Week 5 - Autumn Low Carb Bootcamp - Almost half way through!

[BIWIZ]

Welcome to another week!

Here is the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

I have been a carby twat, I have to confess, but I've been making the most of my last couple of weeks without work. Tomorrow I start my new job, which will also be the first time I've worked for someone other than myself/my own company for over 16 years

So from tomorrow I will have to be more disciplined in all manner of ways - working out what to have for my lunch in an office, rather than just rummaging around in the fridge, planning meals that I can easily cook when I get home from work, etc.

There are now 6 weeks left of this Bootcamp (including this week), so I'm really hoping that I can jettison a good few pounds in this time.

However, firstly there is the matter of the works 'annual conference' that I have been invited to join. On Wednesday I'm off to Marrakech until Friday ...

It's a tough job. Obviously.

Good luck everyone for this week.

[MotherOfSoupDragon]

Thanks Willie We do have a lot of leeks, asparagus, courgettes and cauliflower. I can't eat cabbage or broccoli, it aggravates my IBS.

Dh and dd not keen on quiche. Dh will however eat bacon and egg crust less pie although dd won't, however I think cream slows my loss. I'll try it again though, because I do like it.

[OhCobblers]

I haven't added anything since Bootcamp started as I'm having a nightmare and really need some help/advice.

I've been low carbing since June. I lose about 3-5lbs and even though I had a holiday in there I still ate properly even though booze was involved.
Day to day I don't drink and I'm pretty sure I eat properly. No potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, high carb veg or fruit and def no sweets, chocs etc.
I really hoped to see more of a weight loss.

When Bootcamp started I had 2 weddings in 10 days and even though I ate properly I was of course drinking. I pretty much do not drink the rest of the time. I'm exercising and drinking 3 litres of water though some days I don't quite make it to that much as its a real slog for me!
Where can I be going wrong (I realise a food diary would help) I'm desperate to get pAst the weight that I seem to be sticking on but not sure if this is working for me? I need to lose at least a stone.

[daisychicken]

anyone got some good ideas for leftover roast chicken? I just can't think what to make! We've had a roast dinner, I've boiled the bones for stock so will have soup of some description. We had garlic chicken last night so I'll finish that tonight while ds's have pasta with some of the leftover chicken but I still have enough for one more meal - this truly was a rubber chicken!!!

[googoogoggles]

daisy if they're tiny bits of chicken, I've done braised cabbage parcels a few times and really liked it (lots of chopped up bits of veg – leftovers. I've done mushrooms, shallot, courgette plus the chicken bits) wrapped in wilted-down large cabbage leaves to make parcles, then oven-baked with cream on top. Think it's one of BIWI's recipes and is on the recipe thread.

Depends if you all like cabbage and you happen to have one in!

Or mix with mayo and salady veg like cucumber for lunchtime?

Or curry?

I think I've managed to drop a couple of llbs after staying the same last week but my scales are doing their taunting thing where they say 11st 13, then 11st 11, then 11st 12 in successive morning weigh-ins. Am going to post 2lbs as that seems to be the average!

Really impressed with a lot of people's weight losses. I've been following it pretty well but don't seem to lose weight quickly, which can be a bit dispiriting (and I could do with losing at least another stone – probaby not too much more as am quite tall. I think age (menopause) and sedentary job don't help but I know I also did better at the beginning when I was much more focussed on drinking enough water and that is something that has definitely slipped this last couple of weeks. Also do wonder if I'm having enough fat, though I do try (had fried eggs, bacon and fried mushrooms this morning!)

Keep going everyone!

May try the ubercamp, too, but possibly next week as I've some Total to eat up and lunch tomorrow involves feta!

[Lavenderhoney]

Such a strange thing happened today- I have been lc on bootcamp not bootcamp lite, haven't cheated. The only thing different this morning was I didn't exercise - spa morning:) and I didnt drink usual 1.5 litres water.

I had my lunch - leftover cauliflower in butter with some halloumi, and by 3.00pm I felt as though I was going to fall asleep! Exactly as I did ages months ago when had carb flu.

So odd. Have drunk loads of water though.

[captainmummy]

Coblers - could you list out your food? Could be you're not eating enough fat, or too much dairy?

[MotherOfSoupDragon]

Lavender, I'm feeling the same today! extremely tired and heavy! when walking the dog just mow I felt I couldn't take another step. I did have a rubbish weekend with cake and booze, yesterday and today I've been following Bootcamp though. I don't know if it's carb flu, I am a bit achey.

Unfortunately dd baked muffins at school today and wanted me to try one. I couldn't get away with pretending to eat it, as she stood waiting expectantly! Just had one though.

[daisychicken]

Thanks maryz and googoo.... think I'll end up doing a curry... I've gone off salads atm and ds2 hates cabbage.. I def need more leftover meat recipes!

[BerylStreep]

Hello all, still here, still lurking and STS. Have been away for the last couple of weeks, but still doing BC light.

BIWI good luck with the new job.

[OhCobblers]

captainmummy thanks.

