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.

Some yummy recipes - thanks!

Bad day today... had a busy morning, lots of pain in my legs & hips & exhaustion plus then standing for nearly 10mins to get tickets for the dc to swim... for some unknown reason, the lady behind me with 4 kids plus a toddler in arms was stood right up against me.. I couldn't move and the toddler started kicking me she didn't tell him off or move away! By the time we got tickets & I went to the viewing gallery, I could barely walk and has just had enough.... so I got a piece of chocolate tiffin..... not sure it was worth it but it did keep me going till we got home...

Back on the wagon now(!)

Sorry you're having s bad day Daisy. Not had a fab day myself, period pains from hell and headache, but had to work as we're understaffed.

For breakfast I had fried egg and mushrooms, for lunch tuna mayo with salad, for dinner bacon, fried egg, green beans, wilted spinach and a little cucumber. Snacks of 2 bags of pork scratchings (hormonal comfort eating, better than chocolate!) and a Babybel.

Sorry to hear you have had such a bad day pain wise Daisy they can be really draining. :( Hope you have a better day tomo.

Hello everyone. Sorry to have gone Missing in Action on the last thread. Daisy and Loopy I hope you have much better days tomorrow.

I've lagged too fat behind to give meal plans and am unsure how much I've lost, if anything (AF was due today and I always balloon, so I thought I'd leave it until the first day is over, when everything seems to go back to normal. That was TMI, wasn't it ). But, I am amazed at how fantastic I feel: I've been burning the candle at both ends working and we've had no childcare this week - usually, I'd have been dead in the water and foul to my family but I feel fine. Tired at times but absolutely nothing like the fog I used to feel. It actually feels like quite a transformation - and a more important one in some ways than my weight loss (I've got 3-4 stone to shift, so it's not a minor thing. But still...)

Right now, I feel that this is a WOE I want to stick with for good - it seems to suit my body. And if I waver from that, could you all please refer me back to this post and remind me how I feel now. Because I've never had such a stressful work week/period before and felt this good.

Another question in the middle of the night...!

Can I eat chicken drumsticks as snacks? or should I stick to other foods / no snacks this 2 weeks?

Yes you can eat drumsticks esp the skin!

thank you :)

Have just foundthethread after being away for the weekend! Lots of compromising done, such as eating the ham out of ham sandwiches etc.

Went in a epic 32 mile cycle through very hilly countryside!

Have to go to work, but will catch up later.

Daisy sorry to hear you've been in so much pain. Why didn't you tell that horrible inconsiderate woman that her child was hurting you?!

Black great news about college. It'll be a whole new chapter in your life!

Feeling a bit meh here, need a good kick up the arse I think. I haven't so fallen off the wagon (as DP pointed out) as 'set fire to it at the side of the road!' Two nights of cassoulet and wine (Mon and Tues are supposed to be our dry days) and yesterday I had filled pasta for lunch because it was there and I was hungry. I've got a bloated tummy, muscle aches and painful ulcers on my tongue. I need to reboot my system!

BIWI where's your big stick? If you can't be arsed to beat me with it then pass it over and I'll self-flaggelate.

Lewis - the mantra, especially at this early stage, is IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, THEN EAT! Obviously you mustn't eat carby things. Chicken drumsticks, with lovely crispy skin, would make a perfect snack.

The key thing in the first couple of weeks is to get your head around the whole thing, get through any carb withdrawal symptoms whilst making sure that you're not hungry.

You honestly don't have to worry about portion sizes, as long as you're sticking to the rules and making sure that the vast majority of your carbs are coming from vegetables and salad.

Also, if you keep finding that you're hungry, it's an indication that you may not be eating enough fat.

How are you finding it/feeling so far?

Beryl 32 miles! That is, as DD would say, EPIC!!

Oh dear Crabby - it's a good job my big stick is having a summer holiday!

Mind you, sounds like your DH is doing a good job in its absence

Just don't do it to yourself. Not only is there no point from a weight point of view, why do it if it's making you feel so bad?

Welcome back, Beryl - sounds like your compromises were good ones. Hope you had a good time.

I start back at the gym with a new personal trainer tomorrow. He seems very nice (was recommended by my now ex-trainer), but has said that we will start with some measurements. Eeek! I am now forced to confront things, and he will be weighing me too, so I really do have to make sure I'm properly on the wagon.

No bad thing, though - perhaps I will finally get shot of the last half stone.

Morning..

This is Eglute. I have changed my name which means Inner beauty is Overrated :)

Yesterday:
B full fat Greek yogurt with a bit of salt and olive oil
L Smoked mackerel with mayo and cucumber
D mashed swede with fried cabbage and 1.5 glass of wine..
S few walnuts and 3L of water

It is my PMS.. I feel like carby foods. I hope I will manage to keep myself away from them..

Waves to everyone from Italy! I have mostly been very good so far - one small handful of pretzels and one panne cotta with strawberries in a restaurant, but everything else has been bootcamp approved! I am finding it so easy to just eat this way!

IBO - it doesn't look like you're eating very much there. Both in terms of quantity and in terms of fat. Be very, very careful - you won't lose weight any quicker, and you risk making yourself hungry. And if you're approaching your period and you know you are at risk of cravings, you are even more likely to give into them as you will be more hungry!

MrsHP - well done! Hope you're having a lovely time.

MRS - well done.. panne cotta with strawberries sound soooooo tempting..

BIWI - my portions are not small.. I am not very hungry in the morning but for lunch I had 2 large mackerels with generous table spoon of mayo and half cucumber and for dinner I had seconds.. And I fried my dinner in a lot of butter and olive oil.. I think I couldn?t eat any more of fatter.. Does it sound ok?

OK - glad to hear your portion sizes aren't tiny but there is so little fat in veg - why are you not eating more meat/fish?

I am not a big meat eater. I just feel like veg. I didn?t plan on having any meat today again. I had yogurt for breakfast and will have tuna salad for lunch and I thought about cauliflower cheese for dinner..

I would not call myself vegetarian as sometimes I do eat meat and I do like it but somehow my body is not asking for a lot of meat.. or fish..or eggs.

OK - but just bear in mind that the more veg you're eating, the more carbs you are eating, and the less fat you are eating.

It's obviously good to get your carbs from veg, though!

Just keep an eye out for those cravings though.

BIWI
Thanks for looking after me

my pleasure!

Bloody heck. What is with the damn carb cravings?!? I ha toast over the weekend as I was ill and since then I've been having terrible cravings! It's like starting boot camp all over again!

Just shows the hold that carbs can have over us, doesn't it!

I know Beenie it is the same for me - it isn't so bad breaking the WOE once it is the terrible repercussions! If I have a planned break, like a meal out then I am usually v sensible then and eat carbs in moderation, e.g. one pudding but then it opens the floodgate and the next day all I fancy are a pack of monster munch and white toast. Carb cravings are evil!