Week 2 Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - continued thread!

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My goodness I don't think we've ever had a second thread in week 2!

Anyway, the last thread is full, so let's carry on the chatting here until the new thread on Monday!

Has anyone got any tips re my post up thread about feeling a bit woozy this morning?

YoLo I've felt like that some days but a creamy coffee has sorted me out. Have you been drinking enough water?

Sneaks in.... I've lost 14 lbs!!! Hurrah! Now I know that's because I'm huge to start but Yay! I'm really pleased with that! Much better than a starvation diet any day! My dh can hardly believe it and is enjoying the food too! 😁

Yolo-I felt woozy a feed days and was helped by a mug of stock I think it's a salt/electrolytes thing. Biwi advised stick or more water and as I'm positively sloshing around I used stock- try it it worked for me

Amazing losses everyone! Waawaa that's amazing loss! Well done.

@WaaWaaWaaa a stone is fantastic, well done have you tried low fat diets in the past? This WOE has been a revelation to me and if I'd stumbled across this years ago I reckon I'd be a healthy size now. Me and carbs do not belong together at all!

Kermit I think like many of us I've tried EVERY diet going. I even did Atkins when it first came out. This is much simpler. Ive done Low fat, low calorie, not combining, starvation, only eating certain days, cabbage soup, shakes ad infinitum...

I'm travelling so no access to bovril! Have an emergency pepperami I've just eaten so hope that will do the trick. My hands won't stop shaking!

Dont think scales have moved for me this week but I have been good. I do feel like I have lost tho so hoping for a catch up soon. Now 12 5 1/2

Guess I may need to review cheese and cream but didnt think I had that much.

Only 1.75lbs loss. Going to register it later when I can get on the computer.
I was this weight on Thursday but put on 4lbs with eating out. I thought I had chosen carefully but the salad was covered in couscous and my starter was huge and not what I was expecting.

At least it is a loss. 6lbs lost overall.

ILoveKermit have you tried the cracker test?

The longer you chew on a plain cracker before it turns to sugar/sweet in your mouth the quicker your body turns carbs to fat.
Or something along those lines.

I tried it and 45 seconds later I could taste the cracker mulch becoming sweeter. I think 15 seconds is the high point on the test. So 45 seconds means I should definitely stay away from carbs.

Back from lovely holiday for which I did shed a few lbs having LC'd - managed to carry on fairly well whilst away, all things considered! Back again now and full on LCing again!

@NigellasGuest you've posted on a week 2 thread - we're on week 5 now! Come and find the latest chat thread

Hiya sorry to hijack the thread. I'm second week down into the low carbing - have lost 12 pounds thus far but today is the first day I feel really shit. Like lightheaded, nauseous, lower right back pain. I'm just making some bacon and eggs now so hope as soon as I get some fat in I'll start to feel better.
I also had a real craving today as I was shopping for bread dipped in gravy (something we'd have if we felt ill as kids). I've so far gone for two weeks without these cravings.
Was in ketosis from day 4 and am testing twice daily - strip is aubergine purple. So this can't be carb flu this late in the day can it??

Sorry just realised I've typed on a closed thread ... will try again