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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 3 - October Low Carb Bootcamp - the fork in the road

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BIWitch · 27/10/2019 21:43

Welcome!

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness for you to confess all.

So we enter the infamous week 3. Along with week 4, these are the two weeks where you are very likely to see weight loss slow or stop altogether.

Don't panic!

This is entirely normal.

But, from now on, you can also decide if you want to continue with the strict approach of Bootcamp, or if you want to take a slightly more relaxed approach - Bootcamp Light. This means that you can incorporate some nuts/seeds, and some fruits - mainly berries. Alcohol can be introduced - moderately, and only those which are low carb.

Some people choose to stay on Bootcamp, others choose to do a hybrid, so Bootcamp during the week, and Bootcamp Light at the weekend.

The choice is yours - just keep a close eye on the scales/your measurements - or however you're choosing to monitor your progress.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 29/10/2019 14:07

Where's the linky, I'll vote for you!

VeryLittleOwl · 29/10/2019 14:10

Back to 16:8 for me now - I was good and ate breakfast every day for the first 2 weeks, but I'm absolutely stuck on 10st 7lbs at the moment and I'm hoping this might give me a bit of a kick on through the week 3 stall. Didn't feel remotely hungry until about 11.45 and at that point I was in a van in the middle of nowhere, so nothing I could do about it until I got back home at 1pm!

BIWitch · 29/10/2019 14:48

shameless link

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MrsTerryPratchett · 29/10/2019 14:49

Voted Grin

venusandmars · 29/10/2019 14:50

sauvignon do you have any insight into why you ate all of that? Did you have one item then think fuck it I might as well have all the rest? Were you somewhere out of the house with no other option? Did you notice whether eating some carbs set up a craving for more, or made your blood sugar unstable leaving you hungry and tired? You possibly want to draw a veil over it all, but thinking about what caused it, and how you were making decisions along the way can be really helpful in preventing your from a repeat of the same.

If you're tempted like that then I found it really helpful to plan my shopping and meals. Even if there were crisps for other family there were only 2 packets, so none for me, plus I plan an alternative snack that is lchf (and extra delicious) - pate on M&S pork scratching whirls, celery and blue cheese, microwave exploded babybel- whatever works for you.

I freeze sliced bread and get out just enough for dh (so there's not a loaf sitting tempting me). I buy cake that I don't like (but which dh loves) and I always have an alternative ready.

For the next 2 days you need to be well prepared. If you're somewhere urban then breakfast should be easy, any greasy spoon will do eggs, bacon, mushroom... Or look up places that are local and plan what you will ask for. Others recommend Leon for truffle-mushroom-poached-egg-pot, or smoked-salmon-and avocado-egg-pot.

At lunch time, scout out the local shops. Is there an M&S nearby? Plan what you will have. In the event that they get in sandwiches, fruit, cake, have an excuse ready. Say you have to go for a walk to make a phone call, take bootcamp friendly snacks with you, a boiled egg, something from M&S, a few nuts. If you can't tell them that you're not eating carbs tell them you have a nut allergy and can't eat 'unlabelled' bread (just make sure you don't then eat your nuts).

If you don't go prepared then it is too easy to slip into all the wrong food types, particularly if you are stressed, tired, hungry. If all else fails eat a high fat breakfast (butter coffee before you leave home will help) and use the rest of the day as an opportunity for some time-restricted eating. But, if you're doing this plan out what you will eat as soon as you leave the client, so you have something to look forward to immediately and avoid grabbing a bag of crisps at the station. M&S rollitos, M&S prawn snack pot with cocktail sauce...

KondoKonvert · 29/10/2019 15:05

Voted 🙌🏻

BIWitch · 29/10/2019 15:11

That's a great post @venusandmars

(And thanks for all the votes Grin)

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ShagMeRiggins · 29/10/2019 15:14

You're a genius.

I have my moments. Grin

As for the Halloween pool, voted for you BIWI but using my own name again if they can’t see the glory of my name change. Harrumph. They don’t deserve StabMeReapers.

