jiminny loving the pancake variations, sounds amazing!!

JiminnyCricket · 17/05/2017 17:32

Yep, anxiety completely sucks.

I've been on top of it all day. Decided after breakfast to stay at work and ride it out and I'm glad I did because there was no more melt downs and I just got gradually stronger mentally throughout the day. Pretty much back to normal now although dreading the drive home and staying later than usual to avoid it! Blush

Had to laugh at lunch time. I was there pouring liberal amounts of olive oil over my salad leaves and chicken when a friendly neighborhood slimming world member appeared over my right shoulder to inform me that I could replace the oil with FF salad dressing and it's MUCH better for you! SHe commented on my weight loss earlier today (I'm wearing a top that makes it more obvious it seems!) so I politely replied that I'm actually on a high fat, low carb diet and I need the fat to stay satisfied.

Mind = Blown.

She could not fathom that I was eating fat at all. I chatted to her about my day to day eating and the types of things I can eat thinking I'd created a convert, when she suddenly said with total ernest: "So it's like slimming world, you can eat as many vegetables and potatoes and things as you like just as long as you don't eat carbs"... Grin

She's lovely bless her but the look of sheer horror on her face when I told her I cook with butter and even (shock horror) have some in my veggies was bloody brilliant Grin

wombattoo · 17/05/2017 17:52

Hey everyone.
Bella I too thought it was your weigh day and I was ridiculously excited about it Grin. I'll just have to wait till tomorrow. Well done for sticking at it. I know I couldn't.
Jiminny I'm glad you managed to ride out the panic attack. It must be awful Thanks but hurray on your top.

OldBooks · 17/05/2017 19:11

Those pancakes sound delicious. Sorry you had anxiety today Jiminy but so good that you got through it, and your NSV with the top must be so encouraging.

BIWI thanks for that link to the vegetables, good to be reminded.

Today I had greek yogurt with flaxseed, cauliflower cheese, and then descended into carby twatdom with a hot chocolate, bit of dark chocolate and a biscuit Sad I had to give a lecture and I felt underprepared, stressed and exhausted. I wish I could reach into my brain and pluck out that voice that tells me to eat when I have a difficult emotion.

Anyway planning omelette with peppers and leeks for tea, if the DDs ever go to sleep...

Kleptronic · 17/05/2017 19:33

Bella please tell us first thing! Pleeaase!