Week 7 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - are you still with us?!

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Morning all

Here's the spreadsheet - sorry to keep you all waiting!

So we have four full weeks before our final weigh-in - still time to lose half a stone if you stick at it.

Here's to a good week ahead

also in a pinterest/google/low carb drool hole! Should be working though so not at home to make anything....

Fat bombs you say (((scurries off to look)))

Had a bad day today. Ate 2 chocolates and half a can of Diet Coke. Feeing moody and sweaty and fat.

Oldbooks me too with the periods on bc. Though I'm not on any hormonal contraception no need as there is no sex in my life right now!

I have found that they are shorter than usual. Still heavy but no cramps or hideous back pain and headaches that I usually get. Am still turning into a right stroppy bitch for a few days where I have no patience at all and am a whisker away from violence if anyone pisses me off! Hate PMT. I won't go on the pill though for other reasons.

I was a pound heavier this morning, but I have since had FOUR poos, so hopefully that's gone
Food today was halloumi for breakfast/lunch. A few spoons of peanut butter for snacks. Dinner will be turkey stroganoff with kale. So, not great, but could be worse.

I am 1800 words in to my 3000 word essay, have got over my little essay related breakdown and feeling like I can actually get it in on time. Results from my last essay due in 10 mins so hoping for an improvement on the first one to motivate me further!

I'm not in many photos simply because it's usually me taking them. DH only photographs machinery, cars and scenery - rarely me and the kids. Shame, as I'd like a record of my progress. I do have some of me slim when I felt I was fat though, wish I could go back to size 12 me and give me a slap!

I am on holiday.

I didn't quite manage to fit in to last years holiday shorts but I am currently wearing a bikini in public

I really feel like I've with people who understand on here today.

I too feel proud of what I have acheived weight loss wise but also so cross I got myself into such a state. Also don't like poeple commenting on my weight loss especially I have the same amount to lose again! Being told I've lost weight (however kindly) rubs in the fact I have to lose weight - can't really explain it properly.

I was on antidepressants for about 3 years and stopped in December. So far it's going really well. I have some propanol to take if I really need to but haven't for a while. I have an obsessive/ addictive personality and before all my energy was focused on getting my son help at school/diagnosed and it was hard and really made me depressed as decisions were so often out of my control. Now he has what he needs and is doing really well my focus has switched to eating well and because I'm in control and doing well my depression hasn't slipped back - yes I get flashes of misery but I feel it's under control. That's my theory anyway!

Wishing everyone good mental health

And you know what?

My tum may be a lot bit wobbly but my boobs look bloody amazing.

Good for you moist!! A bikini is a long way ahead for me!

Have you set an eating/drinking plan for holiday? It seems to be one of the biggest challenges for everyone. Fail to plan, plan to fail and all that cliched nonsense .

ASD I find I'm a bit obsessive about things too. Really throw myself in to something to the exclusion of all else for a while. It works on the plus side (bc for example, job applications, my degree) but also means i dont prioritise and I neglect other things.

adalind just this heat is enough to make me moody and sweaty and fat! Lethargy has also featured today. Tomorrow will hopefully be better or at least we might break it with a thunderstorm.

So weeks 1 & 2 lulled me in with how easy it was and week 3 has come along and slapped me round the face! Been suffering with headaches, not sleeping well, tired, irritable, light headed, dry mouth and thirsty even though I'm drinking loads and constantly going to the loo, irritable, light headed etc. Had hoped my IBS might get better, but still having issues. Plus weight has been up and down all week (yes I weigh daily and yes I know I shouldn't! I can't stop!) Have been questioning if this woe is for me, but DH reminded me that I said weeks 3 & 4 will be harder and I just need to keep going.

Tried to have a BC friendly frappe latte yesterday, ice, coffee & whipping cream, nice at first, but couldn't finish it and then felt ill due to all the cream, so disappointed. Might try with almond milk next time.

Anyway this is how yesterday looked:
B 2 sausages
Frappe latte with cream and sugar free syrup
L leftover lamb, cauliflower cheese & cabbage
D lamb chop & courgette fries

The courgette fries were amazing, dipped in egg and then ground almonds and deep fried, yum!!

And today:
B scrambled eggs with leeks and bacon
L leftover lamb with cabbage & broccoli & gravy
D sea bass with veg or salad, haven't decided yet

C4 so glad to hear you are doing better, massive relief, hope things keep improving

Jim Hope things get better for your Dad soon

Sounds like quite a few having a tough week for one reason or another, KOKO everyone!

The sticky weather has made me feel fat and yucky, even though I had my fab NSV earlier. Definitely a thunderstorm should be on the way.

To anyone thinking of doing an egg fast, I tried it, but didn't lose any weight at all. I'm more successful on strict bootcamp.

Haha just desserts for me and my moaning. My Atkins chocolate turned up and of course its a melted mess and totally inedible without hours in the fridge.

Then did the school run where the laxative effect (affect? never sure) of my coffee kicked in meaning I had to practically waddle home, buttocks clenched. Even had to run right up to our top floor bathroom as DC immediately rushed in the others because I'd made them so hysterical they were going to wet themselves. Glad someone found it so entertaining.

