Week 8 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - two months almost done ...

[BIWI]

Morning all

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness once more

So the finish line is almost in sight. I see from the last thread that some of you have been struggling to stay on track - just three more weeks to go, so stay focused.

That 'it's only one piece of bread/one glass of beer' moment really isn't worth it. Been there, got the t-shirt.

If you're bored with the food - there are two things that could help you. Firstly, think back to the last time you were doing a low calorie/low fat diet - how awful was it to have to scavenge the shelves looking for something low calorie enough, and how often were you eating food that didn't actually taste that nice, but delivered only on the basis of being low calorie? Rice cakes that might as well be polystyrene ceiling tiles, for example!

And then go and read the recipe thread for some inspiration, and find something new to cook. There's nothing on there that's difficult to do.

I'd also say that I see a lot of you are trying to recreate things that are high carb - pizza or bread, for example. These things are very unlikely to be the same, or as nice, as the high carb versions. And all the time you're trying to recreate something you're missing, you're just reminding yourself that you're missing something!

So try not to do this, but focus on things that are beautifully low carb and that you can enjoy for their own taste and benefits.

Here's to a successful week for us all.

I don't post much but I did find a bikini today in Joules sale

C4 big hugs to you. You are amazing with what you have coped with and your attitude . I hope you find something to rediscover your appetite

Jim/dust - hope you find your way through the fog of anxiety and sadness

Well done to all the losers - I'm 6 months in and averaging 1lb a week (ish). Just KOKO'ing

Am in awe of some of the fitness going on - I do a bit DVD's/walking/running jogging and swimming but couldn't do serious shit.

I have fried egg belly too.

Yeah, that 'ruching' hides a multitude of sins.

I haven't looked in M & S yet.
I was put off by buying a one piece last year. The gusset was way too narrow. I couldn't wear it.
What's that all about?
It's not like my nether regions are extra wide, but the narrowness on this cozzie was ridiculous.

Just looked at your extra wide better regions Style!!!

Dust sorry to hear you've had bad news x well done for koko-ing. You're a star xxx

Today

B- none forgot my cream
L- meatballs and salad
D - pork belly corgette and cauliflower cheese

Koko #namastebitches. Remember no matter what you're all worth it x

Sorry that you had bad news dust

Jiminy - you are strong; you don't need CD lady's approval. You know it's working for you - she can make her own bad choices. Let her comments wash over you, maintaining an internal smug smile.

C4 - sounds strange but I'm sorry your dh has in effect been promoted but you'll work something out. You too are strong.

Chicken thighs dish (skin on ) with aioli and griddled fennel and courgette was a success. I'll post the recipe on the recipe thread. Plenty left over, which I'm sure will be lovely cold.

Sorry you've had bad news today, dust

@styledilemma

Try Debenhams online - 581 options, apparently!

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C4 I really love what you describe with your GC. I dread one or both of my girls moving far away and having children but it could happen especially with my youngest, the scientist. I will remember your post and do those things myself if possible.

Thank you for all the support. I will think about talking about what's happening but at the same time I don't want to out myself on here. It really helps to have everyone's encouragement though. I will be ok. I just need some time. I really enjoyed eating smoked salmon this evening and my strawberries. In some ways it's silly wanting certain binge foods when you can eat such delicious things. Hoping the desire to binge eases off again now, because it's been quite intense since Friday.

I did the Cambridge diet about 15 years ago. I'm slightly hazy on details these day but I think I started at 11.5 stone. I went down to under 10 in a month, felt horrendous (I never felt good in ketosis). After 6 months of trying to survive on 400 calories a day and swinging back from that and stuffing myself, it triggered my binge eating disorder. I'd never binged before that. It was like a switch going off in my brain. I felt I had to eat everything in sight. I was starving all the time. That was when I ballooned to 17 stone in a matter of months. I just couldn't stop eating.

It will always be one of the biggest regrets of my life. It devastated me. I'm obviously still living with the fallout because of the way my body looks. I'm back to 11.7 but it took years to get past the binging. Despite my troubles of the last few days I really have got on top of it for the most part in comparison to what it was, which is at least something. I still obviously get the desire to binge but it's been years since binging was a regular serious problem in my life.

