The Ongoing Low Carb Bootcamp - Final Festive Fortnight

[BIWIshYouAMerryChristmas]

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!

I haven't had to face the clothes thing yet. Apparently the difference between sizes gets bigger as the sizes do (e.g. the inches difference between size 8 and size 10 will be a lot less than the difference between an 18 and a 20 IYSWIM) Also plus sizes tend to be in softer, stretchier fabrics or floatier styles anyway.
The upshot of all of that is that I have lost 2stone-ish but am still in the same size clothes although some of them are a bit looser.

THC After you were telling us yesterday about how disciplined you have been, I decided today only to have a piece of cake if I really, really wanted it and I managed not to!

That is a very small victory but a step in the right direction nevertheless, particularly as I am going out with friends tomorrow night and am sure I will choose to cheat then on wine.
It's a matter of damage limitation at the moment for me whether BIWI's big stick is twitching or not!

I love the timing of this thread. I have just had a massive clear out, binned a ton of stuff that was, quite frankly, horrible and sent the better things to the Charity shop.

I was hanging on to lots of things from when I was fat because I didn't quite believe that the weight would stay off but it's been 10 months since I started dieting, I'm still loving it and have no desire to go back to eating the way I used to, so I bit the bullet and had a clear out. It was really great to be able to look at things that I'd never really liked but wore because it was big enough to cover the flab and think 'that is ugly, didn't suit me at all and I don't want or need it.'

Hopefully I will end up with only clothes that I actually like and enjoy wearing. No more fucking tents!!!

Oh and my little burgundy dress fits. I tried it on and it's perfect. I don't need spanx or anything to hold me in. . Don't get me wrong, I'm still overweight but it's normal chubby not morbidly obese. I love this way of eating and the support here has been wonderful. I wouldn't have got this far without you all.

Off to see The Hobbit tonight so I've made some spiced, roasted nuts to take to nibble. Had to hide them away though because everyone kept coming in and picking at them and there was a danger that there wouldn't be any left for the cinema. Beats the crappy popcorn hands down.

Huzzah for the little burgundy dress, Whip

I have a more worrying item becoming loose - my wedding ring. Eek.

caramel I'm ebaying my too-big clothes and putting the cash towards a fund for a splendid interview-winning trouser suit.

Saag paneer for dinner tonight. Extra spicy.

Had cream-cheeese pancakes tonight for tea, but had some bad news (not me, a friend, but really shook me) and have had 2 Baileys. Must have eaten all the nuts (nothing in the house now until THE XMAS SHOP tomorrow) so am forced to be good foodwise, anyway.

Sorry to hear that captain.

Some one up thread inferred baileys was not too bad - not sure I believe them but hey, needs must!!

Lunch with a client was pretty crap... Considering it was a canteen with an amazing choice, none of it, including much of the salad bar, was low carb. Approached a lovely looking gammon ham to be told it was for baguettes only. . Ended up with a small boring salad and a bowl of pork and bean soup which was gross and ate half of. Was starving when I got in and nailed a pkt of pork scratchings and some cheese. Tea was 2 pork chops with (yet another) salad and coleslaw andaginantonicandalargeglassofred

The end is in sight - interview tomorrow, 2 conference calls, THE SHOP and then I can chill.....in as much as you can with 10 people coming for Xmas day and 2 small boys at home for 2 weeks....

dosh that pork and bean soup does sound totally gross! all the best for tomorrow - then chillax

congratulations to everyone who is able to buy a new wardrobe - its a good feeling. i remember it well, unfortunately im having to buy a bigger size wardrobe now but i know this is best! i have clothes from many different sizes as my weight has fluctuated so much in the past, and i was scared to throw anything out just incase! im kinda glad i kept some bigger jeans though as now i can wear them. just hope i don't get too big.

captain i hope you are ok. sorry to hear about your friend :(

i had another pork steak for dinner. lol its cos i bought them in the reduced section ages ago and froze them, so i have to eat them all in these 2 days otherwise they will be wasted. and there is no one else to eat them! so il have to have another one tomorrow. have to say, the last time i had red meat was ten years ago and i feel good for eating it now... just don't know why i go from one extreme to the other!

Jessica thank you for hugs massive festive hugs back and wish u have a lovely Christmas too yes dd is prority as she's a miracle for me turned my life around really

Thanks for the good wishes, all. I suppose while we're counting our blessings, we ought to include our own mums.

