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Low-carb bootcamp

Join discussions about low-carb bootcamp plans, meals and progress. Consider speaking to a medical professional before starting any diet.

Between bootcamps support thread Summer17

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ilovecherries · 25/08/2017 18:42

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

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lisbapalea · 06/09/2017 21:39

Ooh biwi love the sound of that kedgeree!

ilovecherries · 06/09/2017 22:00

Oh, I'm going to give that kedgeree a go. I've been feeling my food has been a bit bland recently. I'm fighting low-fat creep this week. There's been far too many chicken breasts.

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C4pinkwheels · 06/09/2017 22:42

Sayrra I second what Ilovecherries has said, the construction of the front of the dress is completely wrong, it's just gathered fabric with no attempt to create any shaping for your ample assets. For a mtm dress it's very poor.
I suggest getting someone smaller than you into the dress, do it up and take her measurements and go to the shop armed with photos or the smaller person to prove that it's not the stated size.

ClearEyesFullHearts · 06/09/2017 22:49

I suggest getting someone smaller than you into the dress, do it up and take her measurements and go to the shop armed with photos or the smaller person

I wholeheartedly second C4's suggestion. This simply isn't you're not a 20/22 to me and I'm convinced the shop made a mistake.

starsky22 · 06/09/2017 22:56

Tried this brand of cauli rice today:
www.caulirice.com/uk/?doing_wp_cron=1503028377.1976480484008789062500

I thought it had a much nicer texture than the own brand sainsburys one, not sure why as surely there can't be much difference? As it's long life I thought it would be useful to have in the cupboard for emergencies.
I got the plain one, not sure what the carbs are in the flavoured ones.

Today:
B bacon & eggs
L low carb lasagne (made with marrow slices instead of pasta)
D chicken tikka masala with cauli rice

BIWI · 06/09/2017 23:04

Kedgeree

1 x smoked haddock fillet (undyed), with skin on
1 x small cauliflower
1 x small onion (or 2-3 shallots - much better from a carb point of view!)
small handful frozen peas
3-4 hard boiled eggs
curry powder or paste
fresh coriander
milk, butter, olive oil
salt and pepper

First, poach your fish. Put the fish in a shallow frying pan (if it's a whole 'side' of fish you'll need to cut it in half), and half cover in a mixture of milk and water. Turn on the heat and bring to the boil; simmer for around a minute on each side, and then turn the heat off. Leave the fish to cool in the milk/water mixture while you make the rest of the dish

Take the leaves off the cauliflower, separate the florets. Wash them, and then in a food processor pulse them until it's the texture of rice/cous cous. (Or you could grate it if you don't have a food processor).

Chop the onion and in a large frying pan or wok, melt a good lump of butter with a drizzle of olive oil, and gently fry the onion till soft.

Add the peas, season, and continue to saute till they're cooked.

Add a tablespoonful of curry paste, or some curry powder - to taste. You don't want it to be fiery hot just to be fragrant.

Add the blitzed/grated cauliflower, and cook on a medium heat for a minute or so.

Deal with the fish. Lift it out of the pan, reserving the milk/water. Take the skin off the fish (and discard), and break the fish into flakes/pieces, removing any bones.

Add some of the poaching liquid to the cauliflower mixture, and stir through/cook to reduce.

Add the fish.

Peel the eggs, and chop, then add these to the pan.

Chop the coriander and add to the pan.

Taste, season and serve.

hippadoppaloppagorillapig · 07/09/2017 06:23

Giraffeski I have one of these water bottles:

www.polargear.com/aqua-tritan-bottle-650ml-turquoise.html

It is plastic, but I don't find the water tastes plasticky and it's brilliant because it never leaks, even if I hold it upside down!

prettybird · 07/09/2017 09:20

I've not been able to do the Shred since Monday and not been sleeping well as I've developed the most horrible sneezy stuffed up cold Sad but in positive news I've finally broken through just the 13 and a half stone barrier Smile and without having done a poo this morning Blush

Had a lovely low carb lasagne last night: 1/3 made with courgette strips and the other 2/3 made with lasagne sheets for dh and ds. The ragu and courgette/pasta is layered with ricotta/egg, mozzarella and parmesan, rather than a bechamel sauce.

Veryflummoxed · 07/09/2017 09:48

What others said about the dress SayrraT. You do look lovely 😊 in it though.

ilovecherries · 07/09/2017 11:24

Hit me with your dinner ideas. Accidentally left a pack of diced shoulder steak on the side last night when I was tidying the freezer up, so it's going to have to be cooked today. My autumnal cooking usually involves a lot of red wine, tomatoes and root vegetables, so I'm feeling a bit uninspired looking at it. What low carb delight can I cook that doesn't just look like beef bourguinon without the best bits?

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ClearEyesFullHearts · 07/09/2017 11:50

Mexican Shredded Beef over cauliflower rice and avocado

lisbapalea · 07/09/2017 12:33

prettybird that lasagne sounds delicious - might have to give that a go!

I felt really ropey this morning - wasn't sure if the reheated chicken last night might have been a bit dodgy, but I feel better now so hopefully it was just a blip.

Very proud to be on day 4 of my super strict bootcamp and haven't been tempted or swayed once!

