2nd week of Lockdown Low Carb Bootcamp! But our third thread!

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This Bootcamp has gone crazy! I'm very hopeful that means that the results on the scales/with the tape measure etc will have been positive.

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

I love this week. For so many, it's a total vindication as well as complete reassurance that this WOE really works!

I hope, very much, that the scales are kind to you and look forward to hearing everyone's progress.

So the chicken skin was very good. Just like chicken skin! I just used sea salt. There is a Nigel slater recipe somewhere for chicken skin popcorn. Which of course we don't eat but it fecking amazing! I think that one has rosemary and fennel plus the sea salt on the skin. Didn't do that last night because pesky kids wouldn't have eaten it. But will do next time.

Where did you order it from BrassicaBabe ?

Too hungry to fast so have just munched eggs scrambled in garlic butter in lettuce wraps. Delicious!

Also interested in the chicken skin @BrassicaBabe

I went online to Fosse Meadow pretty. 2 x 1kg bags plus chilled postage became to £13.55. Not cheap really but worth the experiment

Can I share something else?! I'm 47 and I've been diagnosed with ADHD. Meds arrived Monday. I feel fecking amazing! Is this how everyone else feels al the time?! I want to shout from roof tops!

How do you cook it @BrassicaBabe?

Stuck it in the oven on a tray for about 15 mins. Didn't grease the tray. Oven was about 190.

Morning all! Lovely lie-in this morning and feeling energetic, so back to the woodchip stripping

I didn't have Alfredo in the end yesterday, but duck, leek/celeriac mash and broccoli. She'd load of salt which sorted out the diabetes thirst.

And I ordered this low-carb starter box here

It's a King's ransom, but the ready meals intrigued me and I'm interested in the quality of the meat. It arrives on Thursday. I'll live stream it or something

@BrassicaBabe can I ask, what made you ask to be tested for ADHD?

Also interested (if you don't mind sharing) Brassica

That's brilliant Brassica! My DS1 has ADHD and it was transformative once he got his meds just right.

It's taken me ages to catch up! Lots of lovely chat 😊
Slow start here, going to go and have brunch with DM (lives alone so in our support bubble) which will be a nice change of scenery.
I've kept up the Yoga all week (Adriene's 30-day journey) and I'm really enjoying it. Have done yoga before but not for ages and it's very accessible. I've certainly slept better this week.
Yesterday
L - chicken thighs baked with passata, pepperoni and mozzarella (Pizza Chicken) with a green salad. Was delish but I was hungry later so needed more veg I think.
D - salmon and roasted cauli cooked with Indian spices and a creamy sauce. Plus a big mound of wilted spinach.

Today
Brunch - streaky bacon and mushroom omelette (got DM to submit menu in advance!)
D - curry night all hm Lamb Rogan Josh, Saag Paneer and (maybe) Butter Chicken with ts broccoli

Pleased is Saturday and can put work to one side. Had some disappointing news on Friday and hoping it will be easier to deal with with some perspective on Monday. Also the newspapers have been delivered and I'm going to binge those and do the Telegraph Pub Quiz with family over coffee - a Saturday tradition.
Have a lovely day everyone!

Does anyone else find themselves very uninspired on food shopping days? I always manage to plan for everything except that day.

I did manage to get oysters and I’m very pleased. Tomorrow will be seafood night and I have: oysters; Goan mussel curry; and salmon, samphire and Mediterranean vegetables planned.

I’m also unpleasantly pleased to realise today that I’ve lost more than my ex-DP (who is lovely (and I now again live with so shouldn’t wish anything but the best for)) on this WOE. So I feel quite pleased with myself seeing as it’s meant to be easier for men. I will probably deserve not to lose on Monday in punishment for these mean-spirited thoughts.

ADHD post: I've been aware of my shortcomings for decades. I put things off, I stress about them, I still dont do them, I stress some more. I'm quite bright but I failed in education because I didn't/couldn't study. I now know that's because simple tasks overwhelm me and I can't focus/concentrate. I'd buy birthday cards but never send them. Small tasks like posting a card just felt too hard. (That one is very difficult to explain. It sounds so daft ). I am super focused and successful when something interests me. But can't concentrate on tasks that are more mundane and don't light me up. My mental motor was always ON, a spinning top that someone had wound up to max.

I had the gradual realisation that I probably had ADHD over a few years. But couldn't see the point in getting a label at 45, 46, 47 etc. After all outwardly at least I'm on my game and doing quite well. Then someone in our extended circle got diagnosed and medicated. I spoke to her over Xmas and. decided to proceed. Booked the appointment and had to wait until 19th jan. (This caused the stress that made my sodding Xmas weight cling on!!). Had the appointment over zoom. (Went direct. Paid privately). Diagnosis confirmed and meds came through the post.

