Week 8 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - Only 3 weeks left!

[BIWI]

Morning campers.

Come and confess all on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

So only three weeks left. I know that things have been moving quite satisfactorily for some of you, so hopefully these last three weeks can see a few more of those pesky pounds disappear.

I had a bit of an altercation with some sticky toffee pudding this weekend (at the PILs) so I've got my work cut out over the next few days to undo the damage!

Off for a run shortly ...

Welcome, kotinka! It's not called the spreadsheet of fabulousness for nothing

Yay for crabby well done!!

Welcome back kotinka

It is the wonderful WillieWaggleDagger's work, kotinka.

biwi is being generous - the main weigh-in bit of the spreadsheet was set up by two previous bootcampers, and BIWI wrote the vast majority of the content. I just fiddle with it and do some C&Ping and troubleshoot when people balls it up it has a little tantrum

well done crabby

I seem to be sts on the weight front yet again. My fault for not eating enough some days - only had 2 bowls of greek yogurt with double cream yesterday (and a tsp of honey in one). Really need to get back to eating meat and veg again. Just find it all so boring somedays.

can we have the recipe for your butter chicken Crabby? sounds lush.

kiwigirl No honey on Bootcamp! Or on Bootcamp Light!

And yes, you must eat more food - you really, really won't lose weight if you aren't eating, and it's not good for your overall health either.

lol kotinka - i would generally advise do what i say, not what i do!

(my name is a play on William Shakespeare)

Bullet - haven't been brave enough to try a bulletproof coffee! I seem to remember saying that I would if BIWI would but she wouldn't!

I may try tomorrow. I do have a stick blender.

BIWI - don't worry - I am eating. I stocked up on cold meats and pates and stuff yesterday. Had a treat of some macadamia nuts last night too. I think yesterday's lunch wasn't quite big enough and last nights dinner wasn't fatty enough. I will remedy that today.

Kotinka - I agree the spreadsheet is fab. There is also a low carb recipe section under the general Food section on MN which is also helpful.

Anyone got any ideas what I can do with 3 pork shoulder steaks in the slow cooker to serve four? I need to stretch out the meat - we are cash strapped until next week.
I have shallots, cauli, broccoli, 1 courgette, mushrooms, frozen spinach, carrots, coconut milk, stock cubes loads of herbs and spices.

Thai curry served with buttered broccoli?

Use the shallots, courgette, spinach, mushrooms and coconut milk, and of course the pork for the curry - do you have garlic, chilli and lemon grass?

Oh, and well done Crabby!

I have a green Thai curry paste! Good thinking Beryl Batman!

Whoop whoop - being back on the wagon has seen me get back to original weight before the carbicide.

B - Bacon and eggs
L - lettuce, tomato and grilled goat's cheese
D - duck legs, cabbage

thanks BIWI - needed a kick to stop a tsp of honey every morning. I'm just had a huge chunk of rib steak with broccoli and asparagus with butter and it was one of the best meals I've ever had.

I really have a thing for broccoli at the moment. could eat it with everything.

I have a great recipe for pork vindaloo which could be adapted for low carb - hang on ...

OK.

Pork Curry

Enough pork for 4 people - make sure it's fatty pork. (probably around 250g per person)

Marinade the pork in the spice paste:

1 teaspoon cumin seeds
4 cardomom pods
4 cloves
2.5 cm cinnamon stick
5 black peppercorns
1 green chilli
2.5 cm fresh root ginger
4 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Make a paste by grinding the cumin, cardomom, cloves, cinnamon and peppercorns either in a pestle and mortar or in a spice grinder. Blend it with the chilli, ginger, garlic and lemon juice. (I have a small processor that works really well to do all of this)

Cut the pork into chunks and mix with the spice paste and leave to marinate for at least 1.5 hours. (If you leave it overnight it's even better)

Cooking the pork

4 tablespoons coconut oil
5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 shallots, chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon tomato puree
3 tomatoes, chopped
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
salt
ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves

• heat the oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and saute for 1 minute
• add the shallots and cook until they are golden, stirring occasionally
• add the turmeric, chilli powder, tomato puree, chopped tomatoes and vinegar and stir well
• add the marinated pork and salt to taste
• cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
• pour in 275ml water and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat is cooked through and the sauce is thick
• add the black pepper, and then serve hot, garnished with the chopped coriander

Adapted from "Curry", by Dorling Kindersley

I'm definitely going to try that pork recipe BIWI. Is it on the recipe thread too?

