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Summer Low Carb mini-Bootcamp sign-up thread

175 replies

StuntNun · 19/07/2021 10:48

@Oneborneverydecade and I are running a mini-Bootcamp starting on Monday 2nd August. This will be a six-week Bootcamp ending on Sunday 12th September. You can choose to start with two weeks of strict Bootcamp, or stick with Bootcamp Light for the whole six weeks. The Low Carb Bootcamp rules are here if you want to know more.

@BIWI will be around to offer support but we're giving her a break by handling the starting of threads and the spreadsheet side of things. We'll also be chatting about how to eat while you're on holiday so don't feel that you can't sign up because you've got a week away this summer.

If you want to join in then sign up by cut and pasting the list below and adding your name to the end. If you don't want your weight to be recorded on the spreadsheet then put NO SPREADSHEET after your name.

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venusandmars · 20/07/2021 09:28

Xpost so updated the list with my correct position.

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  2. Oneborneverydecade
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  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please)
pinknsparkly · 20/07/2021 09:28

Can I also ask whether I should be doing something slightly different if I'm breastfeeding? Should I be aiming for a higher number of carbs than everyone else?

BIWI · 20/07/2021 09:34

@pinknsparkly

Can I also ask whether I should be doing something slightly different if I'm breastfeeding? Should I be aiming for a higher number of carbs than everyone else?
If you're breastfeeding you would be better to follow Bootcamp Light, rather than the first two strict weeks of Bootcamp. @StuntNun is the best person to advise on approach here, as she maintained her low carbing during her last baby/breastfeeding.
Ifeelmuchlessfat · 20/07/2021 09:36
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  2. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  3. Rshard
  4. Bryonyshcmyony
  5. Ouchmyfeet
  6. Prettybird
  7. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. Ifeelmuchlessfat

Ffs got so enthusiastic that I forgot to add myself last time Confused

@BIWI I do appreciate that wine isn’t ideal - I spend my days drink fizzy water so by the time the evening comes I can’t face any more fizz if you know what I mean, so a glass or two of wine goes down scarily well. But I also appreciate that it will have consequences so I need to find a balance. My other tipple is a g&t but again, fizz. Rum is a lovely idea, what could I drink it with that isn’t fizzy do you think?
It’s not that I need alcoholic per se, I’m open to any nice low carb options that aren’t fizzy, but I’ve tried so many (seedlip etc) that have beautiful bottles but are frankly either tasteless or disgusting.

Btw, 3 hour dog walk this morning along the beach ending up with a half hour swim in the sea with my dog and no wetsuit!
Bloody love summer!

venusandmars · 20/07/2021 09:37

I'm joining for the first 4 weeks but then going on holiday - assuming that we're still allowed out and about by then. Holiday plans all gone a bit stormy as dh's family didn't think to communicate with each other about their plans and everyone has booked holiday in September. PILs are very elderly and frail and lonely and rely on multiple family visits. They live in a rural place so not much in the way of paid or voluntary support that can be brought in.

It's partly due to holidays being postponed / rearranged from last year or from earlier this year, and partly that everyone sticks their head in the sand about potential date clashes (dh - I'm looking at you) and about the frailty and fragility of PIL's lives (SILs - I'm looking at you).

Thanks @StuntNun and @Oneborneverydecade for taking this on and well done @ouchmyfeet for taking on the spreadsheet.

See you all in August.

BIWI · 20/07/2021 09:37

@JimHairy

Are you doing Bootcamp 'proper'?

If so, where is your breakfast?! First rule of Bootcamp.

However, are you breastfeeding? In which case, Bootcamp Light is recommended.

venusandmars · 20/07/2021 09:39

Lots more x-posts so I done the list again, added @Ifeelmuchlessfat at 25 and reinstated the lost no1, and no2.

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  2. Oneborneverydecade
  3. BIWI
  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat
BIWI · 20/07/2021 09:39

@Ifeelmuchlessfat

Rum is a lovely idea, what could I drink it with that isn’t fizzy do you think?

Why not drink still water during the day, so you can switch to fizzy in the evening?!

venusandmars · 20/07/2021 09:42

I can't believe I posted "I done the the list.." Blush Blush

I have done the list

cheeseisthebest · 20/07/2021 09:43

[quote BIWI]@Ifeelmuchlessfat

Rum is a lovely idea, what could I drink it with that isn’t fizzy do you think?

Why not drink still water during the day, so you can switch to fizzy in the evening?![/quote]
I was just going to say the same!

Ifeelmuchlessfat · 20/07/2021 09:47

Thanks @venusandmars.
@BIWI I’ll give it a go but after a year of this woe now I do find still water sooooooo boring that I don’t drink enough of it. But maybe it would work as a change.

Still up for any lc suggestions for an evening drink though…

pinknsparkly · 20/07/2021 09:50

@BIWI - thanks very much. I'll look at boot camp light. For some reason I can't use the "quote" function.

BIWI · 20/07/2021 09:59

@venusandmars

I can't believe I posted "I done the the list.." Blush Blush

I have done the list

Grin
bettybigballs · 20/07/2021 10:02

Thanks for organising this, I don't want a full hardcore but a few weeks of lite will have me feeling sooo much better

  1. StuntNun
  2. Oneborneverydecade
  3. BIWI
  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please)
TheBuriedGiant · 20/07/2021 10:13

Hi all, I'd love to join, I'm starting a new job and would like to be in a better place and eating healthier when I start, thanks for doing this!

