The Ongoing Low Carb Bootcamp - Final Festive Fortnight

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No spreadsheet to link to this week, as the LBD challenge is now over!

I don't know about anyone else, but I have definitely not had the greatest of weeks, and I'm keeping on keeping on until we get to Christmas.

Not quite sure yet what my own Christmas strategy is going to be, but I also guess it depends on where I've got to with my weight by then. I know that, having achieved my first major target of losing 2 stones, I still have more to go. So my next really major, very psychological target, will be to reach 9 stone. Something I have been trying (and failing) to do for the last 10 years! But now it seems so much more achieveable, especially with all you lot giving such brilliant support.

This week for me starts with a super strict day today. I'm out to dinner tomorrow, with a groups of ex colleagues, and venue is not yet chosen, but is likely to be a Chinese, which always brings its own problems. not to mention the wine

I'm also out to lunch on Friday, so it looks like Wednesday and Thursday will also have to be super strict!

Singing - is it all carbs or specific ones, such as wheat? I think the key would be to try and identify specifically what is making you feel bad and then avoid those. If it's just the amount of carbs, then it's your body trying to tell you something!

Morning all losers and lushes!!!! Tut tut at the hangovers, wouldn't catch me doing it, etc etc

Sitting outside ridiculously early for yet another interview.

Greek yog for breakfast with a dessert of "argument with dh about how to boil a egg".... Don't ask.

Still 9 2 this morning so very happy with that. Be great to get back to 9 by Friday to give me a few pounds to play with during the festivities.

Thc - 100 pounds is such a milestone achievement, bloody well done girlfriend!!!!!

Hello everyone.

Great picture toomuch

"May I have that in a size 8?" love that Biwi

100lb - excellent Thc

Welcome radio and mirai

After a few strict days I ate a big mac, fries, a hot dog and half a bucket of pick and mix sweets; my body is Protesting! today. It was a long film.

I'm definitely in for the Jan 7th Bootcamp.

Good luck for the interview Dosh!

I'm typing on phone so cannot update spreadsheet

Could someone please add 155.8lb to my space. Thank you.

you look amazing too much and lovely dress too :)

Biwi that is fantastic getting to a size 8 - well done im sure you are feeling fantastic especially at the christmas party season - good on you! just be careful not to go too far now!

Dosh good luck.

to all those who are struggling - we will get there at some point, and some improvement is not to be minimised as its every little improvement that will get us where we want to be at the end. slow and steady wins the race eh? so keep thinking positive, its not every battle we have to win, its the whole war, which we win when we just keep going and counting every smallest victory.

today im making a few stressful phonecalls to try to sort out things between dh and i and re his behaviour toward me. im also gutted as ive made the decision that its better that dd goes to him a few hours on christmas day, and then to me. this is going to kill me, but it has to be done as we can't do it together, and its only fair. i don't know how im gonna cope without seeing my dd christmas morning, but i need to suck it up as i know a lot of people have to go through this every year, so ill be busy and go to mums church and sing carols :)

Sorry to hear about the troubles with your 'D'h jangle

Do look after yourself ((fullfat hug))

Can't promise it will be easy, but it will get easier.

Ewan wohoo re sleeping through

Dosh Good luck, fingers crossed for you.

jan I really hope you manage to sort things out. I used to have to let my DD1 see her dad on Christmas day after we separated, I always did it so he had her for tea and a sleep over on the day itself.. He was not a nice person, but only fair as his parents etc wanted to see her. It does get easier I promise

caramel updated spreadsheet for you.

THC 100lbs WOW that is amazing, well done you, bet you feel great

Glad Im not the only one who drowns my Christmas puddings & cake with booze singing and BIWI I am a def for bootcamp!!

Went really well - until we both realised they were offering nearly 20k less than my current base salary......the recruitment agency are going to have two unhappy clients on the phone......

Salad with cucumber, boiled eggs, ham, olives and coleslaw for lunch.

That's a shame, Doshusallie

Thank you half

Good luck with the next one Dosh

THC wow 100lbs off?! Oh my goodness, you've lost a small person already! That's an amazing achievement, very well done.

Welcome radio and mirai hope you enjoy these threads!!

jangle so sorry it's a hard time for you, but you sound like such a caring mum, putting your dd first, which is great and she will appreciate it as she grows and figures out her dad for herself

Thanks again for the compliments on my photo. Ds said "mummy you look beyootiful" (well trained), DH said "not bad ... for your age" (untrainable).

