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.

Meringue and Rum layer cake!

Nigella I am holding you to blame if I fall off the wagon into a plateful of that!

Had this for dinner tonight - though I mostly had just crackling!

Whoops!

(Not bothered about puddings - the rum will be enough for me!)

Deep breaths, Negroni!

What does rum actually taste like? is it an acquired taste? FWIW I can't stand whiskey - no idea if rum is similar? could I move from Prosecco to rum seamlessly?

crabbybigbottoom I'm no expert but vegetables kind of caramelise when they are roasted - can you adapt that idea somehow?

No - rum is nothing like whisky. It's much mellower and a sweeter taste altogether.

Today I had bacon and eggs for breakfast, egg mayo with salad for lunch and cottage pie made with swede with buttered cabbage or dinner, a snack of pork scratchings.

IBO I am up for doing Uber camp with you!

I'm four ounces away from my first target which was 66 kg by the end of August. Fingers crossed I'll be there by Monday. When is Bootcamp officially starting again? Is it September? It'll be nice having everyone Bootcamping together although I'm going to miss the dairy and berries and wine!

B: blackberries, Greek yogurt and cream
L: lamb burger and leftover cabbage/carrot with extra butter
D: lamb curry (delish and meltingly tender thanks to Crabby), spiced cauliflower (meh) and wilted spinach

The lamb curry would be wonderful with homemade nan bread. I foresee a planned cheat for the leftovers.

I'ven been mainly offline on holiday at the beach... had withdrawal symptoms from MNet!

I've mainly stuck to the WOE, sometimes took a packed lunch. Sometimes not. This only fell down one day in a place where nowhere did a take-out salad. I ended up buying a packet of smoked salmon, cherry tomatoes and strawberries and laughing at my posh and odd lunch.

Just had takeaway curry (cauli and spinach bhajees). Yum! One night in a restaurant I had a cheesy leek bake and ignored the fact that it contained potatoes too.

A friend on holiday asked me about this WOE and I realised I've been doing this since May. 3 months! Amazing. I'm very happy to not feel self-conscious about my weight this summer.

I'm also looking forward to just over a week's time when we go on a different week's holiday with my Mum. Unusually I haven't actually seen her since end of May so I'm hoping she will be impressed at the results. She thinks the whole basis of the diet is wrong. I hope to slightly convert her at least over the course of the holiday!!

My inner elephant was asking for toast today... I'm very pleased to say I resisted! I went for a walk instead which really helped as I was getting really restless and kept thinking about food all afternoon... And I tried cauliflower rice for dinner which turned out to be surprisingly nice! I'm impressed by those considering uber camp- good luck!

ok I'm going in..... pressing "order" on my sainsburys...

I am going to town tomorrow to buy a water filter jug thingy and will make LOTs of ice; I too can't abide it warm, seeing as I have to get over my aversion to it!

Wish me luck!

Want to see my shopping list to check it first?

(I have been eating a low-ish carb diet this week, but needed to go shopping to get fat stuff!)

BBC2 has an interesting sounding program about to start. "The men who made us fat" Apparently it is about the evils of corn syrup this week, it is one I shall be catching up with on iplayer tomo. Need some sleep tonight.

Thanks for the suggestion Nigella. I ended up using pomegranate molasses. Too carby but hey ho.

Sorry Lewis, for some reason I was reading it as can't not drink. I read it about three times too!

Willie that article is great. Thanks for that.

B/L - courgette, tomatoes, mushrooms with pesto
S - greek yoghurt 'ice-cream'
D - teriyaki salmon on a bed of shredded savoy cabbage with ginger
P - berries and cream
2 tea, 2 wine, loads water

Ok less then 5mins in and it is slightly scary but addictive viewing. Already it has been described as a war between the food industry and being healthy...

New I watched the 'men who made us thin' one at 9pm which was reasonably interesting. I'm recording this one.

It is really interesting the way that the different views scientists vs industry are being presented. I think it has suitably scared my ass firmly back onto the wagon full time. wow.

I didn't watch that Crabby but I'm guessing the take home message was 'eat less, exercise more, and whatever you do don't go on a fad diet'?

Well last night was a leaving do at work. I evening refused my friends legendary pavlova I feel very saintly. I've been adding vanilla extract to the Greek yoghurt and I wondered if it would be ok to use other extracts like almond? It doesn't really give a clue what's in then sugar wise.

I watched the 9oclock one about WW and slim-fast etc. The result was - these 'diets' don't work...if they did, there would be no diet-industry.!

was very interesting, although i didn't think the interveiwer had much backbone - he let the elderly Slim-fast guy off any really searching questions, and the Dukan guy - couldn't understand him. Would have been better to interview him in French with sub-titles.

Good hangover Friday morning!

I had lovely evening last night. I started with dry wine but then had Mojito and Margarita and I am paying for it today with headache and guilt.. Other than that I had quite a good day..

B - 2 eggs with 2 chipolatas and 1 spring onion fried in butter
L - 2 table spoons of Greek yogurt with grated cucumber
D - 2 boiled eggs with 4 fried asparagus and mayo

NigellasGues - great!! I am excited about doing ubercamp. It is only 3 days so we can do it!

When bootcamp starts? I agree - it would be great if all of us did it..

Lewis good luck to you!
Beenie this is for you for resisting and making clever choices!! Well done girl!
Lilly and for you Well done!!

Lighthousekeeping - what brand of almond extract do you have/were you considering?

Morrissons finest French Almond? They have other brands. The incrediants list rapseed oil and 5% almond oil.

Sainsbury's sell the Nielsen Massey brand, and according to their website, this is what's in it:

Alcohol (90%), Natural Oil of Bitter Almond, Water

Their own almond flavouring contains:

Propylene Glycol; Water, Flavouring.

Having Googled propylene glycol, I'd say go with the Nielsen Massey one! I can't see that you'd be adding many carbs, as I presume you'd only need a teaspoon or so?