Pre-summer Bootcamp - our last weigh-in!

[BIWI]

Morning all. Very excited to hear the final scores!

Here's the Spreadsheet for its last outing this Bootcamp

We'll keep this chat thread going, and when it finishes, we'll start a new one so that we can keep the support going until next Bootcamp.

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wife says you to skinny like, thin and small. After getting upto the bath room at dawn at 1 pm wonders why do I look so fat.

I retain fluid easy, from 201lb. dehydrated on Saturday to 211lb on Sunday.
Start of this bootcamp - on holiday - 226 fly back to Canada weigh wk1 229 - wk-2 lose 10 wk 3 in a hotel in conferences buffet -gained 5lb. then as ASDismynormality said I have lost gained sts and finished on a whoosh.

I am at least back to where I was at the end of last bootcamp 207.
Will be KOKO until I get to the fit 180lb. so will hang in with you all, and not slip back to Carbytwatdom like last time.

Thank you everyone. Probably not the best time to start as I have a hen weekend this weekend but I'd rather get a couple of days in!

I've read the rules and making a meal plan. Will do my start weight in the morning.

Just caught a glimpse of my thighs in the bathroom mirror and they're decidedly wonky. I'm sure I remember someone else posting about asymmetric weight loss - please say it isn't just me?! I'm not brave enough to post a pic in my undercrackers but there is a definite difference - I've measured it!

I love the thread today. I want to hand out stars and plaudits like Oprah doing one of her give-aways!

DH just hugged me while I was washing up and said he could feel a change of shape to my hips and flanks

Any lchf soup ideas? I love a stew but usually add pasta, beans, potatoes, carrots, parsnips - a carb fest really!

L238 I think Jim has mentioned that, and I have a decidedly annoying thing where my lower belly roll is disappearing faster than my top belly roll, which is making me look pregnant KOKO it will even out!

L238, about 4 weeks ago I had a slender(ish) knee on the left, and a flabby one on the right. And at the moment I def have a squint belly.

Well done peeps! You've all dine so sooooo well!

I've not really been lchf-ing but in a much better head space . I've been listening to the hypno band/mindful eating app nightly and itscreally helpful. Thanks so much for tgfe unwavering support. I'm pleased were all still here 😘

Well done peeps! You've all dine so sooooo well!

I've not really been lchf-ing but in a much better head space . I've been listening to the hypno band/mindful eating app nightly and itscreally helpful. Thanks so much for tgfe unwavering support. I'm pleased were all still here 😘

Oldbooks. Soup - the mystery one from my freezer was from the diet doctor website I think. Broccoli and (I think) leek and cream cheese were the main ingredients.

oldbooks I make Chicken Tonola, which is a kind of cross between stew and soup. It's delicious.
Brown 6 chicken thighs, skin on in coconut oil, then remove from pan
Sauté 3 shallots, a large piece of grated ginger, lots (and lots!) of garlic, couple of stalks of celery in the coconut oil.
Return chicken thighs to pot, and about a litre of stock, and simmer for about 20 mins
Add a chopped courgette, half a chopped Savoy cabbage and maybe some broccoli (basically, everything you have lying about. Squeeze in half a lemon and a good few shakes of tamari sauce. And simmer for another 5 mins.

You can either shred the chicken at that point if you want it to be soup like, or leave them whole if you want it to be stew like. I find that's enough for 6 as a soup, three as a stew.

I also love broccoli and Stilton soup (shallots, broccoli, Stilton, cream and stock)
Cauliflower soup (shallots, cauliflower, pancetta, cream and stock)
Mushroom soup (mushrooms (lots!) garlic (ditto), stock, cream and sherry vinegar). The vinegar won't be super low carb, but you dont need a lot.

Evening losers! Everyone has done really well. I fell off the last thread due to the ongoing saga of my broken tooth/crown fitting. I've been (and still am) in terrible pain . I didn't have much to say other than whinge and be a Drama Llama about it. I haven't been able to eat very well or drink enough water either because of it. Anyway, 2 weeks until out holiday so I'll just eat eggs and fat if I have to so I can lose a couple more pounds. I've lost approx 9 or 10 lbs so far, although I am still not keen on weighing as it makes me a bit loopy .

