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Week 5 - New Year Low Carb Bootcamp - We Reach the Halfway Point!

702 replies

BIWI · 04/02/2013 09:46

Sorry for the late start to this thread. I had an appointment at my gym for an induction this morning.

If you haven't already, put yourself on the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness

Good luck for the week!

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WillieWaggledagger · 08/02/2013 10:50

oh dear carbalanche, it's done now, and you can't change that, and on the plus side at least you now know your triggers

it's difficult if you're going away of course, but as soon as you can, to go back to proper basic bootcamp with three meals a day, plenty of water, and plan some low carb meals you really love and will look forward to

Doshusallie · 08/02/2013 10:52

Hi all! Thanks for alll birthday good wishes I had a top day and evening. Head aches rather....Hmm but not too bad.

FF yog mixed with double cream for brekkie.

I am GU35, on the Surry/Hants border.

Rollergirl1 · 08/02/2013 11:37

Dosh: Ooooh, you're very near my hometown of Alton (GU34). Are you from there?!

I'm now KT15 so in North Surrey.

As for all the SW'ers, I still go back there quite a lot. Still have friends that live round there so nip in and out quite regularly. I do miss the not having the world on your doorstep. But I was certainly glad that we moved out when the kids started school. All of my friends that stayed had total nightmares finding school places and lots of them either ended up having to go private or moving out because they had no other choice.

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 11:42

Morning all.

Value eves and Ewan, I'm also feeling down. Started my period today and have had sore boobs the last week.

Having a few days of can't be bothered-ness at the moment. That includes eating. I have been making or preparing myself something to eat everyday since starting on bootcamp. I've been eating mostly chicken in terms of food but have never really liked it and am getting bored of it. Fr the last couple of days, even spreading cheese onto ham has let like too much effort.

I am a stay at home mum. The house is a mess. DP was away for 4 nights last week so I think I'm just tired. I'm always tired though and I wake up feeling more tired so the cycle keeps going on. My dc are 5 and 3 and really fun most of the ime but my 5 year old won't do as she's told unless I shout at her. She can make herself cry at nothing and I'm sick of my own voice, as from the time I get up to the time I go o bed, there's always something going on. I do suffer with anxiety/stroke depression.

Funnily though, I am not tempted to reach for sweet food, or comfort food which used to help me feel slightly, erm, comforted. That is a big improvement, but I haven't yet felt the whole feeling energised thing. I know that's probably down to not eating properly.

Does anyone have any tips for those days when you can't be bothered? I do manage to get my kids sorted but that is about all I can manage.

Also, any tips for getting to sleep better? I find it difficult to switch off at night. My DC don't often go too bed too early and I don't like to eat until they do, so often it gets late and like I say I don't have the energy to bother.

Anyway, sorry to be such a gloomy cow, but I thought I'd ask for help here, not about the food side of things but more about how you all cope if and when you have weeks days like this.

Many thanks.

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 11:45

Oh and I can't keep up with this thread but I noticed someone said they were having sweet cravings. I recently discovered liquorice tea, twinings, and it is delicious. Very sweet and with or without a spoonful of coconut oil, it is really comforting. Only trouble is that you shouldn't have too much if you have hypertension. I don't know how much too much is, bu I have about 4-5 cups a day.

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 11:53

Ok, forget about liquorice tea. Apparently you shouldn't drink it day in day out. Sorry for mentioning that. I didn't think to check what hypertension was before posting and now I've looked into it, I guess I'd better stop having it.

Are there any other herbal teas that should be avoided?

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 11:55

Posted too soon!

Apparently it depletes the body potassium as wel as affecting blood pressure. I wonder if that why my legs and calves have been feeling so tired. I am such a muppet sometimes!
Blush

Rollergirl1 · 08/02/2013 12:02

Mumat39: It can be really tough sometimes when you have little'uns and you're the one that has to deal with it day in day out. I work from home and have a 6 and 4yr old. DH is out of the house from 7 till 7 so I have to do everything. We had a really bad morning this morning and I was shouting at the kids by 8am. I got home from the school run and burst in to tears down the phone to DH. To be honest it helped just being able to unload to someone and for him to tell me that i'm not a rubbish mother and that everyone has days like these. Being a parent is really hard and as long as we do the best we can that's all anyone can ask. So chin up Mumat39. Smile

As for not being able to get to sleep. How about going to bed with a good book and reading for a bit until you start to feel tired?

DangerousMouse · 08/02/2013 12:05

Good morning all, this is going so well, I'm just not hungry! I am also in Surrey, maybe we should arrange a meet up meal somewhere.

