Week 1 - Pre-Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - Off we go!

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Evening all!

I'm starting this thread now as I have to leave early for work tomorrow. and I know how keen you'll all be to weigh-in first thing, so won't want to wait until I can get round to getting it up and running

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Here's the link to the lovely shiny new Spreadsheet of Fabulousness ]] for which many thanks, SayrraT.

Your name should be on it, but if it isn't, just add it at the bottom. Don't try and re-alphabetise the list - Sayrra or Wombattoo will do that later.

And don't touch the blue cells!!!

Today I had

Breakfast: 2 rashers bacon, 2 eggs and mushrooms, fried, coffee with cream
Lunch: 4 slices salami with brie and pate
Dinner: steak fried with stilton on top, asparagus in butter and spinach wilted in butter and salad with mayonnaise
Snacks: cheddar, pork scratchings, 2 x coffee with cream
Water: 1.5 l (I know, not enough!)

Morning all :)

Today's menu:

B: Coconut cream and coconut oil in a coffee

L: big salad with half an avocado, mozzarella balls and slow roasted tomatoes

D: dads home made sausages (100% belly pork ) with mashed swede with tons of butter in it and kale with... more butter

Cob - done

Good luck today achange

Morning everyone. Just had a lovely cheese and ham omelette with cucumber. Big test today coffee out with a friend. We normally have cake.

A couple of NSVs - DH said my face looks slimmer, and my bra straps need adjusting, they keep slipping down.

Looking forward to a good LC day, falling off the wagon yesterday just shows me that my body really prefers LC, I have a headache.

Oh yes, good luck achange!

Good luck today achangeisgonnacome🍀
Jiminny I want those sausages

Go smash it achange 👍👍👍

Exercise DVD done and will walk 5k before work.

L: chicken, chorizo & cheese salad with lettuce, spinach & mayo
D: belly pork casserole with spinach & kale. Ff yog with cream.

Friends coming round later - always bring cake but I should be fine as luckily no real sweet tooth

Feeling awful again woke up sweating, shaky and nauseous.
I confess I ate two Belvita breakfast biscuits because I really thought I was going to faint and couldn't wait for toast!
Now eating yoghurt with some cream.

This isn't good though... I have to do an hours drive in a couple of hours and at the moment don't feel safe.

Nasch can you have a fry up? A load of bacon and egg?

Good luck achange

My plan for the day is:
B: Parma ham, avocado, olive oil
L: Omelette with mushrooms, shallots, cheese, with salad leaves in olive oil
D: skin on chicken thighs, broccoli, asparagus, both in lots of butter

Hopefully enough veg and fat too

Oh no naschkatze sorry you feel awful. Have you tried having something salty? It's really hard for some people when they come off sugar/carbs, the way you are feeling really demonstrates how addictive they can be. Hope you feel better soon!

I've lost 2 lbs already very pleased.

I've got my first bridesmaid dress fitting on Sat (friends wedding is next April, just after Jiminy's ) so pleased that I've lost weight since I was asked. I not sure if I should mention to the bride that I intend on being way smaller by the wedding or not? What do you all think? I assume it's easier to take a dress in than out and obviously I'd pay for alterations.

Also, I got my photoshoot photos and I really want to show you all but it will be very very outing but I look amazing! Argh, what to do!

Currently stand in outside a locked coffee shop peering in like some kind of addict . I do actually have a meeting here at 8am, honest! Going to get a creamy coffee to set me up for the day.

Lunch will be leftover chicken/bacon/leek thingy from the other night.

Dinner will be trout with veg I think.

OMG my post just vanished! So annoying

Hello, I actually started on 14th, and have gone from 99 to 96.4, using my new home scales (I have professionally calibrated ones at work that are 5kg more generous, but I suspect the home ones are more accurate). This is despite my son's birthday yesterday and partaking in a forbidden celebratory item.

Morning!

Good luck achange .

I hope today runs smoothly C4pinkwheels. Take care of yourself .

I think it's very common for people to lose weight in the weeks and months before a wedding SayrraT. It's much easier to take a dress in, as you say. It shouldn't be a problem. I'd see how the bride to be it and decide whether to mention it on Saturday or not.

Those of you on the last BC may or may not remember that one of my reasons for losing weight was that I had a pole photoshoot.

I got the pictures and they are amazing, I managed to lose 20 lbs for this, 7 lbs more than I'd aimed for.

Here are my favourite pictures.

I weighed 15st 13 lbs in these pictures, proof that an obese person can be fit!

They have been photoshopped to smooth skin and remove wrinkles from clothes but otherwise it's just me as I am.

I don't have time to do a fry up while getting myself and baby ready to go out but will try a salty drink.

It is starting to lift.
I've had about 30g of carbs/day so far (according to my rough estimates on nutracheck) Is it worth increasing this a bit and move down more slowly? Or will that just cause the 'flu' to last longer...

Another one

Heman I see the bride every day as we share an office, I think I will just say casually. I think she will be fine.

Oh my god! You look stunning SayrraT. Amazing legs! You must be so fit and strong.

I would probably go up to 50g carbs if I were you but also make sure you have enough salt and fat in your breakfast. Two fried eggs with some grated cheese would be quick and easy?

SayrraT. Those photos are amazing, you look great and must be so strong!

You look amazingly fit and strong in those photos, Sayraa.