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Week 4 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Coming to the end of our first month

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BIWI · 12/06/2017 07:27

I know! Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? Wink

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness for your delectation!

Remember, week 4 is, like week 3, a time when weight loss tends to be pretty slow, if not non-existent. KOKO and persevere, and things will get going again soon.

But not if you cheat! Whilst many of you have been very honest about your transgressions, just remember that this WOE is not a very forgiving one. It's not like a calorie-controlled diet, where you can compensate for one 'bad' day with a 'good' one. As some of you have already found out the hard way!

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JiminnyCricket · 16/06/2017 19:32

The face of a woman who just bagged herself a spot on the transform program!!! GrinStarGrin

That was without doubt the hardest 30 mins of my life. Friends, I actually vomited. Blush

So I walked in and my work friend was already there and had already signed me up for Transform Hmm

The PT who still has spaces took me into the office and I had a short interview with her. She asked about my motivation, health, lowest weight and highest ever weight and oddly, why am I fat Hmm I answered if I knew that mate I wouldnt be!

Anyway, she was really honest with me and said she's never worked with someone as heavy as me. Heaviest she's trained is 15st start weight so the fact I've come down from 19st 1lb to 16st 0lbs with just diet tells her I've got nutrition nailed Grin she supports an LCHF lifestyle and eats that way herself although has porridge after morning work outs. She went through my my fitness pal account with me and says if it's accurate (which it is) she's happy for me to continue eating as I am.

Her next bit of honesty was brutal and to be honest, I nearly walked out. Basically, she rejected me from the program in the interview because she said she couldn't see how someone as big as me could work out to the level she needs. I got really upset by that but adopted my very best mumsnet death stare and gradually, upset became mightily pissed off. How bloody dare she. Angry With no information about me other than my weight, she had decided I wouldn't work hard enough to be trained by her and I was a waste of time! Angry

Anyway, I said I thought that judging me so quickly was unfair and can we still just do the group class and if she still rejects me at least I know I wasn't good enough on my own merit not on her snap judgement. She agreed. All fine.

She is lovely by the way, no hard feelings and I understand her prejudice, she's never been overweight so she doesn't understand it's its own special brand of hard work.

Now, you know it's going to be tough when your trainer follows you into the gym carrying a bucket. Confused that should have been my first clue that she'd pissed me off on purpose but I had the red mist of rage at that point and just wanted to get the session done so I could have a cry in my car, come on here and rant at you lot about it Blush

So I entered beast mode and I absolutely gunned for her in the session. She brought out the 'how fucking dare you' adrenaline rush you get when you're angry and I was so pissed off I just went for it. 30 different stations (10 cardio, 20 resistance), each for 1 minute back to back for half an hour. I discovered the purpose of the bucket when she shoved it under my face after station 18 which was rowing and I vomited straight into it. Blush

There were about 5 stations I physically can't do (fat in the way) but I tried everything and after the 30th minute I was actually feeling like I had a bit of a second wind.

So we finished and I got a round of applause from a few of the other trainers and my friend too for actually finishing.

It transpires that I was played like a fiddle Blush.. they tell you no at the interview stage to see if you actually commit to doing the session or whether you use the fact you're told you're not good enough to slack off and not work your hardest.

Because I got angry and wanted to prove her wrong, I now have a spot on her books Grin

I feel incredibly, incredibly proud of myself and for the first time ever I feel like my body did something I loved it for. It didn't break and I didn't pass out. We're going to work on the vomit...

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mumto3boysHE · 16/06/2017 19:33

Hi everyone
First post for me. I need some help please. I've been lurking for some weeks and DH & I have been LCHF since April 13th. I'm struggling to lose weight 😠
I lost 9lb over the first 4 weeks and have managed to put 7 of that back on again!

I'm loving the food. Belly pork slices, steak, lamb, all with cabbage, leeks, mushrooms etc. All cooked in butter. I'm never hungry. I have creamy coffee for breakfast, salad with roast chicken and mayo for lunch and the meat and veggies for dinner.

I was having ff Greek yoghurt, either shop bought or home made and I've cut that out because I'm worried about too much dairy. Same with cheese (was eating far too much).