B: cherries and Greek yoghurt, 10 salted almonds
L: ham salad with homemade dressing and a piece of leftover pork belly
D: beef burger with pizza topping
No snacks so far but I may be tempted by strawberries and cream later if I get peckish.

I have just had fish and chips for tea. And it was SO worth it! it was DS's request as I said he could have what he wanted as a reward for winning a prize at school. God it was good! Just having a cup of tea now and then will drink lots of water.

Curry looks good. Love a good curry. May try that tomorrow.

Thanks biwi that sounds lush! Definitely going to make that soon. I made a Thai curry, haven't had any as I feel pretty unwell today - didn't eat anything really all day and ended up nearly puking. Succumbed to a couple of slices of malt loaf because the thought of anything not sweet was making me feel even more sick. It did make me feel better tbh. Hoping to feel well enough for proper food soon! Bloody hormones! (Don't beat me with the stick, I'm all weak and poorly!)

crabby!

I kind of fell off of the wagon...

Yesterday was good until dinner where I had spaghetti and meatballs followed by homemade cheesecake (why did I make that)

Our family went home today and although I had a spinach and feta omelette for breakfast (good intentions) I then finished of the last huge slab of cheesecake for lunch.

I had a serious talk with myself in the bath.l as I was having one of those phone dropping/tyre slashing moments.

I'm sitting here with 2ls of water, which I'm determined to drink and I will have a coffee later.

I'm hoping tomorrows weight isn't too bad. Feeling pretty crap with myself!

Hi all :)

Beryl that is terrible about your Mum and the hospital . You know my backstory (if you remember) and that kind of thing terrifies me. However, I wouldn't eat it and I would get friends/family to bring stuff in - but I'm of a different generation to your Mum and don't feel Drs/Nurses are 'Gods who must be obeyed' :( Idiots.

Decaff I totally understand how you feel re dairy :(

MaidofMuss - Get your arse back up here kiddo!! NOW.

Kotinka welcome home :) Great to see you here!

Too many posts and too many people to reply to today - but I have read all of the posts and I am as is appropriate!!

Long post of indulgent nonsense to follow - feel free to ignore

I've been having a weird time of it. I dropped several pounds quite quickly (no apparent reason for it - but was happy!!) and without doing anything to cause it, they have come back again. fuck it Bother. It is That Time Of The Month - but I don't normally gain, I normally just STS. However, I have been very about it as it's not alot (3-4lbs) but tomorrow is the end of 5 months and I wanted to be under a certain weight and it was looking good - now it's most definitely not. Sigh.

I have struggled a bit this TOTM - I have really wanted to eat carbs, but haven't, but I have eaten a bit more low carb food in order to keep the carbs at bay... so maybe it's just that?!

I stopped eating cheese, but have had some the past few days as I like it, had it in the fridge and didn't want to throw more food out that I was eating 'OK' then decided to try not to.

Maybe it's the weather (like Willie).

Anyway I had an odd day today I really wanted to go out to lunch and have something nice, naughty, carby and YUMMM. So I drove into town (I was almost there as I'd been to a friends house) and tried to decide what I was going to have, didn't see anything in town I really wanted, so drove to another village and saw two bakeries...

I thought maybe the carbs would just 'shake my system up'.

I am now 4.5 kg or 9.9lbs off a goal that would mean a lot to me (still a million miles from my end goal though) and if I could do it before August it would mean even more...

So I decided that I didn't want to 'cheat' so I came home and had salad with cheese, tofu & seeds Quite impressed that I'd given myself permission to 'cheat' but then talked myself out of it!!

I don't know why I'm struggling at the moment - I just am, but I'm also holding the faith...

but if the sodding scales don't drop I'm going to scream

Prosecco - was it you Crabby who said they'd had half a bottle?

A glass of that seems enough to make me stall - yet the diet rum & coke was fine. I don't get it?!

BIWI you said ...

daisy - if you're only eating salad then you will be eating a really low level of carbs, and that's pointless. You are also getting too many carbs from things like yoghurt and peanuts

I think I'm being a bit dim, but I don't understand what you are getting at? (other than the peanuts).