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Share advice and experiences of following a low-carb diet.Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any diet.

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The Low Carb Bootcamp Continues!

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BIWI · 02/08/2013 14:33

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.

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Vinividivino · 04/08/2013 18:04

Haha! Poor you Timid! Thanks for the explanation. That makes sense, so, although I appreciate they are really bad for you because they are full of nonsense, would they derail the weight loss do you think? Love the sound of your Eton Messy type dessert! Yum! Have a very bad willpower day - sleep-deprived, still feeding baby so eating everything low carb in sight and in copious quantities so may go for broke and make that too to cheer myself up!

Vinividivino · 04/08/2013 18:15

Today I had (oh this is going to be bad!):

B - 3 fried rashers of bacon,2 fried eggs, Total yoghurt with raspberries

L - salmon terrine (in a cafe so no idea how carby but looked the least carby option) with lots of roasted veg and salad

S - pkt of (those damned) pork scratchings, 3 slices of cheese, 3/4 spoonfuls of leftover curry, 2squares of Green and Blacks 85% chocolate. Small bowl of blueberries and double cream.

D - steamed monkfish, peas and leaks with cauliflower mash (made with cheese and butter). 2 slices of cheese.

BIWI- is there a limit on volume of food we eat? Am I eating too much? Feel really fat but not full today for some reason. Am still feeding a 5.5 month old baby so maybe that's why. Drinking lots of water.

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BIWI · 04/08/2013 18:47

Vini - no limit on the amount of food you eat. Eat until you are satisfied. Portion sizes do come into play at some point, obviously - this isn't carte blanche to stuff your face! - but whilst you're getting into this WOE it's important that you make sure you're not hungry.

If you're still breastfeeding, then you need to eat more anyway.

Can I ask - why are you steaming your fish? There will be no fat involved in that! And drop the peas! They are way, way too carby!

I assume that you are doing Bootcamp Light, seeing as you're eating fruit and chocolate ...

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CJCregg · 04/08/2013 18:58

I had bacon and eggs and salad for lunch. For dinner I'm having an omelette with aubergines, courgettes and half a red onion. (Ran out of meat/fish, hence the eggs).

I might have to finish up the raspberries later Blush

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BIWI · 04/08/2013 18:59

Don't worry too much about it, CJ - they are relatively low in carbs.

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StuntNun · 04/08/2013 19:12

I'm breastfeeding too Vini (8.5 month old) and I find I'm eating a lot more than my DH. You don't want to be going hungry as you need to make sure your milk supply is adequate. Are you taking a supplement?

I started straight onto Bootcamp Light and now I'm thinking about doing ubercamp and Bootcamp next month once the kids start school again. But I can't eat eggs so I'm not sure what I would be able to have for breakfast I I ditch my usual Greek yoghurt. Does anyone have any suggestions?

B: strawberries, Greek yoghurt and double cream - yum
S: Babybels
L: barbecued lamb chop, sausage, steak burger, courgettes, red pepper (little bit) and mushrooms
D: roast chicken, one roast potato, one roast sweet potato, buttered leeks

loopyloou · 04/08/2013 19:48

Today I had bacon, egg and mushrooms for breakfast, for lunch salad with a little grated mayo and a little greek yog with 10 blueberries and for dinner home made burgers with cauliflower in butter and wilted spinach in butter. Snack of pork scratchings, 4 coffees and 2 litres of water.

Negroni · 04/08/2013 21:49

Hello! Meant to post at the end of the last thread but the threads are just moving so fast!

Welcome to all the newbies and well done to everyone losing weight. I am quite Envy as I am just staying the same at the moment - ie moving up and down and up and down. Been a tricky patch of having non stop guests for about 2 weeks - last one went on Saturday meaning lots of shopping and dinner preparations. Plus trying to work without adequate childcare for various dull reasons. Just means I have fallen off the wagon a few times, at events, because I was cooking a carby dinner for others, because I had too much to drink etc and so my weight is just moving up and down when really I want it to go down. Especially as I am basically doing low carb and then falling off the wagon for nothing spectacular.

Anyway, the guests and my excuses are gone so need to get started again. BIWI seriously thinking of using your early food diary as a guide! Thanks for the (not so) new thread and for the chicken and noodles and the chocolate pots recipes - both look lovely,

Crabby your neighbour sounds bonkers! That is bizarre behaviour!

Right will post again when I have done something to lost some of this weight. Hopefully the stories of those of you who have been on the WOE for 6 weeks and lost more than I have in 3 months will motivate me to stick to this properly even when real life gets in the way.

Eglute · 04/08/2013 23:13

biwi thanks for all info you're throwing here. Much appreciated!!