Moist have a great holiday and good work on the bikini. Wearing a bikini is something I do do despite my size 18 post pregnancy belly. It isn't the prettiest sight but a) no one is looking and b) the spas I go to in Hungary are full of old women who have had 6 kids wearing bikinis and if they can do then so can I and c) I treated myself to a gorgeous turquoise 50's style high-waisted number from a proper shop, the bra bit is actually in my bra size so it fits beautifully and d) my DP are horrified by it and can't believe I am flaunting how fat I am so openly and that amuses me! I definitely subscribe to the saying get a bikini body by putting a bikini on

ASD so good that your son is getting help, I have a few friends who are really struggling with the school system for their children.

ragz good work on the essay, keep churning it out one paragraph at a time. I always found that if I was stuck I would sketch out a structure paragraph by paragraph and then put bullet points of what I wanted to say in each section. Easy from there to string the bullet points into something coherent!

Off to get the DC from nursery, tempted to stop off for some dark choc despite saying I wouldn't have any for the rest of bootcamp. Are we still doing the booze and chocolate free BC clear? I want a treat, I know I shouldn't, but I have worked so hard today!

It's so hot today I bought a dress in Sainsbury's. I never wear a dress! But my legs are in too rubbish a state for shorts so I've gone for a full length dress. I took a chance on a size 12 and it fits so that was lucky. So I will be feeling very glam at the school governors meeting today.

Being told I've lost weight (however kindly) rubs in the fact I have to lose weight - can't really explain it properly.
Yes, you can explain it! That's just how I feel.
On Tuesday I saw a few people I've not seen for a couple of weeks and got loads of compliments on weightloss. I went home feeling miserable and had to throw half a bag of Doritos out as I knew I'd eat them. I am fine when I'm in my own feel-good bubble but if anyone breaks the 'spell' then all I can seem to focus on is how much I still have to lose and how big I let myself get.

Busy few days so not posted. Swam today which was nice.
B-fasting
L-cauli hash brown
D-lettuce, cucumber, ham, olives maybe a chunk of Camembert.

Is it ok to fast most days and not eat much at all. I'm finding I am skipping breakfast naturally but sometime only feel hungry once a day at around 12/1. On those days I eat a small salad or some asparagus or broccoli with butter at dinner but not really hungry for it.
Before I was still skipping breakfast but then grazing from around 11 onwards never actually feeling hungry.

to all. These threads are so helpful, keeping me on keeping on.

I didn't quite manage to fit in to last years holiday shorts but I am currently wearing a bikini in public

Careful you don't get papped, you know the Daily M**l sometimes gets its stories from good ol' Mumsnet, and I can see the headline now:

MOIST In a Bikini (Flaunting her AMAZING assets)

(double entendre intended)

Just sitting down with my very lazy but tasty dinner (can't be bothered with proper cooking when DH is away) and I still can't help thinking it's got about 75 million calories in it. Does anyone else still think like this or is it just me?

Notso and ASD, we've all been there or are there.

It's very disturbing to delve into the reasons we allowed ourselves to get like this, but it's worth it. India Knight addresses this in The Idiot Proof Diet, well worth a read. The bottom line is if we do not examine our reasons for getting fat, and our motivations for getting fit, we are almost certainly destined to repeat the lose/gain dynamic.

It's difficult, but essential.

OldBooks I'm in no position to tell anyone what to do, having had wine last week, so I'll leavye it to you.

I'm still working the no booze thing, though!

Moist, I've worn bikinis all holiday. Proper bra ones with high waisted pants because nothing else would be comfortable, but I have felt quite liberated. Can't believe I've spent 30 years cutting myself in half with a bloody black swimsuit to be honest. Only thing is they cost a fortune, and they are too big already. But SO comfy.

secret I don't think like this. I think Protein, check. Leafy green veg, check. Plenty of fat, check. Eat it up, check!

I got fat because I tend to give up on diets when I mess up for a few days. I was probably addicted to sugar, too.
I really do feel like I've cracked it this time, Doctor at work bought a mountain of chocolate for the nurses on Tuesday and I just looked at it, remembered how sick it actually makes me feel and walked away. I genuinely feel a could LC for life.

Essay is over half done. Results for the last one came back a lot lower than I had hoped which I'm really bummed out about and trying hard not to sulk. I passed. This year's grades don't count towards by degree classification. But I'm still upset. I need to tackle that, as my sense if identity is very much tied up with how clever I think I am. It was the thing that keoy me going st school - I was fat and poor and bullied but I was top of the class and kept myself going by feeling cleverer than the idiots who picked on me... Unfortunately that lead to a bit of a superiority complex as an adult which I am still trying to get over. How does one learn humility? I am intelligent, but unfortunately that does not translate to excellent grades unless I actually put the work in!
Doesn't help that my placement I'm on now is shit and I feel that I'm not getting the learning opportunities that I should be.
Such a moany day.

On the plus side, deep fried kale is amazing! Tastes like crispy seaweed.

Wow, lot of typos and far too much sharing there I feel... Sorry.

Have you been wearing your Curvy Kate bikini ilove? I shall be wearing mine in August. I did last year - it is so much more comfortable and cooler than a costume.

I don't think it'll be too big for me. I put on weight steadily from January last year to May this year. I'm almost back to the size I was last August when we went away. I had to buy a whole new holiday wardrobe of bigger clothes then. I would have had to do the same again this year but I am able to get into most of my holiday clothes now. So I'm still big but not as big .

ragz. When I get back I need to write an essay. Well done!