Week 4 - just got to KOKO

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Morning everyone as BIWI is away I have the honour of starting the week 4 thread.

I going to give you all the usual reminder that in week 4 it is PERFECTLY NORMAL for weight loss to stall. So you may sts or even see a gain.

Do not panic! Just KOKO

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Sorry for the loss of your dog Mozart, heartbreaking when you lose a member of the family.

I've felt like crap all day today and can only put it down to the excess carbs at the Moroccan meal last night. It has made me realise it is just not worth it. I have felt tired, hungover, glum and incredibly ratty and short tempered. I haven't felt like that for 3 week, which proves this WOE suits me and helps enormously with my anxiety and depression and keeping my mood level. The weight loss is an added bonus, but this emotional stability is worth so much more.

Diva you are absolutely not alone in your way of thinking and self sabotage. When I am not in a good place I think the same, that I don't deserve to be happy / healthy/ slim/ whatever and however I look and feel won't make me a better person on the inside. But I know that's not true. I am worth it. And so are you. I'm no better than anyone else, but I am just as good, and that's good enough. Be kind to yourself.

Thank you to you all for being so kind.

Thank you everyone for making me feel unweird! I will be back with thoughts on the thoughts but am in the middle of clearing the kitchen after dinner (which you will be pleased to note was a deliciously low carb surf and turf).

blackmozart so sorry for the loss of your dog

And for scabbersley too, I hope you feel better soon. It’s a bugger of a place to be.

princessbear I love the notion of a celeriac concert! Grooving to the low carb vibe...

Oh and stuntnun thanks for the recommendation for the restaurant. Dairy allergy here too (DS).

Haha DrDiva, totally rocking out with the celeriac

So sorry for your loss BlackMozart

today I managed not to eat any roast potatoes at my mum's for lunch and either no one noticed or no one commented. I also bought a sparkly jumpsuit from New Look for christmas party season.

StuntNun, your Lebanese sounded lovely. I like meals like that, where you can have little bits of different things (like tapas and meze). When ds and I eat Indian we do that too - order a selection of starters and side dishes rather than mains! It's what we call "doing the sharey thing".

Mozart I feel for him.** I still miss my GSD and he died 6 years ago

*you

and to Hippa DrDiva Stuntnun Brassica and Tempus
Thanks to you all. Am signing off for tonight.

BlackMozart to you in celebration of your dog. They leave such a hole when they go

We lost our big softy 9 year old male Siamese last August to a bastard speeder on the next road. We found out he'd been visiting the nursery across that road because he was a tart We're not supposed to have favourites, but he was a favourite His death was part of what contributed to me putting on so much weight last year

It took us until March to be ready to get new cats - but only because our old female Siamese was lonely - and we needed to get two because it wouldn't have been fair to get a kitten who would have spent their time trying to play with the 14 year old. We found a pair of 6 month old Siamese brothers who needed to be rehomed. They have now wormed their way fully into our hearts (re-named Frasier and Niles - and their names really suit their respective characters).

Old cat is no longer lonely - even though she still hisses at the one who tries the hardest to be friendly (Frasier ), she still lets him sleep with her.

First picture is of the big softy, taken 2 weeks before he was killed. 2nd one is of the 2 boys sleeping with the old girl - you can see she still doesn't fully relax however much she wants to .

blackmozart so sorry to hear your sad news.

grah your view looks beautiful. But cold.

diva i know exactly what you mean and posted on the last bc about poor eating choices being a form of self harm. I have learned a lot about myself on bc, it's been a voyage of self discovery! I have never thought myself worth taking care of. Possibly because my STBXH hasn't treated me like I am. I haven't felt nurtured by anyone, including me, so now i am starting to takecare of myself. And it's bloody wonderful. You ARE worth it.

I'm up for the 30 day challenge.

scabbers you are stronger than you think or give yourself credit for. We should all remember that about ourselves.

mimosa good luck for Monday. You will smash your first day back (and be elegant and stylish too!).

ragz bet you a tenner it was lack of planning? Fail to plan, plan to fail! Go and do some proper shopping so you dont just pick at food all day.

I'm very late to say, but Jim you looked stunning in your dress. You are a bc inspiration to us all.

pretty Your cats are gorgeous. Why are male cats so much more affectionate and loyal? I've had both and the boys win hands down. You must miss him even with the 2 new little terrors!

sing that sparkly jumpsuit doesn't exist unless you show us a picture of you in it!

furry i find that too. I feel so "well" on this WOE. Like a better, happier, more energetic and healthy version of myself. And weirdly (because I don't understand why) I am in much less pain from my arthritis.

