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.
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Week 3 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - When the Going Gets Unexpectedly Tough
BIWI · 12/05/2013 22:49
morning all!
another 3 lb off this week, so 10 in total .
am going to stick with bootcamp as far as possible this week and try and extend my cooking repertoire a bit - also to cut down on dairy as i also feel i eat a disproportionate amount (find it preferable to chicken skin!)
that said, am having total yoghurt this morning and not enjoying it much - would prefer the usual fried eggs!
getorf fizzy water is lovely! i buy a couple of big bottles for the house and small ones to take out with me and find it SO much easier than drinking plain old water. (though i seem to remember reading somewhere that it gives you cellulite? aaagh! can't win!! i too have a bikini holiday in the next couple of months - and you're already at my goal weight 
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good luck to everyone for the week ahead, and big thanks to BIWI and Willie for keeping us all on track 
CalicoRose - drinking lemonade and hot chocolate are probably the worst things you could choose on this WOE as they are both full of sugar.
Although artificial sweeteners aren't great, a diet lemonade would have been a much better choice.
There is no alternative to hot chocolate at Starbucks I'm afraid, so you will just have to stick to water or avoid Starbucks.
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6lb loss in my first 6 days (started Tuesday) so I'm very happy with that, especially as I ate loads of carbs and drank bacchanalian amounts of booze on Saturday night at friends' for dinner. Had two glasses of red last night as well. I'm going to carry on with bootcamp but have wine in moderation at weekends. I might stop weighing myself every day, as I do feel discouraged if I haven't lost any - was a bit pouty when I hadn't lost any since yesterday, despite knowing how naughty I've been over the weekend, which is absurd. 
So, I'd like to be 10st 5lb (I'm 5' 8"), which is 26lbs to go.
I love this WOE, my only concern is the cost, really. I'm eating smaller quantities though, as I'm not so hungry, so I hope that balances it out a bit. Also as I get used to this WOE I guess I'll be able to refine the shopping list a bit.
I've lost half a pound, can someone update the spreadsheet fr me pretty please? My phone won't let me 
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11 stone dead this morning. Had to adjust my start weight last week to take into account the fact that we had bought new more reliable scales
Even though I have been more Boot Camp Lite than Boot Camp (a few nuts and glasses of wine did pass my lips along with some chocolate chip cookies ) I've still managed to lose 3 lb :)
I really really want to break into the "10 stone somethings" - but in a funny sort of way I'm glad that my weight stabilised after losing over 2 stone on the January Boot Camp. Now I just need to continue the downward trajectory and lose that final stone :)
.....then I can go and spend my £250 in John Lewis vouchers: £150 won from Mumsnet at Christmas nd another £100 from my dad as a Christmas present. :)
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