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

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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!

Well, I have properly dived into the 160s today. Saw 169 three days in a row, so I'm claiming its real rather than a daily fluctuation. That is exactly 4 stone in 2017. It's also the last day of our dry year - we still haven't actually decided what we are going to do about that. We certainly haven't got any alcohol in the house for later, when 11 months ago we had fully expected to be sitting gazing at a bottle waiting for the bells. Ceremoniously pouring the half drunk bottle of champagne down the drain on the first stroke of midnight last new year was def an 'oh shit, what are we doing' moment. But we've had big birthdays, big wedding anniversaries, holidays, funerals, shit days at work, Christmas, bank holiday barbecues etc etc, and it's been a revelation to do all of these without anything blurring the edges.

You've definitely had a lifestyle change in 2017 ilove

Just on my way back from Liverpool, I've been at the international horse show. It was fab, especially since I was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP section for the evening performance! Yummy dinner and several glasses of prosecco.

ilove you are an inspiration.
I also usually do a dry January and carry on until my birthday which is early March so my intention is to start the pre bootcamp on the 2nd and stop alcohol from then for two months. After that I’ll review. I think smaller goals will help me as the end point seems such a long way off.

right, I'm back on it today. I've put on 2kg in one week of relaxed eating. I know most of this is water retention. I'm also late for AF.

I have found it a very interesting experiment and learned a lot this week. Grah style!

I have confirmed to myself that I am a sugaholic. I found I really craved sweet things the more I had of them. I also wanted sweet things more when it was late at night about 2 hours after dinner. I also seem to put on weight/water immediately on my waist and face. I also found that I quickly got used to sweet tasting things and stopped finding them too sickly sweet as I have done on BC.

This all sounds like i have been on a massive binge all week. Since Xmas Eve i have had the following high carb food: 5 roast potatoes across several meals, carrots, couple of parsnips, stuffing, 2 small slivers of pannetone, 3 mince pies, small portion of Xmas pudding, 3 tortilla chips, handful of skinny fries, a toffee latte, copious amounts of Bailey's, 2 slices of pear, handful of macadamia nuts, small portion of peas, and 4 very small slices of chocolate cheesecake. And a partridge in a pear tree!

I'm finding it a helpful exercise to list here.

I declined: pizza, garlic bread, bread, crackers, cake, jelly, millionaire tablet, chocolates, toast, extra roasties, yorkies, Yule log and muffins.

On the whole I'm not feeling guilty. I enjoyed most of what I ate. Some things i felt were worth it, and some not. i have learned what it has done to my body and my mind. I ache all over, feel fat and bloated, have bad back pain and am heavier. I know I can lose the extra weight gain and start feeling physically and mentally better within a few days or weeks. It feels so achievable now.

In past years, I would be drowning in chocolate, guilt and self loathing. Which would mean I then ate more chocolate, cakes etc. I would bury my head in the sand and start the new year with vaguely good intentions that would never be put into action. Not this year.

I'm looking forward to the ongoing support of you lovely bootcampers. And 2018 is going to be wonderful. I have some emotional relationship issues going on which will get worse this year as changes are made and I will need to curb my emotional eating response. But I'm not daunted by this challenge. It will be managed.

I have bought some clothes in the sale in sizes 14 and 16. 16 fit now and 14 will soon.

Onwards bootcamp soldiers!!

Truly inspirational ilove

Sounds a fab trip sayyra,

You sound really focussed yolo

I’ve finally weighed in, albeit on different scales, in different clothes and a different time of day but I’m five lbs up. Could probably write off a pound due to the variances above but still. I’m not annoyed or feeling bad but I’ve been more off track than I’d planned to be so that’s a lesson learned

Have been away so all week was an exercise in carbytwatdom. At a push I suppose I could have stayed on plan, but choices were so limited I made a decision not have a week off!

Net result is 3lbs on but will be back on the lchf wagon tomorrow!

