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!

Evening all!
Today was:
B celery with cream cheese
L frittata (2 eggs plus leftover eggs whites from last night's hollandaise) with asparagus, bit of grated parmesan on top
D cabbage rolls (BIWI's recipe I think ? big green cabbage leaves, wilted then stuffed with sauteed veg/leftover chicken from Sunday lunch, baked with cream and bit of grated parmesan - delicious!
S five almonds
Tomorrow will be:
B cold frittata
L smoked salmon/cream cheese OR spinach/lardons/avocado salad
D salmon with hollandaise and buttery steamed veg (yes, AGAIN as was bloody marvellous)
Almost drooling thinking about tomorrow's lovely food so am off to bed in case I eat that frittata now...

Sorry to hear about your accident Millie.

Maid I love how enthusiastic you're sounding about your food!

For me today, didn't have breakfast, just cup of tea and lots of water
L - mozzarella, little tomatoes, smoky chicken and h/m pesto
S - spoonfuls of pesto, few olives, cheese
D - smoked cod chowder with bacon, shallot, mushrooms, celeriac and a bit of broccoli
S - total yoghurt with cream, flaxseed, berries and vanilla
Plenty of water

Posted without reading - hope all okay Millie

Crabby - yes, think about what I'm going to eat poss a bit too much!!!

Didn't drink enough water again today...

god I haven't slept a wink all night (my migraine abortive tablet worked really well last night but they make me hyper sometimes so I've been reading all night. Luckily I can sleep all day til DS/DH come home again ).

Luckily DS is always up early so I've lured him downstairs to keep me company with the promise of waffles. I shall resist. I adore our waffle maker but I blame the bloody thing, in conjunction with the ice cream maker, for most of the extra weight I am carrying!

have a good day everyone and be strong!

Oh Kiwi you poor thing! I don't read much fiction any more because when I do I get so involved in it that I can't put the bloody thing down until I've finished it, even if that means reading until 3am. Never an all-nighter though. I guess a sleepless night is better than a migraine though.

DD wanted to make cakes yesterday to take to minecraft club today. I said no because the smell of baking cakes would be too tortuous for me. [bad mum emoticon] She made lemonade instead.

Crabby - yes, think about what I'm going to eat poss a bit too much!!!

Maid me too - that topic occupies a large proportion of my waking thoughts!

Millie - sorry about accident. Other driver sounds horrible but was probably in shock too and reacted badly. No excuse for abusing you though.

new - wow. Just wow.

I had cheesecake for dessert last night. Twas yum. And no carbs were harmed in the making of said 'cheesecake' BIWI so you can put the stick away! . It was a table spoon of clotted cream mixed well with four rasperries and then some extra thick double cream. Made up about enough for one of those Gu glass ramekins. Tasted like cheesecake without the base.

Waiting for my new bed to be delivered. They said between 7am and 1pm so I have been up since just after six. Looking forward to sleeping in new comfy bed tonight though!

Just had B of egg mayo and salami
L - salad and ?
D - poss lamb steaks and roast veg

morning all, again had a lovely mornings sleep surrounded by cats.
Someone here kindly suggested that they liked rib eye steak so I'm going to have one (so rare that a good vet could get it back on its feet) with some roast mushrooms and courgette ribbons.

I was in TKMaxx yesterday and got a square 8 inch-ish ceramic roasting dish for £10, a lovely pale pink one. Down from £28! I actually got 2, one for a friends wedding. Thought that was a real bargain.

speaking of courgette, one of my fav meals is fried bacon bits with courgette ribbons fried in butter all mixed together. its yum.
My julienne peeler is very well used

Courgettes with bacon sounds nice. Must try that. Glad you had a sleep although if I slept with cats I would probably end up in hospital!

I must get myself a good julienne peeler. Would make life easier.

No idea what I will have for dinner yet. Will see what DS fancies. DH is away. Well back late tonight actually.

Off to have a snack as my early lunch didn't fill me up enough. Then need to sort some stuff out upstairs. New bed arrived! Old bed being collected this afternoon.

Afternoon all! Glad to hear you're feeling better Kiwi.

