Week 2 - July 22 Low Carb Bootcamp - our first weigh-in!

[BIWI]

Morning all!

As ever, here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

Looking forward to reading how you all got on.

Hopefully it's good news, but if it's not what you expected then have a think about what you've been doing - read the rules again and make sure you know what to do.

If you're sure you've been following the rules, then post and let me know what your last 3-4 days have been like in terms of what you've been eating and drinking.

@Lougle thank you!

I have really hurt my leg- I think from wearing shorty sanders and doing a long walk. My hip/knee ankle is sore

For some reason I am ravenously hungry today and it is the first time I have had huge cravings. Surprised by this a week in....

Had massive breakfast of greek yogurt with cream, peanut butter and flax seed. Then halloumi and avocado. Then two slices of cheese. And I could still knaw my own arm off. I am fantasising about toast. Already has 1.5 litres of water so it's not that. Maybe hormones.

Any top tips to save me from falling off the wagon?

@CarpetMollusc is your period due by any chance? That gets me every single month.

Second the period!
I would suggest getting out and keeping busy if you can

@StuntNun it could be that. I don't have periods anymore and am on HRT though I can still feel fluctuations throughout the month. It must be something like that as it is really noticeable. I'm taking two kids out shortly for a few hours so hope that will provide a distraction (and not tip me over the edge!) 😁

Sorry for flitting in and out of the thread - we have family coming to visit for the next three days, so I've spent a lot of the last day or so in the kitchen, cooking and baking.

To pick up on some of the recent posts/questions?

@Lucienandjean I'm with you on the cinnamon haters bench! I can just about tolerate a little bit of it in something savoury, like moussaka, but the idea of putting it on my lovely, creamy yoghurt is <--- not envy!

Go you @Livelongandprosper - but how about the cat?!

@ChimneyPot without resorting to artificial sweeteners - banned in the first two weeks of Bootcamp! - I would suggest squeezing a little bit of orange on to the rhubarb - that might give you enough sweetness. You'll also get some sweetness from the cream. But don't go overboard with it. (I couldn't find a carb count for juice - other than stuff in the carton - but if you were to squeeze a segment of orange (or satsuma/mandarin) over it, that might just be OK)

But I also agree with @FinallyHere that it makes a great sauce for savoury foods - pork, or mackerel, work really well

Brilliant first week @Chocasaurus. Who knew that removing chocolate and sweets would result in such a loss?

I'm absolutely useless at buying/choosing avocados. They're never ripe enough and then suddenly they're soft and manky.

Thanks for the info re coconut cream @Lougle - and especially the warning about checking the back of pack info for the carb count. They do vary a lot.

@cupcakedaisy I reckon I probably eat a third of a 500g tub when I have yoghurt - if that's a meal (I often have this just for lunch) I reckon that the carbs in that are fine. Remember - the key thing for this WOE is to eat enough to satiate you. We are NOT about deprivation. (Not giving you permission to stuff the whole pot in your gob though )

@Bunce1 be careful. You may have lost 2lbs this week, but if you carry on cheating then next week will be a very different story. Please don't complain if you don't see a loss when you've been drinking wine and eating crisps!

Sorry to hear you're poorly @ChairOfInvisibleStudies and fingers crossed that it's not Covid again.

@TheOnlyMrsW - again, the same warning as I've given to Bunce1!

@CarpetMollusc if you're hungry, then eat something. Low carb, obviously! Fat and protein - why not try an egg? I generally have a stash of hard-boiled eggs in the fridge for this reason - either on its own, or mashed up with mayo. Some PP have theirs mashed up with Boursin.

@cupcakedaisy I always go for about a third of a 500g pot of Greek yoghurt too

I bought this Greek yoghurt from Costco this week. £3.65 for 1kg. It's like Fage (just milk, cream, and live cultures, which are strained, not thickened) but 10% fat. 4.0g carbs, which is higher than some, but the benefits of live cultures is worth it, I think.

@CarpetMollusc peanut butter isn't on the list for the first two weeks. Most peanut butters have a surprising amount of added sugar in them. I would have said water if you hadn't said that you'd already had 1.5 litres. Perhaps it is hormones.

I'm dropping out, I'm afraid. Had a recent pet bereavement and am just not in the right headspace for this. Good luck to everyone else going forward!

ravenously hungry today

@CarpetMollusc

How is your water intake doing?

Can you spot the difference between being hungry and craving a 'treat'?

By all means satisfy hunger.

If it's just a craving... read on. 😀

For me, to experience a craving and not satisfy it, is one of the most powerful things I ever do. It boosts me far, far more than any so called treat ever does.

The hold that a craving has over me reduces any time I refuse to satisfy it and gets stronger anytime I give into it, and satisfy it, do as it urges.

Good luck

Sorry to read about your pet @CrunchyCarrot Thinking of you.

Thanks for all the craving advice! @Lougle that's my error with the peanut butter, I'm vegetarian and know a small amount of nuts are allowed but obviously not PB! It was pure peanut though and only a teaspoon, so hopefully no harm done.

