The Low Carb Bootcamp Continues!

[BIWI]

The other thread was almost full, so here's a bright, shiny new one.

And here's the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

And just in case you haven't discovered it yet, here is the recipe thread. Some truly lovely recipes on here that are worth a try.

I know! I ordered my bottles today as I could not resist the offer.

Thanks BIWI and hope it goes well with the personal trainer tomorrow. You're a braver woman than I!

Well done on your losses Nigella, Trucks and Renovating!

Sorry you've had a crappy day CJ.

MrsHP enjoy Italy I am !

Willie at carbs beget carbs. so very true.

Bleaugh meh day here with maaahooooosive carb cravings. I resisted though.
B/L - mozzarella, tomatoes, parma ham, olive oil.
D - home made pesto with courgette pasta, mushrooms and tomatoes.
P - raspberries and blackcurrants with clotted cream.
2 tea, no wine, not quite enough water.

I can't do it - I can NOT drink 5 LITRES of water a day....

I am drowning!

Lewis, I struggled with the 5 litres to start with too, but now it isnt hard! I keep a litre bottle in the fridge, because I can drink it better cold, and try to finish one bottle every 2 hours - sounds easier when broken down like that :)

You can, Lewis. You have to change your mindset about these things.

However, I appreciate that it seems an awful lot to start to knock back from a standing start!

Why not build it up gradually? Start with 3 litres, perhaps. That's 1.5 large bottles. Honestly, you will find it easy to do once you get into it.

I don't know what your job is, but if you're at a desk, make sure that you always have a glass full of water in front of you.

And substitute one cup of tea/coffee/fizzy drink for water.

I can't manage without my coffee first thing in the morning, but instead of having a second one, I have water instead. That also means that the water I'm drinking is spread out across the day - I don't have to suddenly gulp down a litre at a time!

The water is important as it helps to flush the ketones out of your body, and thus the fat.

It stops you feeling hungry.

It makes your skin look great.

There are no calories or carbs in it either, so it's good stuff for free!

This piece may help you (and others) to get the water down!

ruby! Of course we missed you!

Haven't had a chance to read the new thread yet but returned from hols on tues. it was buffet all the time which I thought would be a nightmare but had cooked breakfast very morning or just some scrambled eggs with a few cheese slices. Lunch was generally cold meats or hot meats with a salad. Dinner the same. Finding green veg was hard but managed to eat courgette, aubergine, small amount of carrot, grilled onions (bad I know but I love them and WAS on holiday!). Ate a ton of lettuce and found olives too!

Allowed myself a dessert on 2 days but drank alcohol every day which frankly was to be expected but not in the volume that I thought. However drinking at least 2 litres of water every day didn't happen, probably only a litre. I've come back 3lbs heavier which I don't think is bad and it helped that before I left I broke through my "sticking weight" barrier so I know to keep going and get back on the wagon again!

Lewis I keep a pint glass by the kitchen sink and every time I go near the sink I drink half of it then refill it to the top (I don't like really cold water). I don't count up how much water I drink in a day but if I don't get enough then I get very thirsty at night or the next morning. Last night I drank two pints not long before bedtime - I was up three times in the night for the loo. Serves me right for not getting enough during the day. Usually if I'm out I take a 500 ml bottle of tap water with me but I forgot yesterday.

I just had the most lush breakfast of Greek yoghurt, cream and blackberries. Omg it was amazing.

I need to go and get the slow cooker going, we're having Crabby's lamb curry for dinner today. I have the lamb shanks marinating and the spices all measured out so I just need to chop shallots and assemble.

Oh and my biggest breakthrough with eating like is is that I did not snack once! A whole week of eating 3 meals a day and no snacks as I didn't want them or think about them!!!

cj I get the emotional eating problem. I'm the same. In fact this woe is slightly depressing as I miss the 'reward' that food used to give me. But I do feel healthier and Ivan see a huge difference in my body shape. The scales haven't shifted much in the past week (week 3 now) but my thighs seem to be melting away! As for the chocolate, I had unlimited quantities of 95% choc and it didn't stop me losing 2kg!

well done cobblers!

re emotional eating, i am trying really hard to work on this. it's difficult as people around you will often sabotage this (everything seems very geared towards rewarding/comforting/consoling with food)

i find meal planning helps, as if one or other of us has had a bad day i just stick to the meal plan, which helps avoid the 'i don't know what to cook and i feel crap so i'm going to get a takeaway' feeling

also not keeping the 'comfort' type stuff in the house (though god knows i can still go out of my way to get hold of it)

and trying to find other things to reward/comfort (this can be tricky without spending lots of money, and also tricky if you have limited time or are tied to the house with small children). e.g. exercise, while hard to get the motivation to get going, is a massive stress reliever (can just be going for a walk, but i realise this is difficult if you have children to look after). dp and i might play a few games of cards (this helps me switch off from worrying because i am hugely competitive and give the game my full attention!). i do lots of knitting, which keeps my hands busy and uses my brain, and you want to keep your hands clean so you're less inclined to seek out snacks.

