Summer Low Carb mini-Bootcamp - week 3

[StuntNun]

Welcome to week 3 of our mini-Bootcamp. If you have been following strict Bootcamp then you can move to Bootcamp Light this week. This means you can eat when you're hungry rather than sticking to three meals a day, and you can re-introduce alcohol, low carb fruits, nuts and seeds, and dark chocolate in small quantities. Some people choose to stick with strict Bootcamp on weekdays and do Bootcamp Light at the weekend.

Note that there is almost always a weight loss stall between weeks 3 and 5 of going low carb so do not worry if the scales don't drop this week or next. It's caused by a temporary increase in water retention and you will still be burning fat if you keep following the rules. If the lack of weight loss gets you down then remind yourself that this is to be expected and the scales will start moving again.

As always, here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness!

Meant to say the weight gain is also alcohol I expect, we shared a bottle of wine most days

"most"?! Every! Plus a couple of sticky gin liqueurs, a bottle of champagne and a gin and tonic!!

Flourishing I've been desperate to show off my lunch boxes, so I'm using your post as an excuse!

I also have to keep stopping myself from buying fancy new scales I don't need. I do know that the reading on the scale being accurate or not doesn't actually affect the weight that I am, but I do need reminding every now and again

They look amazing! What's in them?

Steak (fried in butter), courgetti (coconut oil), tuna with cucumber and mayo through it, celery and a babybel.

Takes ages to cook everything and put it together but they look cool, which is obviously the most important thing!

They look fabulous!

Thanks @StuntNun - I tend to have my electrolytes in the evening anyway, so it's good to know that's the right time to have them if I do need to catch up on my drinking.

I'm making a decent effort today though, and am on my second 750ml bottle. @Bryonyshcmyony - I'm exactly the same as you and even when I drink throughout the day it's a whole pint at a time as I don't like sipping water. Hopefully that's ok though, as a pint is still only 1/6 of the total amount I'm supposed to be drinking per day according to my weight! I think what StuntNun was saying was that we shouldn't drink our full days water intake in one go at the end of the day? So a pint every couple of hours is ok (or at least more ok than 6 pints in one hour )

@naemates those lunchboxes look fabulous! Meal prepping is definitely the way forward.

pinknsparkly
Yes I have 3l to drink a day which is about 5/6 pints? So I've drunk 3 pints today so far. I tend to stop drinking water in the late afternoon /early evening as I don't want to be up all night peeing (menopausal!)

Would also like to know about drinking water in pints?
I tend to down a glass (300ml) of water and then another half glass of v.weak squash after.

L - spring greens cooked in butter with Sardines in tomato sauce (carb count low on the sardines)
D - Salmon & courgetti
Babybel as a mid morning snack

I will weigh later but I'm pretty sure I've stayed the same this week (period bloat weight). I am really struggling to drink the water; it's just too much for me.

@Kerplunkk

Would also like to know about drinking water in pints? I tend to down a glass (300ml) of water and then another half glass of v.weak squash after.

L - spring greens cooked in butter with Sardines in tomato sauce (carb count low on the sardines)
D - Salmon & courgetti
Babybel as a mid morning snack

Why are you drinking squash though?! Most squash has either sugar, and/or sugar and artificial sweeteners in it, which really isn't great.

@BobbinThreadbare123 : try drinking a glass or two every time you go to the loo. It becomes self-fulfilling

The water really is important to make this WoE work.

If it helps, I like to visualise it as the water helping to pee the fat away

I'm more than happy to drink plenty of plain water as long as its a pint at a time.

Hello all

I'm still following the plan although not posting often - unfortunately I'm unwell at the moment. I'm currently on some pretty hefty antibiotics and painkillers which are making me very tired and giving me bad acid indigestion. I'm not sure if or how the meds will affect any losses but will KOKO as best I can.

