OK. It has come to my attention that there has been a lot of slippage going on over the last few days
Low carbing is not a very forgiving way of eating. It isn't like following a low calorie diet, where one meal or one day can compensate for another.
If you're low carbing then you have to commit to low carbing all the time.
Once you reach your target weight, then this isn't necessarily the case, but whilst you're losing weight, you really do have to keep your carbs low. If you don't, then all you're doing is constantly messing with your blood sugars.
And, if you have a massive increase in carbs, you are constantly re-filling your glycogen stores, which means your weight could go up by as much as 7lbs. And you're stopping your body shifting from carb-burning to fat-burning, because you're having to deal with all those pesky carbs.
So, here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness for you to confess all
Let's make sure that we really commit and get shot of that weight.
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Week 4 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - Wherein we totes commit
BigStickBIWI · 19/05/2013 23:49
guy buy the pork rind from morrisons (approx 80p for loads) put on baking tray in hot oven, bake until crispy, chop up, sprinkle salt/pepper/spices on top and voila! 
I have STS - but as I explained on other thread although I have made not so LC choices it was ok for me for the past few days. All will be back to normal as of tomorrow.
For those who are struggling you need to change your mindset - buy FROZEN veggies, often cheaper than fresh, or buy at markets, buy cheaper cuts of meat and slow roast/cook with a lovely sauce. You CAN do this!
morning all!
only 1lb down this week, but not surprised really, had a fairly major slippage at the weekend and am keen to put it behind me.
blackaffronted do you know, it's sort of comforting to hear that others struggle in the same way too, though i'm sorry you're feeling that way, i hope that you will find enough support here to get back on the LC wagon wholeheartedly.
it was justasmallgless i think who mentioned the side effect of this WOE being much more even temperament/less mood swings etc - and to be honest until this weekend i was beginning to find the same thing. but since yesterday i have been in a trough - nay a slough of despond, and it just colours how i view everything. will try and work through it though - think it may be exercise linked (in that i wasn't able to last week) and am slowly reading through the IPD book too. there just aren't enough hours in the day!
thanks again BIWI for the timely encouragement and the threat of the big stick - and for the reminder to vary the recipes (though i have just made teaandthorazine's broccoli and stilton soup for the third time - yum!)
hope everyone has a good start to the week 
Thank you 
Mum has cut out bread and potatoes as she sees me bouncing around with tons of energy and aforementioned waist.
In our very early days DH used to serve me up big meals, even when I'd asked for smaller portions, so I just left what I couldn't eat - it was the only way of showing him that I really wanted a smaller portion. Sometimes the words don't go in and there has to be a practical demonstration.
Well done, toomuchtoask! 
If you're feeling bloated, try upping the water for a bit.
Back from the land of lurgy and signing in again, ready and raring to go . The damage isn't too bad, as though I ate some stuff I shouldn't and had lots of lempsips and throat lozenges, I did broadly stick to low carb principles!
My shape has changed already though; I've gone in a notch on my belt! And that's only with a few pound off.
B: Buttery scrambled eggs, big drink of water.
Biwi, I know low carb isnt usually expensive, but when I say we are broke, I mean really broke. We are usually ok with money, so no idea how we have ended up this way this month :( I am hoping my local shop has some reductions as I dont even have the bus fare to go to the supermarket.
Lunch will be ok, I have some frozen cauli/broccoli, so will make some soup with that. Im usually too snobby to use frozen veg 
. That should cover a couple of meals.
Thanks for all the advice though, Ill get through this one way or another :)
I have £19 to feed 5 of us for 2/3 days - any advice? I have no idea how to stretch it as I have never been so poor before 
. Well, not since my student days and I would have lived on beans on toast with cider for a fortnight
Lavender, I hope your mum recovers well
Queen, you really shouldnt let your DP make food choices for you! Make yoruself something else while he has his fish pie. A nice salad with homemade coleslaw & some niace ham maybe?
Just updated the spreadsheet and I managed to STS inspite of myself
DS has just done his Yr6 SATs and requested sushi for his apres sats dinner, so I ate a tonne of exceptionally deliscious home made sushi yesterday. Well, not quite a tonnes, but boy did I feel bloated after the rice. It didn't feel good actually. Lesson learnt!
Black; get thee to ALDI. Free range chicken for a fiver, lots of veg. Chicken with roasted veg (and tatties for the carbies), use the carcass and more veg to make some soup for the next day, and they have nice continental meats and cheeses, and 15 free range eggs cost 2.20 ish.
I did a shop for a family of five for a week there last week and it came to £65, and we have still got half of the meat I bought left.
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thanks toomuch and lacks. I dont have an aldi but do have a lidl thats about a 30 min walk!
the chowder sounds lovely
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