Ongoing Low Carb Bootcamp Chat Thread

[BIWI]

Well done everyone who completed the Summer Bootcamp!

here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness if you want to continue adding to it

Obviously there are many of us who want to continue, either to lose more weight or just for general support to help with this WOE, so here is a brand new, shiny chat thread.

As for me, having slipped a lot a little when I was away, I'm firmly back on the wagon today.

And can I remind you, that if you haven't completed the survey we would be very grateful for your views/thoughts on how we can improve Bootcamp.

brilliant

I am a little bit excited... just need to meal plan ridiculously and be ORGANISED!

Watched the Cycle Show today and they had a feature on a guy who had lost (I think) 8 stone over the last couple of years, through a combination of diet and cycling.

He bought a bike through the cycle to work scheme when he was morbidly obese so that he could cycle with his kids. He then started cycling a bit of his commute to work (initially driving most of the way there) and gradually building up from 3 miles to being able to do the whole 10 miles each way.

Anyone else having problems viewing the thread? I am using the app so maybe the problem is with the app?

No problems via iPad safari Loopy.... I am having connections problems via my router though.... Lol!

Loopyloou - the app is not working for me on this thread either. I have had to switch to the laptop. App appears to working fine on all other threads though

The peanut butter confuses me. Even the ones without added sugar seem to be around 10gr-15gr of carbs per 100gr yet I have just rechecked the sainburys basic one and it has sugar in the ingredients list yet os only 3.9gr of carbs! How is that possible? I am guessing sainsburys have made a mistake on the label.

No more greek yogurt and pb!

I'm on the app - but an old version of it as I've refused to update not updated it yet 'cos of all the comments.

Tried Greek yoghurt with a teaspoon of my Whole Earth peanut butter after all the comments.

Meh.

B (about 11am): scrambled eggs and bacon
L (about 3:30pm): broccoli with cheese melted on top
Snacks: a few strawberries

my meals are out but i know I am going to have to eat something proper at 11pm for some meds so it is all abit all over the place atm. Have cheated with a bit of dilute squash with ice in it. But left the ice cream alone BIWI you have a lot to answer for!

Yes I can view other threads too, just not this one. Viewing through Safari now.

For breakfast I had scrambled eggs with fried courgette, a little red pepper and a cherry tomato mixed in, a little grated cheese on top and a tsp of HM mayo

For lunch I had a small slice of bacon and egg pie.

For dinner we're having home made burgers with salad.

So far today:

Rooibos with a teaspoon of coconut oil.
Greek yoghurt with teaspoon of peanut butter (meh....)
About 10 almonds and 2 brazil nuts
About 10 raspberries from the garden
About 6 cups of tea with milk
Not sure what we'll be having tonight as we're at my dad's but I am sure that there will be carbs and a involved.

Yesterday was:
Greek yoghurt, cream, large strawberry and cinnamon
Some almonds (probably more than 10 )
2 brazil nuts
2 small pepperami
2 cheese triangles
A small amount of left over Greek salad (cherry tomatoes, cucumber, feta, some tiny bits of red onion and plenty of olive oil)
Griddled rib eye steak with garlic cream cheese, 1/3 onion fried in butter and coconut oil and 6 asparagus spears. And half a bottle of red
1/3 punnet of strawberries and cream
About 10 or so raspberries from the garden.

Elenio - I did a quick google re sainsburys basics PB - you are not the only person to have queried whether the carb count is correct... You could email sainsburys for an answer? Still prob best to keep it as a small treat though..

Prettybird - in the words of BIWI.. it doesn't sound as if you are having enough vegetables ;-)

Yesterday I had plenty - Greek salad as well as asparagus and onion (ooh - and I forgot - some cucumber while I was making up cucumber water) . Combined with the berries, I reckon I had enough greenery carbs! :)

Today I'll have plenty by the end of the day - dad always makes a salad alongside the veg :) It's just whether he has made a carb based (eg pasta) meal and/or what he's made for dessert Hopefully it'll be strawberries even if they will be pre-sugared again as he knows that ds loves them.

