Week 3 - the parting of the way! - Low Carb Bootcamp

[BIWI]

Morning all

Here's the Spreadsheet

Hope you've seen a good result, making for a very satisfying first two weeks.

Now. Those two weeks were probably quite tough, so if you want to, you can now move on to Bootcamp Light - the rules are on the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

Essentially this means you can start to skip breakfast (or another meal) if you want to - if you're finding that you're not hungry. (Please don't skip meals for any other reason)

You can also introduce some fruit - mainly berries - in moderation, and also nuts and seeks - again, in moderation - and alcohol - IN MODERATION!

But. It's very often the case that in weeks 3 and 4 your weight loss will slow right down. Sometimes you may see a slight gain, even though you know you've been following Bootcamp to the letter. So you may not want to relax things quite yet.

Entirely up to you.

Remember, though, if you choose to stay on Bootcamp, please remember to make sure you're getting your carbs in the most part from vegetables and fruit - you need that for proper nutrition.

If you like you can do a hybrid - Bootcamp during the week and Bootcamp Light at the weekend.

But whatever you choose - good luck and I hope you have a good week.

Oh also please could someone add my weight to the spreadsheet?

to everyone who is still waiting for a whoosh - KOKO and follow the plan and you will get there! Drink L O A D S of water! And those who have identified pitfalls and roadblocks, you are strong enough to find something else to fill that gap, something more constructive or more healthy. It takes a while to get properly out of habits that have been laid down over years and years, it takes at least 30 days for the mind to switch properly, so KOKO.

Congratulations to those who had a loss, and well done to those that didn't but have remained resolute and will continue giving it their best shot.

Have a great week! X

singadream I've added your weight to spreadsheet.

Good morning!

Am 146lb. That's another 2lbs off.

Will return when I have a breathing space in my day!

Well done on the losses!

I'm down 3lbs, so 6lbs on BC, really pleased as I've been doing low carb for a few months now so wasn't expecting a woosh.

I'll be allowing myself some wine this week whilst we are visiting friends, so won't be expecting to lose next Monday and will then have another couple of weeks no alcohol to get back on track.

Good luck everyone and koko!

2lb on but I expected that with my borscht accident. Also I think my initial 4lb loss was basically because I wasn't eating hardly due to illness in week 1, so 2lb in 2 weeks is more than reasonable as I have been low carb for aaaaages.

Therefore I am not despondent. KOKO everybody!

Holger I've added you to the spreadsheet and apparently you've lost 11.4 lbs this week?!

Are you sure it wasn't 157.2 instead of 147.2 today?

Is it @wombattoo who is in charge of the Spreadsheet?

Please could you have a peek at HolgerDanske's line for this week? It's saying weekly loss is 11.4 but Total loss is 6.9.

I'm no mathematician, but...

There might be other cells with a formula flutz as well. Thanks!

No that's correct, but I was artificially high by probably at least 4 lbs at the start of last week as I was on my period and always gain quite a bit, plus I have been extremely low carb in the main this past week and have not eaten much because I just didn't feel hungry a lot of the time, so just ate small meals and drank lots of water and hot drinks. I'm not actually in the second week of strict bootcamp as I started a few weeks before, so I don't eat unless I feel like it. So I have probably melted away a fair bit of fat this week. I'm fully prepared for an incremental gain by the time next week rolls round, but for now I'm going to enjoy my unexpected whoosh!

Great - a pound loss for me. Cutting back on dairy really helped this week (apart from butter). Going to up the water this week. I’m sticking to boot camp this week with a reward of boot camp light at the weekend.

@HolgerDanske

not officially bootcamp as has butternut squash and coconut milk

Coconut milk (assuming you mean the tinned stuff?) is actually pretty low carb - 2.9g carbs per 100ml, so you would have been alright on that front!

@CarbyDeadUn Alcohol is my undoing as well. One of the things I came to realise over the years is that it doesn't matter what diet you're trying to follow, alcohol will alway sabotage you. Sadly!

@Cherrypi Had one glass yesterday Read rule 6 again. Water is really important on this WOE. What else did you drink all day?!

@Scabbersley drink more water, eat more fat. Other things to think about are a strong coffee first thing or a high strength Vitamin C tablet. If all else fails, try some sugar-free sweets - Fruitella Foams are on sale in Sainsbury, Asda and Morrisons which might help ]] Just don't stray too far from home

Have a read of this review of sugar free sweets

Not quite sure what to say about the libido though ...

I very very rarely want sweet things. But I have evil period pain and I’m working a night shift tonight. I may need some of those SF sweets.

Ah thanks BIWI I was hoping it wasn't too bad! I hadn't actually looked (could have easily checked the tin!) but I am just so in the mindset that anything sweet is likely to be high, and also I just think of Thai food as being quite carby but I forgot that a lot of that (outside of noodles etc, obviously) is due to their use of palm sugar and not due to the coconut milk. I'm glad it was a lot better than I had thought.

toomuchicecream, you are my inspiration this week to be better at water.

