Between bootcamps support thread Summer17

[ilovecherries]

Previous thread here : www.mumsnet.com/Talk/low_carb_bootcamp/2993416-Pre-summer-Bootcamp-our-last-weigh-in

What we need to do is figure out why it's a weak time for you

Thanks for the kind post clear. Before I came on holiday I had that stressful episode about it, which I posted about. The things that I anticipated have happened, more or less. Parents critical of DH, DD1 & me and rowing with each other. DD2 teething, in agony, poor sleep. DD1 over tired, over stimulated, being fed loads of junk by grandma, and meltdown prone. Sleeping on worlds most uncomfortable sofa bed so having maybe 4 hours quality rest a night and waking with bad back and headache. Then the raging PMT hits, then painful AF.

Then there are cakes, pastries, biscuits, ice cream, and it is increasingly harder to say no. Earlier in the holiday I said I felt in control, that I could have a little carby treat and then stop and feel ok. I think that hormones tipped me over into 'not in control'.

I know I will get back on it. I just feel annoyed that I got off it. If the problem isn't hunger than the solution isn't in the fridge.

If the problem isn't hunger than the solution isn't in the fridge.
That's a good saying OldBooks. I may need to use that mantra.

ragz It is no wonder you got so many compliments. You looked amazing and the dress is beautiful.

littlebillie I hope you had a nice holiday. Straight back to it tomorrow

ilove I bet it was wonderful shopping, if you haven't been able to do so for a while. I love clothes shopping and no way would I have come home empty handed

OldBooks I find it much harder to eat properly when I've got my period. Sometimes I'm ok, if everything else in life is OK, if it's not then I struggle. Sorry I don't have any suggestions, just wanted you to know that you are not the only one.

ragz great progress pictures, very well done

I've had a lovely day, I gave my old pony a wash, she's back to being white now! Then I rode my horse who's recovering from surgery then had a shot on my friend's very highly trained horse, it was great

All my food today has been perfect as well.

Thanks Clear. It seems really obvious now but it never occurred to me to ask them to swap the chips. I definitely will next time.

@Grah0SoontobeaFatty
Sorry, wasn't clear in my last post. I'm no longer on metformin. I haven't taken it for years. I was prescribed it prior to ivf - Made no difference to anything.

I suspect I was adding too much extra fat to my meals and not drinking enough perhaps?

Ok so koko time!

L. Bacon and scrambled eggs
D. Burger, halloumi, salad leaves, a bit of blue cheese and a dollop of bearnaise

@ragz134 - you look gorgeous, well done!

@ilovecherries and @clear I just filled my River Island 'wish list' with gear a dress size down! I hate shopping but love clothes! Argh!

I went to my parent's on Saturday and it went well and they were supportive! Got a couple of snack pots of chorizo and olives and a net of baby bels to tide me over as they'd planned pie for dinner but I just had a small scoop of the chicken with green beans (4g per 100) then filled up on the fatty stuff after. My dad made me bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning, then lunch was cold meats salad and mayo. Success I'd say!

@Grimbles adding extra fat isn't likely to be making you gain!

It could just be an ordinary fluctuation.

It could be because you've allowed carb creep (easily done!)

It could be that you're not drinking enough water

List out for me what you've been eating and drinking over the last 3-4 days. Let me see if there's anything obvious.

if the problem isn't hunger the solution isn't in the fridge

OMG I'm printing that on a t-shirt!! Excellent advice.

Grimbles I kept gaining when I first started & figured out it was carb creep from herbs & spices that I had been merrily adding to my food with abandon (garam masala and garlic powder are among the worst culprits!) and soya milk, which sometimes causes inflammation in the body. I only realised about the spices when I started tracking in MFP to try & figure out what was going on.

Spices and Garlic powder are high carb???

Holy Crap.

I too am surprised in the herbs and spices. I thought that something like mustard was quite high carb but, as you only ever ate a teaspoon of it, it was ok. I never thought of spices bring a problem. Have been adding with gay abandon. Oh dear.

