Bootcamp Ordinaire - Week 2

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Evening campers!

Setting this up now, as I had a bad night last night so I'm sloping off to bed early

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

Seriously - if you haven't had a look, explore all the different resources on the tabs

Phew, thanks for not getting your big stick out, BIWI!

I have just ordered a Cheesies trial pack online- a pack each of cheddar, Gouda and emmental for £2.99 including delivery. Looking forward to trying them!

Pork chops tonight with swede mash and a FLGV. Also writing a meal plan for next week before doing the weekly shop tomorrow 👍

Kittens!!!!!! That's made my day!!!!!

I'm going to get my husband to hide the scales. I got below the next stone barrier and no sooner had I done that than I started sabotaging myself. It started small, just some nuts as bootcamp light is nearly here for example, then licking cake mix, and then that was it, off the wagon. If the scales are hidden I won't know how close I am to my next target so I'll have no option but to stick to it.

Why on earth does doing well prompt me to detour? Honestly, I'm annoyed at myself. I know I was doing it as I was avoiding this thread. I will quite happily present myself for a beating.

moleeye I'm sorry. I have a thread in chat about losing my last shred of sanity and everyone piled into to say they too are losing it. It was most reassuring, and a bit sad!

I hope tomorrow feels better. .

Just had bolognese with tenderstem broccoli for dinner.

Strangely my stomach feels different today. I don't feel lighter, but there's so much of me I do feel heavy all the time if that makes sense, but my tum seems.. less!? I dunno. Trying not to let my mind get carried away incase the scales are still in fuck you mode.

I think I'm having electrolyte issues. I'm finding I'm getting light headed on walks and my legs just feel like lead. I'm so tired and definitely lacking energy but I can't work out if thats just the monotony of life right now. Lockdown fatigue.

I'm trying hard to add Himalayan salt to stuff but perhaps its not enough. Any top tips? I really don't want to continue feeling like this. I have arthtris and am fearful its progressing quicker, and maybe that's why I'm fatigued too?

notlost after lots of self reflection over my diet failings the past ten years since my initial big 6st weight loss, i have come to the conclusion I self sabotage when things are going well scales wise because i simply don't believe I'll ever really hit target. Not deep down.

Things do feel different this time, BUT the mind is a powerful thing... as mentioned above in relation to calories and I know if I'm not careful my brain will override everything and fuck this up for me again.

Hi. Is there an amount of carbs we're ideally staying at or under during the course of a day?

Hiya all, just checking in as I haven't had chance to read the thread.

Had coffee with cream for breakfast and then a late lunch today of sausages (Asda extra special Monterey Jack and jalapeño - 2.6% carb), streaky bacon, fried egg and FLGSaladV. The sausages were amazing btw, I highly recommend!! So I wasn't hungry at tea time and just had a cup of oxo with some little bits of cheese and celery/cucumber

Just in bed now with a book and my mint tea. DP has had a not great few days, but is starting from scratch tomorrow.

I had these screen shots lurking in my phone from a LC running site. Might be helpful? Once BIWI or Stuntnun has signed it off of course!

Made the hassle-back halloumi as per link of a few days ago. Nice but effectively a whole block of halloumi per serving in a tomato sauce. (Inc olives and capers)

Caught myself being a bit about tinned tomatoes and red pepper. But compared to a bottle of wine pre BC I think it's time to find some perspective

Yes tinned tomato caught me out too!!

Thanks Brassica. A friend has mentioned salt drinks but without a heavy glug of squash to mask it was hard to swallow.

I'm guessing a sugar free energy drink for ease is a no...

That halloumi looks fantastic!

That quiche looks incredible Numbs. I love quiche so much. It’s one of my downfall foods. It’s not really allowed in the house. If I buy one for dinner I have to buy 2 and eat one as a decoy so I don’t eat the one for dinner. I’ve even eaten one the size of my face straight from the foil with my hands on the bus home from the shop! So I’m definitely going to be trying that recipe. But I am struggling with cauliflowers at the moment tho. Why are they all tiny and just leaves? I went to Lidl and Sainsbury’s today and they were pitiful. So I didn’t get any.

