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Week 5 - Low Carb Bootcamp - time to get rid of all the Valentine's treats!

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BIWI · 15/02/2021 00:04

I rather suspect that a lot of us have been so far off the wagon this weekend that it's disappeared over the far horizon!

having to post on the spreadsheet may sober us all up, in more ways than one!

I hope any cheats were enjoyable. There's nothing worse than deciding to cheat and then not liking it.

But from now, it's time to buckle down and get back into the swing of things. If you did cheat, please don't complain that the scales aren't being kind to you. It's an inevitable consequence.

So let's focus on a really strict week, recognising that this is the end of our first half of Bootcamp.

Good luck to us all Flowers

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WitchWand · 15/02/2021 13:24

@Hopeislost

0.75lb on for me, I definitely haven't been drinking any enough water; I've been having mostly hot drinks as it's been so cold.

NSV at the weekend - took DD to a different playground with a taller slide. She got to the top and froze, so I went down the slide with her. Just jumped on and slid down. I'd never have done that at my biggest. Definitely feeling more sprightly!

Woohoo !! Wonderful NSV Hope
Justcallmecaptainobvious · 15/02/2021 13:43

@WitchWand love hearing about your success. I think we discussed several threads back how often other people sabotage our weight loss through criticism (often the same people who “encouraged” us to lose weight in the first place). For me lockdown is a good opportunity to just crack on without spectators or commentators!

Loving the bath chat, when we put in a new bathroom I chose a larger than average bath to prevent the dam effect... the idea of lounging in a normal bath is brilliant!

NSV, I’ve hitched my jeans up at least a dozen times this morning. They were uncomfortably snug at Christmas. May need a belt, as I’m not quite in to my smaller ones yet.

BustleInYourHedgerow · 15/02/2021 13:45

@Cismyarse sorry you are feeling down. But BIWI is right, you've lost almost a stone! You'll see a loss next week for sure.

@dreamqueen well done on your loss!

Sorry about your job @midlifemission.

Sounds like a good challenge BIWI!

@witchwand that's a fantastic achievement! Well done.

@BIWI I like the sound of that challenge! Will get my thinking cap on.

Im down 4lbs, despite the monster period of doom! I'm very happy with that. (It's still early days for me yet, Ill be two weeks doing this WOE on Thursday)

ShagMeRiggins · 15/02/2021 13:49

VeryLittleOwl, on the clothes question: belts. Seriously, that’s what I’m doing.

The other day I got so fed up with my usual clothes that I tried on a pair of trousers that I’d purchase about three years ago that were at least four sizes too small at the time. (Anyone else do that?). They were mid-rise skinny jeans and I bought them because they were in my seasonal colour palette and I thought they’d be a nice motivator.

They fit but looked really shit on me. Turns out I am not a mid-rise skinny jeans kind of gal. Wore them to Tesco and they kept falling down my arse, which has pretty much disappeared, and not in a That’s a Good Look kind of way.

With my arms full of shopping bags and all my layers in the bitter wet cold I couldn’t really pause in the street to hoik up the buggery mid-rise skinny jeans and just skedaddled to the car praying they’d not slip below the bum cheeks. Gah.

Anyway, when I got home I took my own advice Hmm (my business is colour & style consultation) and put on a damn belt!!!

As I said, I don’t really like them but if I belt them and wear with the right things, they look pretty good. Not buying anything expensive until I hit goal weight. And probably don’t need to because one of the drawers of my wardrobe is organised by size. I seem to have purchased a lot of “goal weight” trousers over the years, when I was miserable and heavier. Such a waste of money. Sigh.

ShagMeRiggins · 15/02/2021 13:58

WitchWand what is this strange thing you’ve invented, this unfinished bottle of bubbly? I’ve never seen one, nor heard of it before. Grin

Your stuffed pepper recipe looked gorgeous and reminded me of the wonderful prepared farce packets you can get at any grocery store in France. My absolutely favourite version is a mix from the Hyper-U with veal mince , pork mince, and the frustratingly vague ingredient, epices. I have spent years trying to find a butcher who could help recreate this in England. Nope, not yet!

