Sorry have been rather absent recently - long post to reply to questions/issues from yesterday. Apologies, as ever, for duplication!
@JengaCupboard
Also I have been researching stuff like the bare naked noodles and low carb bread you guys talk about, and can only find them on Ocado which have no delivery slots for basically forever... any good product recommendations on this front, and where you buy? Thanks everyone
Sainsbury's sell Bare Naked noodles - and rice - but probably only in their big stores. However, if you have an Asian supermarket anywhere near you, you may be able to buy them - not the brand, which is a UK brand, but look for shirataki noodles or konjac . These noodles are made with flour from the Japanese yam (completely different from the veg we know as a yam!).
You can buy the low carb bread and/or rolls from this site .
@FusionChefGeoff
I've also ordered some keto strips as I am curious to see short term impact of food choices - I don't want to start weighing daily but am still too new / nervous to be completely chilled in between sessions!
Don't waste your money! If you're drinking the amount of water you should be, you'll not see much change on those strips. Equally, there's no need to weigh daily. Trust us that this will work - if you follow the rules!
'm planning on a tomatoey / Spanish chicken thing in the slow cooker but I've only got chicken breasts
What can I do to increase fat?? I'm thinking add streaky bacon, chorizo, fry off shallots and celery in EVOO. Maybe top with grated cheese on serving?? Not sure I fancy /Kids will go for adding cream to the sauce
Fry your chicken and bacon/chorizo in butter and olive oil first. You could also add in some olives, which are high in fat. (Kids can fish them out if they don't like them!). When you serve it, if you don't want cream in the sauce, how about a dollop of sour cream or yoghurt on the top, along with grated cheese?
@ChristMyArse
Be careful with cottage cheese. Yes, you can have it, but be aware that it's around 4g carbs per 100g (seems to depend on the brand). It can also be difficult to find full fat stuff - don't go anywhere near the fat-free cottage cheese as that is almost twice the amount of carbs. I love cottage cheese (I know, weirdo!) so do have it occasionally.
I've had to up my meds this week, do you think upping the dosage may effect things when they are not new drugs for me? I'm also on antibiotics so don't think that will help?
Sorry - this is beyond (way, way!) my level of expertise. You could ask your GP - but otherwise you'll just have to suck it and see. To be honest, if you need medication then it's more important that your issue is treated rather than worrying about weight loss, surely? Hopefully the antibiotics will only be a short term thing, so I wouldn't worry too much about those - although I would try to get hold of a good probiotic to take at the same time.
@Howdidthathappen1
B 3 eggs omelette with mushrooms and cheddar about 8am
This sounds fine - hopefully you used a lot of butter to fry your omelette?
L aubergine into 2, drizzled with oil and harrissa paste baked with lettuce with ceaser dressing on (a lot of) about 1pm
Firstly, why 'drizzled'? This implies not much oil - aubergines love oil, and so it's a great opportunity to really increase the amount of fat you're eating.
Secondly, how much harissa? And did you check the carb count? They do vary, but one brand that I checked (Belazu Rose) is 15.3g carbs per 100g.
Third, the caesar dressing - carb counts vary hugely, but can be as much as 10g carbs per 100ml depending on the brand. Again, did you check?
Overall, your lunch could have been too low in fat (certainly low in protein too) but also high in carbs.
Snack - lump of cheddar about 3.30 then greek yogurt and 6 walnuts as still hungry!
Strong indication that you haven't been eating enough fat and protein at lunch.
D chicken, chorizo, fried with asparagus cherry tomatoes and spinach with feta stirred through at 6pm
Sounds fine - but hopefully you used plenty of oil/butter to fry in? Did you use chicken thighs rather than chicken breast, to keep the fat up?
as I've lost 2/3lbs since the start I can only think I need to cut down on the amount of food
No - but you need to cut out the snacking and make sure that you're keeping your carbs low at meal times and really upping the fat. You might also cut down/out the dairy, as you've had that at every meal. It can make a difference.
@ouchmyfeet
Evening all, those chocolate cakes look awesome. I'm tempted to make some cupcakes as suggested and freeze them. My birthday is coming up and would love to have a slice of cake with the kids in celebration.
Birthday's don't need cake! However, if you make that recipe, just remember that the amount is to serve 12 people, so use it to make 12 individual cakes.
Again, remember we're trying to train our tastebuds out of wanting sweet things!. This:
Rubbish day here today. Had a headache all day that I can't shift, and massively craving sweet things. I think it's just PMT, never really sure as I don't have periods but do get the monthly hormone cycle. I've had a couple of squares of dark choc which didn't really hit the spot (a few hundred grams of milky chocolate would have been perfect) so I am at least glad that I stopped there and didn't fall into a carb pit
... would suggest that you really do need to cut out any sweet stuff at least for now.
And:
still a bit alarmed at the amount of butter I'm eating, but weightloss has picked up since I cut back on cheese and stopped holding back on the butter. It's so bloody delicious
Why are you worried about the amount of butter? You really do need to accept that this is a high fat WOE! And as you quite rightly say, butter is bloody delicious 
@cheeseisthebest
Still really plateaued here and keep eating dark chocolate each evening. Possibly a correlation?!!
First, you haven't plateaued - on 26/2 you reported a loss of around 2lbs. A plateau is when you haven't lost pounds or inches for at least 3 weeks.
Second, you have been cheating! You ate pasta.
And third, you're eating chocolate every day.
What do you expect?
Please - if you really want to lose weight, follow Bootcamp rules properly.
@Oneborneverydecade
I'm down 3lb so far this week, not terribly optimistic it'll still be 3 by Monday though
How come? What are you anticipating doing/eating that would sabotage that loss?!