Jangle - i'm sure you won't get too big! (I know all about eating pork for days - i bought 8 chops and froze them all together (why????) so had to eat them for about 3 days, in various forms. Best was pork stroganoff)

Captain sorry to hear you have had bad news

jan I always have too much of one thing due to freezing issues, then cant eat it for months as so fed up of it

Off to do a little shopping including bubbly, as Dsis and children arrive tomorrow

Omelette for lunch, I seem to have given up on breakfast recently! Also I am 2lb down, god knows how

I can't find the spreadsheet - do I need to go to the old thread before this one and find it there?

For you Boobz

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

thc speaking of norkage, have you found your boobs have shrunk at all on this woe? I was a dd/e and I think mine have reduced a bit cos I am not spilling out of some bras as much any more. The other thing I've noticed is that I don't get such swelling bloating and discomfort when I am PMT/PMS time as I used to at all. I used to feel my boobs were huge for a few days pre period, now I hardly notice any change. I must go get measured properly again in the new year.

clare have fun ttc!! Oooooh could be our first thread baby.!!

Wel I am 3 pounds up after wine and vodka sodden night out on sat and the resulting carby hangover. Not unexpected as I had been really strict to get under the 150 mark for Saturday. Have another night out tonight, and will try to squeeeeze back into the same dress again but will have to see how it looks going for a meal so hoping there is steak on the menu to have as a LC treat.

Sorry I mean I am 3 pounds up on my sneaky Saturday weigh in as that was my "end date" when I began this bootcamp. Actually only a pound up on last weeks official weigh in. Will try to hover around the 150 to 152 mark over Xmas. and avoid the chocolate binge

Oh and also meant to say biwi so glad to see you on solesources thread about her eating, I was just thinking we need biwi over here when you appeared. It would be fab if she joins us.

At some point today my brain will kick in and I will post everything I mean to say on a thread instead of taking 3 go's. I blame staying up too late last night watching "bridesmaids" but it was worth it, laughed a lot which was much needed.

Thank you halfthesize!

Have updated spreadsheet. Am now 113.3lbs, miraculously given I drank like a fish in Rome. My original target was 114lbs, but now I want to be 110lbs, as I think if I reach there, I will finally get rid of my lumpy thighs and my arms will be completely taught. It's my Day 60 of P90X on Friday, so will update photos if anyone is interested.

And I will really stop when i get to 110lbs, as then I think I will start to look gaunt if I go any further. Need to be careful I don't get too obsessed now I am thin!

Well done Boobz thats amazing and yes def upload photo

Toomuch my boobs have shrunk drastically since starting this woe back in April, gone from a D cup to a B and do not seem to have any PMT these days, which pleases DH alot

In face DH was only saying last night that since I have been doing this woe and lost weight I am a happier person and we get on like we did when first together not bad after 14 years!!

I hesitated about posting on SoleSource's thread as I'm aware that I can be a bit over-Evangelical about low carbing. But I really think it would help her. If anyone would like to reinforce my post, that would be great!

Aw that is really sweet half.

I think we have had a previous poster become pregnant haven't we?

Interview went very well this afternoon. What to do, what to do....?? Got a flat tyre on the way though which made life interesting. Aren't the AA ace?

Greek yog for brekkie, celery, cucumber, cheese and pâté and a boiled egg for lunch, pkt pork scratchings for snack, am drinking gin now, and having chicken, swede, onion and green beans done in the slow cooker for tea.

Am feeling so Christmassy now. What is it, that feeling of collective excitement and happiness and expectation, that Christmas brings? Dark rainy cold nights even feel exciting because it's so close to Christmas, offices are all having parties, people are wearing silly hats, schools are going to pantos and wearing their own clothes for parties, the radio is playing Christmas hits - it just makes everything fun and exciting!!!! I count my blessings every day as I know this time of year is not fun for everybody and my heart goes out to those on their own and unhappy.

Link to thread please biwi

here you go.

Lovely post, Doshusallie

toomuch I am much reduced of nork. My poor old knockers have been through a rough old time this year. From 36 FF and horribly engorged when breastfeeding newborn DS2 went tits up arf to today's 36B. They're not quite the splendidly perky 36B they were ten years ago though.. More like envelope flaps :(

AAaannnyway, enough about my boobs.

Piri piri marinaded pork chops with celeriac chips tonight!

half My DH has noted with relief that I no longer get 'hangry' - the hunger anger that I used to get when I was in the grip of sugar addiction.

at solesource if you're lurking. I think you're amazingly brave and that wonderful things will happen for you if you can carry on being as positive as you are

Hi everyone, is it ok to just jump in? I have a question. I've been trying to do lowcarb but keep failing because I'm the only one and family keeps bringing TONS OF CARBS into the house. I mean serious carbs, sweets and chocolate and white bread etc, tons of it and I can't resist it. Is anyone in a similar situation & can give advice?