Week 6 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - We've Passed the Halfway Point!

[BIWI]

Morning campers!

Lovely weather at last.

Here's the spreadsheet of fabulousness

Come and confess all.

The last couple of weeks have seen quite a lot of slippage and falling off the wagon - a euphemism for cheating! - so I'm not expecting that we're going to see many fabulous losses this week. Indeed, I think many of us are going to feel a bit downhearted when we step on the scales today.

BUT NEVER FEAR!

There are still 5 weeks left, which is plenty of time to get properly back on the wagon and shift a few more of those pesky pounds.

Good luck everyone!

And what about constipation - not big problems but I don't go very often now. Shall I worry about it?

Oh my goodness, celeriac tartiflette is amazing! Thanks for the recipe Biwi! Had it last night with a green salad, and enjoyed it thoroughly. I cant get hold of the reblochon (or celeriac!) very easily so it will be a very occasional treat. I usually get my celeriac from Lidl, but they only stock veg thats in season and so only have it in the autumn/winter months :(

Meeting some friends this morning for breakfast, have looked at the menu and I think eggs benedict is the safest option - will leave the muffin obviously.

black waitrose do celeriac all year round. its about £1 each. I love it. Going to make a celeriac remoulade for lunch with some nice bits of meat.

I need to check the recipe thread for some inspiration. I am a good cook but have found that I am eating the same sort of food - minus all the lovely creamy sauces that I can have.

So, meat/fish, salad and veg. Got lamb leg steaks for tonight, so going to marinade in tikka and make kebabs or curry.

mrscoyote it's in the MN recipe section under low carb recipes

Hi all and welcome to new joiners
Well scales have stayed same for three mornings running so am going to trust that 2lb drop over the weekend and keep it the same on the spreadsheet Woohoo. Would love to drop below the 12st mark next week (I know, weight shouldn't matter so much when body shape is changing - slowly in my case - but I can't help it!)
Must try the celeriac and braised cabbage recipes everyone is raving about later this week. Today will be:
B Sauteed mushrooms and eggs
L cold salmon plus dollop of tzatziki (home-made total yog mixed with chopped up cucumber, mint and garlic)
D tbc
PS Despite my vow to be wine-free during the week I drank DH's (largish) glass of red wine last night that he foolishly left on the table when he took a call and it was luverly ? haven't drunk red wine for ages so it went straight to my head (possibly made watching The Apprentice even funnier than usual)

read "that" should be a "which" in last post in my PS (I'm a pedant)

MrsCoyote - there's a difference between constipation and a reduced frequency of 'going' - if you're not having any problems when you go, then you're not constipated, even if you're not going as often. If you are having problems, then up your water and fat.

Black - I reckon you could probably use Camembert instead of Reblochon. Personally I wouldn't use Brie as others have suggested, as I think the flavour is less pronounced.

Morning all.

Was a complete pig last night. Made a concoction of cabbage, a slice of red onion chopped, a bit of a red pepper chopped, some asparagus and a packet of chopped chorizo and added a dollop of creme Fraiche. It didn't look that appetizing but was yummy. Meant to leave some for lunch today but ended up eating it all. Felt a bit sick afterwards! Too much chorizo. And a couple of hours later had more clotted cream raspberry fake cheesecake.

Lamb steaks here tonight too Jax. DS only likes them plain. Might BBQ them and have with roast veg and tzatiki.

Glad I'm not the only pedant Maid!

Weight sts yesterday and has increased slightly (about half a pound I think) this morning. [pouts childishly] I know I shouldn't weigh every day but I've been so good this week that I'm feeling a bit sulky. I know I'm being absurd.

BIWI what's the deal with flaxseed please? It's very low carb but I remember reading here that it stalls some people? Any idea why that would be?

I've been having my yoghurt mix with a few berries (mainly redcurrants, blackcurrants and a few raspberries), vanilla and milled flaxseed in, with double cream. Could that be stalling me I wonder? Presumably nothing could taste that goooood and be allowed.

