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.

I lost 2 lbs this week, so pleased after sts last week, also had a bit too much white wine on Sat night, which I thought might derail me, but kept to low carb food and drank lots of water, also did some exercise which I think helped.

Just 1lb away from my first target, my pre-baby weight, going to be really strict this week so that I can get there!

Yesterday:
B half protein roll with butter & peanut butter
L leftover fajita chicken & peppers with cheese & Sour cream
D roast chicken leg with cabbage & broccoli & gravy

It's taken 3 weeks but I have finally lost 2 lbs - was getting really sick of seeing 15st12 on the scales so it's good to see a different (lower) number!

Hi I put this yesterday but no-one replied - perhaps no one noticed it Billy no mates?

Can someone tell me if my eating looks ok - am I getting it right?
B a two egg omelette cooked in butter with mushroom and maybe sliced salmon or some ham and a dollop of Boursin or cream cheese and a rocket salad
L a carton of total yoghurt and some cream cheese - mascarpone and some cinnamon
D 3 chicken thighs in their skins in butter, chorizo, some mozzarella and lots of green veg inc spinach

This is more or less it - I might have salmon, cod, pork or steak instead of chicken for dinner with veg or salad

Thanks all
Drinking loads of water- 3 litres

Afternoon all
NOMORE It looks fine but I would just caution you about yoghurt. It should be 'greek style' really as natural yoghurt can be quite a bit more carby. I wouldn't mind meals at your house

Well done ASD on dropping another couple of lb. It can be so frustrating to stick, even when we know we are doing it right.

Well, the scales still aren't shifting but I'm definitely losing inches. Have tucked my t-shirt into my jeans this afternoon and whilst there's a slight muffin top it doesn't look too bad. Unfortunately the friend who'd comment left before I could wander in to her office and show her, so I'll have to wait til tomorrow for compliments!

For once in my life I actually have some selfies so I've gathered some together into a Word doc and will add to them, so I can see my progress. Unfortunately, I didn't take any at the start of this, but I have one from July from when I needed a new passport, one from the start of this month and then one today. Don't think I'm wearing the same jeans, but the top's the same in each (coincidentally, well, I have two the same but that counts). Pic 1 shows the top hitched up on my hips, Pic 2 it manages to hang straigh, and then today's is tucked in. Will try again in a fortnight, tucked in again, to see if my muffin top disappears at all.

Total yoghurt is Greek yoghurt, so those meals looks good Nomore. The Lidl Greek yoghurt is also good - but be careful not to get the Low Fat version which is foul as it looks very similar (it's a paler blue top, with "low fat" in small writing).

I'm happy with today's weight - down to 13st 7.5lb, so 1.5lb down from last week. As I spent most of last week 2+lb up, I'm pleased with that. The 24 22 hour fast Friday through to Saturday was surprisingly easy except for my bastard SIL making a lovely cooked breakfast that I had to watch dh, our friend and her eat

Day 6 of the Shred today - upped the weights slightly and coped

I am a carby twat but it's my birthday and I am on holiday and D2 is trying her best but is hard work. So fuckit.

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Wow what a transformation Grah. Well done!

Grr. Have been sticking to it and yet gaining and losing the same 2lb for a fortnight.
What should I do to shake things up? I had a half hearted stab at the egg fast but then forgot I'd already done an Ocado delivery and had loads of veg to use

Oatcakes, I'm no expert, but your meals look very similar to mine, and I've lost nearly two stone since May. I'm maybe slightly lighter on the dairy, but otherwise very similar. I do try and eat something green every time I eat, not sure how important that is.

Hi and thanks for replying Wombattoo, Prettybird Ilovecherries glad you think my meals are ok - I do wonder if I'm eating too much cheese - I've only just discovered mascarpone and ricotta cheeses and I'm in love with them, and I'm probably adding a bit too much to my meals and in yoghurt too. Yes I thought total was Greek yoghurt too.

I've been looking at the BC lite rules and it says you don't need to eat 3 meals a day and to only eat if you're hungry - do any of you do this, how do you find it?

Well done to all you losers and koko - see, I'm learning the acronyms

Oatcakes, I've been going intermittent fasting for a good few weeks now (there is a thread about it that StuntNun started, but it's been quiet recently and slipped down the board a bit). My eating window is 1pm to 9pm, as we tend to eat quite late in the evening. If I'm starving one morning, then I will eat breakfast, but it's getting rarer every week.

Thanks ilove i might work towards IF. I've tried and failed with 5:2 about 3 or 4 times cause I get headaches and hate being hungry. I like the idea of just seeing how long you can go hungry. I read your posts on the IF thread and I think I have an issue with sugar too and have come out highish on blood glucose readings but never enough to be diabetic - my sister's the same. I think my blood glucose fluctuates - my guess, based on how I feel is that it can drop or go high to the extent that I feel either lethargic or I can't sleep.
I think that just having done my first two weeks I'm seeing changes as a come off sugar and carbs - less fussy headed, more even in my mood and sleeping better. So, I'm going to work towards If gradually. My DH has been on 5:2 for 4 years and loves it - he maintains now but I can't get into the fast the normal days - I tend to swing too much and end up losing and gaining all the time

I tend to have a small breakfast during the week with dh and ds (before ds goes off to school) - just c.2 tablespoons of yoghurt and a slosh of cream and some cinnamon and a few blueberries - but at weekends and during the school holidays I often don't have any breakfast. Sometimes we'll have boiled eggs or I'll make scrambled eggs with butter & cream - but that's a treat.

