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 ...

prettybird - that's what I generally think/say too... however, when I was faced with something I might not be able to have at another time I was a bit stuck! I just had to decide it wasn't worth it!

prettybird I try and say the "I don't need to have it now" thing too. But then I start imagining this one day in the future when I will give in and have all these saved up things like chips and ice cream sundaes and big slabs of cake and milkshakes and yum yums and Baileys and a cream tea.

That will be one hell of a day.

... well I have had a crapsy crappingtons day so I'm heading home, repeating the mantra "i will not search for Yum Yums" until I get safely through my front door. Got slow-cooked beef in red wine ready to heat up, which helps somewhat. Will try to log in later with a cup of tea and catch up on dairy debate (milk-less tea of course) because as someone posted earlier Chipping? I haven't been able to work out what may be slowing my weight loss as I have dairy one day then not the next... Think I could manage without cream and cut back on cheese, but not my precious Total... (sob)

Actually I think Yum Yums are horrid. They're just claggy dough with icing on the top. Definitely not worth cheating for.
Now, one of my apricot flap japs (that I've hidden from myself)is a different story.

I'm gutted. I've been treating myself to the odd square of very dark choc, I actually read the label & one 40g serving of Lindt with sea salt is 40g of carbs. Terrible news.

You should treat yourself to the Lidl 74% dark chocolate: 38g carbs per 100g, so only 2.8g per square not that I ever treat myself if I have a craving

I dread to think what a square of my tablet would be

Middleagedspread - have you tried Waitrose apple YumYums? Ther are YUM. Other are definitely inferior and not worth cheating over I agree. They don't have icing??!!

Bad news about the choc - but how many squares would you need to eat to eat 40g?

I have a block of dark chocolate in the cupboard, bought early on just in case I felt the need & to stop me eating anything nicer 'worse'. I'll see what that is.

Prettybird TABLET - about 6000000 carbs per 100g I should think

Middle - are you sure it's not 40g per 100g? That seems impossible - it would be 100% carb??

The Lindt 85% cocoa is 19g per 100g or 7.6 per 40g.

As yet unopened.

It's my first day of LC today so I'm worriedly anticipating the carb hangover.

B: Greek yoghurt and mushrooms fried in butter
L: grated cheddar mixed with mayo served with mixed leaves and beetroot julienne strips
S: 10 cashews and some cucumber
D: roasted chicken quarter with a portobello mushroom and courgettes fried in butter

So a bit heavy on the dairy today but I can't eat eggs at the moment as my DS3 is allergic and I'm breastfeeding him. I have some pork belly slices for tomorrow's dinner but not quite sure what to do with them, I've never cooked it before.

Quick question though, DH had:
B: boiled eggs
L: apple, satsuma and banana
S: olives, almonds and chorizo
D: same as me
I don't think this is following the woe correctly but can't quite explain why to him. Is this okay or is it going to mess up his weight loss?

StuntNun - are you doing Bootcamp? If you are, then please ditch the beetroot and the cashews! They are way too carby.

Your husband isn't low carbing if that's what he had for lunch! There will have been loads of carbs in that little lot.

The reason why fruit isn't OK is that it is sugar! Which spikes an insulin release, which leads to the body laying down fat.

No fruit at all in the first two weeks of Bootcamp. After that, you can include some, but only berries. And definitely not a banana!

Carb counts:

1 medium apple - 21g carbs
1 medium satsuma - 12.8g carbs
1 medium banana - 23.2g carbs

That's 57g of carbs just for his lunch!

I think you probably both need to do a bit of reading about low carbing. there's some stuff here to get you started

And then read Dr John Briffa's book "Escape the Diet Trap"

Chipping, no, never tried apple yum yums. I don't think I've seen them in Waitrose i do like their Berlingers though.

I've just got the wrapper out of the bin & put my reading specs on
Lindt Excellent Touch of Sea Salt
50% Carb
49% sugar in 100g.

I shall go back to the G&B 80%, does anyone know what that carb count is?

You are all marvellous & the support I get on here is fantastic, thank you.

I blasted the fog away with a bulletproof coffee and some very loud Jaguar Skills!
My mum came over and we had a really nice chilled out day, I got on with cleaning the kitchen while she entertained the boy. I think the cleaning cleared away the rest of the fog and rage, crumbs make me homicidal!
We went for a lovely walk to the park and DS has been a pirate all day!
Well done to all the losers, I'll weigh in tomorrow or wed. :)

Look it up on the tescos website middle, you can see the nutritional info for each product you look up.

If it helps my lidl 81 per cent has 22g carbs.

Blimey at 40g of carbs in a teeny piece of chocolate

I agree about yum yums really - someone brought them, I don't buy them. Dh wanted to buy tiger bread on Saturday and I said NFW as I think it's one of the things I'd find very hard to resist.

I'm eating under 25g of carbs a day I think

That dairy link was VERY interesting - I have been reluctantly suspecting yoghurt is the cause of my stall - I stalled for 4 weeks until I gave up all dairy for a few days and have not seen any loss since restarting dairy with no cheese and a reduced level.

Looks like yoghurt is a possible culprit. Since I had that every day. I will accept that if I can continue with cream in my coffee and possibly reintroduce creme fraiche and cheese (bargains with capricious weight loss gods)

Going to just have cream for next few days and see what happens.

I think the 40 grams of carb are in the whole big bar of chocolate. But 2 squares for 8 grams of carbs is not worth it.

I get 5 grams of carbs for 2 big squares but am on the look out for darker than 81 percent!

Hi StuntNun :) Don't stress over getting carb flu - you might not get it, I didn't and to say I ate a lot of carbs previously is an understatment

Sam have you read the Bootcamp Rules? Is it very different to what you were doing before?

Decaff

Hi Choppingin, I'm doing India and Neris's Idiot Proof Diet.

www.amazon.co.uk/Neris-Indias-Idiot-Proof-Diet-Twig/dp/0141027436

I'm on phase 1 which they suggest staying on until you're within a stone of your goal. So no fruit at all but lots of fish, veg, (except carby veg) salad. I can have butter, double cream, cheese, nuts, spinach, fish, meat.

No sugar whatsoever.

Where are boot camp rules please?

Just signing in, so I don't lose the thread. Hoping to have a couple of strictish days. Did first run of week three of Couch to 5km. Knackered

Samantha - there's a link in my OP to the spreadsheet. Look at the tabs at the bottom - the rules (and all manner of other lovely stuff!) are there

Thanks BIWI, I'll go and have a read

Oh, I'm doing pretty much all of that! Marvellous!

Am back!!

Am doing 5:2 low carb....sort of!

Today

B.....cream cheese pancake

L.....water and coffee

D....steak (aberdeen angus reduced from £12 to 48p!!!!!), mashed swede, fried courgettes in butter

Am desperate for cheese now but am resisting it. Drinking peppermint tea now.