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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After being very positive earlier, I've got myself in a real state about my hair (lack of!) again. It's just getting worse and worse. I am seriously starting to look at wigs. :(.

ilove. Have you spoken to a dr? It's probably an annoying thing for me to say but no one is going to judge you as harshly as you judge yourself

I have a stinking cold and want some hot lemsip, it's too high in carbs so am going to get the capsules which just aren't the same!

@Tiddlywinks63 eat to go -19 great loss
@Disabrie22 the rules and info are in the spreadsheet on the first post. Different tabs welcome.

Yes, seen the gp, lot of blood tests, everything normal. He agreed it wasn't great though. :(

@ilovecherries You’d not mentioned it Lately, I was hoping things had improved.

Ha. I’ve just learned how to bold your names using the @ sign. Maybe I won’t have so many bold failures now.

Lunch left over creamy pork casserole, broccoli, cauliflower and green beans. Dinner the same plus some hm pumpkin soup (pumpkin lanterns ready for tomorrow)

I've been trying not to think about it, really, but my friend took a picture of me holding her grandchild this afternoon, and the top of my head is just awful. Much worse than I realised, and much worse than a month ago. I'm 'this' close to having it buzzed but the hairdresser is saying it's not 'quite' at that stage yet - although that was two weeks ago and it may have deteriorated since then.

grah thanks for your compliment. We will have to be careful or people will start talking

And your words of wisdom to carbydead struck a chord with me. What a great way to visualise what you really want. It can be applied to any carby craving.

And your bowel descriptions made me laugh! I hope I never meet you (unlikely given you are in Canada) because all I would think about would be your long sausage poos and I couldn't keep a straight face!!

On that note nomore i hope the suggestions here help you out. Magnesium accidentally worked for me not in a good way but the psyllium husks sound useful.

Back from work now and it’s fab to see all the support and advice, week by week, day by day. And as a true novice it’s invaluable to learn from all the advice and shared experiences.

It’s really interesting to learn about how easy it can be to overeat on this woe. I think I fall into that category, I’m afraid.

Reading back from my post this morning, I sound like petulant - apologies for that. It’s just that I expected more, of myself. Good thing though that when I’m faced with difficult food choices, I ask myself which I’ll regret most. LC has won every time, but that’s been helped by reading other poster’s experiences of regret and how difficult it’s been to get back on track. The other truth is, that I’m a lazy bugger, and there’s. I eat I’d want to undo all the hard work of the last three weeks.

Koko remains the mantra, and ‘losing weight is not linear’ has cropped up a few times on this thread and is firmly stuck in my mind.

I guess I’m impatient as I’m going to a function at the beginning of December and want to be at the peak of my confidence through weight loss. If I keep this woe, I may even post a piccy in my outfit on the night! 😀

Wow some of you are doing really well. Congratulations to everyone who has seen a loss. Those who have list a lb or sts try to be satisfied with that.

I only had a 2lb gain, which considering I was looking at a 7lb gain on Friday isn't too bad. Still not worth it for my 3 days off plan though. However, I feel fully committed to the last 49 days now and WILL NOT cheat. I am going to do as suggested by grah and keep a notebook of things I am tempted by instead. Koko everyone

@ilovecherries I don’t have any advice, just to say that it must be awful for you. 💐💐

Evening all!

B. Bacon, sausage, fried egg
L. Nothing
S. Pork Scratchings
D. Pork belly, mushrooms and leeks in a cream and blue cheese sauce

Drinks wise I've had 2 creamy coffee and one further coffee with a splash of semi-skimmed. I've also had about 2l water separate to this as well.

for @ilovecherries.

So I’ve bought some coconut flour from Costco, I do t actually like coconut but I’m going to try it. Are there any good recipes on the recipe thread? Any tips?

Today's food
Breakfast Yogurt with berries 2x coffee
Lunch homemade leek amd celeriac soup, 3 slices chorizo, cheese and 1 stick celery
Snack more cheese
Dinner beef stew with chorizo mash
2x black tea at work and lots of water.

I am definitely snacking less which I thought I'd never be able to manage before bootcamp

Evening all back from West Wales and can say hand on heart I didn't cheat. Feeling very smug I honestly found the weekend easy and didn't expect to at all. I had bunless burgers mostly and asked if a salad could be made up elsewhere. No one looked at me like I was weird. I only felt jealous of cake once and instead had strawberries, cream and a square of 80% dark choc with creamy coffee as my holiday splurge. I will be weighing in tomorrow so fingers crossed.