@FinallyHere that's actually really good advice about beating the craving. I think now I am out of the house I can get through, and shall award myself brownie points later for not caving in!

Very sorry to hear about your pet @CrunchyCarrot

Oh @CrunchyCarrot I'm so sorry :flowers:

Finally got myself some scales. My weight is higher than I thought 😭 I feel like I've lost a bit since I started last week but I didn't realise how much I'd put on in the first place. All the more reason to boot camp.

 @CrunchyCarrot

thanks biwi for update. You’re so right.

well done everyone for all the losses!

Just seen a recommendation in The Herald magazine weekend supplement for a "super low-calorie no carbs ) version of an ice lolly: steep a couple of raspberry tea bags in boiling water, leave to cool and pour into ice lolly moulds and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Sorry to hear that @CrunchyCarrot

We'll still be here if you want to rejoin at any time.

@CrunchyCarrot sorry to hear about your pet

@FinallyHere thank you for the suggestion of rhubarb as a veg. I will be trying it with duck or pork.

I have to confess that I did have some rhubarb with a little artificial sweetner yesterday. In my defence I started a week early so I am in week 3 so I think although it is not ideal it’s not technically against the rules. At the risk of TMI in spite of lots of water and green leafy veg I have been a bit constipated so hoping the rhubarb helps.

Todays food
B Omlette with mushrooms, pepper, spring onions and cheese. Side salad.
L. A few olives just not hungry and stuck on the inflatable obstacle course of the lake most of the afternoon so no chance to eat
D - plan chicken fajitas without the tortillas or gauc ( avocado allergy no carb issue)
Lots of water.

@CrunchyCarrot I'm so sorry, be gentle and kind on yourself.

I'm feeling a bit meh today, I was quite hungry this morning but back to back meetings meant that I didn't manage to eat until 2pm. I managed a coffee with full fat milk before that. I had an omelette with feta, cheddar, ham, tomatoes and mushroom for lunch. Since then, I've had no appetite whatsoever. It's such a weird feeling. I'm thinking about dinner and just don't feel like eating anything - I might have some yoghurt. Am drinking plenty of water but feel a bit 'slumpy'. Early night needed I think.

Weather is cool and damp today, having to put lights on in the house as it's dark and gloomy outside. Feels like the nights are drawing in a little so maybe something to do with that. Hope to get out for a good, long walk for fresh air tomorrow.

Oh FFS! I don’t believe this. Not a single deviation from the rules and today someone held out an open bag of jelly babies and said ‘take a few’. I had two in my mouth before I even realised what I was doing 🙄. I didn’t WANT them, I hadn’t been thinking about them, I wasn’t hungry. Nothing. But the bag was held out and I acted like Pavlov’s ruddy dog. They are pure sugar, I bet. Argh. So annoyed at myself

@BIWI Ah, the cat. She has done very well indeed. She has reached her target weight, but refuses to allow the vet to shave the horrid mat she has on her chest between her front legs. She's a rescue cat so goodness knows why she so hates to be groomed. She is fearsome when aggravated.

She has an unusually long and thick coat, and for some reason will present herself to me to be shaved with the clippers as long as I don't venture near the royal undercarriage.

I can safely say I have no future as a cat groomer. I hope the cat stays healthy because I cannot take her back to the vet until the fur has grown back a bit and she looks less as though she's had an infestation of carpet moths.

I still wasn't allowed near the mat either. I've got the puncture wounds to prove it.

hi everyone,
yesterday was b - yoghurt, l - egg mayo salad, d - homemade lamb curry with roasted broccoli and cauliflower, and some spinach cooked with butter, and some spoons of double cream

today I'm fed up of the water as trying to get to over 3l and have started my period which may account for no losses last week, so feeling pretty miserable , have been measuring and adding up my carbs in myfitnesspal and around 60g a day so pretty low I think

today: b - yoghurt, l - omelette with mushrooms, toms, some ham and herbs with some green salad, d - cauliflower pilaf with prawn, pork and low carb veg and herbs

hope everyone else has had a good day!

So good reading everyone's posts, it's just massively motivating. and my sympathies to @CrunchyCarrot - pets are such a part of our lives, and their loss is very very hard xxx

@BIWI I'm amazed at how well you keep up and respond to everyone, with family commitments and everything else going on! You're making such a difference to people's well-being, so huge thanks...

Meals today (lite remember, so don't be offended by the fruit and nuts etc 😬 - honestly it is still making such a difference and I feel so good, and not like it's going to trigger any bad habits, so I'm feeling massively grateful to have found this woe and such a great group! I"ll feel a bit better when you're all on berries and nuts though!!):
B Greek yoghurt, berries, chia seeds
L Salad w lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, black beans, vinaigrette and a little grated cheese (had the vinaigrette in half an avocado and ate it with a spoon - so yummy!!)
S mixed mediterranean veg in a plum-tomato sauce w veggie 'meat'balls... Everyone else will have pasta with it. And will also be having chocolate eclairs brought over by my son's friend - but I will stick to the strawberries!