Meant to say: on Friday I made some really tasty kebabs which dh cooked on the braai. Marinaded chunks of chicken in olive oil and dried basil, then threaded it on to skewers with chunks of courgette, halved cherry plum tomatoes and pieces of red onion. Dh and ds also got red pepper and mushrooms threaded on too UGH

Also made a nice tzatziki with greek yoghurt, cucumber and gralic with a wee bit of olive oil.

Interesting thing on Sunday Brunch today, they had that historian woman, Ruth something I think who was talking about how they've measured skeletons from all periods and found ancient people who ate primal diet were similar height to today, average woman 5'4". When agriculture took over from hunting and gathering, height fell by about 2 inches to 5'2"

Ooh prettybird, braai! That takes me back, we lived in Cape Town for a while millions of years ago and used to braai all the time. I still lust after the big steaks we used to eat out there

Yesterday:
B: scrambled egg and cucumber
L: tuna mayo & salad
D: at a BBQ - monkfish, halloumi, grilled veg on skewers, side salad

Today
B:mushroom omelette
L: Smoked mackerel and salad
D: butternut squash soup. (I know butternut squash not really allowed. But it was in the fridge with a not-too-bad carb count.)

Today I sorted through my clothes and sent many to charity-shop. This included a few trousers that now had a gaping "look how much I've lost" waistline. Brilliant! I still have a pile of trousers in the "still to be slimmed into" pile. I kept one pair of the "big" trousers, they were well-cut and flattering, I kept them as "insurance trousers" just incase I should ever go back to that size. At this point I'm thinking, surely I won't!

Yay the thread is working again in the app. Feeling terrible but that's a good sign right?

Today I've had total Greek yoghurt and a few blueberries for breakfast. A babybel. Lunch - birds eye salmon and lemon and herb sauce with asparagus and broccoli. A few olives. Tea- scrambled eggs, mushrooms and pastrami.

Is that ok?

Today I ate sugar- free jelly and cream in the beach and it was ace.

On the beach. Not in it.

Ooh, braai talks me back as well. We spent a few years outside Durban during my childhood. Actually, my parents still say braai as they look back fornlornly.

Timidviper - that's really interesting about primal diet and height.

I'm just back from being away for a wedding. Had a great time. Danced all night at the ceilidh. I definitely drank too much and couldn't avoid a few added carbs but I did resist the buffet (proud).

I reckon I'm about 3lbs up. We shall see tomorrow morning.

Lewisfan and BIWI - I'm going to be strict this week as we are jetting off on holiday on Friday and I want to look nice in the photos.

Tomorrow shall be:

Eggs with duck fat for breakfast
Meat and salad with olive oil for lunch
Chicken with cauli rice for dinner

I have crumbled and eaten ice cream. first the car blew up, then ds blew up, I have shouted until i have lost my voice, said things I shouldn't have done to the ex about the over tired completely exhausted state he has returned ds in (he will probably have to stay off school tomo he is that bad) and the ice cream was for the sore throat/loss of voice i now have. I have not the ability to give a shit about the ice cream. I now have to figure out how to deal with the lack of car, lack of finances to replace car and the lack of public transport but needing to be in nearby towns for medical appointments and stuff. Tomo will be another day and hopefully ds with be less over tired and screamy.

Sorry to hear that Newstart, hope you can get the car fixed. How old is your little one? Hope he calms down soon. Remember, we are only conditioned to think eating will help when we feel bad. Have a lovely bath instead.

Cherry, when I first started low carb I felt like I had flu from day 3 to 6/7. Then it cleared up completely. My dh was the same. Headaches, general achiness all over, general yuck feeling.

newstart that sounds tough - hope it all seems sortable tomorrow.

L - lettuce, beetroot and feta salad with a sort of horseradish French dressing!
D - lamb kofte, sausages, salad, BBQ courgette and butternut squash

Me today:

B: cheesey scrambled eggs with smoked salmon
L: tuna mayo, salad, 3 little ricotta-stuffed peppers, bit of artichoke marinated in oil, 3 sundried tomatoes and 2 tiny mozzarella balls.
S: peanuts and plain almonds
D: mozzarella, tomato, avocado salad with basil oil.

Not much veg there - i'll get back to my usual of roasting a load of veg in the oven and then including that in a couple of days' meals.