April Leaving Lockdown Low Carb Bootcamp - week 1

[BIWI]

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:

1. Eat three meals a day
2. Avoid processed foods
3. Eat lots of fat
4. Make sure you're eating vegetables and salad with your food
5. Be careful about dairy, apart from butter which is unlimited
6. You must drink a minimum of 2 litres of water a day
7. No alcohol
8. No fruit
9. 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

Looks at @BIWI

Oh thanks so much all so much inspirational stuff here to keep me going! You are all brill! X

Welcome @Figrus2! And good luck

Just marking place as not starting until tomorrow.

I am The Real Biwi - - but also know just how expensive those shakes can be, so being pragmatic.

Being release from prison has also made me unexpectedly benign.

But don't worry. It won't last

Wow littleowl those pictures are amazing. I remember seeing some of the first ones but the last one is incredible. I hope you are sufficiently proud.

I’ve measured myself and since Christmas I have put 2in on my bust and back - which I’ve noticed when putting my lovely new bras on. And I’ve put on 5in on my waist . So irritated with myself. Also I have not been able to prepare properly for this week as I’ve had this crappy cold which I keep thinking will be gone the next day, but is actually more bleurch. So haven’t done a proper shop and now I’m realising how little appropriate or combinable food I have.

B - 2 egg, spinach and bacon omelette
Snack - a peperami and a frankfurter
L - chicken and red pepper red thai curry
D - will probably be donor meat and coleslaw

I know, quite a shit effort for my first day. But I managed to resist the eating leftovers trap I always fall into so as not to waste food this morning as I made ds2 a bacon panini and he had 2 tiny bites and said he was full. Usually I’d eat the rest, but I picked the bacon out and put it in my omelette instead, and looked away as I binned the roll. I hate wasting food so much.

Thanks for the answers, @BIWI. I will shove my Keto shake thing to the back of the cupboard and keep it for the odd emergency.

@Random789

Thank you very much,**@nowlook**. That is very helpful. I can certainly understand the hazards of nuts as a snack -- too easy to inhale a million calories without thinking! And I hadn't realised that no-nuts was just for the first two weeks. That makes sense.

Thank you so much, @AthelstaneTheUnready for adding me to the spreadsheet. I've put my weight in, with my heart in my mouth in case I did the Magic Bad Commenting Thing that ruined the spreadsheet. I hope I haven't. Ihave an unhappy relationship with spreadsheets. Usually I think they exist solely to intimidate me.

It's a pleasure, @Random789!

The answers are:

• no, you didn't
• a lot of people do
• yes, they do

@AthelstaneTheUnready

All new requests now on the spreadsheet.

I WILL SAY IT AGAIN

IN BIG LETTERS

THERE IS A NEW LINK TO THE SPREADSHEET HERE

NEW LINK

As the one in the first post has been disabled.

I’m so sorry Athelstane. When I try to add my name at the bottom it says this:

There was a problem
You are trying to edit a protected cell or object. Please contact the spreadsheet owner to remove protection if you need to edit.

I’m sure this is my fault as I’m beyond useless at technology, but I don’t know how to do it properly.

Not your fault, @MrsKoala! I've added you, so you should be able to add weight etc now.

Well, that was a rollercoaster. BIWI was both suspended and reinstated while I caught up

Failed in in that it's gone 4pm and I've missed lunch BUT I am on my 3rd 750ml bottle of water. Need to get my finger out defrosting chicken legs for dinner though.

BIWI thanks so much that's really good to hear. I need to have surgery in June and would be v good to have a healthier BMI for that too.

@VeryLittleOwl

Your wish is my command, *@BIWI*

These are photos I took during the October 2020 boot camp - 14lbs lost and nearly all of it came off my middle.

Brilliant progress pictures! Well done!

@AthelstaneTheUnready
THANK YOU for adding me to the spreadsheet x
(ps was I correct to give starting weight for this bootcamp, or my original heaviest weight 3 years ago?)

[quote 52andblue]@AthelstaneTheUnready
THANK YOU for adding me to the spreadsheet x
(ps was I correct to give starting weight for this bootcamp, or my original heaviest weight 3 years ago?)[/quote]
Pleasure!

Entirely up to you. If you want to use starting weight now and just track progress from today, then put the same number in columns B and C.

If you want to track progress from today AND progress since you starting losing weight, then put your heaviest weight in column B, and today's weight in column C.

Like 50footwave has, in the line just above yours.

Luckily I only spent a few minutes planning my free BIWI campaign 😂, glad they have released you @BIWI

Hi everyone. Really hoping I make it through to the end this time. I've got a lockdown stone to lose. Then the last stone I had to lose in the first place . But I would like to assure anyone new that it does work if you stick to it! :)

@nowlook

Afternoon campers!

Just back from the pub. Was marvellous

Starter: smoked salmon with citrus creme and endive salad
Main: Featherblade of beef with cavolo nero (and the mushrooms from DH and DC's ribeye).

A full 750ml glass bottle of sparkling water to myself. Hurray!

I've added your weight cheeseisthebest. But if you lose more than 2lbs this week you're going to have to give your weight in pounds :-)

Welcome back BIWI . I hope it wasn't about the stuff where you can't be near a naked flame. I find the whole thing vair depressing, to be honest.

Thank you!

Sorry to be a pain, @AthelstaneTheUnready, but the first column says it's view only so could you add my name to the sheet please!
Amazing progress pics, @VeryLittleOwl!
I fell off the wagon a couple of weeks before the end of the last bootcamp and was too embarrassed to rejoin. The damage isn't too bad though, and I'm hoping this bootcamp will help me get to below 60kg by the summer. I'm also looking forward to the reduced bloating, clearer skin and not wanting to fall asleep in the afternoon that always happen on low carb.
Great to see the thread moving so fast.
Happy camping everyone!

I feel like my back teeth are floating after all this water today, been up and down to the loo more times than I can keep track of. I don't think I usually drink enough!

No problem, @LostaraYil, you're on!

Think of all those extra steps, @HalfShrunkMoreToGo...

verylittleowl thanks so much for those photos! I'm starting at 166lb so similar. Will have to dig out a pair of size 12 shorts/jeans that I can't fit in, and do the same!

Ni hao- I am indeed ‘little black’! That made me smile! No-one’s ever noticed! 😂

Hello all! First day report. Really need to aim for 2 stone loss to feel better about self. But also know that may take some time so trying to focus on small goals of one week of good keto-ing at a time. So tracking here with all you good people will help!

So far: black coffee (not really a bfast person aka good for 16:8)
Lunch: eggs, salad leaves, blue cheese
Dinner plan: courgette and veg soup.

Food feeling virtuous but haven't fit in much (ANY) movement to the day though...