Happy Christmas Bootcampers!

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Morning all.

We've completed our ten weeks - and I can see from the Spreadsheet just how well it's gone!

But just because the ten weeks are up, doesn't mean we have to stop. So here's a bright, shiny new chat thread for us to keep chatting and supporting each other.

Thanks for asking StuntNun.
Up just over a pound from pre-Christmas weight.

Glad I checked in yesterday to be honest. I think that putting things into words and reading through what I was experiencing helped me to slow to a halt a lot quicker than I would have done in the past.

In the past, I'd have probably thought "Oh, there you are! All that hard work gone to pot! " And I'd have felt disappointed in myself and, for a period of time, given up aiming for what I really want.

This time, I was aware of those thoughts and feelings and didn't give way to them. I put my feet on the scales and saw the weight I'd put on. And then decided to stop.

As I'm writing this now, I'm realising that in the past I would have avoided the scales completely! I would have done it to avoid the uncomfortable feelings and thoughts I had yesterday. This time, catching myself quickly, means that I'm bringing myself nearer to the goal that I'm really aiming for.

Even though there's hardly been any movement on the scales since yesterday, they're not moving upwards. And, that is an enormous step for me at this time of year.

So, slowly, slowly, to catch your monkey!

WitchWand it's all to easy to eat mindlessly over the Christmas and New Year period. It happened to me one year and I ended up starting the January Bootcamp with several pounds to lose all over again.

@Solongsugar

I went to bed with chronic I digestion which I have not had for few months. Clearly a sign to knock Christmas extravance on head That and your wise words *@WitchWandHasBaublesOn*. Definitely not 190 per cent on it, but 99% off sugar.

Oh. Thanks for saying that I made a difference to you Solongsugar . I often think everyone else has got this sorted and that I haven't! I hope you're feeling a bit better today.

I'm aiming to get down to a weight where I'll be able to permanently fluctuate a little over.

I'm realising that this Christmas situation is what I'll be faced with for the rest of my life. Meaning that, to maintain by body weight and size where I'd like it to be, I'm going to need to learn how to manage fluctuations over my baseline and then returning to that same line too.

I have never, ever done that in a nice way to myself. I've always ended up feeling rubbish when I've over-loaded my food intake. And then, I've returned to an old habit of giving up my efforts to reach my goal.

So, this is a whole new ball game for me !

Morning all, another who went to bed with indigestion, so I’m back on to the WOE from today. It’s been lovely, but that’s enough for me. I’m up about 4lbs, but I’m hoping that will come off over the next week or so.

My aim is to start the next bootcamp where I finished last week.

Thanks to Stuntnun and everyone who has been posting.

@StuntNun

WitchWand it's all to easy to eat mindlessly over the Christmas and New Year period. It happened to me one year and I ended up starting the January Bootcamp with several pounds to lose all over again.

Ooh ! It's good to read you here StuntNun ! Not only does that help me because it's like a word of warning that I needed to hear. It also helps me because it's you, an experienced Boot Camper. So, if you have found it hard in the past, that helps me to say kind things to myself whilst I'm calming myself down. Thankyou.

And thanks to everyone else who's posting too. It's lovely to read you. All the best to you.

So stepped on the scales this morning and I am 10lb up 🙈🙈 I am sincerely hoping a lot of that is water!!

Back to it today-

L is scrambled eggs with salad.
D is cauliflower cheese and leftover lamb from yesterday's dinner.

All the water!!

@ZiggZagg

So stepped on the scales this morning and I am 10lb up 🙈🙈 I am sincerely hoping a lot of that is water!!

Back to it today-

L is scrambled eggs with salad.
D is cauliflower cheese and leftover lamb from yesterday's dinner.

All the water!!

Good luck ZiggZagg !

Well done everybody! Please can someone tell me more about low carb and how I can join January boot camp please? Thank you very much.

Thanks witch think I'm going to need it!