B - coffee
L - smoked salmon, cream cheese and salad with a handful of walnuts
D - chicken leg, salad, home made coleslaw with soured cream/mayo dressing

B: Berry compote, Greek yog and keto granola
L: 2 slices ham, 2 fried eggs, olives, tapenade, cheesestring, tomato
D: roast chicken, celeriac fries, cauliflower with cheese sauce, salad and tomato.
Handful of peanuts for a snack

Actually couldn’t eat all the chicken as I felt very full up, which I’m taking as a positive sign of adapting to life without carbs, rather than me stuffing myself unnecessarily

B: nothing, water and coffee with almond milk
L: tuna in oil, massive salad w mayo
D: 3 x Heck sausages, FLGV and a cheesey cream sauce

Struggling with the water too but I know it's worth it!

B: boiled eggs and mayo
L: scrambled egg with salami and avocado
D: salmon and asparagus roasted in lemon oil and pak Choi stir fried in chilli oil.

No breakfast, tea with almond milk.
L - chicken thighs, radish and cherry tomatoes, salad leaves
D - salmon baked in butter with FLGV
Small pot of Greek yoghurt with a few raspberries and some flax seeds.

Back on track today having had a stern word with myself!
B bacon, fried egg, mushrooms, spinach
L yogurt, cream and berries
D pork stir fry

So hard to keep refusing all the cakes coming into work. We're having our third attempt at preschool graduation on Friday so will have to go 7 or 8 hours without food as the refreshments are cakes!

Day 1!

I have had.. much water
B - cheesy scrambled eggs
L - cheese, ham, mayo, cucumber. Have a bad habit of not really sitting down for lunch but nibbling it for a couple of hours. Don’t think that helps with the insulin control.
D - cheeseburger pie + FLGV.
And a couple of heck sausages as snacks at various points.

Am looking forward to the adaption point, where I suddenly develop the ability to resist snacks!

I’m beginning to feel a bit peckish now so I think I’d better go to bed,

B - coffee with soya milk
L - cottage cheese salad with an olive oil dressing
D - salt and chilli pork and spinach cooked in butter (for the 4th night running), 4 raspberries.

Right - to sort my snack habit I've restarted the Simple fasting app today. It made a huge difference last BC.

I'm still crap between meals - worst time is when I'm getting dinner sorted. I'm not hungry - just picking!!

Some from last BC might remember me banging on about bloating / intolerances / attempting an IBS elimination diet (lasted about a week - it's proper hardcore!)

As part of my referrals I've ended up at a women's physio who's diagnosed a rather severe diastasis recti that she thinks could be the main culprit!!!! So I've got exercises and a 5 referral process which I am very excited about!!

So rather random but I know others mention bloating etc so might help someone.

Didn't eat until late today - handful of nuts at 2.30 then lunch at 3 - just not hungry thank god.

L: coconut & lime chicken, avocado, salad, hm sour cream dressing, some cheese
S: more cheese, rolitos
D: bolognaise with roasted courgettes, mushrooms, couple of toms, bit more cheese . Greek yoghurt and 4 strawbs.

Mini bar 85% choc.

Fasting button pressed at 8pm and about to head up, snack free!!

I have a vague recollection that @GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal had a significant diastasis recti that she responsible lived with a lot of physio and exercises

Hope a) I've remembered correctly and b) I've tagged her correctly

Hello! You do remember correctly prettybird - it had gone undiagnosed for years after the birth of my children, and was severe enough that my physio could fit her entire fist between my stomach muscles. It had been diagnosed after an accident during stage combat left me with terrible back pain - apparently a large part of the problem was that my back was under increased strain as I had no core strength whatsoever.

I had six months of weekly physio with daily prescribed exercises, plus I did Pilates three times a week (and started losing weight thanks to my very first Bootcamp), but by the time my physio discharged me I had lovely taut stomach muscles.

That was over two years ago and I've kept up with low-carbing and Pilates, and I have a BMI of 21 (down from 27), a lower-than-average body fat percentage, and actual abs. So keep it up Bootcampers, it works! We are going to overlook the fact that I'm currently on holiday in a lovely little seaside town that's basically carb central and have had chips twice already.