Low Carb Bootcamp Ordinaire - Week 3

[BIWI]

Morning all!

The start of a brand new week. Hopefully it will be a better week - emotionally/psychologically - for us all.

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness for you to record your progress.

Hopefully we've all had a good couple of weeks, food and weight wise.

Be warned that we're now in week 3. Many, many, many low carbers (not just Bootcampers) find that the weight loss can slow or stop in this week (and also week 4)

If this happens to you DON'T PANIC! If you've been losing so far, then you know it works. Just KOKO (keep on keeping on) and things will get going again soon.

Good luck to us all [ flowers]

Venus you just described your life! If I'm busy I'm a whirlwind and can achieve anything! The less I have to do the less I get done. Including doing nothing while panicking about something that needs doing. It is a terrible life trait for me. But at 47 if feels like I'm stuck with it

And I'm very jealous of your dinner plans! That sounds amazing.

@venusandmars that sounds an amazing dinner!

I know the feeling about work - I'd far rather be busy than have dribs and drabs.

Ironically, I've now picked up two pieces of work. This wasn't the plan, and I'm supposed to be retired, but somehow I can't seem to say no!

Morning all, my scales are staying the same too, so thank you very much for the explanations.

Apparently it’s Friday 😀 , I’m so grateful that boot camp helps punctuate the weeks - definitely an NSV. I’m very grateful that it is now a Friday, as this has been a very tough week for me.

Whoever it was who said they are really sick of their food,why don’t you post what you would normally eat and maybe we can help you tweak it to LCHF.

B Greek yogurt
L hard boiled egg, prawns, avocado and mayonnaise
D Friday is traditionally curry night in our house
To make it easy so I have a Charlie Bingham ready made curry, with a couple of cook ones , I will do some roasted cauliflower and broccoli and have ordered a lamb shoulder which I am going to slow cook with some tandoori spices

I'm really enjoying seeing what everyone is eating. Here's my today

B - 2 babybels and a coffee
L - green eggs and ham
D - homemade chicken kebabs with homemade coleslaw

The coleslaw is really nice but the addition of red cabbage has made it look rather grey and unappetising, so may leave it out next time!

In the midst of doing a last minute panic tesco mini sweep for DH so he can feed the kids and himself ive realised I've run out of stuff for me, so I'm gonna chug the water and get to a shop on my way to work. It's self catering so think I'll be okay... I hope!!

Hope I make coleslaw with red cabbage but dress it with lemon, mustard, parsley and whatever else I fancy, so really it’s more like a remoulade. It’s very good and looks beautiful. And is also very fresh on days where I don’t fancy a rich sauce.

My work has kicked back in which is good as less time to worry about eating. I’m also finding that because I’m a bit of a rubbish cook and I’m so fed up of my own meals I’m now not really hungry at all. I know I will lose weight this way but it’s not the best way to lose weight (by just eating a lot less) is it? I was ill for one day this week so maybe it’s just a knock on from that.

All these meals look and sound delicious!
My scales have also been stuck this week but I'm feeling a bit lighter and have decided to buy a trendy jumpsuit thing. I'm short so there's a risk that I'll look like a fat dwarf in overalls but I'm feeling optimistic - and I can always wear it to do a bit of DIY or work on the car!

I’ve got a couple of jumpsuits now @Wormthatturned and they’re really comfy! Great for hanging out in. The only annoying thing is having to pull them all down when you go to the loo. I’ve been buying too many summery things at the moment, in my defence all my summer clothes were left at my parents place aboard in February thinking ‘I will be back in a few weeks’. Damn global pandemic. So now the weather has turned i can’t wear the new things! I went down a size for them though so that’s been nice even though like everyone else the scales seem slow to move this week.

Hmm, I'm drinking way more water than usual. Hope the material is very stretchy and my pelvic floor can handle the challenge!

