Week 9 - Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - Wimbledon Fortnight!

[BIWI]

Morning all.

Come and fill in the spreadsheet

Only two weeks to go before we finish this challenge. Time to drop a few more pounds!

But go easy with those strawberries ...

Got round to filling in the spreadsheet - STS this week, so still 10st 9lb - but at least I'm still in "3 digit" territory. Did briefly see 10st 8lb before being waylaid by some chocolate chip cookies

Went to a wedding ceilidh on Saturday. Was able to wear a Boden dress that I had bought myself two or three years ago and which had been too small for me but which I had forgotten to send back - it's a size 14 and it is now too big for me - although it still looked good and was nice and comfy for dancing. :) I was even able to wear my favourite purple shoes (as worn in the photo in the previous thread) as the dress was purple and orange(ish) I think the original description was water melon and was able to do the Dashing White Sergeant and Gay Gordons in them. :)

sorry about your dad chipping. i agree with kotinka - so much of our behaviour and physiological reactions are tied up with our emotions that it is natural to talk about these things in the context of diet, and not derailing at all

Willie I'm no expert either but I think it is more likely that because oestrogen is produced in fat cells, when you lose weight rapidly then your oestrogen levels drop. That could cause skin problems, sleep disruption, depression and anxiety and affect menstrual cycle regularity. Then as weight loss slows and/or your body adjusts to increase oestrogen production these symptoms will abate.

Kotinka - sometimes I think maybe x is slowing me down, maybe y is slowing me down, maybe z is slowing me down... but I can't pin it down on one thing, unfortunately. As a non egg eating vegetarian, if I cut out cheese (which I have mostly at the moment) and almonds (which I have before but I am eating now) there leaves very little other than salad/veg - arghh I have to just think 'it's going in the right direction, even if it's not going there as quickly as I'd like'. This past two weeks I've STS/put a bit on - but I know why and I'm not worried about it (disappointed, but not worried it's not working etc).

It was a shock, a terrible shock. It still is really. I would love to be under a certain weight, by a certain date in August. I know it would have meant a lot to my Dad (not that he would have known what that weight was or anything) I just know he was worried about me (because of my weight as well as other things) before he died (my Mum told me after) and then a few things he'd said to me made sense... and I know that he would have been pleased/relieved that I had/am lost/losing weight. He was not at all judgemental and never really said anything about it to me - he was just quietly worried about me. I feel so bad that I made him worry so much. Oh fuck. I want my Dad. :(

Morning.

What Willie said.

Blimey Pretty bird, well done.

Am managing to stay strong in the face of mucho temptations. Not as good as yesterday but:
Sleep - 8hrs
Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled and cooked in a good dollop of butter and a coffee
Snack: 3 mini baby bells and 1 cups of coffee.
Mid morning/early lunch: 2 eggs scrambled cooked in a good dollop of butter

water is at about a ltr and half atm so working to rectify that. Need to increase veg intake.

I might not be doing this as a completely one hit change everything because i am crap but so far I have got to a point where i regularly 3 meals a day, sleep, and don't see food as evil. I am hoping I can fully add carbs gone to that list this week so if i can add increase fat and veg also then I shall have finally hit bootcamp consistantly rather then half arsed and self demotivated. Which will be a major achievement for someone who started this on the threat of being stuck in hospital to sort them out because they survived on 3 chocolate bars a day and a shit load of coffee.
Last thing I need to do is cut the coffee out. But that is the LAST thing I am doing. It is keeping me sane atm. Am even beginning to consider bullet proof coffee as a way of justifying keeping coffee on my ok list

Prettybird - that's FAB :) You might have to start selling all your barely worn clothes off!! Any photos of you in your dress? How is HandsomeBird doing?

Thanks Willie I'm now in a bit of a soggy mess . I just want my Dad back, it's not fair I don't have rose tinted glasses though - he drove me to distraction and we argued a lot both always right and very stubborn but I always always felt loved.

NewStartNewStory - hey you, well done!! Your 'today' list looks pretty bloody good so far! and 8 hrs sleep is fab. I think I do better when I sleep well and I sleep better when I do better... the thing is I am a bad sleeper anyway and utterly crap at putting the laptop down and going to bed at a reasonable hour!!

Why were they looking at putting you in hospital? (were you ill, overweight/underweight. Sorry if you have said, I have a brain like a sieve!!).

Why are you going to cut the coffee out?

for ChippingIn

I'm still trying to lose - another c.1 stone (I'll review as I get close to 10 stone). Want to get back to being a 10/12 - although at my advanced age, a 12 is probably more healthy - but a comfortable 12! My BMI is still "only" 24.8 and that's after realising that I was an inch taller than I had always thought I was - so just goes to show what a crude measure BMI is

As I get closer, it is getting more difficult and I'm getting derailed by chocolate chip cookies far too easily, but hopefully the quadruple batch I have to make today for the school prize giving will be the last for a while - but on the positive side, I am no longer feeling tempted by the rows of confectionery in the newsagent's :)

Because I was physically eating as little food as possible, not because I wanted to lose weight (because what I ate was a high in calories as possible) but because I was controlling it. Was the only thing I could control when everything else was bad. And having done that for 2 years the impact on my health was horrific - blacking out, constant migraines, sleeping less then 4hrs per night. Adding in the 30-40hrs exercise a week. It was heading towards complete self destruction. You don't have a sieve memory i don't think I mentioned it during this bootcamp

Am not supposed to be drinking coffee. It is not good for my concentration, it suppresses my appetite and stops me sleeping/affects the quality of my sleep. Plus caffine is associated with joint pain as is high levels of dairy and I want to get rid as many possible aggravating factors so I can get in control of a knee problem and reduce triggers that might affect the fibro.