  1. StuntNun
  2. Oneborneverydecade
  3. BIWI
  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 27. TheBuriedGiant
MalFunkshun · 20/07/2021 10:22

Could I join please? Similar to others - I’m bf and also due to start a new job in November; am desperate to have lost some baby weight by then 😖

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  2. Oneborneverydecade
  3. BIWI
  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 27. TheBuriedGiant 28. MalFunkshun (no spreadsheet please)
CrispyChickenThighs · 20/07/2021 10:29
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  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 27. TheBuriedGiant 28. MalFunkshun (no spreadsheet please) 29. CrispyChickenThighs
JimHairy · 20/07/2021 11:54

Yep doing proper boot camp, breakfast was a coffee that’s basically half double cream at 6am. Because I’m up so early with the baby I can’t eat that early so also had cheese and olives at 10am as a snack Smile

Aliensrus · 20/07/2021 13:41

[quote BIWI]@Aliensrus

Thank you for organising! Tried low carb once but ended up losing my appetite and feeling exhausted. Have got much fatter so keen to have another go!

Well, losing your appetite is one of the key benefits of low carbing! Can't really see how that's a problem, if you're wanting to lose weight?

If you were exhausted, then it sounds like you were eating the wrong things. Were you trying to make it low fat as well as low carb? This is a high fat way of eating, and it's the fat that will give you energy.

Can I ask, also, how long you tried it for? It can take a couple of weeks to setting into it - you're getting your body to change the way it deals with food, so you're switching from burning carbs to burning fat - and in that period of time you don't always feel 100%.[/quote]
Hi @BIWI,
I was a doing a paleo style diet with elimination phase at the start and I was mainly eating boiled eggs, cold meat and salad and was at a bit of a loss as to what to eat otherwise and I was getting way less calories than assumed in the diet plan. I only stuck it out for two weeks as I upped my exercise a lot at the same time (error!) and ended up relying on chocolate to get me through my evening walk!
It sounds like I need to focus on the fat (hard when you’re so used to avoiding it) and I’ll definitely factor in the early phase misery this time - thank you

Andi2020 · 20/07/2021 18:33

. StuntNun

  1. Oneborneverydecade
  2. BIWI
  3. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  4. Rshard
  5. Bryonyshcmyony
  6. Ouchmyfeet
  7. Prettybird
  8. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 27. TheBuriedGiant 28. MalFunkshun (no spreadsheet please) 29. CrispyChickenThighs 30. Andi2020

Hope I added myself properly

ToffeeNotCoffee · 20/07/2021 21:24

@BIWI

Welcome @ToffeeNotCoffee*!

Just to be clear though - Bootcamp is very different from the Fast800. I assume you know this, but just in case ... !

We don't allow things like beans, or desserts like apple strudel.

Exercise is lovely, (for some!), but not necessary/compulsory.

And we certainly don't count calories!*

Thanks. Yesterday was cock up day on Fast 800.

I don't think Low Carb Bootcamp is for me, thanks. Please remove my name from the list. I shan't be joining in.

ZiggZagg · 20/07/2021 22:38

StuntNun

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  2. BIWI
  3. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  4. Rshard
  5. Bryonyshcmyony
  6. Ouchmyfeet
  7. Prettybird
  8. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 27. TheBuriedGiant 28. MalFunkshun (no spreadsheet please) 29. CrispyChickenThighs 30. Andi2020 31. ZiggZagg
venusandmars · 20/07/2021 23:11
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  2. Oneborneverydecade
  3. BIWI
  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. Pleaseandthankyou 22. pinknsparkly 23. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 24. Ifeelmuchlessfat 25. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 26. TheBuriedGiant 27. MalFunkshun (no spreadsheet please) 28. CrispyChickenThighs 29. Andi2020 30. ZiggZagg
latebloomingleo · 20/07/2021 23:16

Thanks for this!

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  2. Oneborneverydecade
  3. BIWI
  4. MilesJuppIsMyBitch
  5. Rshard
  6. Bryonyshcmyony
  7. Ouchmyfeet
  8. Prettybird
  9. Laska2Meryls
10. BestisWest (no need to add me to the spreadsheet) 11. Cheeseisthebest NO SPREADSHEET 12. JimHairy 13. Sunshineandlollypops 14. Pangolinfan 15. Morecoobell 16. Untradwife (no spreadsheet please) 17. oscarandelliesdad 18. HaggisTheGreat 19. FusionChefGeoff (no spreadsheet pls) 20. Aliensrus 21. ToffeeNotCoffee (no spreadsheet please) 22. Pleaseandthankyou 23. pinknsparkly 24. Venusandmars (no spreadsheet please) 25. Ifeelmuchlessfat 26. Bettybigballs (no spreadsheet please) 27. TheBuriedGiant 28. MalFunkshun (no spreadsheet please) 29. CrispyChickenThighs 30. Andi2020 31. ZiggZagg 32. Latebloomingleo
venusandmars · 20/07/2021 23:18

@ToffeeNotCoffee I have taken you out of the list, but maybe I can encourage you to look at this way of eating... Bootcamp is just a way of getting you into a really lovely regular way of eating loads of veg and some good proteins, supplemented with healthy fats to keep you feeling full and satiated.

Things to avoid are sugars, or any food that turns quickly to sugar. The principles are not dissimilar to fast 800.