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Low-carb bootcamp

Join discussions about low-carb bootcamp plans, meals and progress. Consider speaking to a medical professional before starting any diet.

Week 8 - Low Carb Bootcamp - only two more weeks ... **Thread title edited by MNHQ**

320 replies

BIWI · 04/03/2019 08:56

Morning all. Sorry for lateness of the thread.

Here's the spreadsheet

As the title says, only two more weeks left! But that still means there's time to shed a couple more pesky pounds.

Hope you all have a good week

Flowers
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BIWI · 09/03/2019 15:24

Yes, me too @MrsTerryPratcett! Along with candida/thrush, which I was suffering from very regularly, and almost complete eradication of menopausal hot flushes that are truly unpleasant. (And if I do get any these days, they're so minor they're hardly worth worrying about!)

To be brutally honest, it's the broader/longer term health benefits that have kept me in the low carb 'fold' much more than the weight loss.

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MrsTerryPratcett · 09/03/2019 15:35

I can see it being the actual motivating factor. Avoiding chub is one thing. Avoiding pain is very motivating!

Siameasy · 09/03/2019 16:22

I’m so hoping I benefit when it comes to the menopause! LC is said to help.
More benefits:
No more acid reflux and stomach bloating.
No more being permanently knackered
No more “omg emergency hunger hunger hunger” blood sugar crashes.
I can’t remember the last time i farted😂

I really really miss poppadums with a curry. I’m kind of over almost everything else, even chips.

ShagMeRiggins · 09/03/2019 16:35

Chips hold almost zero appeal for me these days. The only temptation is when using them as a Flavour Delivery System, such as with cheesy chips. But even then I’d prefer using plain salted Doritos for most things. One of these days I might experiment with the fathead dough to make some tortilla style “crisps”. But probably not. Grin

AthelstaneTheUnready · 09/03/2019 17:02

I miss potato Sad

Also, slightly, parsnip and carrot, but not so much as they're a bit sweet.

Potato.

AandL · 09/03/2019 17:42

Bloody scales, after big drop after day 1 it went back up and sts for 2 days..
Today
Skipped breakfast and had yummy brunch at 12, kale, steak, mushrooms, tomatoes, with HM mayo and creamy coffee
Dinner is sausage egg and - - chips-- mushrooms + onions

Oh thanks for lunch advice yesterday , I went for the brocoli etc salad with chicken, it was dissapointing, I had to ask for extra dressing and mayo, and it was 15euro!!

AandL · 09/03/2019 18:05

Bloody scales, after big drop after day 1 it went back up and sts for 2 days..
Today
Skipped breakfast and had yummy brunch at 12, kale, steak, mushrooms, tomatoes, with HM mayo and creamy coffee
Dinner is sausage egg and - - chips - - mushrooms + onions

Oh thanks for lunch advice yesterday , I went for the brocoli etc salad with chicken, it was dissapointing, I had to ask for extra dressing and mayo, and it was 15euro!!

SlinkyDinkyDoo · 09/03/2019 18:11

CHIPS??? steady on!

SlinkyDinkyDoo · 09/03/2019 18:12

Oh I see. Not chips. I'll calm down now 😂

RobinHobb · 09/03/2019 18:46

One week today! 1kg down!
I'm also so much less bloated - feel much better for it.
I cannot imagine ever getting over chips. Cake and chocolate yes. Chips... sigh
But yes I haven't been hungry all day today which is really good.
Another 6kg to go!

Siameasy · 09/03/2019 18:53

Yes potatoes are good. If I smell chips I’m like 😍 but day to day I don’t think of them.
I’m starting to find carrots too sweet and re fruit can only stomach berries now!!

Siameasy · 09/03/2019 18:54

Well done Robin. 1kg is great.

AandL · 09/03/2019 19:01

That was a strike through fail, I did not have chips! Not even the ones dd left tantalisingly behind!

Siameasy · 09/03/2019 20:16

AandL my DD doesn’t like chips 😱
She isn’t normal

RobinHobb · 09/03/2019 22:42

Had my first dinner out which was at a posh Indian restaurant local to us. I ate lamb and prawns; feeling very full but avoided the naan and rice - I suspect still I had loads of carbs in the sauce and also allowed myself a glass of Prosecco. All in all not as disciplined as I would have liked to be but at least not a total carb disaster.
I finally feel like I was getting somewhere after my first weigh in today so silly of me. But onwards - hopefully tomorrow is a better day

venusandmars · 09/03/2019 22:48

Was out all day at an event, dropped dh off for a hill-walk first thing and picked him up on my return. He'd bought some kind of 'healthy' crisps, thinking that we might share them. I resisted. I could smell them, I could hear the crunch, and still I resisted.

