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!

That's brilliant to hear that you are still maintaining, Radio. As I'm not far away from my target now I'm beginning to think about maintenance, and it's a very odd feeling!

You are very welcome to join in again - you can help support us all by telling us your maintenance strategies.

congrats on the jeans, BIWI, that is awesome!!

right, I think I have managed to put up a picture on my profile of me in my little black/red dress from last night. if anyone is around, please could you click and see if it has worked? thanks muchly.

Over to you winegless !!!

It will consist mainly of not eating my body weight in Quality Street over Christmas I think

I am largely wheat free now and it has made a huge difference so I will be sticking with that. I am going to make a wheat free Christmas cake this year so will let you all know how it turns out.

Too much, you are gorgeous!

Too much you look gorgeous what a lovely picture, I love your dress!! Wit woo!!!

Hobbit was good, slow to start but then ace. Just black coffee , no sweets or popcorn....wasn't even tempted.

Lunch was cheese, cucumber, mushrooms and celery.

Tea was a 3 egg ham and mushroom omelette with leeks and courgettes and coleslaw. Am stuffed.

Yum, look what I found today in M&S! here.

Well done dosh - our school choir sang on the soundtrack!

Too much you look lovely!

Wow! toomuch - you look fabulous!

I do have to confess though that my dses food today has been little more than shocking....toast with choc spread for brekkie, Cornish Pastie for lunch, popcorn and sweets at cinema and an apple/banana.

Shuffles in clutching head with bottle of water being sipped slowly.

Foodwise yesterday was a disaster
Alcohol wise - I had two glasses of fizz and then stuck to vodka but they had a vodka luge with flavoured vodka and it went VERY messy.
However we had a FAB night and danced until 2am. I had lots of lovely compliments from people who haven't seen for a while and felt amazing in my dress. The photos on FB of later on though I dont look quite so amazing and have woken up with bruises - one about a foot wide on my knee!
I have been soooo poorly today - never again, I swear.

Toomuch - you look absolutely gorgeous! Well done you.
I have to say I have cocked up on the photo front and don't think I can post what I have as I only have close up photos
I will text the couple that I have. I could kick myself as won't look that good again.

Catching up with thread very slowly as it is hurting my eyes. I have just had to finish the photo calendars I have been doing for parents/grandparents/sisters very quickly as its the last day today to ensure they arrive for Xmas.

BIWI Size 8? Am torn between OMG and well done! Brilliant result! I'm very jealous.

toomuch You look stunning! I love the dress too.

Dosh Sadly I have had a day like that too. I need to get back to being strict but am struggling as things keep tripping me up.

MrsHP I saw those in M&S last week, not tried them yet though.

Still no word from my friend re last night. DH went round to the house to check on her and there was no answer, although the lights were on upstairs and he thought someone was in (he didn't keep ringing in case her DD age 15 was alone and got scared). Friend can be a bit unreliable but this is unusual even for her.

Thank you all for the lovely remarks I had a great night.

winegless not sure I can let you off with that we had a deal, you shirker you will just have to have another dress-up night!

The only advantage to being so hideously hungover is that I have definitely drunk my 3 litres plus water today and some Irn Bru but I will draw a veil over the food this weekend and start afresh tomorrow. Next night out is Wednesday but am hoping to be able to have steak for the meal.

mrshp those crackling straws look yum, I may have to see if my little local MnS has them.