Asymmetric weight loss, L238, yes, I remember someone posting about that. It has certainly happened to me. From just below my waist, I'm back to normal size, reliably fitting into size 8/10. Waist and above, not so much.

Looking back, though, for years I convinced myself that I hadn't really put on that much weight, as I still fitted into my jeans. Now, I'm just KOKOing and watching to see what happens.

Oh, Heman I sooo recognise what you say about the effect of weighing. I keep my intervals between weighing to a month or so, so that I can be sure of seeing some sort of loss. Even then, I find it all a bit stressy. I'm much more comfortable about measuring the circumference of my waist, but still only do it if I have already noticed that it would be worth getting a reading.

I have a tiny bit of envy, for people who can measure often and average out the differences. I suppose that's what I am doing , but restricting to once a month.

Phew and thanks! You've made me feel better about my wonky thighs.
So strange how the body works! Guess I just have to trust that it will even out in time. It's nearly half an inch discrepancy

Thanks Nasch and ilove, great ideas for tasty soup, thanks!

Heman that sounds awful hope they can fix it for you soon.

WaaWaa glad the hypno stuff is working, stick around and when you are in the right headspace we will be here to support you if you want to return to lchf

I know Finally. I can feel myself getting anxious when I weigh and once I start I become obsessed, sometimes weighing several times a day. I decided at the start of this BC that I would just STOP IT! Realistically, it is going to take me a looooooong time to lose weight. I would have loved to have lost 3st in 10 weeks and be a size 12 . I have been much more relaxed about the whole thing and just tried to do the best I can in whatever circumstances I've found myself. I feel much better about myself by doing this. Including the times I've been a carby twat .

I'm back to the dentist again on Friday Old. I might just move in there . I need it sorted before our holiday. I am popping painkillers and don't tolerate ibuprofen well. But they are the only thing that touches the pain. I told DP I though I was actually dying from the pain last night. See? Drama Llama .

Dental pain is the pits :(. It sounds as if you need some prescription strength painkillers though, that's awful :(.

Heman oh yes. I can control what I eat, much better I can control than the number that shows up on the scales, so I am just relying on LCHF working, so long as I KOKO. And, when I do KOKO, it does work. Hope the dentist can get on and get the discomfort under control, too.

L238

I've just been muddling through ilove. Things weren't helped by our break away last weekend. It reduced the time I could actually get to the dentist. The temporary crown wasn't sealing properly. I had the 'real' one fitted on Friday and he said to see if it settles. It's not, although nowhere near as bad and the pain is in a different place. It'll be a root canal filling next I think. Why he didn't do that at the start, I don't know!

I think I may make some soup. I should be able to get that down without too much discomfort!

Oh! And be warned - I broke my tooth on pork scratchings !

Congratulations to you all, you have done amazing and it's been so helpful to have this thread to read and motivate.
Thank you BIWI for running the bootcamp and a very special thank you to jim as it was her post on an AIBU thread mentioning her weight loss on 13/06 that piqued my interest and here I am 7 weeks later almost a stone lighter and more energetic than ever. So excited to KOKO!

ilove that soup/stew sounds amazing. Is Tamari sauce the same as soy sauce? Had a quick look online and they seem to sell Tamari soy sauce.

Mimosa, it is delicious. Tamari is Japanese, I believe, while soy sauce is more traditionally associated with a Chinese cooking. Tamari usually has less wheat in it, so is lower carb. You'll find it beside soy sauce in the supermarket, and it costs about the same. Taste wise though, not much difference.

My daughter used to love tonola when she was a toddler. She'd eat it for every meal if I offered it. Health visitor was most impressed when she visited at lunchtime one day and saw her up to her elbows in green veg :) She's at university now, but it's still what she wants if she's ever sick.