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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.

Original poster

The next Low Carb Bootcamp starts on 13 May

291 replies

BIWI · 30/04/2019 16:28

This is the official sign-up thread!

As ever, it will be for 10 weeks, so the final weigh-in will be Monday 22 July, so will finish just in time for the school summer holidays.

If you want to join us, just add your name to the list, then post the new list:

BIWI

OP posts:
RocketPockets · 05/05/2019 17:39

Ok I'm gonna join and try my best those days I'm away.

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Original poster
BIWI · 05/05/2019 17:45

@IStillMissBlockbuster Yes that's what I do.

OP posts:
IStillMissBlockbuster · 05/05/2019 17:58

Thanks

Batshittery · 05/05/2019 18:56

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery

princessbear80 · 05/05/2019 20:15

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80

RightYesButNo · 05/05/2019 20:28

I desperately need this. I know carbs are seriously stopping me from losing weight but I definitely need support to stop eating the tasty bastards.

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo

Summery1 · 05/05/2019 22:08

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1

Summery1 · 05/05/2019 22:12

I'm totally up for this. I've lost weight slowly (15lbs) over the last 12 months but I want to pick it up to reach my target of another 15lbs.
Thanks a million for this BIWI.

venusandmars · 05/05/2019 22:52

@RocketPockets I'd recommend getting to grips with things on this way of eating before your holiday. I had a great holiday last year, but just avoided the bread, pizza, chips etc and enjoyed prawns in garlic butter, fish, chicken, vegetables. Even if you don't stick to it during your holiday it may help you with some menu choices.

@HypatiaCade I love avocado for breakfast - I just sprinkle it with grated cheese and olive oil and eat it with a spoon. Or soup (a holiday in Thailand converted me to eating soup for breakfast)

@RightYesButNo I found that it is not the carbs that are tasty, but all the lovely things you put with them. Potato on its own - pretty boring but potato with butter and cheese is yum. So why not have the butter and cheese without the boring starchy potato? Rice on its own - very dull, pizza base on its own, dry and tasteless. A wee dipping dish of pizza topping with cheese , tomato, olives, salami - yummy, yummy, yummy. Or a creamy coconut thai spiced curry with cauliflower 'rice' - so gorgeous you will not even notice that there were no carbs.

RocketPockets · 05/05/2019 23:05

@venusandmars yeh I'm definitely gonna give it a good go while I'm on holiday, hoping it will help me deal with the stress of moving house as well which we are probably doing soon & I'm very much a stress eater!
Really looking forward to my holiday but I think I'll be more able to make good choices if I've got to grips with it before :)

AnotherHungrySeagull · 06/05/2019 02:24

I'd like to join in too, please!

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1
AnotherHungrySeagull

MrsTerryPratchett · 06/05/2019 03:35

@IStillMissBlockbuster I reduce stock and then take off the heat and whisk butter into it.

IStillMissBlockbuster · 06/05/2019 12:48

Thank you for the sauce tips.

Allhailthesun · 06/05/2019 14:23

Can I join please? I feel off the wagon after Christmas. Need to be back on it before the summer holidays ruin it !

My iPad not letting me copy and paste.

With roasts I found it was the greasiness and texture of carbs rather than the potato taste., Having a good cauliflower cheese really helps especially if you can get some crunchy burnt bits on top.

RightYesButNo · 06/05/2019 15:37

@venusandmars Actually, plain carbs are my problem... plain crackers, really. Blush I can’t eat pizza or butter, and only a tiny bit of cheese, as I have to eat a very low fat diet due to gallbladder problems. So no, unfortunately, I’m not using the carbs as a delivery vehicle for anything else and thus can’t just cut out the “middle man.” Thank you for the suggestion, though!

Allhailthesun · 06/05/2019 15:38

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1
AnotherHungrySeagull
Allhailthesun

Done it!