StuntNun · 15/02/2021 14:11

VeryLittleOwl on the clothes front I'd pick up a few cheap items in the supermarkets. The only exception are bras - I'd rather pay for a proper well-fitting bra that will only fit for a few months than make do with a cheap or oversized one. In my opinion a well supported bust is worth the extra £. Grin

I'm planning a fast from tonight so making the most of today's food. Lunch was smoked salmon and prawns with salad, plus a cheese muffin with lots of butter, followed by the rest of the Valentine's chocolates with help from the family so I won't be led astray by chocolatey-temptation. Dinner will be meatloaf plus whatever veggies I fancy at the time. Probably steamed cabbage with butter, and a mix of courgette, pepper and red onion. Then I'm aiming for a 36-hour fast so I won't eat again until Thursday! I have a bunch of strategies going on at the moment to help with healing my jaw issue so I'm hoping the fasting is helping with that process. What I'm doing is working so I'm not about to make any changes until I've recovered.

StuntNun · 15/02/2021 14:13

That should be Wednesday not Thursday! One day into half-term and I've already lost track of time!

ShagMeRiggins · 15/02/2021 14:55

Oddly pleasing.

Seriously Low Carb Bread & Rolls, bagged and going into freezer. For some reason I didn’t even want to try it out, which is weird.

Week 5 - Low Carb Bootcamp - time to get rid of all the Valentine's treats!
pinkpinkeverywhere · 15/02/2021 15:00

My children made egg fu yung for lunch with lots of low carb veg, very tasty.
www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/egg-fu-yung-recipe
Was the recipe if anyone fancies a look.
Like the thought of a recipe challenge, mine will be veggie though.

Almahart · 15/02/2021 15:10

Half a pound up but am in week 7 and have been doing lots of carb creep - wine, peanut butter, dark chocolate. Knocking all that in the head now.

Love the idea of a recipe challenge @BIWI, I got a new Diana Henry book on chicken for Christmas and there will be tons in there I am sure.

Bestbees · 15/02/2021 15:13

Waah just looked at the lamb tagine I defrosted for tea last night and it is mostly chickpeas! Oops. Will have salmon instead. At least its no longer taking up space!

ShagMeRiggins · 15/02/2021 15:20

We are also trying to do a fridge/freezer/pantry clear out and I have six swedes.

I don’t really like swede.

Other than going into a pot au feu, and some will go into chicken soup in lieu of potatoes if I ever get around to making it...what can I do that’s interesting with a swede?

No celeriac at the moment to make the fabled mash (that I’ve never been tempted to try but everyone raves about).

Seriously—swede and...what?

catwithflowers · 15/02/2021 15:20

pink you have me craving egg foo yung now 😂. We have a birthday celebration later this week which will be Chinese takeaway and this will be my low carb choice, possibly with a couple of salt and chilli spare ribs 😊. No rice, obviously

catwithflowers · 15/02/2021 15:21

Swede mash with loads of butter and black pepper is delist!

catwithflowers · 15/02/2021 15:21

*delish 😂

Midlifemission · 15/02/2021 15:24

@ShagMeRiggins @BustleInYourHedgerow thanks for work commiserations- I am trying to focus on the upsides such as more time to focus on the DC and to dedicate to Bootcamp. Not great financially but hey ho I am lucky we can pay the bills, many people can't.

I love the NSVs being shared so much - @Hopeislost @WitchWand @LittleMy77 @Justcallmecaptainobvious @VeryLittleOwl. Have probably missed others ! It's so motivating reading them all.

Hope they are helping those struggling to KOKO.

