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Low-carb bootcamp

Join discussions about low-carb bootcamp plans, meals and progress. Consider speaking to a medical professional before starting any diet.

General Low Carb Bootcamp Chat

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BIWI · 29/12/2021 23:37

Although I generally keep a chat thread going at the end of each Bootcamp, I think it would be better to have an ongoing chat thread that isn't linked to a specific Bootcamp.

So here it is. A sparkly new thread, for all things low carb and Bootcamp chat. As well as anything else you'd like to chat about!

Feel free to chat about anything you like here.

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AThroneOfLies · 11/01/2022 19:15

Hi all,

I’m glad I decided to do the breaking in as I too am absolutely exhausted, think it’s a mix of trying to fat adapt, January blues and the miserable weather!

B - Greek yoghurt
L - Tuna mayo and green beans
D - Tofu, mushroom & green bean casserole thing,
Will have the rest for lunch tomorrow.

Have managed all the water for the last 2 days 👍

ShagMeRiggins · 11/01/2022 19:43

@BIWI

Sorry! Drs Phinny and Volek - bit of spoonerism going on there!
Dear god, woman— as if I couldn’t admire you more, you gave me “spoonerism.”**

I thank you.
Grin

**in case anyone’s wondering, no, I do not worship at the Cult of BIWI. She just seems like a strong, intelligent, dedicated, and giving person who makes me laugh.

TL;DR - Never met the woman, but BIWI seems cool

ShagMeRiggins · 11/01/2022 20:08

Bol for lunch which is too carby for proper bootcamp but I've judged it okay for easing in week.

I like the concept of easing in week. Could also make a good username.

GrinAs would “pimpmysprouts”

ShagMeRiggins · 11/01/2022 20:20

I’m preparing for Monday by having two last hurrahs—one with girlfriends tomorrow and one with husband on Saturday.

I have a veritable bisexual harem, apparently. Hmm

Anyway, my gain from end of last Bootcamp to this one has been appx 4-6lbs. I can deal with that. Less than half a stone. Okay.

I have a friend who has a perfectly healthy BMI and also teaches Zumba (many, many times a week) who embarks on a weight loss program at the beginning of November so she can eat anything she fancies during the holidays and doesn’t worry about losing weight in January. Interesting approach.

When I hit my goal weight (2 - 2 1/2 stones to go, will get there, believe me), I’m considering adopting that approach; lose weight before a big period of time (Christmas, summer holidays) rather than after (when it all feels shite). Psychologically, it’s very interesting.

Sending massive flowers and appreciation to everyone on this thread. We’re going to have a great Bootcamp.

prettybird · 11/01/2022 20:42

I've just checked: I put on 11.75lb over the Festive Period Blush

But the good news is that I'm back in the Zone now and drinking ALL the water Grin

MushroomHunter · 11/01/2022 20:54

Hi all, I am
On my first week of easing in and I really really want a cheese toasty! I am not feeling 100% today, feel really tired and achy so maybe that’s why I want comport food.

I’ve been drinking so much water everyday and so far it’s helping.

Looking forward to Monday to go hard at bootcamp and lose lbs!

AllTheBlackCoffee · 11/01/2022 20:56

I like the sound of your friend's approach ShagMeRiggins that's something I'd love to do if I ever manage to get anywhere near my goal. Imagine coming out of the festive period or back off an all inclusive holiday at your ideal weight?? Madness!!

Frenchpoodle · 12/01/2022 07:05

Good luck @prettybird - the Christmas gain will be off in no time!

@MushroomHunter hope you feel better soon, it’s hard when you are feeling a bit rough isn’t it? I’ve also been trying to find things other than food to cheer me up/ comfort me when feeling a bit rough - candle, good book, even a nap if I can!

Yesterday’s food
L - bacon and egg salad with dressing
D - parmesan baked fish with roasted broccoli and sautéed spinach

I’ve been relying on bacon a bit too much at lunchtime, so having a think about some other quick but tasty meals. I’m on the road today, so likely raising the M&S deli section Smile

byebyecarbs · 12/01/2022 07:12

Morning all! The numbers are going down and the hunger is disappearing. I just need to keep this up over the weekend when we have a couple of social things. Luckily one is in a pub so I can choose my own food and I have offered to drive so I can avoid drinking.