Last day of the holidays here. Taking the kids out to the Real Greek. Am sure there will be things there for me to eat.

I thought that even if things like spices were high carb you only use a small amount so the actual amount of carbs in a dish was quite low.

I thought that even if things like spices were high carb you only use a small amount so the actual amount of carbs in a dish was quite low.

They're not too bad if you eat more meat etc but I used to eat vegetarian meals almost every night for tea, so for eg making veg curry after I'd already had veg & spices for lunch, plus the spices in the dinner was taking me over my carb allowance for the day. I have changed how I eat so eat more meat / fish in the evening now to save carbs!

hippa, where can you find the carb counts of spices? They are not on packets (that I can see) and I've just looked at the Tesco website and don't see them listed there either.

I think the real issue is with the pre-made up spice mixes. So a Schwartz jars with the pink top will often have maltodextrin and sugar quite high up the ingredient list. Or the packets of spice mixes from them can be quite high, again because they have added sugar.

Yes I've found this sugar thing with name brand chinese 5 spice, but Sainsbury's own brand doesn't have sugar in.

Checking in for Monday weigh-in (are we doing that? Well I'm doing that )

At 199.2 and only 60 lbs from my goal weight!

The grand plan is to drop half of that (30 lbs) before Christmas, which is 16 weeks (!) away.

So an ambitious average of 2lbs per week. Have just bought a new bicycle as I'd been using my husband's old and very heavy mountain bike. It hasn't arrived yet but also got a jaunty blue thin shell cycling helmet to go with it.

Because my skull's not fat so the size won't change.

Namaste, bitches.

Namaste @Clear!

I weighed in at 164lbs again this morning, which surprised me as I got my period yesterday and have the mother of all bloat! I feel large and ungainly, and I haven't weighed myself since Thursday so I'm thinking there's maybe more weight loss hiding under the fluid retention? If that makes sense. Really pleased with maintaining. Will flush it all out over the next couple of days and hopefully see something good. even though I feel bloated my jeans are comfortable. They are usually actually painful to wear at this time of month and are normally ripped off and cast aside in favour of elasticated pyjama bottoms on arriving home!

I've put on 2lbs since yesterday but am still 0.25lbs lighter than last week. I fluctuate quite a lot but the trend is downwards so I've learnt not to let it bother me!

I bought some jeans in a 16 from Sainsburys and yes I have a slight muffin top but they fit on my legs which always used to be an issue for me. First time I have bought jeans for years!

Hi all,

Have been absent from most LC threads this year - or have tried to start and then failed - but am now back and I WILL KEEP IT UP!

Have successfully weaned off the anti-d's which I mentioned on another thread so hopefully the ridiculous appetite that they triggered will be brought back down into something a bit more normal, although I fear it has re-set me into a horrible type of greedy.

I don't dare weigh myself until I have been 'good' for a couple of days so aim to post weight on Wednesday. Will post my meals on here and look to others for inspiration when I feel things are lacking.

My usual approach to LC'ing has been very much BC light, so there's always been a fair few berries and nuts in circulation but I am determined to stick to proper BC for two weeks from today.

Food diary:

B - two boiled eggs, some mayo, 3 slices of salami and 3/4 of an avocado
L - something from M&S
D - homemade tuna mayo salad

Oh, am also on my 3rd 750ml bottle of water of the day.

Had a strong coffee with a splash of blue milk this morning but that is my only hot drink of the day.

Hi all reporting back for Monday weigh in - I'm back at 85kg, the weight I was when I came off this woe - would have loved to be under rather than "back at the beginning" but as posters have been writing, "the trend is down"

Super impressed with everyone who's got so much water down them already today! Do cups of tea/coffee count? I've found a really nice strawberry and raspberry tea that is hotting the craving for sweet stuff.

Sayrra I scan them into MFP.

I'm not weighing until Friday morning.

Food today:
L - scrambled egg with bacon & cucumber (random but so lush)
D - leftover bolognese (includes loads of veg, don't bash me with the big stick!)

wotabastard congrats on maintaining and ASD congrats on the new jeans. The muffin will soon disappear.