@ChristMyArse , as far as I am aware it will be starting mid January, there will be a sign up thread soon. For now, have a browse on the low carb bootcamp boards for the rules and recipes and if you have any questions, there are some very clever bootcampers who know so much!!

@ZiggZagg I've been here years and never even knew that this board existed until it came up in active threads this afternoon.. I shall go and have a nosy! Thank you!

Brunch : Scrambled eggs made with a dash of cream with the last of the smoked salmon
Oh. Yum

Hello everyone, I’ve been following along but not joining in this time. I had planned to after such a great experience in the lockdown one, but we had some really difficult and sad family stuff happen and I just couldn’t find the commitment this time.
Well done on all of your fantastic achievements - and brave progress pics. It’s amazing to see how much change there is to body shapes as well as numbers on scales 🙂
I will be joining in the next boot camp and look forward to chatting with you all.

I thoroughly enjoyed eating and drinking all sorts of delicious carby things over the past two days, and I am accepting of the fact I currently weigh a few pounds more than I did last week. But, I don't want to give those carbs a permanent home in my body so today I am out enjoying the sunshine and drinking lots of water to help flush everything through.

I am trying hard to ignore a chocolate craving though I did give in to a lettuce craving - it was nice to have something fresh after all the sweet and stodgy stuff.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/low_carb_bootcamp/4044733-Pre-Christmas-Low-Carb-Bootcamp-the-prep-thread @ChristMyArse this is probably the one to start with

Hello @devoncreamtea 👋🏻

@Oneborneverydecade thank you, I've had a good read through!

...and some pistachios. I touched no chocolate and no carbs.

Got heartburn so bad though!!!!

Broccoli and Prawn stir fry here Taking.. ..Tummy is thanking me for the respite

Pleased to announce that after two enjoyable (if overly indulgent) days off, I’m back on LC.

Today I’ve eaten a lot of cheese, stuffing, pigs in blankets, and leftover pork/turkey. I had one little box of chocolates left and decided to have one this evening with some decaf coffee. I chose the nicest one and threw the rest of the box away. But by the time I sat down to eat it, I realised I didn’t really want it. So I threw that one away too.

Only indiscretion today has been a few glasses of champagne.

Bravo lyrata!

I have maintained - pretty much bang on - all through Christmas. I relaxed the rules on around the 18th and have continued to do so ever since, although I am still eating low carb for the most part. I am definitely having more chocolate than I am supposed to though, and have baked some low carb treats. I’m shocked that I haven’t put any weight back on so I guess I am discovering that maintenance is possible.

The voice in my head is not my friend today. I have post-Christmas blues and it is saying that I should treat myself and comfort myself with sweets.

I’m going to make myself low-carb cauliflower buffalo wings - which should leave me too full to want anything else.

Low carb cauliflower buffalo wings sound awesome!

Morning, I’ve weighed today, as I think it is Monday 😀 I’m 143.2, so up by 2 and 3/4 lbs. I reigned it back in yesterday as I had horrid indigestion on Boxing night. Last night, my sleep was filled with thoughts of Christmas turkey and I had to get up for the most enormous wee 😂.

Anyway, if we were still on bootcamp this would be a new week, we would all say just start afresh, log our weight on the spreadsheet and move onward.

I have also weighed in today, bearing in mind I'm all bunged up from my carb indiscretions I am 3lb down since yesterday so I feel much more positive that a lot of my gain is water weight!

Had a good bootcamp day yesterday and am planning the same moving forwards!

Omelette for lunch and salt and pepper chicken wings with salad for tea. And, of course all the water!!

KOKO everyone

Good to read you all. I weighed in too this Monday morning. Back down to where I was last Monday.
I'm glad I slowed myself down after Christmas Eve and Christmas Day now. This is a ginormous step for me.

I really want to be able to manage my weight for the rest of my life now. And I'm not quite where I want to be to start doing that completely. So, this intermediate stage is a 'taster' of what's to come, so to speak. ( Pun intended. )