So I always worry so much when I see people doing it. People are so adamant it won't happen to them and I think, well maybe. But is it worth the risk?

I hate swimming costumes but I joined a great group on facebook recently. Fuller figure, fuller wardrobe is the name. People have been posting lots of bikinis and some of them are really flattering. Worth a look! It's also a nice group for getting you comfortable in your own skin. I feel better about myself since joining there.

Some good suggestions.
Biwi I did try a cozzie in Debenhams. They didn't have my size. I might look online.

I think we all hate shopping for swimwear.
A woman was going into the changing rooms with an armful of bikinis, as I was coming out, with an armful of bikinis.
She looked as miserable as I did.
We gave each other a look of commiseration.

Hippa that sounds amazing! I'll try it ... when the weather improves.

I wish I could go on a holiday that didn't involve swimwear.
It's depressing.

I need to book an AI in Outer Siberia.

Need to catch up on the thread as been out all day, am exhausted, but did walk over 10km!

Food today:
B ham and cheese
L chicken, bacon & asparagus frittata & a few cocktail sausages
D king prawn tikka & saag paneer
Not enough water!

Had a takeaway as back late and no food in the house, thought I'd done well with my choices, but the saag paneer tasted very sweet, so must have had sugar of some description in there, very annoying.

I'm really sorry about your bad news dust

Well I have had a dramatic day! I've got the week off work so had a lazy morning then dropped OH off at his work on my way to see my horse, I planned on having a nice leisurely day with him.

When I arrived I saw that my horse was happily grazing while my friends horse was fast asleep. I took a quick picture then realised that the horse hadn't moved at all (very unusual for a flight animal!!). I shouted her name and got no response so I ran down the field to see her.

She was lying flat out on her side and I genuinely thought that she might have been dead/dying. I couldn't get her to respond so I immediately called the vet.

Anyway, it turns out she was colicing (basically this is very bad stomach ache which can be very serious in horses as they cannot vomit), fortunately the vet arrived very quickly and was able to treat the horse. Friend then arrived and we took the horse to the vets where she was examined again, she is doing ok and it doesn't look like she will need surgery...essentially she just needs a fart! A very expensive fart!

I guess the positive I can take from this is that I haven't been a carby twat

Two, four, six, eight
Who do we appreciate?
C four. She's not
She's not a carby twat!

Yaaaaay, C4!

Wow sheepysheep that's a lot of dedication to getting fit.

No doubt you've looked online at info on Diet Doctor, Primal Endurance and Dr Tim Noakes's work on this level of endurance fitness.

There is lots of great info out there.
If I go riding for 100 miles a 3 large egg cheesy/buttery omelet with 3 back rashers chopped up bacon with 12oz cup of bulletproof coffee (BPC) for breakfast. Not supported so have to carry everything. Water only for 40 miles then a 10oz thermos cup of BPC With a eggy flax muffin about the size of a home baked cup cake.

Water for the next 50 miles before tucking into 2/3 cups of cheesy cold chicken - veggie stir fry. Then cycle home for the rib supper.

Also not racing just plodding alone. Hope you have fun out there. Avoid the bonk - it hurts.

styledilemma go skiing, Mountain biking, river boat cruises

I haven't done a photo comparison for a while. Orange bra pic taken end of May. Black bra tonight. Where has my lower belly gone?!? Looking forward to my upper belly joining it next!

Dust
Sayrra that must have been frightening, good thing you went when you did

Oof I have missed off loads. There were some great losses posted earlier, and great KOKOing in face of general shittiness s all round.

I'm so sorry you've had bad news dust. Hang on in there .

Glad you had good news about baby Alfie C4 . I wish my DS had a Grandma like you. My Mum died years ago and DP'so Mum is lovely but not very involved. My Dad and DS were very close. Dad died last year and DS misses his Pampy very much.

I'm feeling very sorry for my fellow holidaymakers now. I let it all hang out in a bikini despite being a right shortarse fatty . Have you tried brastop www.brastop.com style? Their returns service is excellent so if you can, order loads to try on in the privacy of your bedroom.

Good news - my period has arrived after over two weeks of sore/painful boobs, crampy tummy pains and general PMT crap. Hooray!