The kids are requesting pizza and movies tomorrow but I can’t think what I can have that’s sort of pizza like to join in. Perhaps a frittata.

Hi everyone,

Just sticking my head in. Did this Bootcamp back in 2018 after my first baby and lost 10lbs. I fell off the wagon after a bad cold coinciding with end of maternity leave blues, and slowly but surely put 8lb back on.

I'm back here after baby number 2 in April. I've so far lost 17lb of baby weight without too much trouble but now I've hit the bedrock of those old lbs and it's proving a lot harder to shift. I've plateaued around the same 13st 2-13st 5 range for the past month.

Started low carbing by myself almost a week ago and kicking myself for how manageable I've found it. Why have I put this off for so long?! I found these threads so helpful last time so have reinstalled the app after I deleted it because of all the Corona anxiety coinciding with my due date.

Weigh in tomorrow so chugging the water (always my weakest area) and hoping for a good first week.

Welcome back @BlusteryShowers! This is my first boot camp but I’m not new to LC and have also previously found if successful. I found losing weight post babies really hard so well done on all the loss so far.

How I wish I could cook as good enough to try that quiche recipe. I have also thought about trying cauliflower pizza base but again I’m worried about my skills. And yes @MrsKoala i too have found that about cauliflowers these days. Why are they suddenly so small!

I’ve felt really unwell this afternoon, tired, cold, a bit nauseous, not sure why. Surely it can’t be carb flu almost 3 weeks after starting? I am now missing fruit though I feel, can’t wait to have some fruit. I feel that not eating meat makes this WOE a little less varied.

@MrsKoala I 150% recommend bags of frozen cauliflower from the supermarket! That's what I used, and it was my first time trying the recipe. FWIW I added a smidge more to the weight of the cauliflower in case the frozen-ness meant more water loss after defrosting. But now I can safely say that wasn't necessary . I am definitely, definitely going to try a ham and cheese one this week coming. With PLENTY of cheese. And big chunky bits of ham. Mmmmm.... I haven't had dinner yet

@Sadsammy

Hi. Is there an amount of carbs we're ideally staying at or under during the course of a day?

No there isn't.

The reason why is that everyone is different when it comes to their tolerance.

Follow Bootcamp rules and you should be OK. Make sure you're eating your veg mainly from the green list (i.e. veg under 4/5 g per 100g carb)

@BrassicaBabe

I had these screen shots lurking in my phone from a LC running site. Might be helpful? Once BIWI or Stuntnun has signed it off of course!

Big tick!

We're trying cauli pizza tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes... 😬

DP made cloud bread earlier, one of our lizards was very impressed with it when he helped himself to some!

Hi, hope all well. Good day here. Another curry night! We got Cook food and watched a film as it's our 12 wedding anniversary tomorrow, All the Curries less then 6g per 100g carb. Earlier we went for a bike ride on the Forest Way (previous railway line) and Ice cream but I had none

Definitely going to try that quiche!

I’ve got some chicken tikka marinading in yoghurt and spices ready to BBQ tomorrow. Can’t wait! I know it’s probably not going to be BBQ weather but I think a bit of chargrilling will be delicious!

@MrsKoala you could try making meatza. Basically pizza but with a meat base. There are loads of recipes if you want to google it.

M&S used to do it, maybe still do, but they haven’t had it in my local branch for at least a year now.

I have a friends code for 20% off Cheesies - PM me if anyone would like it? Full disclosure, if five people use it I get 50% my next order.

Even fuller disclosure... last night I had two glasses of red wine. I’ve been wrestling with myself for days over this and Finally cracked. I did enjoy it and given it’s my first cheat of BC, I’m ok with that and will take a whack with the big stick. Also, the fact I’ve managed 12 days off when I was drinking pretty much every night is a minor miracle!

I will have a Cheesies code @puppermint please. I have never tried them or actually never even heard of them until this thread! I will PM you.

@mrskoala Why don't you give fathead pizza a try. It's my personal favourite by a long chalk.

thatlowcarblife.com/fathead-pizza/

Dh did a tasting video of a "new" wine last night (from a vineyard that we know and like) and I only had a taste again ....which was difficult as the wine was absolutely gorgeous and would have gone brilliantly with my dinner of steak, shallots and asparagus