Pre-Christmas Low Carb Bootcamp - our final weigh in!

[BIWI]

Morning all

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness, for its final outing

Hopefully everyone will have seen a loss this final week. Let me know how much you've lost overall!

beryl i like the idea of measuring in turkeys!

I have indulged over the past 3 days. Not as much as I would have done previously by a long way so I'm taking that as a win. I have drunk a bit of alcohol and had a couple of slices of cake. Had 2 small posh mince pies today with clotted cream and whilst I absolutely loved them, after 20 mins of eating them I felt very unwell. Dizzy, weird and a bit fainty. I put this down to the blood sugar rush that I'm no longer used to. After an hour and a brisk walk in the fresh air it settled back down. I've had some desserts (small or half portions) and not found those to be too sweet tasting or made me feel ill. The mince pies were 33g carbs each. So I had my daily allowance on one plate basically.
Funny, Bailey's has no effect on me. Either sugar or alcohol. Stone sober after 3 glasses. Odd. And yes I'm fully admitting to that!

I'm planning to get other people to eat all the sweet temptations in the house and will be back on BC rules by Friday at the latest. When it's gone it's gone. I'm expecting a small weight gain but hope to lose it by mid January.

Onwards bootcamp soldiers!

Love measuring in turkeys! I've lost two turkeys since I started which makes me feel better about totally pigging out for the last 3 days! I'm getting back nearer normal today and looking forward to the next boot camp to sort me out properly. Not too fussed about the blow out because finally I know how to make losing weight work for me.

I was also surprised at how little alcohol has affected me. I’m a very light drinker who routinely goes a few weeks without alcohol so normally I feel the effects after 1 drink, but I drank several glasses of Bucks Fizz and two of red wine on Christmas Day without even feeling it.

Also love the measuring in 🦃! I’ve had two and a half days of indulgence and am reining it back in today.

B - ff yoghurt berries
L - salad with turkey
D - not sure yet

Well, I'm lighter today than I was last Monday. THAT'S a Christmas first, for sure!

Blimey cherries! I'm 4lb up but have really indulged. Today I'm back on it. Have had 2 hard boiled eggs so far and about to have some veg for lunch.

Crikey ilove!

I know! I'm so pleased because I have struggled a bit with feeling sad at times about all the stuff I've chosen not to eat this year, so it was a rather lovely reward this morning.

ilove well done!!

Well done @ilovecherries - bet you're not feeling deprived now. In fact, I'm betting you're feeling rather smug now!

I am starving, every meal is carb based and there's very little alternative here! On the plus side, I'm nailing the water.

Hello, sorry I haven't been around at Christmas. We went to stay with my sister, and I didn't get a lot of opportunity to get online.

I did pretty well with sticking mostly to low carb foods, with a few small exceptions. We arrived on 23rd, and dinner that evening was salmon with a creamy spinach and watercress sauce, some broccoli and asparagus, with potatoes for those who wanted, but I didn't have. I did have a very small portion of the trifle, with a generous dollop of cream.

Christmas Eve we had lunch in a Greek restaurant. We chose mezze style dishes to share, so I was able to avoid all the carby things. Dinner was crustless quiches with salads, and bread for those who wanted, but I didn't have any. I did have one mince pie.

Christmas Day we ate the main meal in the evening. Lunch was potted pork, potted haddock, loads of cheeses, salad things, and bread/biscuits for cheese which I avoided. Dinner was a vegetarian nut Wellington, which I only had a small piece because although the filling was fine, it had pastry. I had with it sprouts, chipolata, bacon, gravy and a very small roast potato. I did then have a tiny piece of Christmas pudding, again with cream.

Boxing Day lunch was chestnut soup and then more cheeses, salads, potted pork etc, and in the evening we just had more of the cheeses, leftovers etc.

I did also drink wine (dry white) every day, but made sure I also drank plenty of water. So the total carb damage was one small portion of trifle, one mince pie, one small portion of Christmas pudding, one small potato and the Wellington pastry, plus wine. I got through the whole of Christmas without eating any chocolate at all.

Interestingly, my stomach felt quite sore. I don't know whether it was the few carby foods I ate or the wine, but I definitely didn't feel as "well" as usual, despite avoiding a lot of the carby foods I could have had.

I was convinced I would have put on loads of weight, but I weighed this morning and have only gained a pound, which is not too bad going. The next couple of days should be more or less normal food, then I am having people round for drinks/snacks on Saturday, but am planning on doing quite a few low carb snacks, and just won't eat the higher carb ones.

