@MonsteraCheeseplant and @OopsBird:
I only want to lose a stone or so. In my first two weeks I lost 6 pounds but then nothing more so got really frustrated
I've been on the diet for 2 weeks. I also lost 6 pounds the first week and nothing since!
Unfortunately this is something that happens very frequently - and if you were doing Bootcamp with everyone else at the same stage you'd see that it's a common phenomenon. But as you're 'flying solo' - as it were! - it feels like it's just particular to you.
Rest assured that it's something that just happens - you've lost a fair bit in the first two weeks, while your body is transitioning from burning carbs to burning fat for fuel. Then there's a slow down, often weeks 23 & 4, before weight loss resumes again. @StuntNun is much better at explaining the science behind this! If you KOKO (keep on keeping on) then you'll be fine.
However:
Can you expect slow steady weight loss on this diet? Maybe I wasn't strict enough- started to have wine, nuts
You can expect weight loss on this diet - not really sure what you mean by slow though! What are your expectations? You should be expecting to see a loss of around 2lbs a week, but that depends entirely on a) how much you have to lose and b) how strict you're being.
What lots of Bootcampers have discovered, over the last 7 years I've been running Bootcamp, is that weight loss isn't necessarily steady. You may go for a few days, sometimes over a week, with no apparent loss - and then suddenly you'll drop 3lbs. It's called the 'whoosh'.
However, don't rely on the scales alone. Even if your scales aren't showing any loss it's very common for your inches to be changing - and your clothes to start fitting better.
But
... if you've started drinking wine and eating nuts - i.e. generally reintroducing carbs at a high level, then yes the weight will go back on!!!
Go back and read Bootcamp rules and make sure you're following them properly. Then you'll see the weight loss start again.