Welcome to 2022's first Low Carb Bootcamp!

[BIWI]

Almost 200 of us signed up, so it's going to be a busy one.

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Here's a link to the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness lovingly managed by @ouchmyfeet.

I've added a couple of names that I've spotted this evening, but they're at the bottom of the list not alphabetised - if your name isn't on the list, add yours at the bottom, and we'll re-alphabetise it once we get going.

Morning folks

I've started off today with a big mug of fresh ginger and turmeric tea, now on to the black coffee.

I have my wine bottle of water ready to go as well (I just like the shape of the bottle, god help me if any of the neighbours see me chugging from it)

A bit more about weighing

First, if you don't want to be on the spreadsheet, you don't have to be.

Second, if you are on the spreadsheet, you don't have to declare your actual weight if you don't want to. Instead, you can index it - so your starting weight is 100. Then you take away one for every pound that you lose.

Frequency of weighing

This is entirely up to you. Some of us find that daily weighing is what keeps us focus and ensures we stick to the plan. However, if you're doing to do this, you have to accept the fact that your weight will fluctuate on a daily basis, and it's not uncommon to see the scales go up, even when you know you've been following the rules to the letter. For some people, this is too difficult psychologically, and can lead to a serious case of the fuckits, where they go massively off piste as a result.

Don't do that! If you can't cope with this, then go for weekly weighing instead. As I post the new chat thread each week on a Monday, it makes sense to make that your weighing day - but it doesn't have to be. You can choose whatever day of the week suits you best.

What weight to enter?

If you're a weekly weigher this is simple

But if you're a daily weigher, then you have different options:

• the weight you see on the scales on weigh-in day

or

• the lowest weight you've seen that week

or

• an average of all the readings for the week

When to weigh

First thing in the morning, naked, after you've been to the loo. There's no point in weighing later in the day, as all you're doing is weighing yourself plus your clothes plus anything you've eaten and/or drunk.

@ouchmyfeet please could you add 157lb for me.

The recipe threads

These are all stickied at the top of the Low Carb Bootcamp topic, but I'll link to them here as well:

Meat recipes

Poultry recipes

Fish and seafood recipes

Vegetarian recipes

Dessert recipes

There are some really lovely recipes here - please feel free to add any that you like. Just make sure that you quote the source, if it's not one of your own recipes. (And it goes without saying, please only post them if they're low carb!)

Can recommend barista style almond milk ! Much nicer in coffee than normal almond milk

A big thank you for all that you do @BIWI.

I've swapped my usual mid morning chocolate digestive for a fruit tea. Baby steps!

hello, been lurking on these threads for a while but I really need to sort myself out :( Was at a works do last week, one of those where they have a photographer.... I nearly cried when I saw the photos

I think I've added myself to the bottom of the spreadsheet...

I have done LC before and it worked brilliantly and I felt great, but gradually fell off the wagon. Well, I've hitched up the wagon again and I've clambered back on- this time I'm staying on!

@Andi2020 Ta very much, knew it would be somewhere obvious!

@Mimosa1 Right there with you; disheartening, but it's been such an awful year, can't be too cross with ourselves, just make some better choices from now on. for you, hope life is a bit easier now

@Sockpile

I started a week ago and am already feeling less lethargic. I would like to eat less meat. Has anyone got any low carb vegetarian protein suggestions?

Eggs, cheese, nuts (in Bootcamp Light.) Vegetarians include meat alternatives such as tofu, and also pulses but do check carb counts as they vary significantly.

Morning all! I am normally a lurker on these threads but I think participating more will keep me on the right path! It's too easy to disappear when the going gets tough if nobody knows you are there.
I get so much out of reading all the comments and thought if we all lurked there would be nothing to read!
I am determined to succeed this time and I know this WOE suits me if I just stick with it. I am surrounded by slim people that roll their eyes when I add cream and butter which I find difficult but I am ready for it now.
My first challenge is this weekend when I have a birthday celebration with a group of friends and its an afternoon tea. I am on the point of cancelling with some excuse as I really don't know how manage it. Any advice?

Thank you for de-lurking @Willlow!