Well, a week off plan (rather than the 2 days I'd aspired to) saw me 7lbs up!
I really missed feeling hungry when I sat down to eat, eating for the sake of it and because I knew I couldn't normally have these things just felt wrong. The sick feeling of too much sugar isn't pleasant...
I eased myself back in yesterday (day 7) with moderate carbs and fully back on plan today. Hoping to get back to end of BC weight before start of new BC.
Huge well done to ilovecherries I think you should be given BCer of the year award for dedication and willpower! Well done to everyone else who has been sensible and stuck to plan.

I'm sidling back in. Have definitely not been being low carb, but have probably eaten less just for the sake of it than I usually would. Eg I bought a pack of gluten free mince pies, had a bit of one and decided they weren't that great so threw the rest out. Previously I would probably have eaten them anyway because Christmas. I've also largely kept off crap chocolate and sweets - thoroughly enjoying the montezumas truffles DH put in my stocking and some dark green and blacks but have ignored the tins of heroes, chocolate coins etc. So I'm sure when I weigh myself I will have gained a bit but it will be less than it could have been and would have been most years, and I really am noticing how my attitude to food has changed. I'm planning on weighing myself tomorrow, easing back in to lower carb over the weekend and then back to full boot camp on Monday. Hope everyone's had a lovely Christmas, and well done to everyone who's been better at keeping on track than me .

I've put on 5lb, go me! But it was my birthday, we were on holiday and it was Christmas. Apart from agonising bloat day 2 I've enjoyed it. Swerved all the chocolate/puddings/mince pies though.

Slightly OT - but ilovecherries - it's lovely to see you rediscovering your mojo on the Parisiennes threads

My dad got me the Chanel lipstick in Coromandel for a Christmas present, so that I can have a bit of variety from my newly discovered red lipstick in Dior 999 (dh even bought me the matching lip pencil for Christmas). If it's not right on me, then I always know where it can find a home

I know, prettybird! By the end of this i'm planning not only to be slim but so chic it will make my eyes water . Reinvention doesn't come cheap though. I'd have passed out in horror at the thought of spending money on a chanel lipstick two years ago - not because I couldn't afford it, but because I'd have seen it as incredibly indulgent. John Knox has a lot to answer for!

I read somewhere that sales of upmarket lipsticks go up in a a recession, as they are a small luxury that are more accessible than the equivalent clothes not that I have ever bought any Chanel clothes

Amazing ilove. Definitely an award winner. I really need to be back on it tomorrow. Nearly managed it today but not perfect. Can’t face getting on the scales it will have to soon. I do feel bigger today that’s for sure. ☹️

Well done ilove bcer of the year!

I have been good and not good but I got a nice notebook for my new bullet journal and I've written up my weight loss page. I'm going to colour a square in for every lb I lose.

Can anyone spot the mistake

SayrraT. I carefully read every number then spotted your mistake! It's a great idea.

ilove. We'll done for keeping on track!

I had three days off over Christmas, I ate bread and many puddings! I got back on it in the 27th, I thought I would have massive cravings but I feel fine and have had no problems refocusing. I'm about 3lbs (13st11.75)heavier than my lightest but only 1lb heavier (14st 1.5) than a week ago so I feel confident my weight will go down further. I hope to be back in the 13's when bootcamp restarts and fingers crossed in the 12's by the end!

I’ve got a new note book for my 2018 bullet journal sayyra. Can’t wait to set it up with dd this afternoon. Mine has errors and crossings out all over it - all part of the charm!

Well done ASD

I just discovered the bullet journal thread last night and ended up dreaming about it!

It looks fantastic. At work I have always kept a day per page A4 book in which I take notes from phone calls and meetings. This year we were told that there was no budget to order diaries (public sector) and we would have to buy our own, which I think is a bit rich because its a core requirement in my job to maintain records of calls & meetings which then form official records.

I have a larger than A5 but smaller than A4 hard backed notebook (B something?) which I think I will put to good use.

you’ll love it beryl, I never maintained a paper diary into February but I wouldn’t be without my bullet journal now. I use it for personal stuff only, but have all sorts of stuff in it

I’m starting a new bullet journal for NY too, but feeling a bit scared of finally closing my old one, it has become such an integral part of my life that starting again seems quite daunting.