Week 5 - Little Black Dress Low Carb Bootcamp - Almost Half Way There!

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Come and weigh in:

docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmNIskihgXotdFVPcF9zWUhIal9BbTl5SnlTM3BlWVE#gid=0

Glad to see the losses so far!

I'm taking my weight as of last Friday, as I know that my weekend will have affected things. Yesterday wasn't too bad a day, although we went out for a Thai meal and even though I made the best choices I could, some of the food was definitely too sweet.

Now that I've got this weekend out of the way, it's back to it.

There's also a very interesting article for you to read, about leptin, the hormone that controls hunger:

articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/10/29/leptin-resistance.aspx?e_cid=20121029_DNL_art_1

[motherofluvlies]

Well no excuse I have fallen off big time.its just too hard in half term.

[Doshusallie]

Pmsl at 'like sex when you've decided to divorced' - quote of the thread so far. [hgrin]

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Easy Pots de Creme (serves 6)

175ml/6 fl oz milk
175g/6 oz plain chocolate, broken into pieces
2 eggs
2 tablespoons strong coffee
1 tablespoon liqueur of your choice (recipe calls for orange, I used raspberry)

In a small saucepan heat the milk until small beads form around the edge, but do not allow to boil

In a food processor, blitz the chocolate with the eggs, coffee and liqueur

Add the hot milk and blend again until smooth

Pour into ramekins/glasses and chill. (I served each one with a couple of fresh raspberries on the top)

In terms of texture, this is a bit like Angel Delight - I think it would probably freeze quite nicely and could be a lovely chocolate ice-cream.

[Willowisp]

Could someone please tell if swede is low carb ? Hoping to have for tea with loads of butter & homemade crab cakes...oh & thr other low carb veg....Brussel sprouts....keep away from our house !

[Willowisp]

Ooh yum...I'm in choc pud heaven

[Willowisp]

Thank you

[Brasssection]

Didn't work for me BIWI but really do appreciate all your advice. You're very generous with your time and knowledge.

[AuntieMaggie]

THERE IS A FECKING SLUG IN MY CELERY!

oh and i forgot to weigh this morning...

[TheHumancatapult]

Jan second dd finshed scrape straight In bin find it stops picking at their left overs

[EwanHoozami]

Thanks for the sympathy, folks. Keeping water down now. I've pulled loads of muscles from all the various expulsions [hblush]

Anyone got any idea what I should eat to settle my poor old tum? DH is trying to foist dry toast on me.

viper that's a trip your DS will never forget! I've got some lovely pals in NY so if he gets into any proper pickles give us a shout.

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Boiled swede is 2.3g carbs per 100g - so you can go to town!

Sorry, Brasss - forgot it wasn't working out for you.

[MrsHerculePoirot]

Ewan, glad you are keeping water down. I think anything you can keep down is a good idea tbh, I wouldn't worry about what it is for now...

[jan2013]

oh the choc pudding sounds yum! thehumancatapult yes if i did that i am sure i would save a heck of a lot of calories and carbs ...

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Ewan - could you manage a bit of scrambled egg?

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Brasss - I've been Googling to see if I can find anything that might help you. Three things have come up so far - first, are you on any medication? Second, avoid anything with citric acid and third, why not try intermittent fasting?

[caramelwaffle]

Ewww AuntM - at least it is protein...

Breakfast - few bites of leftover pork belly
Lunch - too busy
Tea - Itsu salmon and tuna sashimi with seaweed and rocket salad
Supper - sardines and mayonnaise

The Bank of England Museum is definitely worth a visit (nearest station is Bank) I went to St Paul's Stn. and walked down: erm...Bank stn. is the obvious choice, hey?

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

And you could be exercising too much, and putting your body under too much stress

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Today:

B - boiled egg
L - leftover roast lamb and Brussels sprouts from Saturday
s - Atkins Daybreak bar It was calling me ...
s - small handful of salted nuts
D - Salmon marinated in olive oil and lemon juice, baked, with a celeriac tartiflette (I made 6 on Saturday and only needed 4), and green salad with garlic vinaigrette

Water so far has been two litres, so will polish off 3 by the end of the evening. 4 coffees, with milk.

So not really been the best of days if I want to see the scales drop for me any time soon!

[frumpet]

Well have lost 2ozs , which considering the weekend i have had is fantastic Back on the wagon with a vengance this week .

[Willowisp]

Thanks for recipe, made it & got 7 portions, 1 being a bit smaller due to tasting & bowl licking

Anyway, didn't use alcohol & in myfitnesspal it comes out as 174 cals, 12g fat & 10 g carb.

For emergencies only

[toomuchmonthatendofthemoney]

reposting from end of week 4 thread as I xposted with biwi announcing the new thread.

Hoping for good news for viper and hurrah for biwi

Another pound down here. That's 11.5 since bootcamp began.

Extra work today so am packing some chicken and salad for lunch, and hoping the staff fridge is working too! Good luck everyone.

[butterflyexperience]

Hey my name's not on the list anymore :(

I had a naughty week last week whilst away for half term and weight this morning went upto 10 stone.
i'm guessing a lot of it is water weight.

However overall I've been pleased with myself and this woe
I shall be continuing ..

[toomuchmonthatendofthemoney]

Update
B oatbran made with water and cream, half slice roast pork
L 2 pieces chicken, 2 boiled eggs mashed with mayo, slice ham
s 2 teaspoons of egg mayo
D small piece of steak with lots of mushrooms, leeks and cabbage in a cream and mustard sauce.

I didn't take salad to work as I thought I would see what the canteen salad bar had instead. Bad move. Bean salad, red pepper, sweet corn, pineapple, bananas. All sounds v healthy but not exactly low carb!! I am back on the same site tomorrow so will try to get up in time to pack some lettuce and cucumber, and buy some olives I hope.

[HumphreyCobbler]

Goodness, you lot certainly make a thread move fast!

Ok, you know I have not been weighing as I had such a plateau that it was becoming depressing. I have not been able to get the courage up to weigh in case it put me off. The last time I weighed in at about 9.3.

Things have felt like they have been going well. By my clothes and measuring I seem to have lost weight. BUT today I went off for a smear test (15mg valium needed for that one) and they weighed me at 9.7. I was 9.7 after doing this for a week and I have been doing this diet for four months now, with a few planned cheats including nuts and yoghurt as well as wine so not that bad.

It was at four oclock and I had eaten, drunk lots of drinks and was wearing all my clothes and shoes. I have been taking codeine for pain and I notice this gives me water retention. Despite all these extenuating circumstances I am struggling with despair.... and feeling disheartened.

Tell me something positive and to keep me going. I have even given up dairy for this. I did not think it possible to live without cheese but I have done it. I have even baked many many cakes without eating them.

I have been good goddammit!

[BigBroomstickBIWI]

Humph - are you enjoying your food? Are you feeling well?

I reckon that your clothes plus what you've eaten and drunk could easily account for up to 7lbs, so I'm sure you're not still 9.7!

Also, dairy doesn't affect everyone - it could be that you're OK to add it back into your diet. Has it made any obvious difference to you cutting it out?