I'm looking forward to getting back on the wagon tomorrow. Actually I have eaten well today, but will be having drinks later this evening. Our hosts tonight are the sort where you never see the bottom of your glass, and so I will be making a conscious effort to drink water. Last year at the same party I managed this by standing next to the sink all night!

As well as bootcamp, I'll be doing dry January, and will maybe see how much beyond that I can manage. I'll be starting back on bootcamp in earnest tomorrow, ready and geared up for the official start on the 8th.

Happy New Year everyone!

I’m looking forward to being back on the wagon too beryl. I’ve not drank nearly enough water so I’m hoping getting back to my 2 litre minimum a day will get some of my Xmas pounds off

Happy New Year boot camp buddies

Evening all, I've come to loiter on the thread till the next boot camp. I too have a bujo but am still trying to work out the best way to organise it so it works for me.

Last year I started low carb at 210lbs in February I'm only 5ft 1in. By October I was 175lbs - slow but sure. I've maintained since then and have weighed in today at 170lbs so very happy with that. My goal is to lose another 40lbs and see how I feel.

I'm also very happy I've got to the point where this is just how I eat now. I ate some starchy veg over Christmas and had some Opo ice cream which was very nice, dark choccies and I made a low carb trifle. I also had lots of posh cheese and made flax crackers. I didn't feel deprived at all. I ate more than usual though so I guess my portions need to be reined in!

Looking forward to next week and getting back on track

Happy New Year all

haaaaaapppyyy neeeeewwww yeeeeaaaarrrr!!!!

To all you lovely bootcampers.

Happy new year! Back on it today and apparently 7lbs up since before Christmas - but it was only 2lbs the day before yesterday so I suspect a lot is water and will fall off easily!

Have liberated the laptop from ds' room who still hasn't come home so I can start to produce the introductory/preparatory thread for the New Year Boot Camp.

In the mean time, I don't think I'd posted my measurements for mid December. Progress is from mid August, when I started measuring and not from late May, which was when I started.

15/12
Waist 34.5"/87cm; -1" in a month/ in a month/-3.5" overall
Under bust 34"/86cm; -0.5" in a month/-3" overall
Over bust 41"/104cm; no change in a month/-1" overall
Upper arm 12.5"/32cm; no change in a month/-0.5"overall
Hips 43"/109.5cm; -1" in a month/-2.5" overall
Thigh 24.5"/62cm; -0.5" in a month/-1" overall
Neck 14.5"/37cm; no change in a month/0.5" overall

Weight at the time 12 stone 2lb

Wow it’s been so easy to slide back into eating carbs! I need to start focusing on good food, and lots of water. Have noticed my sleep is worse with all the alcohol and sugar consumed. Generally feeling a bit groggy. And have put on 6lbs

Well done to those of you who have stuck with it. I’m back on it from today!

Back on it today too, I feel relieved which is strange as eating what I have was obviously my own choice. Had a salad for lunch and it was so nice

I'm not starting properly until tomorrow as it's our big family New year's day party. There is a good reason that Scotland get the 2nd as a holiday

Well, I’ve slipped back to carby habits (primarily toast!) very easily and with no ill effects whatsoever apart from putting 1.5lb back on. However, I don’t think I’ve totally pigged out as much as in the past. I’m feeling very ill with a stinking cold at the monent so not eating much at all but will gradually switch back over again.

A question. I went for a routine check-up at the GP recently and my cholesterol levels were up quite a bit since last time (5 years ago). It wasn’t “good cholesterol” that was high, it was the bad one. They want me back in 6 months for another test and handed me a low fat diet sheet. It makes me a bit nervous about continuing to eat fatty cuts of meat, butter etc. Anyone else been in this situation?

Up 6ibs but had lost all restraint by NYE. Am confident the first bit will go pretty quickly. Loved being back in it today. Had sausage mushroom and egg for lunch and two cups of spinach soup just now. Guzzling water!

Can't wait to start BC again tomorrow. I have 'relaxed' too much and didn't even really enjoy the carby twattery.

