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.

I very stupidly decided to read Dr Briffa's book the day after my husband did a big shop of our normal food, so I've been lurking and gaining tips for when we need to shop again (Monday) so I can get the right food.

Because it's sooo much cheaper we are trying to buy more from Aldi. They don't really do a lot of branded food - I read in another thread on here that Total full-fat yogurt is less carb-y than some others but I really can't be doing with going to several different places to shop as this can be a real de-motivator for me. Is there anyone low-carbing who also shops at Aldi who can tell me if their greek yogurt is OK (and also if there are any other goodies there I should be on the lookout for?).

BIWI thanks so much for all of your wonderful work!

Oh, can I sneak in another question? Is there anyone doing 5:2 along with low-carb?

I actually managed a dairy-free day yesterday (no cheese or my fave greek yogurt)

B: scrambled egg, mushrooms fried in butter
L: Green salad with dressing, avocado, smoked salmon, mayonnaise
D: Roasted marrow, ratatoille, fried egg

I'm hoping a few days of dairy-free could kick-start a "whoosh".

I had a compliment today from a mum at school that I've really lost weight though! Hooray!

erika, Ive no idea about Aldi, but Lidl do a cheap low carb greek yog.

Welcome, erika! Best thing to do is to check the label. If I recall, Total is something like 3.5g carbs per 100g. (Sorry, am in the car so can't check).

Hello

Can I join please? I'm going to sign up for the next boot camp but wanted to unlurk before then :-)

I'm on week 8 of low carbing and have lost about 20 lbs so far and today I got into my size 16 jeans which haven't fit me for four years and I've had a baby since then! Still got another 4st to lose though!

My dh is lactose intolerant and so we get the lacto free milk instead of normal milk. It contains 3g carbs per 100 ml, is it ok to use in tea and coffee etc? I have cream with my decaf coffee but cream in tea is just wrong!

I managed last night with no alcohol at all so that's a good start for me!

Thanks BlackAffronted, we don't have a Lidl near us unfortunately. My neighbour has Aldi greek yogurt so just checked and it's 4.9/100g. Is that too high for induction/low-carb in general? I was looking at have it most mornings for breakfast.

Xenia - putting an orange peel in water doesn't make it sweet, it makes it orangey. Likewise cucumber/mint etc. Even strawberry slices flavour the water without sweetening it, and we don't eat the fruit after. (and strawberries are allowed on BC light)

BIWI - you need to add OATS to your list of stuff not allowed, as DP thinks he can eat porridge.

And anything made with wheat/flour

Thanks for the list!

I will have a proper read layer and think. I think last v time I did low gi more than low carb

is there an explanation is the benefits to low carbing?

Sorry for all the questions!!

oops sorry for any typos

Hello Ladies,
Lovely day again out there.
Did the survey yesterday. BIWI......if you don't mind me asking....have you considered doing a Low Carb continuation thread for those who have succeeded in their weight loss and now can add carbs up to their tolerant value but still need a support thread? Or even for those not wanting to start at bootcamp but want to start in stage 2 where nuts and berries and flaxseed cereal etc is allowed?

Lewis have a read of this as a starter for ten

Molly I sort of think that these ongoing chat threads will do that, really! And even when we get the next Bootcamp thread going, lots of people who are maintaining will join in, or those who are already doing Bootcamp Light.

Setting up another thread makes things a bit more complicated - there's already a recipe thread and a questions thread! (And I'm on here quite enough as it is !)

Lewis - don't worry about all the questions! It's important that you know/are committed to what you're doing. Ask away. If I'm not here, there's usually someone else who can help you.

here's the questions thread which might also help

And here's the recipe thread

And if you look at the tabs on the bottom, you'll find lots of resources with links/videos about low carbing

BIWI thanks for the reply. I just felt a bit awkward putting down my food for the day because im doing bootcamp light as my starting point and didn't want to derail your thread. But if its ok then I will continue. I can see how much time you give to this thread and its lovely so "thankyou"

It's my pleasure, honestly! And yes, definitely keep posting here

For those who are struggling with water try sparkling. After 10 days I no longer want squash and am happy with sparkling water with a slice of lime and ice. Aldi do 4 2l bottles for 90p.

Another stops question...

How does eating fats like butter and full fat option things work?

It seems counter intuitive... Unless I'm just daft lol

stops = stupid!!

Yes LewisFan - it seems counter-intuative because we've all been sold the lie that eating fat = getting fat. It doesn't. In fact, starving out body of fats can cause numerous problems. It took me a while to re-set my way of thinking too.

There's a spreadsheet somewhere with lots of reading on it. Oh, and a brilliant lecture on Youtube explaining the science behind weight gain being caused by sugar/carbs.

Thing is people don't realise that fats are needed in essential processes like repairing DNA etc stuff that stops you from aging. You need fat in your diet other wise you can be more prone to being ill. I can't recall all of the details and i did once know all the chemical pathways but that was pre ds and my brain seems to have suffered rot since then.

Having a really good day today. even drank coffee with no sugar/sweetner never thought that was possible. feeling like crap due to med combination atm and looking forward to some cooler at night for sleeping weather.

I can't find the spreadsheet but this explains it.

I didn't need to lose much weight but the benefits for me have been:

No more sore stomachs
Much more energy
Better sleep
Clear skin
Periods cramps a thing of the past
Lighter periods
Never being hungry

The only drawback is that my work colleagues think I'm weird/obsessive.

Hi all
Am back on bootcamp again, after bit of a falling off/carb creepiness (the odd piece of fruit, too many glasses of wine and even crisps last night). Interestingly, still no desire whatsoever to eat bread or pasta (or rice). I think my tolerance for carbs and probably dairy too pretty low, which is quite dispiriting, and I do miss fruit.
Would also be interested to hear if anyone combining low carb and 5:2. A friend of mine looking really good on 5:2 (not low carbing), so does seem to work, whereas after my initial loss of 12lbs, have been stuck around same level for ages. Think sadly need to give up cheese.
Also, is it a bad thing not to eat breakfast? Am just not hungry most mornings.

maid - if you can make sure that you get back on the wagon properly, and you know that you have definitely switched yourself from carb-burning to fat-burning, then by all means give breakfast a miss if you're not hungry. But make sure that this doesn't lead to you getting really hungry later on and making bad food choices!

I have sort of combined 5:2 and low carbing, that I was low carbing when I tried 5:2! It would make sense that the two would fit together, given the impact that low carbing has on your appetite - it should make it easier. For me, I just became too focussed on/obsessed with calories, in a very short space of time, and I hate being like that.

Lewis have a read of this - about the whole fat thing