Then with our sausage casserole, buttery cabbage, broccoli and courgettes, I made dh mashed potato with butter. I miss buttery potatoes too :(

Re all the different diets, last year, when my low-carb weight loss stalled completely I followed high fat, low carb, intermittent fasting and calorie restricted for 10 days. It was OK, and I didn't feel hungry but to get the high fat percentages it included lots of eggs with cheese, mayonnaise and bacon. There were a lot of 'fat bombs' like this pizza fat bomb Overall it didn't seem like much food, and there wasn't much room for vegetables.

It worked OK for a short while (which is what it was intended to do) but it didn't feel like a very normal way of eating and I think it would be difficult for any longer than a week to 10 days. Whereas with the bootcamp woe I could imagine continuing in a similar way for a long time, without feeling deprived except for aforementioned crisps and buttery potatoes I also find that it's not too difficult to find suitable choices when eating out in a restaurant.

WhatTheFronti · 09/03/2019 23:52

Hi everyone. Only catching up now after a unusually busy week. Have kept on keeping on and after a bit of a stall the scales have dropped! For the first time in 5 years I've managed to get under 93kg (😳 which is still huge for my 5"4 height) but seeing the numbers 92.9 is a huge motivation. I'm a bit thrilled to have to go bra shopping this week (they are still huge but need a resize) it's silly but one of my NSV would be to be able to buy a bra with thin straps 😳☺️ It won't happen this shopping trip but maybe one day.....

Oh and the size 12 jeans ended up fitting great and am able to wear now! ( generous sizing but I'll take it!)

I know amoungst aus keto groups the Aldi low carb bread has a big following. It's 5 carbs (I think per slice - not sure) I personally haven't tried it preferring to avoid bread completely.

This week I have been eating lots of steak/chicken topped with blue cheese slices or hm guacamole with asparagus or green beans, chicken wings, beef and spinach chili with cheese, guac, sour cream etc

BIWI · 10/03/2019 07:11

That's great to hear @WhattheFronti Star

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tootstastic · 10/03/2019 07:58

I'm another one for whom breaking wind is now almost unheard of. Unfortunately, I don't escape it, as I'm married to Windy Miller himself!

@WhatTheFronti well done on the 5 year low, that must feel amazing. I'm with you on longing for thin-strapped bras. Mine are smaller than they were but you don't get many E/F cups without serious scaffolding and they're just not as pretty as the delicate bras.

I've had a good week; managed to do a yoga type class at the gym every day except fri and I'm going again today. Avoided the crap at dinner out last night, when I had to order literally the only suitable thing on the menu, a chicken ceasar salad (minus the croutons).

Good luck for tomorrow's weigh-in everyone.

Siameasy · 10/03/2019 08:07

Well done WhattheFronti you’re on your way!! How did you defeat your stall?

I’m in a stall. It’s not the end of the world but I still have more body fat than I’m happy with. I’m doing two meals a day no snacks which I managed yesterday by keeping busy but I am due on so I’m hoping I will get a wooosh after.

m0therofdragons · 10/03/2019 08:48

Today will be a challenge. Zara bazaar for lunch - it's in Bristol and serves all you can eat food from around the world. Will try hard to pick wisely

AthelstaneTheUnready · 10/03/2019 09:20

Hooray for Fronti Flowers

Not sure you can beat a proper stall Siameasy, as in the one that (I think) Stunt was describing earlier. A proper stall is when your body takes a few weeks or more to readjust to the new normal. Unfortunately it's indistinguishable from a bad-behaviour stall Grin.

I'm in one (proper stall) at the moment, and I'm doing everything right, so just putting it down to non-linear weight loss and KOKO'ing. I've found if I'm still the same after a month it's worth tweaking things, but then I'm lucky enough to be near my goal weight so have the luxury of time to work out what works and what doesn't. Strangely, my longest stall (3 months!) was because although I was doing everything perfectly, it took Stunt to point out I wasn't eating enough. I upped the butter and portions and starting losing again.

It's complicated, this biology stuff.

Doilooklikeatourist · 10/03/2019 09:32

Was at a friends for dinner last might
Had a lovely evening , but we ate late , there were carbs and lots of wine
Had planned to be on a fast today , to try and make things better DH was planning to go fishing , leaving me to do as I like
However it’s really very windy , and I don’t know if he’ll go
—packs him out the door—
Can’t get strikethrough to work 🙁

WhatTheFronti · 10/03/2019 10:01

Thankyou everyone for the kind words and encouragement.
Nothing done to beat the stall just Koko!
This has to be a new way for me now and I'm more than happy with that!

AandL · 10/03/2019 14:00

Down a smidgen this morning bringing me to "only" 0.2 lbs above when I flipping started on 14th Jan! Was expecting more of a dramatic whoosh after all the rice pasta + wine were kicked to the kerb... My weigh in day is Tues so hopefully will get rid of another pound.

Skipped breakfast, easily done when you sleep till 10!
Egg cauli salad with lc bread, seranno ham. Greek yogurt, raspberries and flax crunch
Dinner is chicken cordon bleu casserole with asparagus