MightyWings · 06/05/2019 15:39

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1
AnotherHungrySeagull
Allhailthesun
MightyWings

beckyb123 · 06/05/2019 15:56

I would like to join too please.

IStillMissBlockbuster · 06/05/2019 16:37

I have some misgivings. Don't they say that diets don't work because you screw up your metabolism and when you stop the diet, you put all the weight back on anyway?

Siameasy · 06/05/2019 17:21

There are several differences with this way of eating Blockbuster and I would really recommend reading Why We Get Fat or The Obesity Code but for instance:
A. There is no deprivation on this diet, no hunger. So I fast not because I have will power but because I am not actually hungry, because my metabolism is working as it should (I’ve been doing it since Jan)
B. You are eating closer to how humans are meant to eat. We have not evolved to eat cereal grains. Nor should humans eat high levels of starchy veg or sugar nor possibly dairy either. We are also not meant to snack constantly or do chronic cardio to burn it all off
C. Many of us are here because our metabolisms are damaged from
eating the conventional way. This way of eating heals a damaged metabolism because it is a low insulin diet. Understanding the role of the hormones insulin and leptin in weight gain/loss is key (read the books!); the standard sugar/starch-heavy low fat diet is playing havoc with insulin and leptin
D. After eliminating certain foods and reaching your target you go onto maintenance. To stay within BMI forever I have accepted that there will be a sacrifice - I can tolerate dark chocolate but I have had to make the decision that cake is a once or twice a year thing for me at most.

Allhailthesun · 06/05/2019 18:40

IStillMissBlockbuster I found that low carb has the least rebound of any eating plan.
The low carb/sugar really shifts fat from your middle, I don’t know what shape you are but it’s amazing for apples. As I said I feel off the band wagon after after Christmas. It was only Easter that you tell the tummy was coming back.

Leelaseye · 06/05/2019 18:46

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1
AnotherHungrySeagull
Allhailthesun
MightyWings
Leelaseye

Poppiesway1 · 06/05/2019 18:57

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1
AnotherHungrySeagull
Allhailthesun
MightyWings
Leelaseye
Poppiesway1

It finishes on my birthday. That’s a sign I can do this Grin

IStillMissBlockbuster · 06/05/2019 18:58

Thanks for replying... This way of eating heals a damaged metabolism - really though?

swimmingdory · 06/05/2019 19:06

BIWI
Tootstastic
MrsTerryPratchett
MotherofDragons
Italia2005
Burnshersmurfs
Sayanything
Tryingnottobesociallyawkward
ShagMeRiggins
Notlostjustexploring
Siameasy
Latebloomingleo
Cabininthe2016
Very
Rshard
Zofrasi
HotCrossBun99
SummerSazz
Ilovecherries
Kleptronic
1Wildheartsease
LeapinLizards
CupcakeEater
MarmaladeTeepee
Anewdispensation
Venusandmars
Hidethecrisps
BrassicaBabe
Shiplessocean
Heartyhooker
Lizard202
WhatTheFronti
Bambi356
blackteaplease
WheelyCote
Flyingsouthwiththeswallows
SittingontheSidelines
TimeIhadaNameChange
Bloodybigbabybelly
MasterFlamingo
TheSquiffyQuiff
Littlebillie
bluelefant
MeltedEggMum
NLisa
bandit34
iamnotacerealkiller
Laska2Meryls
bibliomania
Wobblyflump
Didyousaysomethingdarling
lizzie1971
Darkhorse2016
mrswilson2
SpongeBoobBigPants
Doilooklikeatourist
tanya1986
HypatiaCade
IStillMissBlockbuster
NerfWars
Acm1989
Rocketpockets
Batshittery
Princessbear80
RightYesButNo
Summery1
AnotherHungrySeagull
Allhailthesun
MightyWings
Leelaseye
Poppiesway1
Swimmingdory

Can I join too? My holidays start 13 July but would love to join till then. Total newbie.