Is anybody interested in a January Low Carb Bootcamp?

[BIWI]

The last one was pretty quiet, so I'm trying to gauge how many would be interested in a January one - probably starting around the middle of the month.

@FrenchBoule - I often make a salad dressing with just olive oil, lemon juice or cider/white/red wine vinegar, seasoning and a wee dod of whole grain mustard. And some mashed garlic if I can be bothered.

I do much the same as @prettybird. Sometimes I add some finely chopped shallots.

@venusandmars my heavy sigh is only an expression. You know the feeling when you really have to do something but can’t find your mojo.

I’m heaviest since I was pregnant and the time has come to do something about it instead of moaning that none of my clothes fit. I will do it.I have to.

There’s also a feeling when I don’t feel like doing something then push myself and get it done. The satisfaction afterwards is priceless.

Sometimes I feel like my body and mind don’t cooperate very well, one craves doritos and chardonnay,the other one tells me “you’re not helping yourself by doing this”

Sorry if I don’t express myself very well, English is not my first language and Fridays are hectic here looking after 2 bouncing balls of energy ferrying them from A to B.Knackered now so off to bed.

@prettybird thanks for the tip,plenty of vinegars in this house 🙂

Onwards and upwards or something like that… zzz…

Thanks for the support, I know I’m in the right place with right people 🙂

@FrenchBoule - the good news is that once you're into this WoE, it can really help your mood and motivation.

I'm not sure if it's simply that you come to realise that you are in control of what you eat rather than food controlling you or whether it's the fact that your hormones are better regulated or whether it's that fact that you see the results both on the scales and in your body It's probably a combination of all of the above

Oh and @FrenchBoule - just a reminder that amongst your selection of vinegars, you shouldn't be using any of the balsamic vinegar

@prettybird point taken 😉 have red wine vinegar, spiced,malted,spirit,apple cider vinegar…
I also have balsamic but for whatever reason I’ve never been to keen on it. I prefer using ACV even if the recipe states balsamic.

I’m devil for tweaking recipes (with various results sometimes😉).

Apart from your user name @FrenchBoule, I would never have known you're not a native speaker. Your English is great. And I think most of us will identify with your 'heavy sigh'!

We've talked before on Bootcamp about the whole angel/devil issue - one on one shoulder urging you to follow the rules, the other on the other shoulder tempting you to stray.

I think we all have an 'inner fatty' which wants us to keep eating all the carbs! The key with any diet is to shut them up.

Thanks @BIWI 🙂 my username doesn’t describe my nationality.

I’m an avid sourdough baker and a while ago I was told off on one of fb bread making groups that the bread I bake is actually not a loaf but french boule.

Ah well,won’t eat boules or loaves for a while.Will keep baking for friends and family.

Yesterday I said goodbye to wine along with my firned.Today said goodbye to roast potatoes and fizzy water with homemade syrup (I was a bit thirsty this morning,wonder why 🤔).

Off to work tomorrow with “salad” for lunch - bits of left over roast chicken we’ve had for dinner today,avocado and hard boiled egg with some mayo.

Wishing everybody good luck and iron will.

Oh,by the way where do we report? Here or is there another thread I’m not aware of?

@FrenchBoule the new thread is HERE

Thank you 🙂

Jan 22 Bootcamp chat thread is here