-2c is not cold
It's not uncommon to see periods of-30 to -40 Celsiusin Winnipeg,

BlackMozart sorry about your dog.

I have slipped over this weekend. It started with an absent minded eating of a finger bun at the village bonfire when I had only intended to eat the sausage. I was wrangling 3 children alone and shoved it in my mouth to free up my hands.

Yesterday in town I bought a pasty, ate about 4 bites and binned the rest when I came to my senses.To add to that I had 2 glasses of red last night which have have given me a fuzzy head this morning.

My lovely friends husband passed away suddenly nearly two weeks ago. I am struggling with this as well as my own anniversaries of bereavement and am a bit of a mess. Today will be a better day and I will make good choices.

Yesterday;

B cappuccino and the free tiny biscuit
L pork chop, green beans and butternut squash
D chicken in tomato and aubergine sauce, kale
S half a vodka and soda

I know I say this every bootcamp but I miss porridge. Ate too many nuts mindlessly last night. Bit annoyed with myself. I think my toddlers 5am wake ups are getting to me. It’s so hard constantly resisting all the carby food everywhere including my own house. I wish we lived in a world where low carb was the norm. Right Sunday morning moan over. Hope the 3lb gain this morning disappears by tomorrow.

Mozart I'm very sorry about your lovely dog. I find it harder to lose a pet as I get older, other losses resonate more.

Cherrypi I have been making porridge with Linwoods flaxseed which is 3 grams per 100. I have it with yoghurt and berries and it is pretty good. Unfortinateky I can't remember where I bought it

I have been finding that I have been doing strict Boot Camp during the week and Boot Camp light at the weekend but I am getting very lax at weekends. On Friday night I shared a bottle of wine with DH and last night I had two balls of chilly and some corn chips and a couple of glasses of wine at some fireworks.

I am not sure if it is celibate sabotage or lack of discipline or a bit of both mixed in with some complacency. Before the weekend I wasonly 3 pounds away from my end of November goal. I could think big and pass that goal! I know I'm not going to make it tomorrow when my weight has gone up

My weight has stalled. I am presuming it's the wine and maybe the protein rolls? I've only had one and a half. Over the last week. Anyway my plan is to eat the other half this morning then strict BC mon - Fri. I do have ketostix and they say I am most definitely not in ketosis anymore (I tested this morning before water)

I fell off the wagon yesterday too and ate toast, it's so hard when everyone else in the house is still eating it, I needed breakfast fast and really CBA with yet another omelette. I had some bread earlier in the week too, it's really a hard one for me to give up. Unlike some of you I don't seem to feel any different at all on the BC WOE, no change to energy levels, skin condition, bloating etc so weightloss is my only motivation and even that wavers. I have been overweight for so long it just feels normal. I just worry about it leading to ill-health later on, which makes it all a bit intangible. I am finding it really hard to plan, my DCs are fussy eaters, we are all dashing in and out of the house all evening most evenings and it's hard enough meal planning around all this without taking BC into account so I start the week ok but by about Thurs it all starts going pear-shaped. In other words I need to boot myself up the bum.

On positives though I haven't touched a drop of alcohol or eaten any fruit (apart from literally about 5 raspberries from the allotment) for 4 weeks, have resisted cakes and biscuits on numerous occasions, have found an acceptable substitute for milk in my tea (almond milk) and have not bought a supermarket sandwich or even considered doing so, that used to be a very bad habit of mine.

I've not been on in a few days but I think I've sort of caught up with things.
black sorry to hear about your dog. I love beddlington terriers. Was he black or brown?
I've been on plan but I did drink too much yesterday. We went to our friends for lunch and there's always lots of good quality wine on tap. I didn't drink as much as I used to though so I'm taking that as a positive. They cooked me amazing lchf food though. Was lovely. I skipped dinner and went to bed early.

It's my lie in day today, so I'm currently sat in bed still. Dh has just brought me scrambled eggs and bacon. So that's breakfast taken care of (if a bit earlier than I'd intended)

No idea what I'll eat for the rest of the day. Our food delivery came yesterday so there's lots of choice.

Scabbers I'm in the same boat - possibly my LC bread or just being lazy (single cream instead of double, etc). It's quite frustrating because it's not due to mainlining pasta! Although too much dark choc. Ive got one square left in the pack so will
Enjoy it today and not buy anymore for a bit.

Black - I'm sorry about your dog too, we've never had dogs but I know what an important part of the family they are and imagine their loss to be very hard indeed.