Week 4 - May Low Carb Bootcamp - time to KOKO!

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Morning all

Hopefully there will be some losses to record on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness but please don't be disheartened if you didn't lose (or even see a small gain.

Weeks 3 & 4 are notorious for this. Your body is getting used to the new regime, but if you stick to it, then you should see things get moving again from next week.

If you are struggling, make sure that you are following Bootcamp rules to the letter; consider whether or not dairy is an issue for you - and if you've moved to Bootcamp Light then perhaps consider going back to Bootcamp for another week or so?

Whatever the case, don't develop a case of the fuckits and jump head first into the biscuits. That's the only way to guarantee that you will gain weight!

Wow youwannapizzame! That is an absolutely amazing difference! Well done!

youwanapizzame the difference is definitely obvious and as a pp said, fantastic for only a couple of weeks.
Am kicking myself now for not immediately taking a pic and doing the same.
It’s so easy to ‘stop’ seeing the progress in the mirror, especially with (probably superficial water weight) fluctuations.

Oh and special shout out to prettybird who gets the willpower of steel award for manning that rugby food table at the weekend

Yup, Nink, that’s me

Was nearly, ‘youfellasleeeeeeeep’ - I fear I am in danger of inducing that response from people sometimes. Probably more so in RL. Typing makes me condense myself, my fingers aren’t strong enough to keep up with my blethering.

Hahaha me too!

I love it that I can still hear all of that exactly as they say it.

Thank you again to everyone for your kind words yesterday! 🌷

Don’t give yourself a hard time about it TheWaiting, but (and forgive me if I’ve mixed you up with another poster because I’ve just done an epic catchup) if meal planning/execution was the spanner in the works this time, what I would do is gradually between now and September start to introduce more carb friendly elements to your meals.

For e.g. after I stopped ‘properly’ low carbing a few years ago, I found that I never went back to certain old carby habits in meals. So basically I kept all of the veg substitutions, to the point that even the carb eaters in the house would only have pasta, rice OR potatoes, a max of maybe once/twice a week.
Once you have a good repertoire of veg side dishes in your bank, particularly finding the family friendly ones that your bunch will eat, it’s so much easier to bang them out each day.
Obvs your situation and time available will dictate what you can and can’t manage too, but there are all sorts of ideas out there. So even if you don’t have the time for roasting broccoli/cauli/celeriac/green beans whatever, there will be alternatives.

Will make it so much easier once you’ve got yourself a staple set of meals for the week. Carbs can easily be added in for carb eaters when necessary.

Poor you rightyes, that sounds truly awful, hope you get well soon.
Congrats on the baby grimbles!
I’m still 155lb but my start day is later I. The week so still hopeful of a loss. Could some kind person add me to the spreadsheet as I’m hopeless at that sort of thing? My start weight was 159 I think.
Yesterday was
Yoghurt with blueberries
Roast chicken & salad
Duck confit with spring greens & roasted courgettes.
More yoghurt with a piece of dark choc, hazelnuts & blueberries.

Same here Nink, we regularly ‘pivot’ in our house too
Meant to send you a in my catch up posts. I often find myself empathising with posters on this thread. I could have written your post a few times recently. It’s nice to feel not alone in feeling sad. And it’s nice to just hear somebody say it - almost like a relief (but not nice they’re feeling it obvs!).

Hope that came out the way I meant it and didn’t sound mememe too or dismissive.

Waiting don’t go! Before you bow out can you set it out for us what has made it so difficult for you? Maybe we can come up with some ideas to make it workable for you?

That is to say, that it is nice to know that one is not the only one feeling alone! And there is a sense of relief to hearing those words ‘I feel sad’. Like it is ok.

And on that poor attempt at clarification and having demonstrated my ‘18pages’ ability, I’m orf to prep lunch...

Of course not 18, thank you! 🌷

Oh bloody hell! Not the only one feeling alone. The only one not feeling SAD, ffs!

Well now I don’t feel sad, just fucking stupid!

@TheWaiting I was not in the right frame of mind in October but a friend has been low carbing and shared a couple of tips. I eat the same as before minus rice and pasta - replacing them with a bed of spinach eg spinach (raw) with bolognese and grated cheese on top (dc and dh have pasta). Same with curry. Or cabbage fried in butter also makes a great base for a meal.

Fuck knows what shite i’d be spouting if I had the anonymity of name changes. I’d probably end up arguing with myself without even realising

Welcome back, MrsKoala, nice to see you again.