Afternoon tea is a really difficult one. It would be a real shame to miss it if it's a birthday celebration, but the food will be very difficult to swerve. Is the venue somewhere where other food might be available?

The only other thing I could suggest is that you have a late lunch, and eat immediately before you go, so that you're genuinely not hungry and won't be tempted.

@Willlow I had to go to Afternoon Tea quite frequently pre pandemic - depending on the venue they would often tailor a plate of food to Keto (which I was at the time for medical reasons), so rather than a salmon and cucumber sandwich say I would be given little cucumber canapés with salmon on top. There are quite a few places that do do LC Afternoon Tea, but we are in London so there's always a greater choice then elsewhere.

I would definitely suggest discussing with the venue beforehand though - Chef's do like a challenge and some change in their day-to-day prepping and presenting.

I am surrounded by slim people that roll their eyes when I add cream and butter which I find difficult but I am ready for it now.

Oh ignore the eye rollers @willlow. Everyone seems to have an opinion on everyone else's diet. It's so tedious!

Hi - thanks so much @BIWI and @ouchmyfeet for doing this!

I've entered my weight on the spreadsheet, but I'm a little confused as to whether I've done it right, as some have just put in Starting Weight, some Original Weight, and others both.

You only need to put in your original weight if you started low carbing (or dieting) before today @LoCarbLife. Some people have been doing it for a while, or started early.

Ok, thanks BIWI.

hello

Finally discovered how to record my weight on this spreadsheet. I thought that you had to offload spreadsheets to make a change and then reload so this was a relief to see.
I have made the most delicious mashed potato replacement and it tastes even better. Steam or cook some cauliflower with some brussels a little bit al dente.( 2/3 cauliflower 1/3 brussels) Shortly before they are done, add some chopped leeks, then puree this (I used a hand blender) then add a glug of yoghurt and salt and pepper. I also had some mince and mushrooms left over so had them both for lunch. No brekkie.

@BIWI and @PlantBasedPlatypus thanks for the tips. I will ring ahead and see if its possible, I'm not in London but it is a very foodie venue with a noted chef. If not I will eat first and I'm hoping with a week already under my belt I will be feeling strong enough to resist.
@UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea I agree it is so tedious but it's always slim people that don't understand or brainwashed slimming world types!

Thanks BIWI - I hope I've managed to put my weight in - never used Google sheets before!

Lunch today is a lovely hot bowl of leftover roast pork, with sprouts and green beans

Weighing wise something which works for me is weighing on a Monday and Friday morning (after pee b4 tea )
Friday either spurs me on to stay on plan over the weekend as I see a loss, or puts me back onto plan if it hasn't moved where I think it should.

Hello everyone and thanks @BIWI and @ouchmyfeet - legends.

Week three for me and I'm staying as strict as possible. I'm a long-term but lately-lapsed LCer. My first BIWI bootcamp was nearly ten years ago, that doesn't sound possible?!

This really works for me. I'm hoping that there's something to the research linking a keto diet and the relief of chronic pain / central nervous system issues as I've recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. If nothing else, losing a stone (or three) would help the strain on my joints.

Good luck everyone I've lost 6lb since Jan 1st so I am super pumped for some great results before March.

@dogmandu

hello

Finally discovered how to record my weight on this spreadsheet. I thought that you had to offload spreadsheets to make a change and then reload so this was a relief to see.
I have made the most delicious mashed potato replacement and it tastes even better. Steam or cook some cauliflower with some brussels a little bit al dente.( 2/3 cauliflower 1/3 brussels) Shortly before they are done, add some chopped leeks, then puree this (I used a hand blender) then add a glug of yoghurt and salt and pepper. I also had some mince and mushrooms left over so had them both for lunch. No brekkie.

Why no breakfast @dogmandu?

@EwanHoozami have you read Why We Eat (Too Much) by Dr Andrew Jenkinson?

I think, from memory, he talks about how a low carb diet (and also eating a proper balance of Omega 3 and Omega 6) can help with inflammation, which I'm assuming fibromyalgia is?

I may be wrong. But if I am, it's still a really good book to read.

Placemarking, will call back in for a proper chat later on.

Good luck everyone 😄😄