I am utterly

I seem to have lost three pounds since yesterday. In spite of the chocolate and the dairy

I am desperately racking my brains to think of what I did differently. I drank lots of water. That's all. Everything else was the same. I had big ol' fatty pork chops for dinner, with salad.

It's true, though, that you don't feel the need to snack on this WOE. I think maybe my problem has been that I haven't been particularly hungry so I've occasionally skipped meals or had not very much. Oh, I don't know ... but who cares?! I've lost three pounds

well done !

you didn't have that much chocolate, and with these things i think it's often to do with what you do regularly rather than the one-off. e.g. if you're eating half a bar of 90% a day every day it will have more of an effect on your weight loss than a few squares as a one-off. although obviously you would be trying to avoid the chocolate the majority of the time, and an awareness of what causes you to feel like you need to eat it is useful, as a one-off you should enjoy it mindfully and not worry about it too much

likewise with the dairy, you might have a dairy-heavy day every now and then, but that's fine as long as you aren't sensitive to it

of course, don't assume that the fact that you saw a big loss following chocolate and high dairy means that they caused it - you drank lots of water which would have helped, as well as a decent fat intake, and you may have been due a whoosh anyway, so don't think that chocolate and cream are the secret to weight loss

Morning all

Well done losers!!! I love reading success stories as I find it very inspiring.

I got confused about veg intake. There's no way I could eat less veg..I am sticking to all food that has less than 3g of carbs per 100g so I hope it is ok.

I jumped on scales this morning which was a mistake.. I have put few pounds back.. Well good thing is I weight still less than I did almost 3 weeks ago :)

Yesterday:
B Greek yogurt + olive oil - weirdly I love the taste.. :)
L Tuna with few walnuts, mayo and spinach
D Swede mash and low carb sausages. I made it so fatty I almost felt sick. I am still getting used to eating fatty food

A lot of water and one square of 85% chocolate which melted in my mouth..

I thought of maybe doing Ubercamp. I thought maybe somebody would like to join me?

Well done on the loss. I think maybe the water was the key thing - that makes the difference for me!

lewis you can do this, but only if you want to and if you believe you can. Your posts read to me almost like you don't want it to work if that makes sense. I think I know how you feel, like it is such a big thing to do, and that it goes against what we've all been told about diet for years. You can do this and we are all here to help you. Like BIWI says with the water, try for a smaller amount first and build it up, I find the more I drink, the more I want and it gets easier to drink a lot, I don't always make my quota every day, but do most days. Make a big jug and put some cup up cucumber in it, if you like a different taste maybe? Remember, you CAN do this and we will all help you, but you have to believe it and give it a go - promise yourself to go for it for two weeks and then see how you feel? It gets easier and easier the longer you do it as the more 'usual it becomes...

Yay Stunt let me know how it goes.

I remember you ruby, welcome back. Are you still bootcamping?

CJ that 3lbs is obviously the compensation for your crappy day.

Lewis I'm reading that differently from everyone else I think - do you mean you are now compelled to drink 5 litres every day? Good for you if so, I'm not sure I could manage that much!

Good advice on the water though, I need to up my intake again.

Well done on your restraint on hols Cobblers 3lbs on will be easypeasy to shift.

I'm wondering what to do tomorrow; I have three friends coming for lunch and I don't know what to make. One is a very fussy eater and will probably just bring a sandwich and one is a veggie, iirc.

I meant I'm struggling to drink that much. I haven't drunk naked water in any quantity since a young child! it is a hard habit to get in to lol

I've got minted lamb and veg for tonight.

Going for a picnic with ds and his mate later so will stick to eggs and meat

I do want to do this but have had a very strange relationship with food and have had for 15 years - it's taking time to sort my brain!

I will do it though.

I said no to a ice cream van 99 on Tuesday when the whole family had one (parents, sister, son and nephew) on a day out so the will is there. It's just a bit of a daunting change!

I had two glasses of white wine last night it's my treat though. I'm starting four nights tonight. It's a colleagues last shift. I'm usually the one to get the PapaJohns in! Not this time.

It is, Lewis, and it goes against everything we have been told over the last 30 years.

I think also that, for a lot of us, it makes a real change to see food as an allowable pleasure, rather than a sinful indulgence (which actually means that we see food as something bad or wicked).

If you've been struggling to lose weight and have tried various diets over the years, which I suspect all if not most of us have, then it's very hard to see food as our saviour rather than food as our enemy.

I know that might sound strange - but once you fully appreciate the lovely food that you can eat, and how eating lovely, full-fat food can curb your appetite, you will see what I mean!

What about cholesterol though? Has anyone had theirs checked recently?

What about cholesterol, Lighthousekeeping? What is your concern?

Well I get mine done yearly and the last time it was going up and the gp specifically told me to cut down or the dairies and meat. Does that mean I should really be doing this kind of diet?