Welcome everyone!
Here, as ever, is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness created and lovingly managed by the wonderful @AthelstaneTheUnready
Hopefully you should find that you're already on the spreadsheet - but if not, just add your name to the bottom of the list. Don't try to insert it in the right alphabetical place - Athelstane will do that for you. And don't touch the blue cells or try to enter any other data or comments!
For those that are new, each week I'll start a new chat thread, on Monday, and we'll start off with recording our weight.
However
You don't have to use your weight to measure your progress - and you don't have to be on the spreadsheet if you don't want to be. Instead, take your measurements each week (bust/upper arms/waist/hips/thighs), or find an item of clothing that's just too tight/small right now, and keep trying it on each week.
The rules of Bootcamp are on the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet - but here's a quick summary of the rules for the first two weeks:
- Eat three meals a day
- Avoid processed foods
- Eat lots of fat
- Make sure you're eating vegetables and salad with your food
- Be careful about dairy, apart from butter which is unlimited
- You must drink a minimum of 2 litres of water a day
- No alcohol
- No fruit
- No nuts/seeds
10. No sugar/artificial sweeteners
Make sure you have a really good read of the spreadsheet for the full detail of the rules. Also, check out the tabs at the bottom - there's a huge amount of information that will really help you, especially if you're new to low carbing/Bootcamp.
There's also a thread here of FAQs which should be helpful.
Some thread etiquette
The thread will move really quickly - especially at the beginning.
But please take the time to read everyone's posts, rather than just plopping on with your own comments/thoughts/questions. It's very frustrating when someone comes on to the thread to ask a question that's been posed and answered already!
Don't lurk!
I know that not everyone is confident about posting - and also that there are a lot of posters who are regular Bootcampers, and who know other Bootcampers. Please don't think this is a cliquey thread. It couldn't be further from the truth!
Everyone's views and experiences are welcome and valid, so jump in and post.
Any questions, please just post. Or PM me. There's always someone here who can help - and if I or they can't, then we can always find someone who can!
Above all, very good luck to everyone.
I very much hope that by the time we come to the end of these ten weeks, that we really are (as a country) completely ready to leave Lockdown well behind.
Wishing everyone all the luck 