Week 8 - May '24 Low Carb Bootcamp - one last week!

[BIWI]

Morning all.

Here's the spreadsheet for its penultimate outing

Next Monday will be our final weigh-in.

I'm not going to be around much this week, as DH and I are off to Vienna tomorrow for a few days. @prettybird will take ownership of TBS while I'm away.

Thankfully I'm not a great cake/pastry fan, so the whole 'kaffe und kuchen' thing won't be a distraction - but I'm hoping for some lovely food nevertheless.

I've heard lovely things about Vienna so I'm very much looking forward to it.

@NotDonna Ooh, sounds like you are dining just fine over there!! 😛

Amazing to see such great resolve this week!

I have been craving a big pizza. DH and I normally get a big cheesy one for election night but I weighed in this morning and I'm at a weight I haven't seen since July 2020 so my craving has passed! I've got a SRSLY pizza base in the freezer so that's coming out instead.

Juggling 3 x DDs holiday activities today and need to go and vote too!

Sorry to thwart you, but rhubarb is actually very low carb! 🤣

Well done. My house is full of milk chocolate and crisps and my daughters bake cakes/biscuits/brownies every weekend. They are both slim so I'm not going to spoil their fun!

Summer Fair tomorrow. I'm on the cake stall 🤣

Out to lunch tomorrow with my Pilates class - first in person class since Covid struck although not the first lunch

Will do my best to stay HFLC . No alcohol as I'll be driving. But I will be exhausted tired as I'm staying up tonight to watch the results

@BIWI
Marvellous!
I grow it and have been eating tons of the stuff.

Out on a boat tour today to see REAL dinosaur footprints! There’s fruit platters, cocktails and then canapés. Hoping that the canapés won’t all be little toast type things as I’ll need to avoid the former two. Tonight is Italian but I’ll be fine swerving the pasta, rice, bread. The wine however…

Morning! Was too late to post last night. Opening night of DD's show! It was fab! Confession time. Had no time to do dinner before show so had a Mars bar (I was doing the refreshment stall) and 2 cheese toasties when we got home!! 😳

I see we have cake stalls, canapes and pilates going on today! Hope you all have a lovely day!

So pleased mini MissBeck had a good show! Pretty sure you’ll have to hide from BIWI’s big stick for munching a Mars bar AND toasties! Albeit she may not notice from Vienna! 👀
Twas too windy for our boat trip to see dinosaur footprints today but hoping for Monday.
So today was a lazy day by the pool. Almond milk latte for bfast; Chicken skewers and salad for lunch; lots of water. Dinner was a bit piggy with beef cheeks starter and a pork cutlet & salad main - but the pork was breadcrumbed which wasn’t mentioned on the menu. I had a G&T with slimline tonic so not all bad. Feel very full and very bloated tonight. Won’t be getting any exercise tomorrow so think we should do a big long beach walk on Sunday - it’s 22km so could certainly get some steps in!
It’s a 5am start tomorrow for a trip to the horizontal falls. It includes bfast which I’ll probs decline and lunch will be barramundi & salad so I’ll save myself for that. It’s also a alcohol free trip so no wine to temp me, yaay!
Night night & koko!

@NotDonna Can't believe you couldn't see the dinosaur footprints!! Hopefully Monday will be better.

Another night at the theatre tonight! Night 2. I'm actually sitting and watching tonight and can't wait!! Here's DD and Boyfriend ready to go onstage! 😍

Oh lordy, if you're on a PC he has got a head! You'll have to click on the picture. 😂

They look fabulous @MissBeck ♥️

Having one of my favourite low carb dinners tonight: roasted chicken with piri piri seasoning, homemade salsa, salad and airfried halloumi on the top. It always hits the spot!

Hi, can I join? I've been here before, but been away from MN for a really long time. I need something to get my bum in gear and shift the weight. Life's been tough the last few years and my mental fortitude is nonexistent at the moment. I keep slipping into stress eating crap! Hoping a bit of online support and accountability might help me stay the course.

@MissBeck - you were lucky that I was out yesterday all day at my Pilates class and lunch (first in person class for over 4 years ) and went to bed early last night after having been up until 5.30 watching the election, so had only had two hours sleep So you have had time to hide from the Big Stick that @BIWI had passed over to me while she was away.

@alacarte - welcome back We're coming up to the end of this particular Boot Camp but we'll be staying around for chat and ongoing support - and for those that haven't yet reached target, continuing the downward trajectory.

Awful sick bug here, a little treat brought home from school just in time for the holidays 🤢

@UnOeufIsEnough Thanks!

@alacarte Hiya! 👋Don't rely on me for advice. I'm likely to lead you down a dark path of 'fuckits' and big sticks!! 😂

@prettybird Was it good to be back to an in person class?

@alwaysonadiet1 😧Kids seem to time this stuff don't they!! Hope it's a quick bug!

Last day of shows today. One matinee and then the final evening show. I took DD and friends to McDonalds after last night's show, but had NOTHING myself!! 👏Today we'll be going again in between shows so will have to pack something for me to snack on as it smelt wonderful yesterday and I may be tempted. 🙄🤐

Ahh they look like they’re having the best time @MissBeck
Yes fingers crossed for the dinosaur footprints on Monday. Today was flipping amazing though. Can I share? Up at 5am for a 3hr drive from Broome up to Cape Leveque (Kimberley’s) in the far north west of Oz. It’s seriously north! Bfast stop at 8am - I just had scrambled eggs, mushrooms & tomato & coffee (albeit with milk). Tour & explanation of Pearl farm & then aboriginal tourist centre. Then seaplane over to Talbot Bay and lunch - barramundi & salad, swerved the potatoes and the bread rolls. Saw some tawny nurse & lemon sharks & huge bat fish etc. Then a boat ride up through Cyclone Bay & then through the horizontal falls - really spectacular! Then a seaplane back to broome. In the photo you can see the two horizontal falls & the pontoon with the seaplanes. Very cool day. Returned at 6pm exhausted and rather hungry and too knackered to cook so all grabbed a take away. Not a good choice as I ended up with a beef curry and rice. Rice! Flipping rice! I’ve not had rice for, well, seems like forever. It was all blooming delicious though. Now enjoying a slimline G&T before bed.

Get well soon @alwaysonadiet1 and the rest of your household!

@NotDonna that place looks amazing! 🤩

@NotDonna 😮I am in awe!! So jealous. It looks amazing!! What a trip of a lifetime! Me, I'll post my pics of Prestatyn in August! 😂Somehow I don't think they'll be as glamorous as yours! 😂😂So glad you're having a great time!

Afternoon all!
It was too late to post last night when I got in, but I can happily report I resisted the fast food run in between DD's shows (it ended up being KFC) and was a good girl! 😇Rehersals are now finished until September and I have my Sundays back!! 👌It's like having an extra day off work!

Hope you're all having a lovely day whatever you're doing and ready for our last weigh in tomorrow morning. 👀

Final week's chat thread is here