Kotinka I wasn't disagreeing with what you were saying :) - I'm just saying that it's hard to know what the hell TO eat (given the lack of lean protein). I am going against what Briffa says (which I didn't want to do, as I agree with him) and I am eating quorn & tofu otherwise I'm a bit of a protein free zone (other than what you get in veg etc). It was suggested I stop being vegetarian (on another thread) but that's not something I can or will do - even though 'diet wise' it would clearly be the easiest option.

I'm in my 40's too - sadly!! I'm not sure where my 20's or 30's went....?? I am happy that he cared so much and that I always felt loved :) - you don't appreciate that until you don't have it anymore :( I gave him plenty of other things to worry about too - poor sod! I always knew I'd got pretty lucky on the parents front (and I still have my Mum, but it's not the same) but it wasn't until I joined MN and have read so much about other peoples parents that I realise how lucky... how very lucky I was (am).

chippingin for you lovely. It's so hard and sometimes the grief hits you out of nowhere. I lost my dad in a accident so it was out of the blue and the shock and loss is indescribable. Be gentle on yourself, as parents we will all worry about our kids whatever age they are, just as your Dad did for you.

Bother forgot about the unsalted grass butter, will try and get some today, come on BIWI have you tried it?

Prettybird according to the nurse my 'goal weight' should be 53kg, 116lb/8 stone 4. I just think really?? I think my saggy bits are going to make a complete mockery of that!! I was that when I was young and not wobbly!! You are shrinking in a lovely balanced way and look great now, so every 1lb down is just a lovely bonus isn't it! I can certainly see how easy it will be, to be derailed so close to my goal weight - so don't blame you in the slightest!!

NewStart thank you - all hugs gratefully received!! x

I am pretty sure I remember 'talking' to you on a thread other than the bootcamp ones about low carbing and encouraging you to come over here, but I can't put my finger on it and as I said, I'm a total sieve brain these days! (Low carbing hasn't helped with that at all - so much for that angle!! Bugger)

It does sound really destructive :( I was just as bad, but in a different way (I ate because I could, control again though, - with a very 'so the fuck what' attitude and my carb cravings were awful). I am doubly glad you did join us then :) How is 'everything else' now?

Why is coffee not good for concentration?

I can see why you giving up coffee would be a good thing for you - but I can also see why it's hard :( I stopped for about 2 months to see if the milk in the latte was stalling me, but along with giving up 'every-bloody-thing-else' I was getting increasingly fed up (as a social thing more than a physical thing), so I started again but having it with cream instead of as a latte and I'm happier for it, but I should give it up too!!

No photos this time. Really should go through my wardrobe and have a go at selling stuff on ebay. Never done it before - but it might be a nice way to fund some new clothes! :)

Chipping (((((big hugs))))). Remember how proud he would be of you and how use those feelings in a positive way to channel your motivation and drive. You have done so amazingly well, and come so far, I know you want to get to your next goal, but you have to remember it isn't linear the weightloss and you just need to keep the faith. I know you want to prove certain people wrong, and you will, remember that this is for life and you have to live that and enjoy it at the same time - it is just hard getting all that balance right. (extra hug).

Also thanks for the pep talk yesterday, I was about to eat something I shouldn't and then thought I didn't want to come back on here and admit to my sins but rather come and tell you I put it in the bin and had a lovely salad and water instead! Honestly, it was your words 'you can do this' that rang in my head!!!!!

(((((Chipping))))) big hug from me too and sorry to hear about your Dad. My mum drives me nuts too but I absolutely can't imagine not having her around any more.

If we meet up, don't expect to recognise me from that photo...the lighting is veeeeery flattering and I've got an app on the ipad that made it look all 'vintage'. In real life I'm plumper, puffier and blotchier!

A little victory for me though; I am wearing size 12 trousers that I put away in defeat last autumn thinking 'oh fuckit I'll just accept that I'm a size 14 now and enjoy food'. It was the size 14s getting uncomfortably tight that finally spurred me into doing something, and here I am back into the 12s. They are old trousers with quite a lot of give in them, but I'm still !

Crabby you really must change your name this instant!!!!! CrabbySmallBottom would suit you much better ;)

Well you are a chatty lot today!

Chipping - hugs. I still have my Dad thankfully but although my mum is still alive she is in a nursing home as a result of dementia. It's a horrible part of getting older that we have to deal with losing our parents. Or their illnesses.

NewStart - keep on keeping on! You are getting there.

Crabby - I've made space on the naughty bench for you!

I'm feeling a bit demoralised ATM. I haven't gone down a size in clothes. No idea what I have actually lost but its not as much as I was hoping for. Worried that what I have lost will all go straight back on when I am on holiday.

Good news is that I went for coffee today with a friend and drank it without sugar/sweetener. Having the bulletproof one yesterday helped me realise that I used to drink coffee without sugar and its ok. I prefer tea though so may stick to that.

Well done, NewStart I know how much an achievement all of that is. You have done brilliantly.

To all those of you who are trying to play the age card - I'm 53, nearly 54, and appear to be post-menopausal - so if I can do it, then so can you lot!

Hugs for everyone missing loved ones. I know how lucky I am to still have both parents alive and well.

I've just made mini quiches, they're lovely! I was going to ask if they can be frozen, but don't think there'll be any left to freeze! They do stick to the fairy cake cases a bit, but I didn't grease them.

Sory, should have added that I'm choccywoccy, I've name changed!