Help me please 😁

For more background we both lost with SW last year. In a 6 month period we each lost 4 stone. Then stalled for 6 months. Then stopped going because we were fed up and were constantly hungry!

I get this WoE. I want to do this. I just don't understand why I'm struggling to lose. I'm not losing inches either because my jeans are still tight! 😠

Mandelinka · 16/06/2017 19:34

style and cabbage
It's been I've 2 weeks for me now since the scales moved downwards... I haven't cheated ( except dark chocolate), no booze etc
I'm definitely changing shape, my back fat is disappearing, clothes look so much better, just the bastard scales won't budge!
Confused

Naschkatze · 16/06/2017 19:37

Jim We x-posted! Amazing! Well done Star
I can't believe they'd be so unkind to tell you that at the interview though (although it must work!)

JiminnyCricket · 16/06/2017 19:42

Nas I don't think she was trying to be unkind, she genuinely hasn't trained someone my size before, the cut off for the program is BMI 35 and I was well above that (haven't checked recently). She's a very straight talker so I think the 'you can't do it' bit was the only bit that's scripted!

BIWI · 16/06/2017 19:48

@mumto3boysHE

List out for me what you have been eating and drinking over the last few days - everything, please!

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Naschkatze · 16/06/2017 19:59

Well, well done for proving them wrong. You'll become the 'pin up' for their program!! Grin

Question: Does anyone use Alpro yoghurts? I've just noticed that the carb count looks lower than my greek yoghurt (according to nutracheck). About 2.5g for the Alpro with coconut compared to the 5g for full fat greek.

mumto3boysHE · 16/06/2017 20:02

Thanks BIWI
2 or 3 creamy coffees in the morning (double cream)
Lunch is usually a tesco side salad, is just leaves plus 4 cherry tomatoes. I add a roast chicken breast with skin and loads of mayo
Dinner is either a ribeye steak or 2 belly pork slices with fried cabbage and mushrooms, sometimes with added leeks or shallots.
Drinks are either tap water or Tesco sparkling or still flavoured water. These have sweeteners but show no carb values.

If I snack it's a tea spoon or two of extra thick cream (since I've given up the yoghurt)

I'm almost 16 stone and have been at least this weight for a long as I can remember (and I'm old!)
I have PCOS and have done since I was a teenager but have been overweight all my adult life.

mumto3boysHE · 16/06/2017 20:04

Oops, forgot to mention, this evening I chucked some hard cheese on top of the cabbage and leeks.

StuntNun · 16/06/2017 20:10

C4 I would go for kimchi, kombucha and kefir plus some probiotic capsules to restock your gut bacteria. Love Kombucha ginger and lime is lovely.

Crafty my experience was that I dropped 30lb in five moths to get to 60kg then stalled for about six months. I had to increase my fat macro and introduce intermittent fasting to reach my ideal weight of 58kg. Sorry for the mix of imperial and metric measurements, my generation was taught to use both interchangeably!

I have bought a tomahawk steak for DH and I to share for date night tomorrow. What are your best side dishes for barbecued ribeye?

Craftypuss · 16/06/2017 20:46

@StuntNun - that gives me hope, then. Though I've still got a lot to lose! Yes, I tend to mix up units too!

Cherrypi · 16/06/2017 20:49

Ah I just ate loads of the kids haribo and popcorn in front of a film. Why do I self sabotage? Was doing so well today as well. Even ordered a double cheeseburger without a bun like a weirdo. I don't even like haribo and salted popcorn that much. Argh.

GoodBadOrIndifferent · 16/06/2017 21:03

Cherri all you can do is draw a line under it and start again tomorrow. You can't un eat it and it's pointless to get angry with yourself.

Kleptronic · 16/06/2017 21:15

Aw Jiminny well done missus! And you have a lovely face.

Naschkatze · 16/06/2017 21:25

DH made me the coconut flour pancakes from the diet doctor website Grinwith a sauce of defrosted frozen raspberries, strawberries and whipped cream. It was delicious. The texture was grainier than normal American pancakes but they definitely fulfilled the desire for dessert!