Took first dose on Monday. I cried!! I'm not a crier. I felt so calm. The motor of thoughts in my head that was constantly running stopped. Like constant voices (not voices! Just me) nagging me about my to-do list stoped. I could relax properly. I could stop scrolling manically through the apps on my phone. Big one...I didn't feel I needed wine! Dry January has been a bitch! Now I know it wasn't just the desire for alcohol but I was using alcohol as a poor tool to help me switch off. Once the meds started DJ was easy!!

This week I have completed at least 4 tasks that I've been putting off for MONTHS. I focused on dull but important meetings and contributed. I was able to help DS with his homework for maybe the first time ever . No wine with ease. Last night had one glass and I was happy with that. Didn't need to keep going to keep the motor turned off. Watched a TV program with subtitles! (Could never have concentrated on that before). Was able to put my phone down!

Oh and I've lost 3-4lbs because I'm not stressed!!

It's a bloody revelation!

That sounds like an amazing difference Brassica, really pleased for you.

@BrassicaBabe

ADHD post: I've been aware of my shortcomings for decades. I put things off, I stress about them, I still dont do them, I stress some more. I'm quite bright but I failed in education because I didn't/couldn't study. I now know that's because simple tasks overwhelm me and I can't focus/concentrate. I'd buy birthday cards but never send them. Small tasks like posting a card just felt too hard. (That one is very difficult to explain. It sounds so daft ). I am super focused and successful when something interests me. But can't concentrate on tasks that are more mundane and don't light me up. My mental motor was always ON, a spinning top that someone had wound up to max.

I had the gradual realisation that I probably had ADHD over a few years. But couldn't see the point in getting a label at 45, 46, 47 etc. After all outwardly at least I'm on my game and doing quite well. Then someone in our extended circle got diagnosed and medicated. I spoke to her over Xmas and. decided to proceed. Booked the appointment and had to wait until 19th jan. (This caused the stress that made my sodding Xmas weight cling on!!). Had the appointment over zoom. (Went direct. Paid privately). Diagnosis confirmed and meds came through the post.

Took first dose on Monday. I cried!! I'm not a crier. I felt so calm. The motor of thoughts in my head that was constantly running stopped. Like constant voices (not voices! Just me) nagging me about my to-do list stoped. I could relax properly. I could stop scrolling manically through the apps on my phone. Big one...I didn't feel I needed wine! Dry January has been a bitch! Now I know it wasn't just the desire for alcohol but I was using alcohol as a poor tool to help me switch off. Once the meds started DJ was easy!!

This week I have completed at least 4 tasks that I've been putting off for MONTHS. I focused on dull but important meetings and contributed. I was able to help DS with his homework for maybe the first time ever . No wine with ease. Last night had one glass and I was happy with that. Didn't need to keep going to keep the motor turned off. Watched a TV program with subtitles! (Could never have concentrated on that before). Was able to put my phone down!

Oh and I've lost 3-4lbs because I'm not stressed!!

It's a bloody revelation!

This is me. And one of my daughters. I’m also fairly certain I have (high functioning) ASD and I know that ADHD often co-presents with that as well as anxiety in women. It’s been the bane of my life. I’m now taking anxiety meds which have calmed my brain a little, but I’d be really interested in what meds you’re taking, if you’re willing to share, as I think I need more help.

I couldn’t finish university either (which has always been a very sad and sore point for me).

@BrassicaBabe amazing! You sound just like me, but I've never seen the point in being assessed! I'm on all sorts of medication for depression and anxiety but have made no difference to my motivation to do boring things (which I have to do in my job) or my concentration and organization!

Where did you go to be assessed?

@Ninkanink 30mg of elvanse for 7 days going up to 50mg on Monday for a month. Might stay on that dose apparently or might then go up to 70ish x

@ZiggZagg a clinic called ADHD 360. They also work with the NHS. But I'm too impatient to jump through GP hoops. I'm lucky that at the moment I can afford to pay privately.

Thanks @BrassicaBabe , I'll take a look.

Any boot camp naan type recipes? Making a curry tonight!

Hello!

Extremely late to the party, but wonder if it would be ok to join you? If not, no problem and I'll lurk .

Regardless of weight loss I am really enjoying this WOE. I'm not really feeling any cravings for snacks or anything and the thought of eating rice or pasta or chocolate doesn't feel nice. I've also noticed I have been waking up really fresh and well rested.

This is how I feel, I have a lot to lose and feel like I could carry in with full on bootcamp, rather than switching to the less strict, light version. I assume that wouldn't be a problem? I can't see what about this WOE would be unhealthy if followed for a sustained period.

@BrassicaBabe that's amazing, what a great story

Wow @BrassicaBabe, what a wonderful start to your year! Really pleased for you.

Scales still ticking gently down for me, which is a relief. I still find it hard to compute that I can register a loss the morning after eating a delicious moussaka!

Also, my other - ahem - little problem seems to have been recitified by sacking off my iron supplement. Phew.

Today:

B: yoghurt & cream, creamy coffee, cup of tea.
L: eggy something or other
D: DH is making mushroom pizzas with celeriac chips.