B fried cabbage and bacon ( never had fried cabbage before. But I will be having it every day now it is soooooo yummy)
L tesco finest steak burger topped with a nit of cheese, mayo and mustard + salad with olive oil
D salad with a little bit of feta

Not too much water today.. And I had half of a biscuit.. I hope it didn't ruined everything...

Vinividivino · 05/08/2013 05:49

Thanks BIWI and StuntNun. Yes doing Bootcamp light but may need to do Ultra for a couple of days. I'm pleased to know about quantity not being too much of a problem. BIWI - steamed fish, I didn't even think a bout frying it - good point! Old habits die hard!

CheeseAndFriedMushrooms · 05/08/2013 07:59

Thanks so much to BIWI for all her help and support on here. In week 1 of doing this WOE, I have lost 7lbs! I am now 12st3. And being honest I did have a few wobbles like the odd fairy cake and the odd square of dairy milk choc so it's really amazing. I did ease myself into the diet the week before by cutting out bread and pasta, but this WOE is just so do-able! I have at least another stone to lose, but I cannot believe how much weight has dropped off and that I can actually see a change. Breastfeeding a 4 month old helps, but if anyone knows if there are eggs on offer anywhere as I must have gotten through at least 30 this week Blush

Have a good day everyone and good luck!

captainmummy · 05/08/2013 08:43

Cheese - I buy mine from the local farm shop (it helps that it's a chicken farm!) in trays of 30. The medium ones are £5 but sometimes around this time of year-ish there are pullet eggs - ones from new layers. They are about £3 a tray! Small tho...

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BIWI · 05/08/2013 08:48

Great going, Cheese! Flowers

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BIWI · 05/08/2013 08:52

Negroni

Right will post again when I have done something to lost some of this weight. Hopefully the stories of those of you who have been on the WOE for 6 weeks and lost more than I have in 3 months will motivate me to stick to this properly even when real life gets in the way.

But ...

Really, the whole point of this as a WOE is that it's just that - a way of eating, and not a diet. Once you know the health benefits of low carbing (beyond weight loss) it's something that you should be able to follow forever. So it becomes 'real life'! And just like life, it's unpredictable and you will have good days and bad days. The best thing to do is to take a step back and look at your overall, longer term progress - it's downwards, is it not? Stop focussing on the day-to-day so much, enjoy what you're eating/doing and you will lose that weight.

I know when we want to lose weight that we want it gone by yesterday, but it's also important to enjoy what we're eating now - because this is what will help us to stick to the plan. So just accept that every now and then things will happen that mean we don't stick so rigidly to it. Sometimes you can't help that - sometimes you might choose it.

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Eglute · 05/08/2013 08:56

Well done Cheese.

Good morning everyone :)

I had Greek yogurt with cream and raspberries for breakfast today. It felt like a huge amount of diary to be taken in one meal.. How much of yogurt do you usually have for breakfast?

Eglute · 05/08/2013 09:36

I am emarrased to ask but I hope you can help me..

What is it with constipation? Is it me or is it common in this WOE? I know rice, boiled carrots and eggs can cause it but I do eat a lot of veg and drink 3L of water and avoid eggs (rice and carrots as well obviously)m but it is not helping.. :(

Eglute · 05/08/2013 10:35

Why have I been deleted from Spreadsheet? Confused

Have I done something wrong?

WillieWaggledagger · 05/08/2013 10:40

i can still see you eglute? in alphabetical order?

Eglute · 05/08/2013 10:40

Oh no, sorry.. I found myself.. :)

It seems I am talking to myself today :)))

WillieWaggledagger · 05/08/2013 10:44

is it genuine constipation (need to go but can't) or are you just going less frequently than you feel you should?

if the former, and you're eating plenty of fat and low carb veg and drinking plenty of water, then some people have tried psyllium husks as a supplement (i haven't tried this) or ground flaxseed (i find this makes my weight loss stall, others don't). i was taking a magnesium supplement for a while and had to reduce the dose as it made me go too frequently, so you could try that if you wanted.

Eglute · 05/08/2013 10:58

thanks Willie yeah, I found myself. of course it is in alphabetical order! :)

I go only every other day and it is painfull.. so I will try one of your suggested options. Thank you Flowers

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BIWI · 05/08/2013 11:25

How much yoghurt did you have, Eglute? If I have it for breakfast I usually have two very generous tablespoons - but I've never weighed it!

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Eglute · 05/08/2013 11:27

Oh dear.. I had more than half a glass.. no more dairy for me today then..

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BIWI · 05/08/2013 11:41

That doesn't sound too bad - why the concern? Do you think you have a problem with dairy?

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Eglute · 05/08/2013 11:45

It was a lot. Well it felt a lot but I was hungry and had no time for cooking this morning. I never had yogurt for breakfas in this WOE before.

TBH I do not think I have any problems with dairy but I better keep it as low as possible..
Even tho I was off the wagon for a few days last week my weight stayed the same :)