Happy new year bootcampers!
I have realised the extent of my sugar addiction over Christmas. I started off refusing most carbs and sweets but as I accepted the occasional roast potato and mince pie I suddenly found my eating & cravings completely out of control! Not as bad as I used to be but enough for me to have started back on plan today. Slow roasted a leg of lamb, some green leafy veg & 2 litres of water later and I’m already feeling better about myself. Too scared to weigh in at the moment but I plan to be as good as I can until the spreadsheet of fabulousness is unveiled next Monday. Operation Damage Limitation is underway!

Have started a preparatory thread for questions, shopping, eating up all the leftover carbs , advice and generally getting in to the right mind-set.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/low_carb_bootcamp/3127182-New-Year-New-Start-Boot-Camp-the-one-without-BIWI-Preparatory-thread

Would anyone of you Bootcamp experts please take a look at my proposed initial shopping list? Is there anything that needs to be changed? Thank you

Dairy
Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Grated Mature Cheddar
Cottage Cheese
Greek Style Natural Yogurt
12 Large Free Range Eggs
Semi Skimmed Milk

Meat/Fish
Beef Medallion Steak
Raw Peeled King Prawns
Diced Beef
Diced Chicken Breast
Chicken Breast Fillets
Finely Sliced Oven Baked Dry Cured Ham

Fruit
Gala Apples
Sweetclems
Frozen for Freshness Berry Medley

Nuts
Golden Sunrise Seed Fruit & Nut Mix
Properly Pepped Up Protein Mix
Almond Shot
Cashew Shot

Veg
Iceberg Lettuce
Ripe & Ready Medium Avocados
Babycorn
Sugarsnap Peas
Frozen for Freshness Broccoli Florets
Courgettes
Frozen for Freshness Cauliflower Florets
Chestnut Mushrooms
Washed Baby Spinach
Cherry Tomatoes

I’m with you Masterflamingo
Starting back again tomorrow having most definitely been a carby twat yesterday. All done by choice but looking forward to getting back into the swing over the next week. I’m not weighing until we start on the 8th. No point as I’ll only get down on myself.
Feeling in good spirits though and finally getting over a horrid cold.

Not ignoring you creamswirls as we posted at the same time. Strictly speaking there may be a few things on your list that might not feature on pure bootcamp, (e.g. fruit and nut mix) but with all these things, where you are in relation to your goal and how strict you want to be will be a factor. Others better qualified than me to give you a steer

Creamswirls - I've posted The Rules on the new Preparatory thread, but looking at your list, there are a few things that need to be taken off the list jump out.

No semi-skimmed milk. If you are going to have milk and I admit, I still drink tea with milk but try to reduce the number of cups , it should be full-fat milk. It's amazing how quickly you get used to it again.

Is the yoghurt full fat? Make sure it is

No berries or nuts for the first 2 weeks. Check that there is no added sugar in the frozen berries (for when you can have them after the initial two weeks).

No apples or other fruit for the whole 10 weeks (tiny amounts of orange juice/lemon juice/slices of line for flavouring is all you should have).

I think (but can't remember without the spreadsheet open) that sugar snap peas are borderline. Baby corn sneaks in (iirc) because of all the fibre in them. I think that mange tout are ok though.

The meat that you have all looks very lean. Does the chicken have skin on?

One of the hard things initially with this WoE is adding fat - eating the chicken skin, having the fat on a lamb chop, cooking the veg in butter......

Not an expert, but my tuppence worth

Dairy
I'd add double cream
Greek Style Natural Yogurt (needs to be full fat Greek yog, e.g. Total)
Semi Skimmed Milk - (most people avoid milk, especially skimmed/semi skimmed varieties)

Meat/Fish

Diced Chicken Breast (better skin on, e.g. Thighs, drumsticks)
Chicken Breast Fillets (ditto)
Finely Sliced Oven Baked Dry Cured Ham

Fruit
Sorry, none for first two weeks, then berries only

Nuts
None for first two weeks, then in moderation, no dried fruit

Veg
Avoid peas, toms in moderation. Masses of green veg!

Hope that helps :)