Feeling a little better today but still quite tired as the dog woke me up at 3 am having some weird kind of coughing fit. He's fine, but I didn't sleep well after that. Had bacon for breakfast, then a potluck lunch with friends and I had salmon canapés, some falafel and carrots with hummus (not ideal but it could have been much worse!) and I think it's more salmon for tea.

Go Ewan's DS! Fantastic news on the sleep through. I remember from your post on the sleep board what a difficult time you'd had with his sleep. Keeping fingers crossed for you all tonight.

BIWI how cool is that!? Our leader is a size 8!

Doshu sorry about the interview. What a pain. On the bright side good that it was going so well - sounds like you're becoming a pro at interviews!

DH out last night and instead of having cereal or toast as I would have done in the olden days when it was just me I had swede roasted in goose fat, crispy bacon with the dripping poured into baby salad leaves and baked Camembert. Wonder how many syns that would be Ewan!

Well DH really didn't fancy salmon so just had scrambled eggs for tea, made with butter and cream. Perfectly fine, but I've just read about Jessica's tea and am now I think I will do braised cabbage again tomorrow, it's always lush.

Tried celeriac fondant today - have to say I'm not a fan of celeriac generally. i've tried it mashed, chipped, in soups, roasted and now fondant, - which is definitely my favourite. I find it generally too sweet and cloying somehow, but this is much more savoury and melty.

Had with some pork off the joint I bought as a ham, cooked in cream. V stuffed now!

All your teas sound amaze balls. Forgot to take out my salmon from the freezer this morning so no idea what to have for my tea.....

Yes, am becoming a professional interviewee!!!!

Dosh What a pain about the interview, still the right one will be along soon.

THC 100lbs! Wow! You are now my role model as I have about that to lose. Have you been really strict this whole time? Tell me any secrets please.

Went to Costco today and stocked up the freezer with the turkey and tons of meat, they must think I run a small hotel!

On the plus side I have been quite good today. I noticed that my consumption of Diet Coke/Pepsi was creeping back and it was becoming more difficult to eat sensibly so I am trying to get back to basics and cut out all the naughties again. Have a challenge tomorrow, it is the last day our team are all in before Xmas and they always ask me to bring a cake in (recipe I got abroad where cake is soaked in brandy syrup ) Will have to think of a cunning way to feed everybody else and abstain myself!

Viper

i had two days of in September at a medical conference and I tried to fall of start of this month and failed as I gave myself such Bad gut ache eating gluten that made self ill . I started of Low carb and low calorie but increase the food but cut the carbs right down

And yes I am very very strict no alchol /choclate /sweet stuff . Fizzy is s very rare tree and slight twist to the official boot camp as I eat very very few carbs and hardly any dairy . Meet is my best friend and I work out 45 mins to a hour daily often getting up at 4am And you can do it .

But we're of to WDW in Seotember and thought asking for a seatbelt extension or even worse them bringing automatic was motivation . I want to loose at least 40lb more by then as font want flight attendants arguing who looses has to drag me up aisle on one of those silly airline wheelchair seats to my seat on a plane which is a one bum cheek only even at size 8

And being a full time wheelchair user I had do for my health as my arms work do hard with all transferring and pushing can not afford to knacker then

Oh and yes I Di feel so much better for loosing it but not as good as feel when the rest goes . I will be super strict now and yes that includes over xmas May take couple days of st Easter when we're away

Well done, you have done amazingly. I wish I was more disciplined. As you said, you really have a big incentive there but that loss is a fantastic achievement.

I will think of you tomorrow when I am trying to motivate myself not to eat the cake!

Hi everyone

Some amazing stories on the thread. THC, you are wonderful and an inspiration. Wow. Well done. The thread has really kept me going over the last 6 months and I am looking forward to boot amp proper after Christmas.

A confession- I am not doing too well. Have rampant tonsillitis and temp between 39 and 40 and cannot swallow. Hard yo drink anything pry alone loads of water. Also had a few smarties to cheer myself up. Have now hot antibiotics so hoping for swift recovery. Am missing my salads. Looking forward to getting better.

Hope everyone has a great day

Sorry for typos. Am on phone.

Get well soon sybs - tonsillitis is miserable.

Get well soon sybil

aw syb you poor thing, i had it in sept/oct and it was miserable. look after yourself and hope you're recovered for christmas