The flaxseed has certainly eliminated any constipation MrsC - it's brilliant as a very gently bulk laxative.

Jax my local sainsburys and waitrose both do celeriac. A greengrocer probably would too.

Kiki I feel your pain; that's my problem too. I do feel ever so much clearer and brighter after a few days without wine. I find it almost impossible not to drink at the weekends though - I'm so conditioned that weekend=lots of wine.

Has everyone clocked that lamb rump steaks are half price in Sainsburys? I got a pack of 7 or so for about £7. I'm not that keen on lamb steaks but DD AND DP love them.

crabby flaxseed stalls me, I don't know why, possibly I'm very sensitive to water retention (hot weather, long car journeys or plane flights, it doesn't take much!)

for special occasions i make these flax crackers which are perfect with very ripe soft cheese, but they're not something i would have every day if i were actively trying to lose weight

if you are genuinely constipated, rather than just going less frequently, and drinking enough water and eating enough veg, a magnesium supplement can help (i started taking one and had to reduce the dose as i was going too frequently)

Crabby I don't know, tbh. But - could it also be possible that you have an issue with dairy?

And not AND!

Can I join you guys? :-)

So I started the week at 10st 12lbs and this morning I weigh 10st 9.5lbs :-D That's with cheating last night with sweet popcorn and full sugar coke (cinema trip, didn't want to be unsociable ;-) )

I'm quite motivated and loving the recipes on here. I don't have much of an appetite this morning so I'm just boiling myself a couple of eggs which I'll mash up with a bit of mayo.

For lunch I'm thinking of making salmon with melted cheese and salad and for dinner DP is making chicken and veg. I suppose gravy is out?

So what else can I add to my meal so I'm not just sat there with a chicken leg and veg?

Hi mygrain - hopefully chicken leg/veg will be good with some butter/juices from roasting pan? Gravy out if thickened with flour or cornflour I would have thought ? have avoided it, or made it using bit of mashed up swede or turnip to thicken it instead of flour.

I love the flaxseed/yoghurt/berries, too crabby but am trying to avoid this week as BIWI suggested may be stalling my weight loss weeks 3 and 4. Haven't experimented though to see if it's dairy instead. May be worth cutting out one, then the other, to see what works/doesn't work?

Like the sound of lamb steaks, too, this eve ? may see if I can pick some up at Sainsbury's later

I have some cauliflower in the fridge, I might make myself some "low carb mash" with it x

OK, just had breakfast: 2 slices organic grass fed bacon, 1 egg fried in butter and asparagus. I just wish DD didn't always come and scavenge my breakfast.

mygrain you could try making a creamy mushroom sauce for your chicken - just fry some sliced mushroom, add cream, let it bubble till the cream thickens a bit and you have a lovely sauce :)

BIWI - what's the beetroot carb count? I have searched on here but you have given two different amounts 7.3 and 9.5 so not sure which is correct?

Also for spring onions please :)

had some tuna mayo and capers for mid-am breakfast

think omelette for lunch then cod in prosciutto and veg for dinner

can I ask about cheese? is it ok in limited amounts?

also is there any limit to how often can have eggs?

finally, what snacks can I grab later in supermarket to have in fridge? thanks !

nappyaddict this is the counter i use, it's uk-based so easier than the american sites www.low-carbdiet.co.uk/Carb-Counter.htm

of course, it will vary slightly for different veg varieties. IMO beetroot is too carby for weight loss, spring onions absolutely fine

Beetroot:

Beetroot, Boiled
9.5g per 100g
Beetroot, Pickled
11.2g per 100g

Spring Onions
1.6g per 100g

So 'yes' to spring onions and a big fat 'no' to beetroot!

Ok, I have a question. When you sleep through breakfast does BIWI still shout at you and twitch her big stick because you didn't eat it?

I hope not, because I always eat breakfast late. I'm generally too busy sorting kids out to eat first thing, so breakfast tends to be about 10-11 am for me. And then I often end up skipping lunch because I'm not hungry yet.