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Apologies for being a whinge-bag, I haven't really got anyone to talk to who understands this IRL
That's exactly what these threads are for! Please don't worry about it - and it's not whingeing, it's expressing your experiences, feelings and frustrations. If we can help here, we will. 
I think I am guilty of massively underestimating how hard this WOE would be, I assumed it would be simple, no weighing. no counting, but of course that's unrealistic
Why is it unrealistic?! The whole point of Bootcamp is that it is easy - no weighing or counting. There's a list on the spreadsheet of what veg is low carb - so you can just go by that rather than having to worry about counting/weighing. I designed it with my own self in mind - i.e. because I'm a lazy cow and I simply can't be arsed with all the palaver of weighing or counting. Would you rather that you had to do that?!
it's a massive change and trying to fit it round the rest of the family is bound to be a challenge. I have lost 4lb in 5 weeks which I'm really pleased about (I'm very much of the 1lb a week loss is fast enough POV).
It is a massive change, and it's true that the world isn't designed for low carbers, which doesn't help. But there's no reason why your family should eat differently from you. In fact I'd say that you should be cooking/eating the same things, so that a) it normalises what you're eating and b) it makes life easier for you!
Brilliant news on the weight loss, and also really positive attitude to the rate of loss.
I would like to try cooking more new HFLC meals but most evening I only have about half an hour for cooking and the DCs are pretty resistant to new foods (one is extremely resistant to veg, the other to spicy foods). I am also finding a lot of meals just too rich without the bland carb part, and am really missing the contrasting textures of carbs too, a piece of cheese on it's own is nothing compared to the deliciousness of having it on a crunchy cracker. Same with the meal Very described, I could eat salmon and veg in tomato sauce but would find a whole plate of it way too rich, I would usually have rice with it to offset the intensity.
This is about experimentation, and finding meals that work for you. You don't have to eat stuff that you find too rich. Having said that, there is also a habit that you need to break. Is, for example, a cracker really delicious? Or is it just a textural thing that you're missing?
As it happens, I love cheese on its own. But if I need the 'crunch', then celery does the trick. Or, you could experiment with low carb crackers - I think there's a recipe on the Bootcamp recipe thread. If not, there are certainly lots online.
There definitely is also that thing of, as you say BlackMozart, you just want something quick, hot and tasty, so a jacket potato, or something on toast would have been the first port of call every time, now that's gone and anything else seems a lot more effort. I'm not keeping a record of what I eat (I found out doing MFP that it just makes me obsess about food even more) but I have started logging water now and have realised that my estimates of what I was drinking were probably quite a long way out, so have started on the full 3L this week.
Yes, it's true - chucking pasta in a pan or bread in the toaster is much easier. But it's also lazy. It does take more effort to do low carbing, but if you're aware of the longer term benefits - beyond just weight loss - it's an important context that can keep you motivated. Have you done any reading about low carbing, and its longer term health benefits? If you haven't, I seriously recommend that you do. Start with the spreadsheet - there are loads of links on there to blogs and websites, as well as books, that will help to inspire you.
Anyway, I'd like to keep with it, it is uplifting reading all your positive stories even when I am feeling thoroughly out of sorts about it all, I still think it's better for me personally than SW or calorie counting etc.
Oh goodness, yes! If you think low carbing is restrictive, just think back to what it was like when you were trying to be low fat or low calorie. A nightmare, plus being hungry all the time!