Yup, week 3! Lost 10lb so far and... stalled. Only have 4lb to go as well

@Freetodowhatiwant

My work has kicked back in which is good as less time to worry about eating. I’m also finding that because I’m a bit of a rubbish cook and I’m so fed up of my own meals I’m now not really hungry at all. I know I will lose weight this way but it’s not the best way to lose weight (by just eating a lot less) is it? I was ill for one day this week so maybe it’s just a knock on from that.

Low carbing is a natural appetite suppressant - one of the best benefits of this WOE! However, you do still need to make sure you're eating. If it's the case that you're missing a meal here and there, that's fine. If you're not eating at all - not so good.

@RobinHobb

Yup, week 3! Lost 10lb so far and... stalled. Only have 4lb to go as well

Great progress though! Just beware that those last pounds might take a bit longer to shift than you would like.

Was down to 11st 10 3/4lb earlier (after the horrible Level 4 of the JM "Ripped in 30" DVD and a 4.7km run a km further than I've been since I restarted running )

....only a lb to go to get into the 11st 9 and below somethings

And over 8lb since I climbed back on the wagon

and I'm doing all this while perfecting my sourdough bread baking technique

I did it! I did it! I completed 3 pieces of work that have been sitting on my desk since 21st May, getting urgenter and urgenter.

Another message to the poster who is sick of their food - is it generally feeling unwell or is it boredom with what you've been eating / cooking? Maybe it's being unused to rich creamy fatty foods. Rather than putting butter on your broccoli can you try avocado which is naturally rich in oils. Or a plan hard boiled egg? Or slow cooked confit duck leg, which is high in fat but the fat seems absorbed into the meat?

I am a bit of a food lover. I love planning, cooking, shopping for food, talking about food, trying new things, eating out. Especially eating out. But despite that, over the last 3 months I have found myself a bit bored with food. In line, I think, with alternating boredom / overwhelm with life. I look in the fridge and I'm not inspired. My usual varied veg box has lots of potatoes and carrots (as well as some other lovely things, of course). On-line shopping doesn't inspire me in the way that seeing a heap of fresh radishes or a bunch of watercress might. There is not the excitement of navigating the menu of an impromptu lunch out for the low carb options, nor the delight of a favourite restaurant. And there's not the distraction of busy-ness to keep the temptation out of my day. Everything feels a bit meh...

So, if it's like that for me, I feel for anyone who has all of the planning, shopping cooking load, for themselves and kids at home.

I long to walk into a restaurant, or the house of a friend, and smell the heady scent of onions, butter, roasting meat, truffle oil... Hence my extravagant dinner delivery for tonight. But even with that I have to melt the butter, warm the asparagus. It just means I don't get the anticipatory smells... tough shit venus, no sympathy for you there

Anyway, I've bought a chicken for tomorrow so I am going to put it in the oven with veg, onions, butter, truffle oil and then go for a walk. So when I return and walk in the front door I can feel like I'm walking into the comfort of someone else's kitchen.

Have a good weekend folks.

And WATER, WATER, WATER

Well done Venus

Curried roasted cauliflower for dinner tonight. Nomnom paleo recipe

Hi all, I'm in the middle of week 2. Week 1 I lost 13lbs so I'm expecting it to slow this week. I have a lot to lose - probably 10/11 stone. I'm on the waiting list for bariatric surgery due to some health conditions but the waiting list has nearly doubled in time due to Covid so I'm doing this in the meantime and will see where I am when it comes to the time my operation is due. In addition to low carb im in the middle of week 6 of the couch to 5k running programme which is making a lot of difference to how I feel. My blood pressure has dropped my heart rate is slowing and I'm getting gradually fitter (but I definitely wouldn't say fit yet!!)

I'm using the following macros:

Calories 1525
Fat 125g
Protein 80g
Carbs 20g

And drinking at least 2 litres of water per day. So far I'm doing ok - missing my carbs especially crisps but I'm doing ok so far.

It was me @venusandmars who’s going off food. I don’t eat meat so that’s a bit less I have in terms of choice however I think that’s a really good point about eating out. I usually eat out often so to not go out at all for over three months is really getting me down.