1Wildheartsease · 29/10/2019 15:16

Great advice again venusandmars!

I was going to say:

-Eat a fat rich(er) breakfast before you go
Drink plenty while you are there.

-Take packs of pork scratching or nuts as handbag snacks.
-Carry a spork in your bag so that you can grab packs of edibles from the fridge sections of any shop
-make up a little pot of Macadamia nuts with splinters from 2squares of very dark (70-80%)choc) I prefer this combination to most cakes /pastry and have had to share it sometimesSmile

-the broccoli salad mentioned above might go well in a box. It won't leak or go soggy or smell.

venusandmars · 29/10/2019 15:44

@BIWI I voted for you, but it shows you as having no votes...??

PS, on the last bootcamp we had lots of discussion about your name. I, like many others, would say it as 'Bee Wee, but your Halloween name looks like 'bi witch'. Maybe there's some unusual magic going on which is causing unexpected changes Grin [thgrin]

BIWitch · 29/10/2019 15:46

It's BeeWee, so the Halloween name is BeeWitch (or at least that's how I say it in my head!)

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BIWitch · 29/10/2019 15:47

Hmm. Yes - graph is definitely showing I have no votes. That's weird!

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IWillWearTheGreenWillow · 29/10/2019 16:12

It shows as 8 votes when I look at it (now I've voted for you Grin).

Nonononon · 29/10/2019 16:26

Voted!! 😁

prettybird · 29/10/2019 16:33

It showed 6 votes when I voted for you about an hour ago Smile (you were running 2nd at the time)

Cauliflowerpower · 29/10/2019 16:37

it also shows as 8 votes for me when I looked too!

AthelstaneTheWhoooOOOooo · 29/10/2019 16:45

I've voted for you - you're on 11 and in the lead!

AthelstaneTheWhoooOOOooo · 29/10/2019 16:46

Bootcamp is wrecking my drafting skills.

I need to talk about "low carbon electricity generators connecting to transmission networks" a LOT in this current document.

EVERY time I've said "low carb electricity...".

Hagbeth · 29/10/2019 17:09

I can’t believe I did it! Every week Itake my daughters swimming. There is a cafeteria there and I usually have a treat whilst waiting 😱 It been on my mind all afternoon, the bad one one my shoulder whispering sweet little treats..,
I just went in and ordered a coffee, that’s it -a coffee! 😀

Hagbeth · 29/10/2019 17:10

Sorry about the spelling, I’m very excited here lol

ShagMeRiggins · 29/10/2019 17:13

EVERY time I've said "low carb electricity...“ Grin

I finally got my autocorrect to stop writing low carving, but it took ages.

All I’ve eaten today is tuna in oil, straight from the tin, and some cheddar cheese. I am giving new depth to the word lethargy. And I still have dinner to do for the children and am meant to be out tonight.

Who/what took all my energy?

stayathomegardener · 29/10/2019 18:50

Voted.

🤞

Cauliflowerpower · 29/10/2019 18:57

@hagbeth well done! Another hurdle hurdled! 😁

Twit · 29/10/2019 18:59

@StabMeReapers oh cool, I've done it since 2015 and managed to somehow win! Good luck 😊 🍀

Everything went to plan yesterday foodwise, and today has been a good day as well.
I've had...
B: egg
D: pate and celery
T: pork, spinach and mushrooms.
Since starting, (at 13.7) I've lost 7lbs, which is brilliant. Eventually, I'd like to get into the 9s, but my initial goal is ideally maybe a stone(?) although I'd be happy with any loss tbh.
I'll be careful over xmas, and be back doing bootcamp whenever the next one starts. Ideally I'll be at least halfway to my ideal by the summer.

absopugginglutely · 29/10/2019 19:32

Checking in:
B: piece of Brie, cream coffee
L: yesterday’s beef bike gear with watercress
D: salmon fillet, butter fried Brussels sprouts, leeks and mushrooms

Loads of water and herbal tea- been on the toilet pissing Aaaaallll day!

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