So much thread action to catch up on! I hope all those feeling a bit despondent have perked up a bit.

That's great Creme! I bet you feel so much better than if you'd spent the time eating carbs.

Rshard If you google, there's plenty of coconut flour recipes out there. Some look delish.

The more you get used to LCHF, the easier it gets to eat out & about I find. I don't miss getting cake at coffee shops anymore, I have an americano with cream and sugar free syrup or occasionally an almond milk latte and really enjoy it. Plus loads of shops are jumping on the LCHF bandwagon & you can easily get egg & spinach pots, rollitos, mini cheeses etc.

I have an admission to make

I've not - and don't expect ever to - got over enjoying sugary "treats" - like a Peppermint Crisp (South African bar of chocolate - like an old-fashioned Mint Cracknell), a creme egg, Toblerone, my fantastic tablet, a nice cake, a slice of my home made sour dough bread - either toasted or warm with a slathering of butter and even a croissant or pain au chocolat (Pace Scabbersley )

However, what I have been able to do is put those desires into a box. I can walk into a petrol station and I don't even look at the rows of sweets. I have a stock of Peppermint Crisps that my dad brings back from his trips to SA that I am able to forget about most of the time . I can make chocolate chip cookies for ds' rugby team and not have a single one. I can put 30 pieces of tablet into a bag for my dad to take to SA or for dh to give to a tablet-loving friend who is going a tough time actually that last one was tough

What I tell myself is that I have to really want it - and most of the time I don't. My motivation to lose an average of 1+lb/week is stronger. I'm keeping my long term goal at the front of my mind, rather than a short term sugar or carb fix.

These "treats" will still be around in years to come. I don't need them now.

Long term, I'm trying to remind myself that the French have wonderful patisserie shops but don't gorge themselves all day, every day (unlike the way that we in the UK eat sugar). Patisserie is an occasional treat - and that is the way that I hope, once I've reached target, that I'll be able to factor in some of the things I've talked about above - but only if I can maintain a healthy relationship with such "treats".

Now I'd better go and drink some water

@prettybird I know how you feel! My relationship to sugary foods has changed too. For example: I was a sucker for Krispy kreme Donuts. Today I bought one for DD, didn't get one for myself, and halfway through she said she didn't want it anymore and passed it to me. I was only very slightly tempted to eat it, whereas before I would have put it in my mouth without a second thought

Wise words @prettybi

Evening all.
I have lost 1.5lb this week which brings my boot camp total to 8.5lbs. Im now in the 12s which is nice. I've had a few compliments at work today (first day back after half term). I'm losing weight but I know I'm looking happier too which is great.

Today I have eaten
B raspberry and yogurt
L salmon with sour cream and capers, cucumber and rocket.
D lamb burger, haloumi and mini sweetcorns.

I have a mousakka/lasagna hybrid for dinner tomorrow night. Really looking forward to it!

Stupid me hit post accidentally doh!

As I was saying, those words really resonated with me @prettybird. I too would have finished the doughnut previously, now I’ll happily buy or bake dd and dh stuff and not be tempted. I’m sure I will be at some point but for now I’m good

Thanks @hippa, I’ll have a google

Hello all, I started today, hope I can join in. Can anyone critique my food for me?

B: scrambled eggs cooked with butter & cream, smoked salmon and half an avocado
L: plate of salad leaves with pure olive oil, half avocado, chunks of cheddar and some Palma Ham with a dollop of FF Mayo
D: Pork Chop with a side of cauliflower cheese which was made with Philadelphia, double cream and cheddar.
S: lettuce and pate (pate is 4g per 100g)

All portions were side plate size. I think I got carried away with portion sizes last time so this time I’m having full plates but smaller plates if that makes sense? Lots of water. 2 cups of tea with a minute splash of FF milk.

ilovecherries, if it comes down to no hair, so be it. I imagine you'll look fierce, like this.

MiniCooper nice start. Welcome.

How was your water intake?

Aww cherries I don't know what to suggest, I wonder what would happen if you increased your carb count a bit? Do you ahve any idea what you are eating just now? Would having a 20g more a day make a difference but not stop weight loss?

I don't know the answers but I'm not sure if it would be worth trying

Sitting in hotel room now after going a walk along to Morrisons because my phone charger broke, they didn't sell any but luckily the Sainsburys local did. About to go back down to reception because the bathroom fan in my room is very noisy and I don't know if I can sleep with the racket it is making!!