Viper that is a little odd. Do you know anyone else that knows her and could try as well? Or maybe put note through door, just asking her to text if ok or something?

evening all
for all those with hangovers I hope you r feeling a little better.
I will look at pics tomorrow as my silly phone app won't let me
Jan if wine unopened I'd would have had it though well done for not and being so strong. hope things improve soon x
BIWI wohoo to the size 8

Won't join spreadsheet as not following it exactly but if it is ok with everyone will dip in and out

but am still very much LC and ditching wheat and gluten and cutting carbs down made a real differance . I'm 100lb down Fron where I started in June !! . Am now in a size 14 lightest been in 16 years but not done yet .dont think I'll ever be a size 8 even at 9 stone i still need 12 to allow for hips ( loose ib waiste )

but that's ok I'm aiming for a 12 and at 5.7 if I was to stand that's fine by me

Toomuch you look absolutely amazing

viper hope you get hold of your friend and all is ok. Im off to finish last few bits of Christmas shopping today

After my disastrous weekend of too much wine and vodka then hangover from hell, I did not dare get on scales today, but will weigh in tomorrow..

ooh those crackling straws look great, will have to hunt them out

toomuch you look absolutely fab

size 8 is awesome biwi. i was a 6-8 10 years ago but i had to work quite hard to maintain it bearing in mind i was 17 at the time! i don't think i will ever be that size again, but at 5'7 i agree THC 10-12 is a healthy size.

dp said to me the other day 'i don't think you could ever really have a small bottom'. er, thanks for that! he was trying to be both appreciative and truthful, but ended up being too honest for his own good!

Jangles - if the wine is unopenedit'll be fine - for years !

Toomuch - you look lovely!

I saw a friend yesterday while delivering xmas cards; she was with WW for years. She still looks good, lost a lot of weight and is obv maintaining, but I told her about the LC diet, she was at the amount of butter and cream and cheese etc. So we might have a convert!

MrsHP those crackling straws look lurvely but at £8 I'd want the rest of the pig too!

BIWI size 8 is bloody marvellous that must have felt sooo good to say.

100lb down - THCatapult that is tremendous. I hear what you're saying about targets too. I'm 5'8" and have hip bones like a cart horse

Soooo my non-sleeping 3yo slept through last night for the first time EVER If it hadn't coincided with my 8mo's teething sleep regression I might have the energy to celebrate. Typical, eh?

THC - 100lbs is a fantastic achievement!

Re the size 8, I have to say that it does reflect vanity sizing on behalf of retailers. Whilst it's very lovely to be able to say those words, I know full well that when I was a teenager/young adult, and weighed around 8 stone, I was wearing clothes that were size 10-12. In fact, clothes for adult women started at size 10 in the shops. You just didn't see sizes 4/6/8 at all.

That said, I'm still very pleased with me

I have decided that I'm going to aim for 8 stone 11 as my next target (and probably my final target). That was how much I weighed when I got married, 22 years ago. Perhaps I'll get my wedding dress out and model that when I get there!

Ewan Medised is your friend

toomuch you look fab
BIWI fab news on the jeans. It's such a good feeling to say those words.

I started back on strict bootcamp on sat morning. Had weighed in on friday morning and since then I have lost 2 lbs, so very pleased. I can see a difference and feel a difference in my clothes so alot of it must have been bloat. A strict week for me this week to see if i can get back to my pre fall off wagon weight before xmas day.

oh i missed the 100lb THC, that is brilliant!

after this weekend's follies i am relieved to have maintained, but my gut is having a proper whinge about the alcohol!

W went out for dinner last night, and I ordered roast pork, which came with roast potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. I ate the pudding, one potato, one parsnip and one carrot and left the rest of the carrots, parsnips and potatoes. I am experimenting with gradually adding more carbs into my diet. But it seems to be resulting in the return of night time hot flushes, and I had a really bad night's sleep.

So looks like my body is keeping me on track of its own accord!

BIWI that must have felt good to say! Excellent. Will def be joining in the Jan Bootcamp to try and shift these last few pounds. Just a thought though on maintenance - what do those of us who find even a few carbs are having a bad effect on us do?

Half just GORGEOUS!

THC 100lbs! That is great.

Hello, to everyone.

Just waiting for window cleaners then off to do last few bits and pieces for Christmas, marzipan the cake and drown the puddings in yet more alchohol. I LOVE Christmas.