Week 6 - Low Carb Bootcamp - welcome to part 2

[BIWI]

Morning all

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness.

We've reached the half way part now, and I hope you're finding it a bit easier - no more carb flu, and getting used to a different way of eating.

If you've suffered from the week 3, 4 or even 5 stall, I hope that this week you'll see the scales start to move (downwards!) again.

I hope you all have a good week

[Destinysdaughter]

Re lunches, meat and a salad, inc avocado is pretty easy, or how about a soup?

Almond flour crackers and pate/cheese and ham/ cream cheese

Celery or raw cauliflower with peanut butter or guacamole?

[Rshard]

What about leftovers for lunches lightofaluna? Do you have access to a microwave at work?

[BerylStreep]

Lightoflaluna I usually batch cook for lunches for the week ahead. I make an enormous chopped crunchy salad - this week is chopped radish, romaine, celery and green pepper - and I mix in some mayo. I have also poached 6 chicken breasts. So it is simply a matter of slicing off some chicken and scooping out some pre-made salad. If I feel like a change I can chop the chicken and mix with mayo and curry paste etc.

I also usually make a batch of soup to use throughout the week.

Am currently making a shepherds pie with celeriac topping which will do me 3 nights.

[Mimosa1]

LOL shagmeriggins - you're quite right but was using the celery sticks as vehicles for lots of lovely cheese/mayo.

I've just seen I've got lots of lovely celeriac rice to cook today it's already a day out of date so will be making celeriac toad in the whole with some of the mountain of cabbage I have and the rest I'll use for chicken/cabbage stir fry.

[lightoflaluna]

Thanks for the replies! I do prefer something warm if i can but it needs to be really minimal fuss, so i think leftovers or a batch cook would be ideal.

I am not a big salad fan i have to say. I do eat it but more for the virtuous feeling than the 'oooh i can't wait for me salad'. I've been known to leave it in my bag and opt for crap from the canteen or shops if i'm having a stressful day (emotional eater!). Maybe with a crustless quiche or something it could be more tempting

[Destinysdaughter]

I try to make salad more interesting by adding things like radishes or red cabbage for a satisfying crunch. Grated Parmesan and some walnuts are good too and homemade garlic mayonnaise is delicious!

[BIWI]

Here's the recipe thread for fish/seafood recipes

I've asked MNHQ to sticky it, along with the others.

Just one more to do, which will be a short one - all the sweet/dessert recipes!

[BlackMozart]

LOL BIWI
Have realised we only have 10 days to go on Drybuary from tomorrow! V soon in single figures...

[prettybird]

I'll post up my variation of TK's tiramisu once the sweet/dessert thread has been started.

[BIWI]

Mmm. Yes. About Drybuary ....

[prettybird]

I've been pretty good about Drybuary - started a couple of days early and have only had the one "exception" day (Valentine's Day) which I'd said I would have before I started.

[BlackMozart]

BIWI noooo
I’ll also post my emergency quick chocolate pud too.

[BIWI]

I managed 10 days. And then Monday-Friday. It was the second weekend that did it for me.

[LeapinLizards]

Weekends are hard for dry months esp if you are in the habit of alcohol at weekends or have a partner who is drinking. biwi you did 10 days & that's good. Better than not doing them. Be even better if you can climb back on the wagon for the rest of the month.

I'm still dry & not missing it, really, but i am REALLY looking forward to a glass of wine on 1 march.

[Nan0second]

I’m accidentally dry. It wasn’t intentional, it just seems to be happening... I just don’t fancy alcohol and I don’t know why.
I am getting some carb cravings, usually when I’m tired or bored though.

[Nan0second]

Agree that 10 days is better than none and you can climb back on the wagon :)

[BerylStreep]

Whaat! BIWI!!! When I've felt tempted on the drybruary I've thought of you, and felt I'd be letting you down. I've been dry other than 2 glasses on Valentines night.

** polishes 😇

[BlackMozart]

Staying off it during the week BIWI would still be a good result. I really fancied a glass tonight with my roast lamb but didn’t give in. Can’t stay off the chocolate though. Much harder for some reason. I thought about giving it up for lent but missed that boat. Sighs.

[Rayna37]

Never intended a dry Feb but even once out of boot camp proper I do find I think about how much I really want that glass of wine so keeping it to a minimum.

B: scrambled eggs (inc some creme fraiche) and mushrooms
L: Savoy cabbage carbonara (cabbage, shallots, pancetta, garlic, butter, mascarpone, Parmesan) which was a big hit with DH who's been away when I've made it before
D: kedgeree inspired by the Jamie Oliver recipe I made a lot back in my carby 20s. The frozen cauli rice has been a revelation in the sense it goes a long way to plug the convenience and speed gap pasta and rice used to fill. Really nice dish, I make it heavy on the lemon juice, shallots, eggs and fresh coriander and I added a leek.

No snacks other than a coffee with cream but meals were probably too big.

[BIWI]

Sorry @BerylStreep

[BlackMozart]

Rayna that kedgeree sounds very nice. Would you be able to post it on the fish recipe thread BIWI has set up if not already on there?

[Bluntness100]

I'm dry too, i had two glasses of red wine two weekends ago and felt really, really ill. I also did dry JAN, I had one night socialising in JAN where I had three or four small vodkas and that's it, felt fine with that, past that I've not drunk since New Year's Eve. I can't quite friggen believe it. I've become an accidental tea totaller. My friends reckon it's because I'm dieting and when I'm at the weight I want to be I will go back to normal.

My body is also changing shape. I've always tended towards an apple shape, and I think I'm becoming a friggen pear. My size ten tops and jackets are all fitting me again, but not the trousers. Im still a good twelve there I think. I'm exercising all parts appropriately and know what I'm doing there.

I actually wonder if lack of booze is affecting my tummy fat more. 🤔

[BadlyParkedRangeRover]

Not hideous food today, and I resisted the vending machine on a 13 hour shift!
B: FF greek yog, double cream and cocoa nibs
L: aubergine 'moussagne' and broccoli
D: black daal (under 10g of carbs!) and caul rice
S: itsu seaweed thins, few pecans 1/2 bottle of wine.
Too much alcohol but it has been a stressful day! Also avoided the McDonald's the nurses were trying to feed me.

[headoutofthesand]

After my Friday night whinge, a very interesting weekend. Firstly, I weighed in at 10st4 exactly on Saturday, the lightest I've been in about 18mths. Secondly, I had a time to do a lot of reflecting.
I do actually like a lot of the things about this way of eating. Some of it is beginning to come naturally now too. I also want to be fitter & weigh less not so much for my self esteem but for my health.
So, the plan is:

• three weeks of Bootcamp
  
• continue until Easter
  
• sort out a supplement to help with the mild constipation that I have belatedly realised is affecting me
  
• start doing some form of exercise a few times a week
  
• be a bit more creative with my meals so I'm doing more than grilled meat & veg which is an easy fall back option.

[BlackMozart]

Well done heads.