How is everyone else getting on? I'm finding this chat really helpful and motivating. Does everyone stay on here once bootcamp starts or do people post on the bootcamp thread more?

Minkymoo74 · 12/01/2022 07:18

Where could I find a food list please, so I can go shopping? Thank you

ImALittlePea · 12/01/2022 07:24

Hi! I don't have time to rtft so can anyone fill in on whether there are 'rules' to follow here or is it just a low carb support thread?

I've been carb counting since 3rd Jan, MFP keeps telling me off for not eating 'enough' but I'm not hungry for anything more at the moment!

Typical day:

B - cuppa
L - 1/2 tin of soup
D - last night was baked potato, beans, cheese and salad

Interspersed with a few more cuppas throughout the day!

Also trying to mindfully not eat meat / as much meat and not drink as much as I'd got into the habit towards the end of last year.

So based on that, can I join??

cheeseisthebest · 12/01/2022 07:50

ImalittlePea hello and welcome, you do need to read the rules, potatoes aren't low carb and you can eat a lot more food than that!

cheeseisthebest · 12/01/2022 07:50

Neither are beans and meat is good!

ImALittlePea · 12/01/2022 08:04

@cheeseisthebest where can I find them?

Must admit I misread that title as low-cal, not low carb 🙈 so maybe this isn't the place for me!

I do have fruit/snack when I need to. So that isn't literally all I have, just the main meals.

prettybird · 12/01/2022 08:16

@byebyecarbs - the chat will move across to the relevant week of the Boot Camp. That way people are sharing their experiences - and the frustrations Wink - as they happen.

As you've started a week early (like me), you'll come across some of the quirks of this WoE "early" - like the stall that can happen in Weeks 3-5.

In other good news, I was under 12 stone this morning, at 11st 13.5lb Grin That's just over 4lb already Shock

Only half a stone to go to where I'd go to where I was before Christmas Blush ....and just over a stone to my main target Smile

prettybird · 12/01/2022 08:30

@Minkymoo74 - there is a prep thread here: Jan 2022 Low Carb Bootcamp - the prep thread http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/lowcarbb_bootcamp/4449018-Jan-2022-Low-Carb-Bootcamp-the-prep-thread

There isn't a shopping list per se but the advice is to menu plan for the first (or even 2 Wink) weeks to make sure you are prepared. So get in plenty of Greek yoghurt & eggs (breakfasts), a FLGV (eg leeks, shallots, brussels, neeps (swede), cabbage, cauliflower, asparagus, spinach, shallots - with a modicum of carrots and tomatoes for inclusion in dishes) and whatever meats/fish you've decided to have for the week.

AllTheBlackCoffee · 12/01/2022 08:59

Morning all, still KOKO with LCHF and Dry Jan. After years of chronic insomnia, I suddenly seem to be sleeping much better. I've low carbed before but never had this so it must be the lack of alcohol dammit . I've been reading the Dry Jan thread and it seems others there are reporting similar. I'm not ready to quit drinking forever but it's certainly a welcome side effect.

Today's plan:
B: coffee, although I messed up my aeropress and my first cup has loads of grounds in the bottom which is not very nice Shock
L: leftover chicken, broccoli and blue cheese casserole (Diet Doc recipe but a bit weird, don't think I'd recommend)
D: supposed to be bunless burgers but DS is at a friends for tea and burgers are his fave so might shift my meal plan around a bit.

BIWI · 12/01/2022 12:18

@ImALittlePea

Have a read of this thread - the rules are here

What you've been eating so far, though, is definitely not low carb!

That said, you're very welcome to join us.

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BIWI · 12/01/2022 12:21

@Minkymoo74

Where could I find a food list please, so I can go shopping? Thank you
@Minkymoo74 there isn't a food list, but if you have a browse of the low carb recipe threads (stickied at the top of the Low Carb Bootcamp topic) you can choose some things to cook from there.

Go back to the beginning of this thread and read it all - you'll see I've posted some examples of meals I frequently cook. That also might give you an idea.

