Continued - Week 1 New Year Low Carb Bootcamp Chat Thread

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Last one filled up really quickly, so here is a brand, spanking and distinctly thinner thread for you to fill up.

RollerGirl - I am in a similar situation - I have been doing this woe for over a year and (apart from when I had a sickness bug) I have never gone lower than 9 1. I am very very happy at 124/123 pounds however. I don't think my body will go any lighter, this is just the weight I can naturally maintain, quite happily on this way of eating. Like gless I find that nuts (one of my fave things - salted peanuts are food of the gods IMO) stall me/make me gain a pound or 2 if I am not careful - I am ok on dairy - the odd bevvie low carb 3-4 nights a week (don't laugh old timers, this is the new regime) doesn't seem to make me gain. I pretty much bootcamp all the time (on lovely, satisfying, fulfilliing delish food) and can stay at 124/123. So hopefully that will be that going forward.

Although slip ups do make you pay for it on the scales, I find that 2 days back on the bootcamp regime are enough to shift it again. Which means I can go out for dinner at friend's houses and eat what they give me, and know that by Wednesday I will be back at target.

Another note for those looking forwards into maintenance - I went on a 2 week holiday to Crete and came back the same weight. It was SO EASY to eat amazing low carb food in the restaurants - we shopped for gorgeous cold meats, yoghurt, eggs, lovely fresh veg when we ate in. I drank the odd beer, but mainly gin (although oddly, DH and I tend to drink less on holiday than we do at home). This WOE can be done forever, and I certainly intend to do that.

Mrs HP - my darling - please stop referring to yourself as a heifer. You are a gorgeous beautiful person, who is on the way to losing weight at which point you will just be a slimmer gorgeous beautiful person.

Sorry for mammoth post. Again.

PostBellumBugsy - yes absolutely - great post. The scales, ultimately, are only a guide. What's much more effective and truthful is our clothes.

I really like your last answer BIWI I am staggered I can look at a larder full of crackers and make toast for my DCs without caving in.. I look at at and kinda fancy it but my gut is just saying noooooo!!! And I think about feeling bloated again and I leave we'll alone. Unbelievable, a week ago I would have scarfed the lot

Feeling inspired, I've ordered the Briffa book, I think my thoughts of wine are as much about the sugar cravings as much as my evening reward. I will do this 2 weeks and give my liver a little spa break too, any pounds lost will be a bonus.

slattern where are you Avignon lunch? Not that I'm a glutton or anything but can maybe help as my mum has LC or years so am familiar with several local menus.

Feeling a bit down today, I weighed myself this morning and hadn't lost anything yesterday, I think maybe I didn't drink enough water yesterday. I know I shouldn't weigh everyday but I find generally it helps. I need to focus on the 7lb lost since monday.

I just had a near blip, I had a massive sugar craving and got 3 chocs out of a box, then thought I'd check how many carbs I would be eating 22 carbs in 3 chocs! I put them back.. Go willpower..

Danger 7lbs since Monday is fantastic, you wont loose everyday, I found after the initial loss it was more like steps than a diagonal line if you get what I mean

BUTTER LOVERS- why not get some asparagus tips or broccoli spears and dip them in butter?

I am still at 4lbs off. However, I measured myself about 1-2 weeks ago and was 42-34-45. I was today 42-32-44. I wish I had previously measured thigh circumference, because I think they are noticeably smaller

Just had a tin of red salmon mixed with some rice vinegar,2 very small tomatoes and a spring onion piled into few romaine lettuce leaves. Lovely
I've got a tin of baxters consomme for my night shift tonight together with olives, cubes of cheese and ham to snack on.
Going to have scrambled eggs before I go.
Just about to have a cup of hot unsweetened soya milk.( It's 0.4g per 200ml so think it's ok) and then go to bed and hope for some sleep.

I have a salad on my desk at work that looks so nice on the plate I have just taken a picture of it before tucking in :) 70 lengths of the pool at the gym before work today too, seem to have more energy than I used to!

Wow, there have been some great losses reported, and I'm jealous! I'm on Day 159 of low carbing, Day 11 of not drinking alcohol, and Day 5 of Bootcamp (which, for me, is like returning to Atkins induction levels, and stopping any possible 'carb creep'). I weighed myself for the first time since I started this (ie, back in August) last Monday, and shan't be weighing again until next Monday, because I find scale numbers make me obsess a bit - even after just the one weigh-in I can't stop calculating how long it'll take me to get to my goal of another 19 lbs off (aiming for before March 17th)!

Anyway, just wanted to say that I often eat Sunday lunch out - and just pass the spuds and Yorkies over to friends, and stock up on the cabbage, cauli, broccoli etc. A roast dinner is one of the easiest 'out' meals to deal with. Last Sunday it was pork belly, cabbage, red cabbage and 5 tiny carrots, followed by a cheese board - yum!