Yes @biwi it’s just missing a meal here and there so I think that’s okay. Today has been:

2 x black coffees (I have had to go decaf to stop feeling weird)
1 x tea with milk to break fast
Picking at a tuna curry with a dollop of yoghurt for lunch/snack (small amounts for each)
D large salad (went to my parents house for this to give myself a break from my own cooking!)
One more tea with milk before going into fast mode again from 7pm until about 11.30/12 tomorrow morning/early pm.

Not sure if I will lose this week as I’ve had my period but I’m hoping that my loss of appetite and sticking to the plan will have done something.

Ps @TheMostHappy that is amazing weight loss well done!

@TheMostHappy

Hi all, I'm in the middle of week 2. Week 1 I lost 13lbs so I'm expecting it to slow this week. I have a lot to lose - probably 10/11 stone. I'm on the waiting list for bariatric surgery due to some health conditions but the waiting list has nearly doubled in time due to Covid so I'm doing this in the meantime and will see where I am when it comes to the time my operation is due. In addition to low carb im in the middle of week 6 of the couch to 5k running programme which is making a lot of difference to how I feel. My blood pressure has dropped my heart rate is slowing and I'm getting gradually fitter (but I definitely wouldn't say fit yet!!)

I'm using the following macros:

Calories 1525
Fat 125g
Protein 80g
Carbs 20g

And drinking at least 2 litres of water per day. So far I'm doing ok - missing my carbs especially crisps but I'm doing ok so far.

Doing really well so far! You're right, that you won't be able to keep losing that much, although as you have a lot to lose you should lose a bit more than the average. Very glad to hear that your blood pressure has dropped and your heart rate is slower. And if you're doing the C25K, you'll definitely be getting fitter.

I'm just about to start week 6 of the C25K, so only a couple of runs behind you. I'm not quite sure about managing 25 minutes, but as I've just done 20, I know it's all in my mind!

However we don't count calories - or other macros on Bootcamp. And re the carbs, make sure you're getting plenty of carbs from vegetables and salad - again, check out the list on the spreadsheet to see what are the best veg to eat.

And, you need to be drinking a lot more water than that - go and check out rule 6 on the spreadsheet. I don't know how much you weigh, as you're not on the spreadsheet, but I'm guessing that if you need to lose 10/11 stones, you're probably around 260-80lbs, which means you need to drink 4.5 litres a day.

Well done Venus, as a prize winning procrastinator I know how difficult it can be to find the motivation so I doff (sp?) my hat to you.

My work and bloody homeschooling has nearly pushed me over the edge and led to quite a bit of emotional eating this afternoon. All low carb - Cheesies and beef slices - but I didn't need it so I'm a bit annoyed. Could have been a lot worse, in the past it would have been the contents of DS's treat tub Then half the contents of the co-op so I guess I need to take that as a small victory.

@BIWI

I'd be really interested to read those studies, *@Mummyofittledragon* - any chance of a link or two?

From a quick google, I haven’t found anything beyond the cyclical Keto diet. It may be what he was referring to. Not sure as he read extensively and the cyclical diet suggests weekly. Albeit it may have been a variation of this. Loads out there but this link has a poster suggesting being on Keto for 3 months before cycling between the two . www.carbmanager.com/article/what-is-the-cyclical-ketogenic-diet-b10f5120-20e3-c206-56ef-2c50df275ed7 He started eating ketogenically as he was training for triathlons etc and may have switched eating occasionally as a way of replenishing glycogen stores. Unfortunately I can’t ask him as he has just retired from a job he’s loved and it is clear he needs a clean break from his clients...

Pros and cons www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/pros-cons-keto-cycling-according-health-medical-experts-ncna1094881

Thanks @Mummyoflittledragon - I'll have a read and see what I think.

Lobster dinner....

(ignore the champagne and the loaf of bead, they are there to impress my siblings!)