On Sundays when I'm busy at the Junior Section of our rugby club I often don't eat until mid/late afternoon - and am genuinely not hungry until then.

I've tried a few fasting days now and have been fine missing breakfast, I don't do it religiously and if I wake up hungry I'll eat breakfast, but I think it can help if you have a stall or don't have time for breakfast! Often I do one without planning, as on my days off I like to try and do some exercise and get showered and dressed before breakfast and usually something delays me so I get to 11am without eating and then I think I'll just wait for lunch.

Today
B fasting
L chicken leg with cabbage & broccoli
D scallops with cauliflower puree and bacon

Back from our holiday. Afraid to weigh myself.

You'll either see a very happy or very grumpy ClearEyes tomorrow morning.

Have been following thread and well done to all for honesty and persistence and, in some cases, loss.

I'm toying with the idea of doing a grah-style selfie from the top for most advantageous slimming effect, but fear nothing below my breasts will be visible.

@NOMOREoatcakesandcheese

B a two egg omelette cooked in butter with mushroom and maybe sliced salmon or some ham and a dollop of Boursin or cream cheese and a rocket salad

This is perfect low carb food. Just a couple of things to consider. First, be careful that you're not having too much processed food too often. Lovely though they are, smoked salmon and ham are both processed foods. And second, as you've already noted, some of us on Bootcamp are doing IF - intermittent fasting. Once you're properly fat-adapted, which should happen within the first 2-4 weeks of starting to low carb, you should find that your appetite diminishes significantly. So if you're not hungry, then you don't need to eat. For many people, this means skipping breakfast - hence the IF. But it's up to you - you may still find that you're hungry in the morning, but can go without lunch. There's a really interesting book called 'Breakfast is a dangerous meal', written by Thomas Kealey see here . He was diagnosed as pre-diabetic (or diabetic, I can't remember now), and as a medic himself, started researching his diet and his blood sugar levels. He found, not surprisingly, that after eating his blood sugar levels rose. But significantly, they rose much more after eating breakfast than any other meal. This was much more marked when eating 'conventional' breakfast foods, like cereal/toast/juice, etc - all of which are very high carb. It's a really interesting read.

L a carton of total yoghurt and some cream cheese - mascarpone and some cinnamon

Sounds OK - as long as you don't have a problem with dairy. Keep an eye on things, and if you find that you're not losing, or your rate of loss slows, then try cutting down/out the dairy.

D 3 chicken thighs in their skins in butter, chorizo, some mozzarella and lots of green veg inc spinach

Again, perfect! But - chorizo is another processed meat, so beware that you're not eating too much of this too often.

This is more or less it - I might have salmon, cod, pork or steak instead of chicken for dinner with veg or salad

Sounds great! Just make sure you're also having plenty of fat with your veg/salad, so use butter and oily dressings. And think about how fatty your meat/fish is - cod, for example, will be much lower in fat so compensate for this by having something extra fatty alongside it.

Overall, it looks really good to me, and hopefully you'll see good results!

Oldbooks have a great holiday.

Well done losers,

I saw the urologist yesterday about my superbug and I need to stay on my super strength antibiotics for three months and then a reduced dose for another twelve months. The bug unfortunately can cause pneumonia which is a huge risk so my self catheterisation means I'm putting myself at risk six times a day. I now have to do it with more precautions than ever, gloves, sterile water and we get a hazardous waste bin to dispose of used equipment. It's going to make going out fun.

Oh crap, according to the scales I've gained 3lbs, the only naughty think was a couple of g&t's with slimline tonic on Saturday night. I'm blaming the antibiotics and have decided that each one of my superbugs weighs half a pound

Namaste Bitches

#myfatcanpissrightoffandtakethesuperbugswithit

C4 don't believe the scales. They're nasty, lying, de-motivating bastards.

Thanks BIWI that's really good advice. I'm thinking about working towards If. I'll start seeing how long I can go before I get hungry and then start missing breakfast a few days - I tend to go about. 4 hours or more after breakfast before I eat lunch but then sometimes I feel like I've got to make up for it at dinner in the evening. I always have two cups of fresh coffee in the morning when I wake up - how would that fit with if?

No more I think Stunt has said you need to limit yourself to 50 calories in the morning if you are IF'ing so black coffee is fine but not creamy ones I'm afraid.

lurknolinger, has she? I don't remember any talk of calories.

@StuntNun can you confirm the 50 calories and creamy coffee thing? Just curious.

In other news, I'm delighted that my morning weigh-in was 203.8, which means I gained only .8 over two-week holiday (and frankly, it's probablyagainbecause I haven't had a poo in three days).

Would have loved to swan in with an actual loss but the main goal was not to gain, so yay me. (Okay okay, I know that technically it was a gain like I just said, but let's not bother with details and the truth, eh? )

Using the rest of August to get under 200 so I can go balls to the wall in September before my birthday. Have a very ambitious goal of losing 30lb before Christmas!

Will be treadmilling and Pilates and Callanetics and anything else I can think of. Will be doing it like a demon, but all low impact as I don't want to ruin my manicure .

Namaste, Bitches!