@8Track yes indeed, screw you breakfast foods! We have Mr Kellogg to thank for the brainwashing that we need to eat only certain, specific foods for breakfast
@Nonononon Don't worry in these early days about snacking between meals. If you're hungry then make sure you're eating - we aren't about deprivation! (Just, obviously, make sure you're snacking on low carb stuff)
And yes, the hunger will ease - to the point where you will actually find yourself forgetting that it's meal time. Honestly! I never thought that would actually be the case but, trust me, it really is.
By keeping our blood sugar levels more even, which is what we're doing by minimising the carbs we eat, we keep three key hormones more in balance - insulin, leptin and grehlin. And it's these hormones that control our hunger levels - it's actually nothing to do with our stomachs being empty (at least for us in the overly well-fed Western world)
@Wibblytummy yes I can't pretend I enjoyed the building experience! I don't know what you're planning to do re cooking during the process, but one thing I can highly recommend is the portable induction hob that IKEA sell - it was my absolute saviour. It only has one cooking zone but that, along with my microwave, meant that cooking was relatively easy to manage
@absopugginglutely
^I’m also a bit confused about the grams of carbs per 100ml/ 100 grams. So are we pretty safe eating anything 5g/ml or less of carbs? (Obviously if it’s mustard/ peanut butter, we wouldn’t be eating 100 of any of them) so I get that it depends on portions.
The numbers are confusing me!^
Yes that's about right - but don't worry about the numbers. Actually, if you're eating/cooking from scratch rather than buying processed foods - which we should be doing as much as we can - then the carb counts sort of take care of themselves, assuming you're buying the right stuff in the first place!
From the POV of veg/salad, use the green/amber/red list as your guide. Remember, there are still some things on the red list that you can eat occasionally as long as they're at the lower end - but your focus should be at the green end of things as much as you can
There's no set amount of carbs we should be aiming for each day, for two reasons:
- Bootcamp is supposed to be easy to follow - so no counting or weighing unless you absolutely want to
and
- We're all different in terms of the amount of carbs we can tolerate; some people find that they have to keep them really low whereas others can eat plenty and still lose (or maintain) their weight
@BrassicaBabe I read that as 'hall lino' and I really did think you must be desperately hungry 
@RozHuntleysStump sorry that you're suffering - get some salt into you and that should help! Try and get some electrolyte tabs too - High5 make a brand called Zero which doesn't have any carbs. You can buy them online or from Holland & Barrett or Evans Cycles
Happy birthday @rosesandsunflowers! 
@Summery1 - why do you have chocolate in the house?! If you know you're going to fall off the wagon AND IT WAS ONLY DAY 2! then get rid of it. And I don't mean in your mouth!!!
@Rshard I haven't tried that - but there is a lovely Rose Elliott recipe for low carb granola on the vegetarian recipe thread. Not suitable for these first two weeks, obviously!
@ShagMeRiggins all those books ARE cookbooks! I have more in the living room and even more still stashed upstairs. What you can't necessarily see from the photos is that the bottom shelf is full of bottles - the gin and Champagne that I got for my birthday! When those are finished, I'll move more of my books downstairs. I love a good cook book!
@OopsBird I think you'll find that Dioralyte is too sugary - you need the High5 Zero electrolyte tabs. If you've only taken one, don't worry about it for now - I hope that it helped you though?
@Themyscira I wasn't expecting to have to get The Big Stick out so soon! Why did you do that? You were only on day 2! Lack of sleep will also not help you because it raises the level of cortisol in your body, which impedes weight loss - never mind the falling off the wagon.
@whojamaflip yes it does get better! These initial two weeks are designed to help stop the craving for something sweet. And you will find, especially after the full ten weeks, that your tastebuds have changed, and something you couldn't live without before is now unbearably sweet. Honest!
I have to say that The Big Stick is already twitching by my side, as there does seem to be a worrying amount of cheating, or thinking about cheating, already. Can I remind you that this is only day 3 of week 1, and we have another 9 and a half weeks left?!
Please don't cheat. This way of eating isn't a forgiving one, and you can't cheat like you do on other diets without it having a major impact on you. Just remember - the only person you're harming by cheating is yourself! If I could do it for you, I would. And I'd be a very wealthy woman