Right chaps, while BIWI is drinking prosecco in sunny Italy away being busy and important, I'm your supply teacher for the next couple of days. BIWI has given me temporary responsibility for the Big Stick, so no messing about at the back there!
Well done on getting to week five, it's not easy and despite the fab support on here you've done this yourself, so remember how far you've come.
Please record your weight on the spreadsheet and marvel at your progress!
Temptations will come along, especially over bank holidays and half term treats, but remember that you're doing this for yourself, so be kind to yourself by not giving in to the temptation from things that do you harm and risk derailing you, as every time you look after yourself in this way it get easier. If you have a wobble, post on here - we'll remind you of all the tasty things you can have instead and why.
Have a lovely week!
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Low-carb diets
Week 5 - summer low carb bootcamp
WillieWaggledagger · 26/05/2013 18:39
Oh dear oh dear oh dear. 
I'm not finding it very easy to climb back on the low carb wagon. I've scrapped today as it's a total lost cause - there are opened bottles of white wine, red wine, dessert wine, madiera all over the house, and leftovers of various delicious things littering every surface. I am absolutely not sufficiently strong to resist, but I don't want to get into the 'well I can't start afresh until I've finished x y z'. 
Our meal last night (my b'day) was actually pretty good in a low carb sense - pot roast guineafowl with white beans and chorizo, served with cabbage and bacon. Only the beans are verboten and they're still nutritious and low GI. Did pea and mint soup to start which was bloody lovely, and molten chocolate baby cakes, which are downright sinful, to finish.
Saturday evening was a load of tapas, some of which were fine and others less so (Spanish tortilla was lovely but the spuds and onions are very naughty). These were bloody lovely though, and actually fine for low carbing:
- Scallops in their shell, removed, seared on a griddle and replaced into shell, with slices of chorizo piled around.
- Chunks of chicken cooked in olive oil with lots of garlic and a very generous amount of sherry.
- Wild mushrooms (dried porcini from sainsburys, bulked up with some chestnut mushies) sauted gently in butter and garlic and then served with a raw egg yolk in the middle, which you mix quickly in to form a 'sauce' that just tastes really subtle and creamy.
Food as good as you'd get in a fancy restaurant, for a fraction of that price. Recipes taken or adapted from Rick Stein's 'Spain' book, as is the guinea fowl recipe. If only I hadn't disgraced myself with lots of bread dipped in olive oil
then I wouldn't be dreading the weigh-in tomorrow so much. This morning fully intended just to have the bacon, eggs and tomatoes of the fry-up, but when I saw all the bacon fat/juices swimming in the grill pan, I just had to drench a slice of bread in them and fry it. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow morning and hopefully that will shock me into compliance. Willy can you get the big stick into a state of readiness please.
Treelula that sounds really traumatic, hope you're feeling better now and that your brain has processed those upsetting images. Good on you for keeping a cool head and doing what was required at the time.
Sammisatt Happy Birthday!!
Oh crabby I guess if you are going to fall of the wagon you might as well do it properly 
Those desserts sound lovely!!
When you wake up tomorrow you will see my hand stretching down to haul you back up onto the wagon!!
Waves violently at cathyandclaire.
Crabby food sounds delish, happy birthday, and to samisatt.
Food yesterday:
BAB
Pork scratchings and a hb egg
Lots of roast chicken, cauliflower cheese, a few green beans
Rather alot of red wine
Food today:
Greek yoghurt
Avocado, red onion, cheese, cucumber, lettuce, mayo, tuna
Lumps of chicken out of dh's curry, meatballs out of dses tea, Brazil nuts, peanuts, slice of cheese, slice of ham!!
evening ladies, well done all the losers/sts's
I have gained 2lb - but have snacked non stop for last 3 days due to TOM which started today so hopefully can get back on an even keel now. 3.5 weeks to bikini gate, need to focus now...
It is 1 year and 1 months since I started this woe and it has truly changed my life. So many benefits:
1 loads of energy - was so tired before, dragging myself from task to task, sustained by hourly tea with sugar and biscuits
2 all my meals taste amazing
3 teeth not furry
4 even mood, feeling upbeat 24/7
5 never get the shakes, sweating etc due to low blood sugar
6 can eat really gorgeous indulgent food without feeling I have to make up for it with exercise/starvation later
7 brain clarity and focus have improved - making work easier
8 feeling smug cos not only is the food great and I feel great but also, this woe is the best woe for the human body so I am doing my future health nothing but good.
9 and it's one in the eye for all these disgusting Big Food companies because I will never give them any of my hard earned cash in exchange for their nutritionally deficient low fat high carb bullshit
nappyaddict : that is a definite idea. Thanks. although clothes shopping is still my idea of hell have also considered taking the top I wore to the last wedding to bits and remaking it smaller. As I made it in the first place surely that wouldn't be too difficult right? knows it will actually be a complete pita to do exactly that
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I will keep that as my mantra today! Im good too once Im back in it, its just the rstart is so so hard :(
Let that be a warning to anyone wanting to dabble with carbs again!!
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Italy was lovely, although the weather left a lot to be desired
I am drawing a large veil over our food/drink, however.
And from today, back on the wagon.
Sorry to hear that some of you are struggling, but MrsHP has some wise words there. The only way to get back on the wagon is to get back on the wagon! It is, sadly, up to you to rein in your inner gobbler.
Was away in a hotel this weekend, so breakfast was the MAIN meal of the day! Talk about BAB. ALso gorged on Indian food the night before, (all you can eat £8.95!) - the Korma was suspiciously sweet but the rest was fine. No Naan, rice, poppadoms, - but did have an onion Bhaji.
Too much vodka and soda.
The hotel was next to Reading Stadium, which was hosting a Celeb 6-a-side charity thing, and that bloke from 'Stenders, Ray, was staying at the hotel. Don't really watch it, and to be honest the rest of the guests could have been celebs for all i know.
But anyway, felt stuffed now for a couple of days, all LC but nice to get back to normal.
Breakfast today - 2 scrambled eggs, tea with coconut oil.
off to work now.
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