Week 3 - Jan '21 Low Carb Bootcamp - time for Light?

[BIWI]

Well thanks to all the chat, I've had to start this week's thread earlier than usual

Here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness for you to declare all

You now have a choice: you can move on to Bootcamp Light, which means you can re-introduce nuts and seeds, some fruit and alcohol - all in moderation.

However, also bear in mind that weeks 3 & 4 are notorious for little or not weight loss and this is nothing to do with moving on to Bootcamp Light. It's just something that seems to happen.

So it's up to you. You can stay on Bootcamp if you wish, or move on to Bootcamp Light, or a hybrid - so you do Bootcamp during the week but relax into Bootcamp Light at the weekend.

Whatever you decide - good luck! Here's to a good week ahead.

Linseed/flaxseed is very hard on the digestion, you have to start small and gradually increase as your system gets used to it. You should also drink extra water when you eat it, to facilitate easy processing.

I’m not envisaging having the bread all that often - I’ll keep it for those days that come along once in a while where I really, really want boiled eggs and soldiers or pâté or things like that.

@nowlook

Switching back to desktop for the review..

It wasn't cauli and leek, but chicken and leek. Utterly brilliant. Just like a stew you make with leftover chicken after a roast dinner. Seriously, 10/10 stuff. Am so relieved, following yesterday's Stroganoff disappointment. There was plenty too. I've shown it sans veg on a normal-sized dinner plate so you get the idea. I reckon it would serve two when accompanied by veg as I've saved some for later!

Here's the info:
lowcarbfood.co/shop/chicken-leek-crumble/

Note, there are almonds involved, so this is a BC Light offering. But, if I had cooked this from scratch I would be bragging about it on the recipe thread (never gonna happen).

Yay for me and my lunch

Ooh @nowlook this is very good news!

Are there any other reviews in the offing?

I'm here to report that I had avocado on low carb toast for lunch and it was amazing.

@AthelstaneTheUnready

Hello new people!

Have missed a lot of this week - work taking up all available headspace.

But local village shop RESULT! Courgettes and broccoli! Green things! Feel like true successful hunter/gatherer.

Which makes tonight's dinner cauliflower courgette&broccoli cheese. Probs with added fried mushrooms in the sauce.

B: none
L: not yet, not hungry
D: as above

Water: not enough, will remedy that now.

It's such a busy thread eh AthelstaneTheUnready. I debated giving up work to keep up with it at one point. But then remembered that once I've got down to my goal, there'll be an afterlife for me in which I'll need money.

@prettybird

I don't think we've talked yet on this thread about the importance of not being overwhelmed by the size of our target (whatever that might be) but just to take the first step

That target will still be there, tomorrow, next week, next year, two years time, whether you've taken that first step or not. But if you have taken that step, you will be one step closer to it.

I'm paraphrasing the advice of one of the other BootCamper's old boss, when she was considering a qualification but was daunted by how long it would take. I'm sorry, I can never remember who it was - but the advice really resonated with me.

This is exactly what I've done prettybird. Each week, steadily, and when I've stuck at the same weight. Just one step at a time. And it's definitely working for me.

[quote BIWI]@StuntNun I think a separate thread about fasting would be great, but I'm not really sure I know enough about it to lead one, so wonder if you'd be prepared to do that? I presume it would be linked to Bootcamp/low carbing?[/quote]
@StuntNun, just wondering if you decided to start a new thread on this ? Please don't let that horrible experience on AIBU recently stop you. I'm sure there'd be a few of us on here that would be interested in following you, if do decide to go for it. And we're a lovely bunch.

WitchWand I will start a fasting thread but I'll do it at the weekend after I've had a chance to put together some information.

Nowlook that is a lot of fibre, I can see why it might give your digestive system problems.

Trying to decide what would be best to order from here... I’m thinking maybe gammon steak with veg instead of chips.

Posting an image on here is a bit of a lottery!

I'd go for the chicken and ribs without any chips.

Goodness @Justcallmecaptainobvious that's not a very low carb-friendly menu, is it?!

I will @Almahart! Ive still got Beef Madras, Beef and Liver Stew, Chicken and Mushroom Saag and Cauliflower Cheese to go at. To recap:

Seeded loaf: Bloated oaf
Stroganoff: Bugger off
Chicken crumble: Mustn't grumble

Dreading the Madras...

Nowlook

And I did want to share with you this game-changing and frankly Michelin- worthy recipe included in my starter box book:

@nowlook

I will *@Almahart*! Ive still got Beef Madras, Beef and Liver Stew, Chicken and Mushroom Saag and Cauliflower Cheese to go at. To recap:

Seeded loaf: Bloated oaf
Stroganoff: Bugger off
Chicken crumble: Mustn't grumble

Dreading the Madras...

This is wonderful news @nowlook!

Supper here is that boot camp classic, steak, mushrooms in cream and blue cheese and a green salad

I've remembered to get the leg of lamb out the freezer

Unfortunately I couldn't get rosemary at either Lidl or Morrison's . My rosemary bush has barely any rosemary needles left on it . I'll have to ask a friend along the road if I can cut some from his bush, so that I can get the flavours of garlic and rosemary infusing into the leg tomorrow.

I see your lamb trend and have found myself a leg of mutton to slow cook tonight.

B: Scrambled eggs with lots of butter. No veg will remedy that tomorrow.
L: Celeriac, leek and celery soup witg some cream.
D: Didn't have everything in for NisekoWhistler's prawn recipe, I fried them in some butter and oil with chilli and garlic. Chopped up some pak choi and threw in in in the end. Had some celeriac chips with garlic mayo on the side. Oh also some rocket.