To those wondering about cheat days etc. - my advice would be - don't do it! You'll reawaken all your cravings, knock yourself out of ketosis and lose its benefits, possibly get some gastric distress, and feel generally crap. Not worth it, and with no benefit I can see. Step away from the cake!

I love the support, friendliness and humour of this thread. Am so glad people are feeling the difference in their clothes as that's what counts really rather than weight. I am very heavy for my height but in size 12 clothes at th emoment. Aiming for a ten.

When I had lost about a st on the last but one bootcamp, I found some clothes which I had bought fat which made me sad. I remember so vividly buying them because they were the only thing which fitted, had to have something for a wedding or party etc. I also remember ducking out of various social things because of my size. I am so glad that I don't have to do that any more. We are all on the way to losing weight, feeling better and being healthier which can only be a good thing.

Have a lovely Friday. My DS is suspicioiusly quiet so I had better see what he's up to.

PostBellumBugsy This: "I know we are all conditioned to think in pounds or kgs - BUT - who ever actually picks you up?" is extremely wise, thank you.

^^also a great post from Dosh about this as a long-term sustainable WOE.

Today...

B - Lidl yog
L - Spinach omelette
D - slow cooker spicy beef casserole and mashed swede

DangerousMouse - you have lost 7lbs since Monday, which is fantastic! Please, please, please don't expect that you are going to lose every day - and especially not after such a massive loss so far, and if it's going to get you down, then you shouldn't be weighing daily. That way madness lies!

sybil - I can so identify with you. I have got used to opening my wardrobe doors and looking at the foot on right hand-side as the only bit that would contain anything I fit into. And looking at those clothes with loathing! I still have to remind myself that I can wear anything that is in there now!

(Although actually I can't. I got a cardigan out to wear recently and just couldn't work out why I couldn't get the collar to lie properly or for the whole thing to 'work', till I realised that it was because it was just too big for me!)

FurryDogMother - great post, and so true.

Really interesting blog post from Dr Briffa about diet drinks/coffee

Ditch the diet drinks, but don't worry so much about the coffee.

Snorted my fizzy mineral water at your 'suspiciously quiet' DS sybilfaulty - mine's like that too! Quiet is a very worrying thing in our flat! I sneakily stepped on the scales - really didn't mean to until Monday - but anyway 4lbs off. Yay! Even better my period started and I hadn't had PMT, and I normally have really bad premenstrual acne - my face is clear! Slightly louder YAAAAAAY! I've done this WOE before and knew it would help, but I hadn't dared hope my skin would clear so quickly when it was so bad last month.

The tricky bit for me is the next month or so - I always start well, but I have difficulty sticking all the way to my goal weight. Once I see a bit of weight go off then I start 'cheating'. This time I want to go all the way to goal and my black skinny jeans which I can't get into and miss terribly. Another 13lbs to go.

Today:
B: Greek yoghurt
L: Egg, bacon, mushrooms
D: Gluten free sausages with lots of veg
Snack - just had some goats cheese and celery. Still quite hungry.

Can anyone recommend any low-carb soups that I can buy to heat up at work? I can't carry one to work in a flask as I have too much to carry to and from work at the moment and my back is killing me - pulled a muscle... I am sick of the sight of salads and it's soooo cold - I want to eat something hot at lunchtime.

And another one about how full fat yoghurt can actually help in weight loss

Well, it's now almost two o'clock. I have only had two cups of coffee this morning, and no breakfast, and I'm not hungry.

I love this WOE!

But I am off to eat something now, otherwise that BIWI will be after me with her big stick.

Becstarlight - apparently the sainsburys stilton and brocolli soup is v low carb.

BIWI I was mainly asking because I know it's a WOE but I can't imagine not indulging in roast potatoes at Easter and Christmas, or going out with my girlfriends and not cackling like witches over a bottle of wine. It's what we do. We cackle, and eat crisps. Not every weekend, once a month perhaps.

As for the 'cheat meal' per week, I saw that on Josie Marsh's body building programme on MTV. And I wondered.

Not sure if anyone has seen these videos, but they are very interesting, they details some of the science behind low carb diets and how the body adapts short and long term.

hope these help some of you

thekitchenfairy probably Bustophers I think.

And Thankyou for the advice furrydogmother

Hello. Just wanted to say hello really. I'm still here. Off to the recipe thread now to plan tea.

Recognising what other posters said about only wearing the few clothes on the right-hand side of my wardrobe and ducking out of social functions. Jeez, don't get me started on letting life slide by while I feel too fat to join in. No, it's not going to be me any more. I owe it to me and my DC and DP.

Glad to hear of your successes and to those who are wavering, stay strong! This is for us.

Hey all, hope everyone's having a good day. Not much on the food front today, as I had an appointment with the dental hygienist this morning and didn't fancy presenting her with a mouthful of bacon stick in me teeth . And nothing much afterwards because the bitch has butchered my gums (she was nice really)

PS Is anyone else really emotional? I've been bursting into tears at all sorts.