Plan for today:

B - fasting (plus coffee)
L - something from M&S - probably their bacon and egg salad bowl with some piri piri chicken added
D - not sure; maybe mushroom and blue cheese omelette with salad

hippadoppaloppagorillapig · 07/09/2017 13:03

ilove chilli, always chilli!!

prettybird · 07/09/2017 13:34

lisbapalea : if you are going to give it a go, mix the ricotta/cottage cheese with a beaten egg (or two). Also, sprinkled over the ricotta mix (usually have enough for two layers of it), I sprinkle some dried basil and oregano. Finish the layering with some more ragu and then mozarella and parmesan. All three cheese are used in the first layer. Makes it messy to serve up though - all that stringy mozarella! Grin

FinallyHere · 07/09/2017 14:29

Giraffeski I'm a big fan of contigo autoseal. Only trouble is, I expect any travel mug/flask to be as good, so occasionally end up with leaks/cold drinks if i stray from beloved contigo.

I know they are expensive, but if you happen to be in the states, look out for them in lurid colours in penny stores. I kept sending DH (who works over there) back til he found some mocca and dark brown ones. If you are anywhere round west london, i have a few lurid ones you could try...

TimeIhadaNameChange · 07/09/2017 16:06

SayrraT - that dress is gorgeous on you! Shame about the back. But, as others have said, you really aren't a 22. I'd have you as a 16 to 18 at a guess.

I'm feeling sorry for myself today. DP got bad news yesterday, and I found him in the shed, drinking. He wasn't as bad as he has been, but it was a shame as he'd been planning on having a dry fortnight until a friend visited, and this broke it. That aside, I decided to drag him away from the drink and down to the bees to check on them as we should have gone at the weekend but it was raining. In typical fashion, I got stung! Great! But it wasn't too bad.

Except I had a red patch on my arm this morning, which I decided to be clever about and draw around. I showed a friend who offered to take me to the doctor's but I thought that was a bit OTT, until I realised the redness had spread about an inch further in a few hours. With the result that I'm now on antibiotics for a skin infection. I know how to have fun!

DP's out tonight, fishing with a friend, which will be good for him, but he's getting dinner out too, which means I only have myself to cook for. If I'd known this morning I'd have got myself some beef out the freezer as a treat but I didn't. I'll think of something. But I can never be bothered going to too much trouble if it's just for me.

lisbapalea · 07/09/2017 16:31

Gosh Time you sound entirely justified in feeling sorry for yourself - what a day! Hope you feel better.

I am back to feeling queasy again - not sure if that's being on bootcamp or something else?

I bought a couple of fun size pieces of cheese in M&S earlier to have as a snack this afternoon but I just looked at them and though 'there's no way I am hungry enough for that'! Hope it's the effect of LC and not that I am coming down with something!

CiderwithBuda · 07/09/2017 16:52

That does sound like a rubbish day Time.

Good day for me yesterday food wise. But I did have a couple of glasses of red wine.

B - Greek yoghurt and a nectarine with nuts and seeds
L - salad with prosciutto, mozzarella and avocado, Delouis mayo with EVO
Snack - two Babybels
D - steak, roast veg, mushrooms and onion with a small amount of pepper sauce. Red wine.

Lots of water for me but not quite as much as I should have.

Today DS was back at school for first time in 9 months for Sixth Form and I went for coffee with a friend without having had breakfast so ended up doing a bit of a fast as there was nothing I could eat. Had a coffee with cream.
Lunch was salad with a chicken breast, crispy bacon bits, avocado, cherry tomatoes and usual dressing
Dinner will be a chicken curry with cauliflower rice.

I do feel really bloated and tummy is quite gurgly. Not sure if its change of Diet althoughto be honest I haven't changed that much really. Not eating anything new. Just not eating crap carbs and drinking less. My breakfast is what I have been having all summer as I love it. Lunches are quite often a big salad with protein. Dinners fairly usual too. A bit more fat obviously. Might take some magnesium.

ClearEyesFullHearts · 07/09/2017 16:58

"Fun" size cheese. Hmm

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Giraffeski · 07/09/2017 17:36

Oh we may actually be over in the States for Christmas this year visiting family @finallyhere so I will bear that in mind!
That looks great @hippa, I may try both!

Giraffeski · 07/09/2017 17:40

I have a load of chicken thighs and a yen for a curry- does anyone have a good LC recipe?

marioncole · 07/09/2017 17:49

Conversation I've just had with my mother, who started a low carb diet a week ago:

She's been to the doctor who's told her it's dangerous to stop eating carbs and it will make her cholesterol go up.

So she's going to carry on doing the diet but she's going to have a bowl of porridge every morning Hmmbecause anyway it's too hard just eating meat all the time Hmm

I've been on this WOE since April and I've lost two stone, I feel much healthier, more awake and my cholesterol has dropped.

C4pinkwheels · 07/09/2017 18:00

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ClearEyesFullHearts · 07/09/2017 18:01

marion please continue to try to get through to her. If she eats porridge every day and doesn't lose weight, she'll blame the way of eating.

It's obviously not her fault the doctor gave old advice, but I'm looking around for anyone here who is on zero carbs to begin with. 👀

Why can't the medical establishment at leat acknowledge that carbohydrates come from sources other than bread, pasta, rice, etc? Sources that actually provide grea nutritional value as well as essential carbs.

I just don't understand why they don't understand and advise properly. Confused