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TheWayOfTheWorld · 16/06/2017 21:30

Loving the attitude Jiminny, you go for it. You will ache like a bastard at first but then suddenly you will feel amazing Smile

Speaking of amazing, I made the fat head pizza tonight. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. (I cut the burnt bit off).

Used half the dough to make a pizza and will make Parmesan/rosemary crackers out of the other half.

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TheWayOfTheWorld · 16/06/2017 21:34

Those pancakes look fantastic Naschkatze

BIWI · 16/06/2017 21:36

2 or 3 creamy coffees in the morning (double cream)

This could add up to being a fair amount of cream - and if you're not losing weight, then I'd suggest dropping the dairy for now, to see if this makes a difference

Lunch is usually a tesco side salad, is just leaves plus 4 cherry tomatoes. I add a roast chicken breast with skin and loads of mayo

Despite the chicken with skin and 'loads' of mayo, I think this is probably too low in fat. The pre-prepared chicken (I'm assuming you're not cooking it yourself, seeing as you're also buying the salad?) will have had all the fat rendered off and removed - and chances are, there will be sugar on the skin to help it brown a bit more. You should be looking to add an oily dressing to the salad.

Dinner is either a ribeye steak or 2 belly pork slices with fried cabbage and mushrooms, sometimes with added leeks or shallots.

This sounds perfect!

Drinks are either tap water or Tesco sparkling or still flavoured water. These have sweeteners but show no carb values.

If you read the rules of Bootcamp you'll see that sweeteners aren't allowed. They may show no carb values, but they are artificial, which isn't what we're aiming to consume. And also, there is some suggestion that our bodies respond to sweeteners in a similar way to sugar. So I'd ditch these asap.

And how much water are you drinking? Look at rule 6 of Bootcamp (on the spreadsheet) to see how much water you should be drinking per day.

If I snack it's a tea spoon or two of extra thick cream (since I've given up the yoghurt)

Again, probably worth dropping this and seeing what happens without the dairy.

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BIWI · 16/06/2017 21:37

@mumto3boysHE - sorry the above post was in answer to you!

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ilovecherries · 16/06/2017 21:40

Today I felt I'd actually gag if I ate one more piece on meat/fish/chicken so had a completely veggie day and feel better for it - only hope my poor gut is paying attention.

B: fasting
L: summer berry omlette
D: HM veg curry (shallots, aubergine, courgette, green pepper, cauliflower, chopped tomatoes and spinach. Cooked in coconut oil.
S: just had a square of 99% chocolate and an Americano with a splash of cream in the garden
W: 3L

Week 4 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Coming to the end of our first month
Week 4 - Low Carb Bootcamp - Coming to the end of our first month
ilovecherries · 16/06/2017 21:43

World, that pizza looks amazing!

CaptainBraandPants · 16/06/2017 21:52

My brain can't keep up tonight. Think I'm feeling my 4am start now.
Some lovely looking/ sounding food on here.
Today, I've had:
B: black coffee
L: leftover butter chicken, cauli rice and naan
D: moussaka and buttered spring greens
S: creamy coffee

Looking forward to our London trip tomorrow. I'm fasting now until lunchtime tomorrow. I accept the weekend will be more indulgent than usual, but I plan on being sensible.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.

MaryThorne · 16/06/2017 21:56

Hello!! I'm really impressed by all the positive posts on the thread. I've been trying to catch up with the thread for the last few days and I'm still not quite there.

I'm having a good week food wise but AF arrived a couple of days and the scales are a couple of pounds up. I know AF affects weight loss so trying to KOKO and not feel fed up.

I've stepped up the exercise this week, just discovered Beachbody On Demand (like Netflix for fitness videos) and I've started 21 Day Fix- I'm finding it tough but enjoyable and the fact that my muscles are stiff and aching is a reminder I'm taking positive steps to get fit! Grin

thenightsky · 16/06/2017 22:01

Fathead pizza is the dog's bollux. One pizza lasts me three meals with tons of green side salad.

Veryflummoxed · 16/06/2017 22:08

Oh well done jiminny. Thought you'd crack it. I felt exhausted just reading about it.

Did some snacking tonight. Back for more sausages then some manchego cheese then some goats cheese and olives. Was starting to feel out of control so went to bed.