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ImALittlePea · 12/01/2022 12:29

Thanks @BIWI

Yes I'll give this a miss thanks, having read the rules it doesn't tie in to the way my family eats 😊 low calorie is so far working for me (and I'm cutting a fair amount of carbs from my intake as natural result of changing my eating habits, so will still get some benefit from that). Good luck to everyone signed up!

Baystard · 12/01/2022 13:43

Is anyone else really struggling to get up in the morning?! I'm sleeping much better but need to drag myself out of bed in the morning and that's with a good 9 hours sleep. I don't feel tired or sleepy during the day particularly. I'm not a stranger to low carb/IF but I've never experienced this before.

Minkymoo74 · 12/01/2022 14:21

Thank you so much @prettybird xx

venusandmars · 12/01/2022 15:42

So I've finally stopped talking about doing my tax return, and I'm actually getting on with doing it she says as she bumbles around on mumsnet Grin

Food today:
coffee with cream
L - spinach soup, cheese wrapped in lettuce
D - confit duck legs with heaps of veg. Our veg box has restarted after the break and I've got cabbage, cavolo nero, leeks, shitake mushrooms, red pepper... plus all the usual shallots, carrot, tomatoes, lettuce, eggs. I decide what cominatin of veg and fat I'll have once I get into the kitchen (I prepped the duck legs yesterday).

So next week, the first of strict new bootcamp, and I've got 3 days away with work. It's not great timing but I've been doing this long enough to know how to manage it - big cooked breakfast in the hotel, probably very little lunch unless they've got me a mediterranean cheese / ham / olive platter (the boss is an intermittent low-carber so they pander to his tastes). Then I only have to make the right choices for dinner, which shouldn't be difficult. And of course avoid the wine!

I was reading earlier posts and I remember how hard it was to be away if I was trying to be low CALORIE. I'd feel cheated by not eating the cooked breakfast and would have the 'healthy' fruit juice then fresh fruit, only to find that the fresh fruit was in a sugar syrup. I'd be ravenous by 10.30am and feel deprived and envious if I turned down biscuits/cakes/pastries or I might just give in Lunch would be the tiniest triangle of sandwich, some fruit, maybe low fat yogurt. And at dinner when everyone else was tucking into salmon pate, dishes in hollandaise sauce, pork belly... I'd be eating a miserable ceaser salad, trying to avoid most of the dressing, the croutons, the anchovies, the crisp bacon... And sloping off to bed early because I couldn't bear to watch them eating puddings.

On this way of eating I'd still avoid the croutons and the pudding, but I'd be choosing some other great options. I say no to the pastries/biscuits, but find it easier because after a breakfast with plenty of fat and protein I am genuinely not hungry. I sometimes take a few nuts with me in case I feel 'munchy' when others are eating.

I find it more difficult to manage intermittent fasting - the breakfast is early, the dinners too late, but keeping close to bootcamp rules is not too hard once you get used to it.

Oh, and I don't look like such a faddy eater. No one notices if I leave my chips, or swap my rice for extra veg. When I was low calorie, people would notice I only had fruit for breakfast and salad for dinner any would say helpful things like: "Are you on a diet? You don't need to lose weight" oh yes I did

Anway, enough of waxing lyrical about the joys of this woe (way of eating). Back to the tax return!

venusandmars · 12/01/2022 15:45

cominatin = combination

BIWI · 12/01/2022 16:50

I know exactly how you feel about doing the tax return @venusandmars! I finally got round to doing mine last week. I hate, hate, hate form-filling of any kind - but the tax return especially.

I'm now nervously awaiting a response from HMRC as I they owe me money, and I've had to point out that now I'm retired I won't be paying anything on account. DH had all manner of trouble getting them to accept that he was retired, so I'm not expecting this to be plain sailing.

Oh, and completely agree with you about how hard it is to follow a low calorie (or low fat) diet when you're out and about. Whenever I waver about low carbing, it's one of the things I always remind myself of. It's so much easier to navigate a menu - unless you've gone to a pizza or pasta-only restaurant, of course! (But even those generally have some kind of salad option).

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