Week 1 - Autumn Low Carb Bootcamp

[BIWI]

So here we are! Over 160 of us signed up!

Here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness for you to enter your first weight

If you aren't on the list for any reason, just go to the bottom of the list and add your name - the lovely Willie will sort out the alphabetisation later.

From experience of previous Bootcamps, the chat thread can move very quickly! So, if you have a specific or particular question, please post it on the questions thread I will do my best to check it as often as I can, as will other seasoned Bootcampers.

If you have a really burning issue, please feel free to PM me and I will do my very best to help you as soon as possible.

And if you're looking for inspiration for things to cook, here's the recipe thread

Here is a brief reminder of the rules:

We do not eat any of the following during Bootcamp:

bread
rice
pasta/noodles
potatoes
flour
pastry
sugar
chocolate/sweets
biscuits/cookies
crisps

And here are the ten rules of Bootcamp:

1. You must eat breakfast.
2. Avoid processed food
3. Eat lots of fat
4. Make sure you are eating vegetables and salads with your food
5. Be careful about dairy (apart from butter, which is unlimited)
6. You must drink a minimum of 2 litres of water per day
7. No alcohol
8. No fruit
9. No nuts/seeds

10. No sugar or artificial sweeteners

More detail/explanation of these rules is on the spreadsheet ? look at the tabs at the bottom.

One final word from me ? the disclaimer! I am not a doctor, a scientist, a dietician nor a nutritionist. The advice that is given here is based on my own experience of low carbing, as well as the reading I have been doing over the last few years.

If you have a medical condition, or you are taking long term medication, please take advice from your GP/consultant before starting to low carb.

Good luck everyone!

Anyone watching Jamie O?

Just made cauliflower rice! (although he did call it carb free )

Thanks halfthesize

Evenings are hard as dh is away and I love to snack!

Will have a peppermint tea in a moment.

A good day here too!

Breakfast - hard boiled egg mashed with mayo and black pepper
Lunch - fillet steak. Was going to be with salad, but when I got the back out, the leaves had frozen
Dinner - two hard boiled eggs, yolks mashed with mayo and lime pickle (much nicer than it sounds!), salad - went out and bought more - and green beans with butter.

Ate a couple of pieces of cheese when I was cooking, instead of the nuts I have got into the habit of eating.

Already 2 litres of water down, so plenty of time to down another one!

Back? Bag, obviously!

Oh, and I don't normally treat myself to fillet steak at lunchtime, but remembered that I had some in the freezer that needed to be eaten, so - why not?!

Yes cocoaone, watch those cauliflowers jump off the shelves tomorrow! Has anyone tried it? I did once and it was OKAY - going to try it again and maybe add a few more flavours and make it more of a fried rice. That curry he made was nice - sweet potato is a bit over carby though isn't it?

I tried it ages ago, but pretty sure I didn't cook it anywhere near as long as seven minutes. But I remember it tasting a bit old-cabbagey....

Hello everyone.

B 2 boiled eggs with mayo
L rocket salad with feta
D pan fried beef mince with shallots, chilli, garlic, celery and mushrooms and runner beans and a bit of mayo.

2 or more litres of water :)

Good luck boot campers!!

does everyone else pee a lot?

peeing is good - flushes out the ketones/fat

I was watching Jamie too! (bollocks to his prices tho'!)

I had already bought 2 cauliflowers this morning (1 went in my soup) and the other I want to do a nice veggie curry with, but I do need inspiration Jamie's once looked nice but I think the sweet potato and the chickpeas (so basically most of the ingredients) would be too carby!

Any tasty veggie low carb curry receipes for a curry making novice?

I'm really struggling now as I have slipped in my chocolate management of late and accidentally been eating the whole bar, so I have chocolate completely embargoed. But the handful of nuts are NOT the same.

I started strictly low carbing as soon as I found this thread a week ago. Never one for half measures, at the same time I also completely gave up alcohol (have had no wine for a week!), have been religiously drinking water all day, and started exercising again. I've lost 8lb in this first week! I'm really excited and fired up, and feel great.

Today:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, coffee
Lunch: chicken caesar salad (without croutons: chicken, parmesan, lettuce, vinaigrette)
Snack: Total full fat yoghurt with tablespoon of milled flax stirred in plus a few drops of vanilla and some cinnamon
Dinner: courgette, broccoli, spinach sautéed with a teaspoon of harissa, then feta crumbled on top.

Nuts? No nuts on Bootcamp!

Nice to see lots of familiar names back from the last bootcamp! Good to see lots of new names too of course.

B - none, due to series of minor disasters.
L - brie, little tomatoes, parma ham
S - same, with pesto
D - black farmer chipolatas with roasted celeriac mash and shredded savoy cabbage fried in butter. Perfect comfort food for a chilly autumnal day.
More water than of late but probably not quite enough.

Well done Starry on both counts I am cutting alcohol out in the week, but love a G&T or Vodka, lime & soda at the weekend

first day and already I need help. its the yoghurt I love Greek yog but with lots of honey. I have tried the vanilla essence and it was still boke. I can handle it with some mashed up blueberries. would this be really bad? I really dont have time for cooked breakfast every morning.

No blueberries for 2 weeks. Sorry.

Have you tried it with a pinch of cinnamon and a wee bit of extra cream? Or chocolate essence (although I've never tried it).

and that was meant to be yogurt

thanks pretty will give the cinnamon a go a pick up some cream tomorrow to try. its just so tart and cold.

Why not hard boil some eggs the night before, then you can just grab one or two from the fridge?

Or have some sliced ham and cheese - a continental-type breakfast.

But please don't eat the blueberries yet! Once you've got through the two weeks of Bootcamp you can re-introduce the blueberries then.

Also, which brand of yoghurt are you buying? Some are milder/tarter than others!

B scrambled eggs with 5 cherry tomatoes and quorn ham.

L cheese and quorn ham omelette with spinach
D spinach and quorn pieces with tinned tomatoes. Cauliflower mash with cheese

Weak Darjeeling. Lots of water. One coffee with cream.

I know it's a bit tomatoey.

Can I join? I've been low carbing since Feb 12 and have lost more than 5 stone in that time but still have one or (hopefully!) two to go. Maybe fear of BIWI's big stick will be the renewed focus I need ......... Will add myself to the spreadsheet now.

Cinnamon is also supposed to have good weight loss/appetite effects!

Ooh - chocolate essence? Is that permitted?

I believe that chocolate essence is 0g carbs!

I think this is the brand that Lakeland sells