Week 3 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - When the Going Gets Unexpectedly Tough

[BIWI]

I'm starting this thread a little earlier than usual, as I have to be at work at dawn's crack tomorrow

Come and confess all on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

So from tomorrow, you can move on to Bootcamp Light, if you want. (Rules on the tabs on the spreadsheet). That means that you can introduce fruits (berries only) and nuts (in small quantities), as well as alcohol (albeit in moderation!)

You don't have to, if you don't want to. You could continue to do Bootcamp if it's suiting you - or do Bootcamp during the week and Bootcamp Light at the weekend. Whatever suits you.

Whatever you decide here is something really important that you need to know about weeks 3 and 4 (and possibly 5):

It is very common for weight loss to stop at this point in the diet. You may even find that you gain a pound or two. DON'T PANIC! It is entirely normal. Your body is switching from carb-burning to fat-burning, and is re-adjusting to your new WOE. You have jettisoned a lot of water weight, and have emptied your glycogen stores. You will also have lost some fat. Now, your body is working on just burning fat.

PLEASE DON'T PANIC AND START TO TRY AND CHANGE ANYTHING. THIS IS ENTIRELY NORMAL AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY LOW CARBERS BEFORE YOU. STICK WITH THE KNITTING, AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED BY SEEING THE SCALES MOVE AGAIN IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO

Good luck for next week. As ever, post any questions on the questions thread, and keep us all updated as to what you're doing/eating.

Hope everyone is doing okay! QUick meal update:
B scrambled eggs with mushrooms (in butter)
L roast chicken mixed with chopped up celery and cucumber with dessert spoon mayo
D stuffed cabbage parcels - leftover chicken, veg topped with cream/cheese (in oven now!)

Hi all:

B: scrambled eggs with crispy bacon
L: a lovingly made super salad with lettuce, cucumber, avocado, olives ad cheese which was meant to be topped with lashings of Mayo, except the Mayo was forgotten in the fridge so it was a pretty minging dry thing where the lettuce was avoided and the nice bits picked out
D: fake shepherds pie from Ipd with leeks instead of mushrooms and three small shallots instead of two onions.

Treat later will be a strawberry or two with some clotted cream. Yum.

Any ideas for eggs. I love the ease of eggs in the morning but only really like them with something - bacon and egg, cheese omelette or cheesy scrambled eggs. Don't want to overdo the eggs or processed meat but not sure what else to put with them? Bit of a reluctant egg eater

Egg mayo? I sometimes mash in some crumbled, crispy bacon.

Or, two hard-boiled eggs, halved. Place them cut side up in an oven dish and put a dollop of full fat yoghurt over each of them, and then dump a load of grated cheese over the top. Season with black pepper, and then grill for about 5 minutes until the cheese is browned and crispy.

Mini breakfast muffins/frittatas? Or various omelettes with left over veg from night before?

similar to biwi's, but devilled eggs are tasty (you might feel like you're at a seventies cocktail party)

or make mini frittatas with all sorts of fillings - spinach and feta, leftover veg and/or meat, etc

sorry, x post with mrshp there

God, Ive just posted on an old thread.
BIWI I started with you a while ago but then succumbed to eating carbs again. I started in the gym and running so ate normal but although im not gaining weight im not losing. And I know low carb is so healthy for life. And Im approaching menopause and on one thread it said by BIWI that this helps with hot flushes so count me in.
Thanks

Welcome back, Fluer!

Unexpected drawback of this WOE... Grease spots on all my clothes too much lovely butter!

Bibs. That's what they were designed for!

yup bullet, i have become a woman who wears an apron, i never bothered before

thanks so much BIWI. Can I ask how much weight you yourself have lost (or dress sizes) on this WOE ( if you don't mind). Also did it keep the hot flushes away?

I started at 11 stone 5.75lbs, back in February 2012. I am 5ft 2in.

Now, I'm around 9 stone 4. I was wearing most things in a size 14 (and some tops were already getting tight!). Now, I'm wearing size 8-10 trousers and size 10-12 tops - mainly size 10.

I don't have many hot flushes, although I do have the occasional one during the night. Daytime ones have completely gone

Oh, and I'm 53 and haven't had a period for about 18 months, so definitely through the other side of the menopause!

I think I need a puddle suit!

My goodness that is amazing and you have kept it off which is the most important proof that any woe works in my opinion so well done you!!!
*BIWI. Im 51 and havnt had one for about 5 or 6 months so not done yet maybe. Thanks for sharing.

I reached my goal of losing 2 stone in around November. I put about 5lbs back on over Christmas, which has now gone, and I'm currently maintaining. I'd like to lose a bit more, but I suspect this is my body's preferred natural weight. In any case, it's not hard for me to exist at this weight. I couldn't say I'm deprived!

Hi all,

Checking in and loving all these egg recipes. Yum.

Am on a bit of a roll not a bread one this week and am still managing to avoid the wine despite several very trying days at work.

Today:
B: coffee with cream
L: salad with mozzarella, 4 baby tomatoes, olives and pesto
D: 2-egg mushroom omelette

I watched the whole of that lecture you posted yesterday, BIWI - and also made DH watch it. It was SO interesting - specially the stats about obesity rates and low-fat diets

BIWI you are an inspiration to us. I love reading about success stories, it's highly motivating.

I wonder, can you eat too much?
B Total, berries, nuts
L Avo, prawn, rocket, egg mayo
more yog with raspberries
D Salmon fillet, pureed celeriac, broccoli & hollandaise
Stewed rhubarb & more yog. Small glass dry white.
In my defence, I've walked 10 miles today.

You are all doing fantastic!

I've stayed the same the past two weeks which is frustrating but a medical issue has flared up so had to increase my tablet intake and I haven't been drinking enough water. I do have some lovely rhubarb though

Away with work next week so if anyone knows Lincoln please recommend places to eat - I will be hitting m&s for lunch supplies!

Oh and ditto hot flushes. I get them due to pcos but they have reduced on this woe because its carbs that cause the hormone fluctuations that cause them...

Had a bad night on Saturday forgot to eat and drank too much red wine, so I think that really put me out, am down 1lb but nothing really inch wise, when I was low carbing before the weight just fell off, and I did have milk in coffee, eat more nuts onions tomatoes not drink enough water, this time I am following bootcamp properly and seems nothing is moving, yesterday I had bacon omelette, homemade celery soup, slice of cheese and ham, tuna mayo salad,(lettuce cucumber and one small shallot,3 black coffees( coffee drinking. Has been dramatically cut Today has been cream cheese omelette, homemade celery an stilton soup, bolainse on iceberg lettuce with parmesan cheese 3 coffees, I do drink at least 3 ltr water a day, I have no cravings for sugar, bread etc and have more energy, so don't know wether I have come to a stall, I did actually start a couple of weeks before this bc started and had lost about 6lb.

Sorry about lack of paragraphs on previous post, just needed to get it out!!

berry - if you started 2 weeks ago, you are in the infamous week 3 (4 or 5!) difficult weeks, where weight loss does tend to slow down.

One thing to consider is that you are eating a fair amount of dairy though. This could also be something that might impede weight loss.

But remember - you aren't in a stall unless you haven't seen any weight loss for at least 4 weeks!

Thank you BIWI, think I just needed words of reassurance, now would I still be ok with a cheesy omelette in the morning, then have no more cheese for rest of day, and is mayo(hellmans) ok, if I am a little peckish a will go and have a slice of cheese, think I will stay on bootcamp for a little longer, thank you again BIWI and everyone else on thread, mainly do lurk but very helpful reading other's comments x