Made some pizza for the family (myself and DH take turns cooking and this is my week as im off work - and Friday is pizza and film night - this is set in stone). Resisted the pizza

Discovered the garlic mayo I normally have with my pizza is 2.5g carbs per 100g - had some with my celeriac chips and crossed my fingers that it's not too good to be true? Will post a pic of nutritional info below.

Drank 3l water.
Spent a LOT of time running up and down the stairs to the loo.

God, the bloody Boswell mystery is solved and it's even duller than the last solution

The first things I planted in my new garden pretty, were rosemary, thyme, sage, and mint. I get through SO much in cooking, and use all of them to make tea as well. Has your garden suffered this winter?

Hey all, happy Friday evening!!

Lunch today was an omelette, with shallots and mushrooms sautéed in butter and EVOO, topped with a little bit of cheddar cheese. I couldn’t be bothered to make a salad in the end so I just added some lettuce to the pan and let it wilt down slightly.

Dinner was vegetable skewers - courgette, red pepper and shallot marinated/dressed in EVOO, garlic, red chilli, coriander and parsley. With little prawns in butter, garlic, chilli, lemon zest and herb sauce. Added the last of the courgette and tomato sauce I’d made for DH’s dinner as well.

I’m now enjoying a tall drink that DH made for me: Bourbon (single), angostura bitters, Low cal fever tree ginger ale - ‘clementine and orange,’ I think, with a wedge of lime.

Forgot photos!

Evening all. Caught up after work and read several posts I wanted to reply to along the way but can't remember who or what now!
Nice to hear all the happy vaccine stories, as I've spent much of my 'spare' time vaccinating in the last 3 weeks. I got a sore throat with Pfizer, which was quite unique so far, most colleagues got nothing or a mild headache and fever. Colleagues who has AZ have all (3) ended up needed a day off work the next day as they felt that rubbish, yet most patients I've seen this week who had theirs recently report zero side effects. Seems the older you are, the less likely you are to get them as they immune system isn't as strong.

Carb free booze sounds good, but I thought alcohol was kind of a carb? My go-to drink when LC previously was vodka and soda, which is what DH drinks anyway now (recently switched from Gin) so we have that with lemon and lime slices. My lockdown drink was vodka and OJ, I dread to think the carbs I consumed in OJ alone!

DH text me at work and offered to cook my dinner, so I requested turkey strips (fresh, coated, from morrisons protein range - coating was pretty low carb) air fried with stir fried sprouts and bacon (frozen, morrisons).
He overdid the turkey so badly that half was too burned to eat (I burn my toast on purpose, so that's saying something) and the other half was like eating jerky! The sprouts were lovely but ended up being barely a portion after they'd been fried up, even though he used half the bag (must have a high water content), so probably won't get them again as I have normal frozen sprouts anyway. I like sprouts but peeling them is such a faff.
I put goats cheese and mayo on and despite it being a smaller dinner than I'm used to, it was nice enough and did fill me up. My brain disagrees and wants a second dinner! It's getting water and maybe a creamy coffee later.

@AthelstaneTheUnready

God, the bloody Boswell mystery is solved and it's even duller than the last solution

The first things I planted in my new garden pretty, were rosemary, thyme, sage, and mint. I get through SO much in cooking, and use all of them to make tea as well. Has your garden suffered this winter?

I seem to kill rosemary I have one plant in a pot (the latest of many ) on the patio which never grows - literally (I manage to get about 3 sprigs a year off it ) The thyme plant close to it does fine though

My prostrate rosemary in the planters at the door has done ok - but I've cut so much from it this winter that I can't cut any more as I'd be into old wood. The marjoram in the other planter is doing well.

Once I can get back to garden centres I'm going to buy about 6 rosemary plants in the hope that I can have enough to cook with. I'm also going to take some soft wood cuttings from my friend's resplendent bush. Dh has intimated that he might help me with a raised bed by the patio for herbs. I think I'll take him up on that

@RagzReturnsRebooted Like the idea of feeding your body rather than your brain - our heads are really not used to this glorious way of eating.

Meat Loaf Recipe (will also post on recipe threads) It was a recipe that I made in 1970 when I was doing my Guide Cookery badge, so the original was in lbs and oz...

Ingredients
500g minced beef
250g good quality streaky bacon
2 shallots, finely chopped
50g ground almonds
2 eggs
big handful of chopped parsley
seasoning (generous amounts of salt, pepper, nutmeg, and a 1 tsp allspice)

Method
Use half the bacon to line a loaf tin (across the way, and up the sides), with 3 slices reserved for covering the top)
Finely chop the remainder of the bacon, place in bowl with all the other ingredients.
Mix well.
Press into the bacon lined loaf tin.
Cover with remaining rashers of bacon.
Cook at 180 degrees for about 1.5 hours - check after an hour, and then each 15 minutes to make sure it is not burning.
Run knife round the edge, leave to cool then turn out.
Cool in fridge.
Slice and eat cold.

Amazing dinner, inspired by pp I combined Delia's haloumi with lime and capers with a pile of veg cooked in olive oil - leeks, pak choi, and a small amount of grated carrot. It transformed a starter into a main course, plus the bed of leeks, carrots and greens softened a dish that can be quite astringent.

After my day with dgc, I didn't actually have gin. Like many others I find moderation a challenge and I sensed that in that slightly tired and slightly relieved mood, one gin would have turned into 2, 3... Instead I might have cheese and a glass of port later. I know port is sickly sweet and full of carbs, so I'll find it easy to have a tiny sip, or maybe swerve it altogether. Plus it'll be nearly bedtime, and it would extend my 'eating window'. It's likely that I'll just go for sleepy-time tea. A much better choice all round, for me.