WillieWaggledagger · 08/02/2013 12:28

attention bootcampers

Biggest losers of the week: timidviper and switchedtoeatingcheese
Biggest loser so far: Lavendersbluedillydilly1969
Biggest %age loser so far: Lavendersbluedillydilly1969

well done all, and well done everyone for getting past the 3/4/5 weeks point which is when it can get tough

littlermissstan · 08/02/2013 13:23

dangerousmouse I was going to suggest that! Not that I live in Surrey, but if there were groups of people near each other they could go for an end of bootcamp dinner after week 10 - all steak, fish, cheese board and vodka sodas on the menu of course.

captainmummy · 08/02/2013 13:27

Rollergirl - I used to live in KT4, worcester Park. Like lots, we moved outside the M25 for better schools/air/way of life. Not sure we found it (certainly not the air - am right by Gatwick Airport!) but we are surrounded by lots of countryside, if we get in the car to find it.Grin
Mumat39 - it is so tough. Have you tried Camomile tea (good for stress-relief), peppermint tea (dittto) or even those fruit teas? (I don;t like these personally, taste too sweet) I drink rooibos tea - it comes in vanilla flavour too (also too sweet for me but useful for sweet cravings i guess) Also good for sleep problems is an oil called Valerian - buy from health food shops. 1or2 drops in hot water makes you sleepy. Also lettuce has a soporific effect. (My dp has sleep problems so have tried all these)

QuickLookBusy · 08/02/2013 13:29

Afternoon all, sorry to hear some of you are feeling down and tired. I hope you're following BIWI's advice and are out and about.

I've made the flax seed bread this morning. It didnt quite rise, is it meant to?
I had it toasted with pâté and salad for lunch, it was really lovely. Ate about half of it and am a bit worried now that I've eaten too much flax for one day. There may be repercussions tomorrowBlush

b-spinach, poached egg, bacon
L-flax seed bread with salad and pâté
D-chicken curry and cauliflower rice(haven't tried this yet so looking forward to it)

QuickLookBusy · 08/02/2013 13:32

Oh meant to wish BlackAffronted good luck for tomorrow's Zumbathon!

Will be thinking of you!

Doshusallie · 08/02/2013 13:38

Yes I am very near Alton! Grin

Sorry to hear about people feeling low today.

Had a lush lunch. DH made me a 3 egg omelette with smoked sausage and leeks, which I had with leftover red cabbage.

DangerousMouse · 08/02/2013 13:48

Ooooh, I'm right by Gatwick Airport aswell Captainmummy

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 13:52

Thanks Rollergirl Thanks

It is exhausting isn't it. Shouting that early is not much fun. Makes me feel a teensy bit better that it's not just me. Thanks again.

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 13:57

Thanks captainmummy Thanks

I didn't think I could have valerian because I'm on anti-depressants. Or maybe I'm thinking of St. John's wort. I have some camomile tea with spiced apple, and peppermint, but with those like a lot of herbal teas I prefer the smell to the taste, which I usually can't taste. Hmm. I bought fennel tea the other day as the smell is lovely to me, but again, doesn't taste as ood as it smells.

I didn't know you could get room is with vanilla. Might try that one. Thanks again.

JustasmallGless · 08/02/2013 13:57

Hi everyone
DC have an inset day today so just back from the hell which is soft play.
Just having a bowl of my celeriac soup of loveliness.

mumat39 - I have felt like such a bad mother all week for shouting at DD aged 4. She keeps crying at EVERYTHING when she doesn't get her own way.
Second all the recommendations for fruit teas and peppermint. I don't particularly like camomile.

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 14:02

I'm hoping to make the tiffin at the weekend. Any suggestions for which sweetner to go for? Thanks.

PostBellumBugsy · 08/02/2013 14:05

Sympathy to those of you with small DCs - it can be so unrelenting.

Best tip I ever got, was when my eldest DC was going through the assessment process for Autism about 10 years ago. A fantastic lady from the CAHMs team came around and gave me some pointers. One of her suggestions was to stop shouting & start talking calmly & give very clear, immediate consequences for non-compliance

DS is 13 now & DD is 11 & I swear to everything anyone considers holy - it was the best parenting advice I was ever, ever given.

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 14:05

Thanks Justasmallgless Thanks

Do you know of any frut teas that taste as good as they smell. Such a shame as I think liquorice tea was becoming my favourite.

JustasmallGless · 08/02/2013 14:14

mumat39 I like the twinings raspberry and loganberry plus most blackcurrant ones. I can't bear peach or apricot ones. Peppermint is my fave though. Camomile just smells of silage to me!

Thanks Post. I know logically what I should do - just becomes very emotive. What would you suggest as consequences for a small girl who cries when she cant get her own way? I have tried talking to her about how she deals with disappointment at school but not getting anywhere with her

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 14:14

PostBellum, thanks for that. I think that's what worries me, how will I cope when they're older and hit their teens Shock

I struggle with what sort of immediate consequences to go for. What sort of things did you use?

mumat39 · 08/02/2013 14:15

Thanks Justasmallgless. And snap for the question to PostBellum :)