Today for example : lidl Greek yoghurt (sometimes with a few frozen berries) for breakfast. Lunch was 2 scrambled eggs and sep dish of feta with courgette and aubergine fried in butter. Dinner will be lamb with salad and kale fried in butter.

Breakfast is generally as above. Lunch is generally ham, chorizo, tuna mayo or egg mayo with lettuce leaves. Dinner with be fish or meat with veg cooked in butter (last night I had poached salmon with kale). 3 litres of water. Snacks will be cheese or chunks of chorizo/ham, olives.
Sometimes I feel a funny coating on my teeth which I believe is being in ketosis??

Thanks for any advice.

[tenementfunster]

this an utterly ridiculous post, i realise, but nonetheless...
i have a couple of spoons of total, 5 macadamias and about 5 ish blueberries for breakfast.
does this sound ok, in quantity of said nuts and blueberries? i am so greedy that sometimes i need things spelt out to me in terms of quantity
thanks
willie thanks for the gravy-less mince advice!

[Lavenderhoney]

Mothetofsoupdragon, if I cheated in the past, it always takes 2 days to show and likewise exercise. I haven't cheated though!

Was the muffin nice? I love muffins:)

Maybe I'm just tired! Roll on half term.

[MotherOfSoupDragon]

Lavender, no the muffin wasn't fab, tbh, what a waste of a cheat! but I couldn't disappoint her

Hopefully I won't be confronted with anymore carbs now. Dd and her friend have finished off the muffins anyway. Roast pork with spinach and mashed swede for dinner, lovely!

[LilyAmaryllis]

OhCobblers your food looks great to me. I don't know why its not working for you. The only thing I can possibly suggest is maybe choose snacks other than cheese for a bit, as an experiment? (I think when I really lay into cheese as a snack as I may have done today it does stall me).

How long since the wedding-related-drinking and what has your weight been doing? Sure no clothes have been feeling looser while weight stays the same?

[LilyAmaryllis]

Great compliment from your son, Maryz! He'll go far.

[AuntieMaggie]

I forgot to weigh before leaving home for a couple of days yesterday so will do so when I return... I'm away with work and as such my eating has been shite...

Yesterday was good until dinner - had thai food in P'boro and it wasn't great. So I bought chips on the way back to the hotel but only ate 5 or 6 then binned the rest.

Today was good until lunchtime... fecking sandwiches and donuts! How many times do I need to tell these people??? So they got me some chicken and lettuce leaves (I kid you not) by which time I got a prawn salad from M&S which wasn't much better so I had a yogurt and orange I got from the hotel at breakfast just incase. For dinner I grabbed a burrito (minus rice) at B'ham station intending to eat the insides but the meat was gross so I've had the salad/guacomole and an apple. So kinda pleased I haven't resorted to any processed shite but pissed off that I've had to make do with fruit.

Observation for the day is though that I will not eat something if its not doing it for me or for the sake of it. Not sure if this is this woe or the hypnosis I downloaded but it means I'm eating less. I'm also fussier - if something doesn't taste great I can't eat it anyway like before. Not sure where all this leaves me...

Will read rest of thread when I get on my laptop.

[BerylStreep]

AuntieMaggie - is it the virtual gastric band that you downloaded?

I use it, and think it is great - I do find myself not eating as much, trying to leave a bit on the plate etc. I much prefer the phase 1 session though - I found phase 2 just sort of lost it for me.

[captainmummy]

Cobblers - the only thing I can see is that it is maybe a bit dairy-heavy. Dairy stalls me (I love yoghurt and cheese!) so maybe give the ubercamp diaries a go ; on the spreadsheet, 3 days of dairy free. See how it goes.
But if you are enjoying the food and are not hungry - well, I intend to stay on this WOE for life; if the weight goes at a lb a month Ill be happy! You don't have too much to lose, but a few day so of clean carbs /fat/protein may show.

[AuntieMaggie]

I've been using one by Andrew Johnson for weight loss and I downloaded one of the virtual gastric band tracks for 99p part 1 bedtime version...I figured if nothing else it would help me sleep

[timidviper]

I went to my meeting today at the crappy restaurant which does not do salad. There were 5 of us, 3 had paninis, 1 had pizza and I had a black coffee which was truly vile. The staff served the pre-ordered carby shite food, nobody asked if I had would like anything although, as one of the others pointed out, the few anaemic soggy leaves garnishing the panini plates suggested a salad would be awful too. Anyway I will content myself with a bad review on Trip Advisor and Yelp and will never go again

I have got the most dreadful squits tonight, real through the eye of a needle scenario but doubt I could blame that on a cup of black coffee.

Am out for the day tomorrow so will have to see how I cope with eating on the hoof, knowing me I'll probably regain everything I have squitted off today!

[AuntieMaggie]

cobblers are you still drinking booze and what booze do.you drink?

[NewStartNewStory]

Has it helped your sleeping auntiemaggie ? My sleeping has been right up the spout recently.

[OhCobblers]

auntiemaggie I've had had 4 boozy nights (champagne and wine) since 1 sep and the odd glass of red wine on 3 nights but no haven't been on the booze since Fri!