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Jan '26 Low Carb Bootcamp - final weigh-in and ongoing chat

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BIWI · 02/03/2026 07:40

Morning all!

Already seen great results from @KellyonaHeli and @Almahart - really well done!

Spreadsheet for its final outing:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gsWvWpGzTSJld1avBi9-uLJveFZes9Qa2ORKthPMl8E/edit?gid=1415293539#gid=1415293539

Just because it's the end of this Bootcamp doesn't mean we have to stop chatting - and many of you have talked about doing Ubercamp as well, and I look forward to hearing how that goes.

Flowers

January 2026 Bootcamp

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gsWvWpGzTSJld1avBi9-uLJveFZes9Qa2ORKthPMl8E/edit?gid=1415293539#gid=1415293539

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Cheeseandmorecheese · 26/07/2026 17:03

Not sure I’m posting in the right place here, but I’m wondering if anyone can advise me please - I’ve been doing LC since late January and have lost 10kg which I am thrilled about. However, I have two questions:

  1. DH is much less thrilled as he has GAINED weight while I’ve been on LC! He isn’t LCing (he doesn’t need to lose weight) so he typically eats what I’m eating then adds some bread/pasta/rice/potatoes etc. I guess this just means he is eating much too much fat for someone who isn’t on a LC diet? Is there any way to integrate one person’s LC diet better into family eating, without just cooking myself an entirely separate meal?

  2. Summer hols will be tricky while travelling, so I was thinking of taking a fortnight off for practicality. How is best to do this? Do I just eat whatever I want, and then start strict LC again when I get back home? Or do I try to keep carbs generally low-ish and fats high-ish, but eat the odd pastry or sandwich etc? I’m worried if I do the latter I’ll end up like DH (see point 1 above) and gain a lot of weight!

Thank you so much for any advice. I have 20kg more to lose and intend to keep going!

BIWI · 26/07/2026 20:47

Firstly, really well done on losing the 10kg! To answer your questions:

1 - yes, if your DH has been eating a high fat diet, (which is what you should be doing on a low carb diet) but also adding in the carbs, then this is what will have led to weight gain. Is there any reason he won't just eat what you're eating? Carbs are really not essential! If not, then he could always cook his own food?! I cook stuff for me but add carbs to DH's meals - but he, if anything (bastard!) is underweight, so it works out well for us. I totally get what you mean about not wanting to cook more than one meal, and it's a real pain.

2 - where are you going on holiday? I'm sorry to have to say it, but if you take the 2 weeks off, you will seriously undermine and undo all the good work you've done so far. Being on holiday is always a time to relax and enjoy things, but there's no point doing that if you know that when you get back home you'll be back to the starting point! Can you plan your meals so that you can avoid the carbs? Obviously that's not to say you should avoid things like the odd ice-cream or a gin (or two!), but you do need to be careful. You could use the time as an experiment for how you think you're going to maintain when you've reached your target weight.

Good luck! I know it's not easy.

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BIWI · 26/07/2026 20:49

Nestnearlyempty · 25/07/2026 21:34

Hello- just popping on here to ask when the next BC might be? I will start anyway but it’s so
much more fun doing it with other people…

Sorry - I'm not planning on doing one for the forseeable. But you could always post here - there are always a few of us who keep an eye on these threads.

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