B- Greek yogurt, coffee w cream
S- cheese, a few nuts
L- chicken leg, cabbage and courgettes
D- got my first bootcamp guest tonight, my sister. We will be having low carb sausages and frittata with spinach and courgette (and possibly a glass of wine)

I had a body composition analysis thing done today, I have lost just under 4lb of fat and gained 2lb of muscle over 8 weeks. This kind of explains why the scales haven't moved as much as I wanted - but half a pound of fat a week off really isn't good enough! I need to lose more than that. My personal trainer thinks I need to eat more so I am starting to write everything down for him to look at, he also doesn't seem convinced that this diet is going work - so I have sent him the boot camp rules and a couple of book recommendations
Feeling a bit disillusioned still though :( I really hoped I would have put a bit more muscle on that that too!

Millie - that sounds scary! Hope you're feeling better.

Hi all, can I join? I'm looking to lose about 10 lbs or so (currently at 143). I've already started to cut down on carbs but I need to follow some rules otherwise I'll never get anywhere.

Welcome alecsa, have you readthe bootcamp rules? Its very easy :)

Leverette - I'm sure your body will play ball. Keep going.

So, I went on team away day with work today and had decided to bring my own lunch just in case the lunch provided was carbtastic. Nobody batted an eyelid as I tucked into my salad with coleslaw, beef and brie.

I did have about a million coffees to get me through the ordeal of a team day though.

Leverette - I'm sorry to hear that

You know the drill list out for me what you've been eating over the last few days, see if we can help ...

evening all.

back on the wagon and have had a lovely day out today.

Had coffee for breakfast, then a duck salad with raspberry vinaigrette at a posh place for lunch and I have just had brocolli salad with manchego cheese for dinner. I know that I havent drank enough water today and I also know that I havent eaten enough today.

Going to have cooked breakfast tomorrow as that sets me up for the day.

Havent weighed since Monday, but I feel better, although I am tired, not sure if it is the 'detox since holiday' or the sun.

Thanks, had a salad with bits of salmon tonight. How do I add myself to the spreadsheet?

Hello all,
Millie hope you're ok today.
Well the scales shifted this morning, only by 1/2 lb but I was so please so see a movement. I've not felt the need to chuck it all in though which is a first, probably because I'm eating so well.
Speaking of which
B- prawn cocktail in little gem leaves, coffee with cream
L- IPD moussaka
D- salmon with leeks fried in butter and broccoli, coffee with cream

Tomorrow I have my last portion of moussaka and I'm making a butter chicken for dinner. I might have salmon for breakfast

B - coffee
L - salad with chicken, chorizo, mozzarella and roasted vegetables
D - salmon and green beans
S - cheese and lashings of salted butter!

And a win at netball!

millie sorry to hear about your accident - that sounds awful.

Re celeriac, when it's properly cooked it is very tender, just like potato - which is why it makes such a good substitute.

Eek. I've only eaten 1700 cals today - I'm not getting obsessed with calories again I promise! But I need to make sure I am eating enough food and it seems I'm not!
I ate a very normal diet for me today:
B- bulletproof coffee
L- 3egg mushroom omelette fried in about 2 tbsp butter
D- Roast chicken thigh with skin, roast aubergine, courgette and shallot with garlic and 2/3tbsp evoo.
S- 2x protein shakes bag of fridge raiders 1 decaff with cream.
I have just put it all into mfp and it comes to 1700. According to my body comp. analysis I should be eating 1800 on a day when I do nothing and then more if I excersize.
My appetite is so small now its hard to eat more than I already do! Maybe this is the problem some other people are having? Not enough food?

I am still losing at a crawlingly slow pace, even though I have upped my exercise (thank you Fitbit!)

I just have so much social stuff on at the moment and I am really rubbish at not drinking in some situations. I can't remember the last time I had a drink at home but put me in a field when the sun is sort of shining (or it's raining) and I need cider.

I either have guests or am at a party/gig/festival every weekend from now until August, so am kind of resigned to very very slow loss...

Loving the food though, tonight I had a huge bowl of asparagus and mushrooms in a blue cheese, herb and creme fraiche sauce, with a bit of leftover roast chicken. To be honest, I'd want to be eating this even if I don't lose much weight...