Anna Richardson- is this low carb?

[peachypips]

Hi,
I started AR's body blitz diet two and a half weeks ago and I am really enjoying it. I lost weight on WW before but counting points/calories really depressed me and I can't do it long term.

My question is:

Is this diet low-carb and is this why it works? She has 5 rules:

1. No sugar
   
2. No wheat
   
3. No alcohol
   
4. Limited dairy
   
5. No carbs after 6pm
   

So, for example, today I had porridge with nuts for breakfast, mixed baby salad leaves with tomatoes, olives, prosciutto and avo, a ryvita with humous and then I will have bolognese with shredded cabbage instead of pasta.

Is this low carbing? If not, can I do it and still get the benefits others on the bootcamp are getting? I am losing weight fairly quickly, I am enjoying it and I know I can sustain it long term.

Cheers

[MrsHoolie]

Hello,I'm back. Anyone else around?

[Littlepumpkinpie]

I have those rules in my diet at the moment but have to have 5 meals a day. If its not on the list of foods I am not allowed it. This was given to me by my personal trainer 3 weeks ago its very strict and my fatloss measurements are done weekly so far the inches/fat are vanishing quickly. My weight loss is also good but that will be going back up as I build muscle.

[PinkCustard]

Ooh, this has reminded me to dig my copy of her book out. I have decided to try for 3 healthy meals a day, and to cut out my unhealthy sugary snacks, and this looks like a good starting place. I was thinking about low carb but it seems a bit too drastic for me, will try this first and see how I go.

Are you still all following it ok?

[prissyenglisharriviste]

Well done live-in!
Been crazy busy here, and was away for three days on training course. Food was essentially bread. And then more bread. With a bit more bread. And pastries. No chance to get anything else as it was all plated and I hadn't asked for gf/df, so now I feel like a whale. Trapped in a hotel from 8am until 9.30 in a city I don't know, so just got on with it. It was really very interesting to see what happened just by eating like that for three days. I felt dreadful when I got home.

Anyway - no loss here as a result, but am back on the wagon and trying to straighten out my diet and feel better again.

Hope you are feeling better, peachy.

[peachypips]

Still here! Had tonsillitis so been bad. Need to start again when better!

[Liveinthepresent]

Hello are you all still at it?
DH and I had our first official weigh in today - and are -9 and -7 respectively. Woo hoo!
Have to say am not sure what I have lost as my jeans feel tighter than ever but we are both enjoying it and feel motivated to continue.
We haven't been that strict on some of the rules but we were eating a lot of bad carbs before so it's been a big change.

[Liveinthepresent]

Thanks both - today was better than yesterday - though we had a stressful evening and there has been wine involved.
Cooked a huge vat of chilli so that should see me through a few meals.

[peachypips]

I haven't been that hungry either. But I do drink a lot of coffee! Keep going- you are doing your body a lot of good!

[Ledkr]

I wasn't hungry on it just a bit bored.
I'm right off the wagon but eating ok.
Need to get my head straight and get on with it.

[Liveinthepresent]

How is everyone?
I am shocked by how hungry I am!
I had half a banana to get ne through nursery run - then a huge breakfast - 2 eggs, ham and some rye bread and still I can't wait for lunch.
Maybe I didn't realise how much I was eating before.
Did others find this - when will it get easier?

[Liveinthepresent]

Well done peachy day one here.. So I braved the scales this morning. Inevitably it was worse than I feared . I have put on an extra half astone since initial post birth weight.
So starting weight is 11 11
Height 5 6
Target 10 7 by Christmas
Ideally would love to be 10 stone.


Porridge for breakfast - starving by 11 so have already had a Ryvita snack - but lunchtime is in sight !

[peachypips]

And she's back in the game! Am on it like Sonic today. Nothing will stop me achieving my goal!!!! Whoop whoop!
may have had too much coffee

[Liveinthepresent]

Thanks I will post stats tomorrow when I brave the scales - for now I am having a weekend of denial and overindulgence !
Am all set for tomorrow though.
Am going to have to be very organised as lack of sleep is definitely a factor in the bad habits.
Breakfast- porridge
Lunch - soup and rye bread (found some without any rule breakers at farmers market )
Dinner - Chicken and roast veg

Have ordered a slow cooker to help me prepare healthy meals.

Happy camping prissy

[prissyenglisharriviste]

Quite. It snowed here on weds.

Right, better get the gear in the car.

[Ledkr]

Camping? Brrrr.

[peachypips]

Hi Live !! Welcome. We have all just started so you are welcome. Feel free to add stats.
It's DS2's 3rd birthday today- I have eaten a croissant already! Well done prissy . Hurrah!
As I said before I am going to blitz like a good'un on Monday. I need to boost myself and go for it again!

[prissyenglisharriviste]

Hello livein! All welcome, but if you are still bf then you might want to not go too full on?

I have now lost 6 lbs. still not the elusive 7 promised, but given the chips and cheese, I feel I deserve no more

Camping this weekend.

Have had a monumentally crap week at work - mega busy. So intend to relaaaaaaaaaax. But hopefully not too much

[Ledkr]

I've slipped up and had cake!
It was budgens fault for putting reduced chocolate cake by the till'
I've been good apart from that though and have walked everywhere all week.

[Liveinthepresent]

Hello all can I please join you?
Was going to do low carb Bootcamp but then spotted this and think it may be a better start point - roping DH in as well and he will struggle to go as low carb as that requires.
Downloaded book onto kindle and plan ti start Monday.
Going to find it really hard as have a 12 week old and am eating far too much cake etc to help with the sleep deprivation but I need to do something to put a spring in my step and enable me to fit back into work clothes by January.

[peachypips]

Mrs Hoolie where are you??!!

[peachypips]

I, as predicted, have lost nothing. But on Monday I am going to Blitz for two weeks to get me going again. I can't start this weekend as I have DS2's party and craziness will abound, but I will be as good as poss then Blitz away on Monday.
Forgot to say Ledkr- you can get the book second hand from Amazon for cheap. Mine was 2.20 I think.

[prissyenglisharriviste]

Lol at breaking all five rules!!! It must have been worth it ;-)

I'm being reasonably sensible - I did meet a friend for lunch and had goats cheese on my chicken and fig salad (and I nicked a few giant chips) but omg it was delicious. I was still feeling suitably content on my way home from work.

I think it's a balance. It's not ideal if you're trying to lose weight (I am, obv!) but in the longer term I don't like the idea of absolute 'rules'... More 'guidance'...

[peachypips]

With bolognese I have shredded stir-fried cabbage, and with curry I have roasted veg. I think we can have pulses and beans. There are chickpeas in the lamb tagine thing. Probably need to go easy though!
Ryvita with houmous for lunch?
I have just broken all five rules. Eek. No way I'm going to lose this week!

[Ledkr]

I'm struggling with lunches and when I'm back at work next week it will be worse as lunch has to last until 6 so I thought I might make risotto or a rice salad.
I don't struggle with dinner, I went to Iceland and bought lots if frozen veg so that I can still do it even if too busy to prepare fresh veg.
The test will be if I do bolegneise or curry. Will struggle not to have rice or pasta.
I'm also unsure about pulses and beans?
Anyone explain?
I'm doing it from memory as I can t get the book from the library due to my fine have to wait till pay day

[prissyenglisharriviste]

Yep, you can have rice at lunch. I occasionally have California rolls if I'm out and it's a choice between sushi or other fast food....