I still cook everything pretty much the same for dh and ds (chips, pasta or rice) but just so extra veg for me and salad more frequently for everyone.

If I'm doing a roast, I'll do celeriac (or neep) Dauphinoise if I have time or if I have potatoes needing used up, either boiled potatoes (if they're new potatoes) or roast potatoes (if old) for dh and ds - and extra extra veg for me

I need to get back into the habit of making a big bowl of coleslaw so that I can nibble at that rather than salami or nuts if I get the munchies (which I acknowledge are usually habit/boredom related rather than genuine hunger something I'm still working on )

If I do a lasagne (dh and ds love my lasagne which uses Parmesan, mozzarella and egg/cottage cheese rather than a Bechamel sauce), I'll make a 3rd of it with slices of courgette rather than sheets of pasta.

Even when I'm "off" the wagon , I still don't have oven chips and avoid biscuits, plastic bread and am generally much lower carb than I was before.

@TheWaiting 18pages gave some good advice about staying with thread and using it as an opportunity to learn, then if you re-join BC later in the year you'll be streets ahead.

I've found that once you get used to some of the recipes they are easier and quicker than regular ones. So no more faffing around with making a roux, blending milk, hoping for no lumps - if you need cheese sauce for moussaka or cauliflower just mix ready grated mozzarella, ready grated parmesan and cottage cheese (or even cream), add a beaten egg - delicious.

Raspberries and cream - easy pudding (with a few seeds for extra crunch)
Buy ready 'riced' cauliflower or other vegetables. Not the cheapest but easy. I stick mine in the oven with olive oil, and spices (fennel, cumin, caraway, salt and pepper). Roast salmon fillet too (I fry it for a few minutes first in a pan that goes in the oven. Make a creamy sauce by blending avocado, yogurt and herbs.

Would routine help? e.g. Friday night is steak night. Wednesday night is a cheese and mushroom omelette. Easier sometimes than meal planning every day.

I sometimes add grated cheese to coleslaw - very yummy for nibbling.

Food today:
B - avocado with blue cheese dressing
L - egg mayonnaise with lots of salad
D - Chicken and Chorizo slow cooked casserole (yellow pepper, tomatoes, courgette and a slug of wine) served with green beans and spinach.

Maybe some raspberries and cream, but I think I do need to watch portion size as I'm close to target and my weight jumps around by a few pounds every day.

Thanks everyone but I think I need to step back as it’s just adding to my stress.
I’m working f/t (half term this week here) and DH is working away Mon-Fri. One nursery and 2 school pick ups (4 children) so not in until 6pm after leaving at 7.30. Then obviously feed children, homework help then bath and bed then homework help for older boys. Then marking and prep for next day teaching. Weekends my husband is home but exhausted and kids have 90000 sports clubs and fixtures plus a couple of music classes so we’re both off in different directions then I’m just ready for bed.

I know it sounds pathetic and dramatic but I’m physically exhausted. I managed the gym a couple of times early on then felt guilty at not seeing DH. I just don’t know where to find the head space at the moment.

My problem at work is having 10-15mins for lunch then feeling faint with starvation by 4pm.

Right. I am 12s7lbs. I go on holiday in 10 weeks and I would like to lose a stone by then

Totally doable, right

Also, could someone add me to the spreadsheet please, I cant do it from my phone. 175lbs

Will log my food later as I haven't decided what I want for dinner yet!

Have you stuck to bc properly? You really should not be feeling faint with starvation. That indicates you’re not eating nearly enough fat.

After all the chat on this thread, I bought a meatzza from M&S. I had half for lunch. It was good, so good that I had the 2nd half.

I enjoyed it, but it's not even that lc, at 6.7g per 100g. I think strictly to be enjoyed as a rare treat for me.

Oh just seen you don’t eat red meat or eggs. That does change things a bit. Have you been eating plenty of nuts and seeds?

I just think, from what you’re posting here, that you’re exhausted because you’re not able to make yourself a priority. And my instinct is that actually you need lowcarbing even more than you think, because if you don’t start to make yourself a priority you will burn out. You cannot pour out of an empty cup forever!

That doesn’t sound pathetic or dramatic TheWaiting, it sounds exhausting!
I think like lots of things, when it’s new to you it takes a while to find your rhythm and seems to be something you are lacking in at the mo (time), and I can totally see how your brain would be frazzled by the end of the day.
But when you do get the odd ten mins to yourself (watching kids at club etc), it could help you to start looking at what meals you could make that would be easily adaptable and time efficient for you. Then if you feel like trying it before Sept, you could start adding the odd one in...