Keen to be creative with the menus as well need to rummage in fridge and see what's left.

pinkpinkeverywhere · 15/02/2021 15:35

Sorry @catwithflowers Grin

How about swede dauphinoise @ShagMeRiggins?
I tried a celeriac one last night with Sunday lunch and it was a huge hit with everyone. I would think it should work Confused

LittleMy77 · 15/02/2021 15:39

Swede and carrot mash with a fcuk ton of butter, creme fraiche and black pepper is always a winner here

ouchmyfeet · 15/02/2021 15:39

@ShagMeRiggins

We are also trying to do a fridge/freezer/pantry clear out and I have six swedes.

I don’t really like swede.

Other than going into a pot au feu, and some will go into chicken soup in lieu of potatoes if I ever get around to making it...what can I do that’s interesting with a swede?

No celeriac at the moment to make the fabled mash (that I’ve never been tempted to try but everyone raves about).

Seriously—swede and...what?

My veg box came with a recipe for swede dauphinoise this week. I'll post it later
prettybird · 15/02/2021 16:04

WitchWand what is this strange thing you’ve invented, this unfinished bottle of bubbly? I’ve never seen one, nor heard of it before. I'm with Shag on that Grin

But on a serious note, if you've already had the bottle open a few days and had 4 glasses from it (assuming a glass each on two occasions), it's going to go flat very soon Shock So don't leave it too long before finishing it, otherwise you'll be disappointed.

Trust me, my dh is a wine expert Wink

Frty · 15/02/2021 16:08

Checking in with 2 pounds down, very pleased.
It is beatifully spring-like here today, I am feeling like things are really turning a corner.

Sending super-positive vibes to the low carb massive!

BIWI · 15/02/2021 16:28

@ShagMeRiggins

I like to make chips from swede. Bake in the oven with lots of olive oil, sea salt and black pepper and chilli flakes.

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ShagMeRiggins · 15/02/2021 16:29

pinkpink and ouchmyfeet a dauphinois definitely appeals to me because French word, ha! I would definitely appreciate a recipe unless it deviates

catwithflowers mash is not my thing unless it’s potato-based and put into an electric mixer with loads of butter and milk or cream until it’s practically a purée. Tesco sells a ready-made mash that I occasionally yearn for, especially with melted cheese.

Actually, the Hormoaners would go for swede mash and I’d definitely add carrots to theirs. So that’s a couple swedes down.

Forgot to mention a courgette thing. That’s another veg I want to love but really only use it as a replacement for pasta dishes.

I’ve tried doing the Parmesan fritters thingy and they came out somewhat disappointingly. Fairly certain I could have experimented and improved the process but it was such a faff to begin with I never persevered.

However, with our VD meal from ChateauX (which was lush), the side was long stemmed bro cold with courgettes and they were “steamed” then covered in something called XO dressing (need to see if that’s a thing or their special own stuff).

Anyway, interestingly, the courgettes were sliced like potato wedges and the process involved putting the vegetables into a medium sized saucepan with 80ml of boiling water, the. Cover for four minutes. Drain, then mix in this XO dressing. They were AMAZING!

So I’m going to experiment with that and see whether this was from raw or from partially cooked somehow. Because four minutes can’t be long enough, can it, for broccoli and courgettes? Dunno.

I’m a pretty good cook but some things make me go all Confused

WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pinkpinkeverywhere · 15/02/2021 16:45

@ShagMeRiggins I just used the celeriac recipe off the Vegetarian thread but haven't tried it with swede although I might give it a go. We like our swede mashed with carrots too, children don't like it without.

Ninkanink · 15/02/2021 16:46

Spiced swede/parsnip/celeriac/carrot/pretty much any combination of root veg is great as a topping for a spiced or curried shepherds pie. I make it up as I go along, really, depending on what mood I’m in or what I have to hand (and obviously making the veg selection as low carb as possible whilst on BC) but I usually use of Nigel Slater’s recipes as an easy guide so I don’t have to think too much and just adapt it as necessary. I usually like it a bit heavier on the spice. The flavours really go well together, especially if there’s some parsnip in there.