I am going to stay on boot camp for another week, as last week had three twat days out of seven, so I owe myself an extra week of doing it properly.

It's funny - when I arrived here, I was noticing how much more easily I was moving etc, and then, after just two days of twatness I feel stiff and clunky again. Could it really be the carbs having that effect in just two days? It's unbelievable if so, and a really good prompt to stay on things this week.

No loss, but no gain either, so I'm happy enough with that.

Well that's amazing Holger very well done!

toomuchicecream that's a terrific loss, be proud and keep going. It doesn't matter if you have a lot or a little to lose, what matters is you're doing something for yourself and it's working.

carby did you see the book I referenced last week? It's by Jason Vale, and called Kick the Drink...Easily. It is simple but sensible and might help you rethink in order to drink less for the purposes of Bootcamp. (I'm reading it and I'm not a raging alcoholic either.)

I'm at 196.2 this morning, down a whopping .8 lb. Slow and steady, etc.

Have been doing BC Light and will stick with that.

Checking in. Another lb lost. I think I am going to do BC on the weekdays then BC Light at the weekend.

Thank you @ClearEyesFullHearts

1lb down. Struggling with drinking the required water the last few days....too much time spent travelling not enough time near a loo

Morning everyone and thanks for the thread Biwi. Some amazing losses, well done!

Ouais funny sign. I spent a few months living in India years ago and loved it.

I've been up since 4 with a pukey toddler so feeling a bit drained. DH is kindly holding the fort for a bit while I rest mumsnet

I'm down 1.1kg (roughly 2.5lbs) so I'm happy with that although I was lighter midweek grrr (daily weigher here).

Like lizard and Timbuktu, I have very temperamental scales though - or rather, horribly uneven lino in the bathroom and kitchen over very old floorboards and carpet everywhere else - so weight can fluctuate a great deal depending on where you stand. I'm having to be religious at lining them up with a specific tile so they're always in the same place but even so. I have a pair of size 32 waist jeans with no stretch in them that I currently can get halfway up one leg so they will be the real test!

I'm getting very near my pre-baby weight still a way before a healthy BMI BUT my shape is all wrong. I'm a classic pear shape, even got stretch marks on my thighs in pregnancy rather than on my tummy (!) and could always see/feel my ribs and had a flat stomach even at my heaviest (legs and bum another story). However, my tummy is now still v jiggly and sticks out - I suppose children/c-sections will do that to you, but I feel most put out! Still, much better for the scales to be moving in this direction than the other...

My goal for this week is to drink the recommended 3 (3!!!) litres of water to avoid the dreaded week 3 slump and to have a healthy BMI by the end of bootcamp.

Koko - this is such a lovely thread and I really enjoy reading people's updates and getting recipe ideas from what they've eaten. Looking forward to trying celeriac chips next.

Hello all

Thank you BIWI and everyone who actively posts on this thread. It helps me to keep focused on the diet when I’m a bit down about the amount I need to loose.

Please would someone add my weights to the spreadsheet, as I can’t access the spreadsheet.

Start 210
Wk 1 205.1
Wk2 201.8

I’m very happy with this loss, so I’m going to carry on with Bootcamp, allowing myself to slip to Bootcamp light occasionally.

As a contribution to the recipe ideas, I have worked out a good one for leftover celeriac mash (I can’t eat a whole one)

Let the mash go cold, putting it into the fridge to harden a little. It helps if there is plenty of butter in it, as this will harden.
Take out a couple of tablespoons and shape it into small balls.
Roll in grated Parmesan, or Parmesan and almond flour if you are not on Bootcamp.
Fry or grill until golden brown.
Eat them before the rest of the family steal them.

These are high in fat, low in carb, easy to make and yummy

Well done to all the losers and KOKO to everyone else.

Jerm I cannot wait to try that mash -
Yum!

2lb loss this week yay! Total of 3lb on BC.

We're away this weekend in the caravan so that's going to be testing. I'm trying to think of things to take with me for meals. Otherwise will stick with bunless burgers/salads etc when we're out.

Are we allowed dark chocolate now? (sparingly of course!) Am I right in thinking 80% cocoa minimum? I've struggled occasionally as I usually have something sweet after tea (usually just Options Hot Chocolate) so FF yoghurt with berries and a bit of dark chocolate is going to be amazing.

I definitely need to jump on the celeriac bandwagon. I might go find one later!

4lb off this week

That gives me 10lbs off over the two weeks

It’s not just the weight - my IBS has all but disappeared and so has my awful arthritis. I am battling a bad cold and I have been on the cusp of getting a chest infection (I have bad asthma and I usually end up on steroids and antibiotics and on occasion I develop pneumonia) and even though I feel like shit and wobbly I have not taken to my bed but have helped my DH with the decorating we has started.

Fabulous all round!