Leaving Lockdown Low Carb Bootcamp - week 7

[BIWI]

Morning all.

So we're entering the last four weeks. Still time to lose a good few pounds before we reach the end.

here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

I can see already that we've had some great results, and look forward to seeing/hearing about the rest!

I do understand that it's hard, but sometimes you have to put yourself first!

(I didn't think many people knew what my name stands for any more - it's years since I changed it )

Great news on the weight shift MrsK Lovely to hear you grew up West too, my daughter is probably frequenting all your old park haunts right now between Hammersmith, Chiswick and Ealing!

Blustery, I also used to come away frustrated at giving in to please others. My medic friends would be the worst for poo pooing what I ate. In particular, one brunch re-call of what I had eaten with my family (baked camembert and asparagus) took a real mocking. Not sure why, it was lush I've since had to remind myself that these type of people do this on almost everything - if it's different to their choices (schools, interests, what the kids do extra curricular etc), ignorance is best met with raised eyebrow rather than trying to understand or support. Must be a reason why I've become more reclusive in my older years and very selective with who I hang out with...

I think a lot of people have a problem with others making different choices to them. It must flag up their own insecurities so they attack or belittle to feel better about themselves.
I really like the positivity on this thread!

blusteryshowers actually most people don't care what you're eating (as long as you're not telling them about every mouthful you are / are not having).

My pet hate is people who say.. either : "oh I'm xyz free.. I couldn't possibly eat that." or "well i shouldn't really... Oh go on, just a bite..."
Either eat it, or don't eat it. But don't tell everyone why you are making or breaking your choices.

Thanks @BIWI for that article link. It has triggered a whole load of reading about artificial sweeteners. The 'cephalic phase insulin release' stuff is fascinating. I found a medical journal paper about it too. Right that's it. I'm going cold turkey on it. I'm not a scientist but I like to know the scientific argument for things. I also have gut issues so it makes every sense. I'll miss you Diet Coke 😩
Thanks BIWI!

" I reckon the reconfiguring of relationships with alcohol take a long time." I think you are right devon. Time to get back on the wagon and have a rethink.

Boy I still feel terrible!!

An article about sweeteners? Nope, not seeing it

blustery i've had a weekend of people offering me sweets, and so far it's completely worked to just say "no thanks".

Like pp's say, no excuses, no debate... HOWEVER it helps if you run your words straight on, as in "no thanks-i-really-like-that-new-top-you're-wearing". Leave a gap, and people fill it with "why don't you..."

Been a+ for food, d- for wine, a+ for moving around this weekend, but with a still dodgy arm restricting energetic movement am hoping for a STS tomorrow.

nowlook that DIY ceremony sounds excellent! Talk about thought taken, and effort made. Yeah, a bit weird, but sometimes it really is the thought that counts.

Hi all.

Up in the night feeling absolutely ill. Feels like if i could just be sick I'd feel so much better!

Worked so hard this weekend, the apartment kitchen was absolutely unusable so I had to be extremely awkward and ask for lots of adjustments to food while we were out- which I did, and for the most part managed really well, except I had 2 glasses on white wine on saturday which as I haven't drank in this entire period and all I'd eaten was essentially salad and small amounts of meat went straight to my head, felt totally drunk and ended up eating a chunk of bloody lemon cake when i stumbled home 🤦‍♀️ last night i was home so late and dh hadn't shopped, so we ordered. I asked for chicken tikka and intended to have with a natural yogurt mixup I'd make myself and some salad. When it finally arrived I was ready to chew my arm off and they'd given us two rogan josh. I gave up. No rice but had 2 poppadoms. And now I'm wide awake still feeling absolutely stuffed and horribly sick, like that proper could barf any minute type nausea.

Fucksake.

Also I am still bleeding. Ill have to go back to last thread to work out when this started but it feels like a ridiculously long time!

Week 8 chat thread is here