Avoid the bonk - it hurts.

I feel these are wise words. In more ways than one.

Bloody hell Old . That is a hell of a difference! If you don't mind me saying your arse is smaller too. Fabulous!

Woah can definitely see a difference between those two pictures. Looking good.

Sad to hear some people are having such a hard time outside of eating.

I have well and truly fucked up tonight. My children are carb obsessed and I had texts today asking or more realistically begging, via the medium of emoji for stewed chicken with dumplings and crumble because they are so wet and cold and sad

My MIL came round too and brought brownies and so I've had a brownie and a large portion of fruit with a bit of crumble topping and custard. I feel HORRENDOUS, not emotionally although obviously not too pleased with myself, but actually physically. I've been feeling nauseous and suddenly exhausted. Didn't even enjoy what I ate.

I have struggled more in the past week than in the past two months. I'm not sure but I actually think it might be due to maybe a week or so ago 'getting bored' and really started to get interested in food. As much as it has given me great selection and more enjoyment initially I've ended up trying lots of 'alternatives' which certainly have triggered my cravings.

People seem to be sticking to their plan in much tougher circumstances, so while I feel slightly pathetic I'm pleased that tonight was the night I cheated. Feeling so awful has made me resolute in doing my egg fast tomorrow and really made me realise how I don't actually miss or need sugar in the way I felt desperate for it yesterday.

Sheepy read this guys research as an tri athlete / ironman will probably interest you.

www.samiinkinen.com/search/diet

SashaSashays the good thing about you grub feast tonight is the next time you fancy an ol'time favourite you'll remember how crap it its really.

Then you won't want it. so not a waste not bad, poke you belly and give a memory spot. ( so form of reminder, you poke or pinch a body part to remember good or bad experience) So you think oh brownie - poke memory spot and remember ooh tasted like dogturdpuke last time I tried that,. I'll give it a miss.

The crisis team were great today, although I feel guilty about using the service because I'm sure there are much more needy people than me, I feel as if I don't deserve their help. They are coming every day for two weeks, it will be interesting at the weekend when DH is here.

Skid was civil this morning and even showed some concern over baby Alfie, DH thinks that the matter is now dealt with because skid is being pleasant to me. I tried to talk to DH about why he didn't say anything about his behaviour when I was going to hospital or when I came back. He just gets angry and starts saying I'm demonising his DC and trying to cause trouble, I asked him if he thought it was ok for skid to completely ignore me and PA while she's dealing 999, his response was to say skid is just a lad with his head in the clouds and probably didn't even hear what was going on WTF. I stopped at that point before I said something about skid getting hearing aids and going to spec savers and DH having his head not in the clouds but up his own arse. I then get told that I'm inconsiderate for "going on about a problem that doesn't exist anymore and especially when DH has had a difficult day at work.
I raised the subject of counselling but predictably we have been there and done that (6 sessions two years ago) the only problem is me being horrible to skids when they're here. ARRRGGGHHH

Prettybird its not a promotion, he's already MD but the chairman is an arse who was brought in by the owners to shake things up and make the company more profitable but he's failed so he's trying to manipulate a situation whereby he can get DH out on the road and he can take over the day to day running, thereby making himself indispensable. Your dinner looked yummy.

Yolo I hated it when she decided to settle in NZ until I went there, I would go in a heartbeat if I could take the rest of the, with me. DD worries that her girls don't appreciate where they live and the beauty that surrounds them but they've never known anything else. It's blissful and I dream about being able to get on a plane after Christmas every year and staying with her until the end of March. I find January/February/march depressing with the constant grey sky and cold. The girls get an 8 week holiday over Christmas and it's DD's busiest time as she has a B&B. I want to get a camper van and take my DGD's off on adventures and lie in bed cuddling them at night. Saying goodbye when we see them is the worst, after we came back they howled every time we Skyped for weeks.

Summersazz thank you, I haven't been a shop for ages - I love joules

Dust hugs to you you're having a tough time and you know everyone is here for you when or if you're ready. In the meantime I will channel some namaste bitch power to make your binge urge piss right off. I haven't worn a bikini since before I was twenty because of stretch marks, it's never bothered me but I love sunbathing topless on the beach