Week 9 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - let's get focused!

[BIWI]

Morning campers

Here's the spreadsheet

So we start our last two weeks. Let's get really focused - think about the food you're eating, pinpoint any carb creep and eliminate that cheating!

If it helps, post what you're eating each day. Or even consider going back to strict Bootcamp for the last fortnight!

Good luck to everyone

@ilovecherries - I feel your pain! And I hope very much that the hotel were able to make you a lovely, low carb fry up this morning

Thanks Jim, that sounds right up my street! I will try that.

Evening! Couple of hectic/strange days here. I was on call on Tuesday night which knocked me out yesterday. Meetings today and trying to get ready for our (wet) weekend away. Food delivery has arrived -lots of crap for DS and his mate and LC stuff for me. Although there is a bottle of fizz in there.

DS got home from school in a right foul mood. At some point between 4.20 and 4.40 he conked out and is still sound asleep. Arrrghhhh. What to do ?

Food has been ok. I've just been eating salad and cold meat/cheese with mayo or oily dressing. I haven't drunk enough water though. I'm very much aware of that.

Hello everyone and welcome new people

I wasn't about yesterday but catching up with the thread I can see there are some great NSV's. Well done all.
Ragz you looked good in your scrubs. It's hard to believe that you needed XXL you look much smaller than that.

Meant to mention my NSV: I can now wear the cropped linen trousers that were too tight even if they are a Size 16 and were bought years ago as a temporary measure

All my summer skirts are 12 or 14s - so onwards and downwards

Evening all - I have been asleep most of the day, slept until 12:00 when DS brought me tea and put me back on the ventilator, slept till 4:00pm got up and had some berries, back on ventilator and slept until 7:30. DH is cooking low carb sausages for dinner.

How do I cope with the daily excitement of living without a diaphragm. I am bored shitless ladies.

Yeah, it was just meant to be info that was relevant but nm .. I'll butt out.

I'm doing a lot of crying this week! Was in Sainsburys tonight and saw a jacket I like. As my current blazer is falling off me, I tried it on in 22, my usual size. Then a 20. And an 18...and a 16... finally bought it in a 14!!!!! Ok, it's an edge to edge jacket, so it doesn't need to fasten (and wouldn't fasten over the chest), but it fits everywhere else and I look nice in it. I suspect I was buying everything far too big in the past, and S&B would be quick to rain on my parade about vanity sizing, but.....14!!! I never thought I'd buy anything in a 14 ever again. I only just stopped myself pointing out the size to the woman on the checkout. I am completely emotional about it. I have found this transition so hard, physically and emotionally. I've had every side effect possible, I've fretted so much about going against all the healthy eating guidelines, and I am SO glad I gritted my teeth and carried on. I'm 16 pounds down, but my shape has completely changed and my inner-hourglass is back. Sniff.

Cherries so pleased things are going do well for you!
User it sounds like you're having a really tough time, I'm sure we've all had days when everything you put on makes you feel awful! I'm no expert and can't advise about the meds but if you're struggling the usual advice is to post the last few days food so BIWI and co can sort you out! KOKO, there will be a way forward!!

Ilovecherries so pleased for you I hope you continue to get things in your true size 😃

Ilovecherries congratulations
Userwithoutaname

User, don't butt out, you sound really down today. I can't remember what stage you are at, but for me my focus initially was simply follow the rules, and dont get hungry, and sort everything else out later. So I didn't worry about cream or cheese stalling me, I just ate it if I wanted to. I decided that it would certainly stall me a lot less than the biscuit would! I did everything I could to stay on plan, used a lot of herbs and spices, used slices of chorizo and pancetta in cooking (not ideal as processed, but made things taste nice and kept me on plan). Made water as attractive as possible but having it fizzy, adding fruit teabags, drinking it hot with lemon, etc etc. Is there anything we can do to help with ideas?

User, the other thing I would say is, while I don't know about your particular meds, I'm post menopausal, am on a trycilic antidepressant long term for management of a chronic pain condition, and take thyroxine as I have had my thyroid removed. Before bootcamp, I believed all these issues made weight loss difficult. And who knows, they may well contribute. But what I've come to realise is that the bulk of the problem lay in what else I was putting in my mouth. Not even the quantity, but the types of food. I can't really influence my requirement for my particular medications - I need to find a way of living with them, and LCHF seems to provide that. Anyway, hope you feel better soon.

I thought my feet felt wet!

user those days are so hard. Why not draw a line under it and start fresh tomorrow? if you struggle with emotional eating have a look at the thread I started (sorry can't link as on phone but it's in the bootcamp area), people have posted some great resources to help.

Cherries that is a fantastic NSV and your story is so wonderful. I felt so awful for you at the beginning when you described your gp's negativity and the awful messages he gave you. So pleased this woe is really working for you!

User welcome *

Ilovecherries* wonderful NSV with the jacket, I think a photo is in order.

Sayrra if you want to speak to me in confidence about incontinence I'm here for you

Just in from roller derby. It's my favourite thing 😁 And I didn't fall over this week.

I have had a slightly. Inkers day foodwise.

B. Nothing
L. 12. Yes 12 slices of Gouda
D. Burgers, cheese, salad.

Thanks for the kind words. I am an emotional eater and have tried to overcome it. I thought I put on weight because I ate chocolate and crisps during the evening. So I don't understand why I'm not losing weight now I've stopped eating them. I guess I just want it to get easier

ilovecherries you're right, rather than reach for a biscuit I'll have coffee and cream and a babybel and accept that today is just a hard day and try again tomorrow. I do feel down, life's been really hard and I've been using food as a crutch, but my weight makes me unhappy too .. I need to do something about it. I thought I'd buy some new clothes, but I can't find ANYTHING that I don't look fat in I'm visiting my mum next week and she always comments on my weight .. i just wanted to look better this time.

c4

Cherries. 14!!!! Wow!

C4. Bloody diaphragm. Stupid dick.

Everyone else. Love you all.

Look! Endorphins! Love everywhere.

I'm at a wedding tomorrow. I fear carby twatness.

But. You know what. I have discovered a way of eating that if I follow it I will lose weight. If I follow it and drink booze I probably stay the same. But I am eating nice, good food and I'm not hungry. So this is a bloody good thing.

Sayrra if you want to speak to me in confidence about incontinence I'm here for you

I love this thread.

Speaking of NSVs, you know how when you're taking a bath and let the water drain while you're sitting in it but then get up and realise the entire back half of the tub was blocked by your fat arse and thighs so there's a tremendous whoosh of water toward the drain rather than the steady exit flow you thought was happening?

Well, when I finally stood up to get out, there was no more water. All gone. Bye bye, fat-blocking-the-water-in-the-tub-arse.

Namaste, bitches.

User. Some days are shit. Fat and ugly shit. Some days are lovely too.
Cream, babybell and be kind to yourself.

Cleareyes that so made me laugh. I think that must be one of the best NSVs I've read on here

And User without what moist said.

Hi everyone
I'm still here, hanging in till the bitter end. Actually, not bitter at all. I'm managing to follow most of the rules. I posted half way through asking why I'm not losing weight and it looked like dairy and not drinking enough might have been the problem...

Well, I cut out most of the dairy and upped my water. I've really struggled with the water but I'm about there now.

Still haven't lost a pound! But my belly is very squidgy.

Does anyone know why I haven't had a whoosh?