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New Year Low Carb Bootcamp - The Final Weigh-In!

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BIWI · 18/03/2013 08:27

So here it is - come and weigh in for the last time and tell us how much you've lost in Bootcamp.

The Spreadsheet of Fabulousness is here

OP posts:
WillieWEggledEgger · 22/03/2013 15:15

middleagedspread the recipe is among these here

middleagedspread · 22/03/2013 15:25

I've found it thanks..sadly remembered wrong, forgotten ginger, got chops. I shall devise a stunning recipe with what I've got & report back.

spilttheteaagain · 22/03/2013 16:19

As far as I know Chipping (as far as he has confessed!) the porridge was because he really fancied it, but he's been on eggy/yogurty breakfasts for the couple of weeks before hand. He emailed me very excited a few days ago to say that he'd had fried eggs with fried slices of swede for breakfast and it was even nicer than saute potatoes Grin So, no, it's not out of respect for the establishment as it were, he's very skeptical of them and reads and questions a lot.

I get the impression he's a bit resigned to metformin being inevitable, it's just a question of when. And that he is not willing to drop down as far as 30g/day which is a shame as it would be really inteeresting to see if it made a dramatic difference. His own research has led him to believe that there are arguments for and against very low carbing, but that "moderate" low carbing (so the 100-150g level) is widely seen as very safe and no real downsides.

So we'll see.
I am really chuffed he's doing it at all, and it does seem to be helping, - those sugars are reducing, and his eyesight is much improved. Hopefully it will spur him on to keep trying reducing a bit further. I shall lend him Wheat Belly when I've finished with it, which might put a stop to those crumpets!

Roast chicken in the oven, liberally slathered in butter, I am hoping for really crispy skin! Having roast turnips, roast sprouts and bacon, mashed swede and buttered broccoli with it. Mmmm mmmm.

Any top recipes for leftover chicken that I should be aware of ladies?

I was going to make stock and try and make a sort of chicken broth/stew for lunch tomorrow with chunks of swede, celeriac, leeks etc in with it, and some lumps of chicken.

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 16:52

spiltthetea first off, I don't eat meat, so this recipe might not be nice but I reckon it's worth a try, with the caveat that it is from my head:

cook onion, maybe a piece of swede, celery, a bit of chopped carrot and anything else you fancy in water with some stock cubes or bouillon and leftover chicken, parsley and seasoning for a couple of hours (don't know if the chicken would need to go in later?) then add some dill for the last 10 mins or so, then drain, reserving the liquid (soup) eat veg and chicken with garlic mayonnaise.

Let me know if you try it Grin

Ilisten2theradio · 22/03/2013 17:24

I had a really crap day at work yesterday and after the children had gone to bed found myself desperately craving nibbles.
I had already realised eating after dinner was a habit, but I hadn't realised it was comfort eating too.Blush
I was reasonably good though and had a few salted macademia nuts and 2 squares of 71% dark chocolate ( the Lidl Ecuadorian stuff is lovely!).

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 22/03/2013 19:27

splittheteaagain - your Dad is doing pretty well, a lot of men his age would just take the metformin and carry on as they were. As he's so willing to learn & read a lot - could you get him a copy of Briffa (dead cheap on eBay). Perhaphs then he will believe that we can get more than enough carbs from veg etc and that 30g a day is not a dangerous level :)

Ilisten - you did well :)

I have been really hungry the past couple of days - I've been eating fat & protein & drinking lots of water - I'm not really sure what's going on?! It feels a bit pre-periody but given that would make it a week early I'll be pissed off it it is! Shockingly tired again too.

I started reading that Boots thread and got too annoyed, so I closed it down to save myself the grief! Not great as I should be 'standing up' for LCing, but I just don't have the energy tonight.

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 22/03/2013 19:31

Oh and my weight loss is soooooooo slow as well. I completed another month today and I've only lost 2.8kg (6lb) and given I have a lot to lose, it's painful. I have been so good!! :( Gahhhhhhhhhh

Walking is zapping every last bit of energy I have as well. I'm getting fitter, but more exhausted :(

Not giving up - just frustrated!

I need more protein/fat ideas for a non egg eating vegetarian.

spilttheteaagain · 22/03/2013 19:59

Sorry you're feeling so exhausted chipping - when I feel like that (like my legs weigh a ton and have to be heaved up the stairs) I'm fairly sure it;s been my electrolytes out of whack. I make myself a mug of beef oxo and drink it and have a piece of cheese and feel a lot better within half an hour. I see you're veggie, but maybe try a mug of veg stock and some cheese? Avocado and spinach also supposed to be good for sorting out your salts.

I might get Briffa and read it myself and pass it on, I've been meaning to!

Protein/fat wise. I'm sure you've tried all these, but veggie ideas of mine are:

Cheese of any sort (tomato & mozzarella, feta and olives, cheddar and gherkins, cheddar and cucumber/celery all nice combos, halloumi, paneer)

Cream cheese pancakes (but they include egg - are you no egg, or just no eggs as eggs IYSWIM? Can you cook with them?)

Greek yog with some seeds/nuts on top (I like sunflower, linseed and raw almonds)

Nuts (macadamias, almonds and pistachios are the lower in carbs)
Seeds

Guacamole with veg dippers

Avocado and cheese

Coffee & cream

Cream generally! Have you tried all the turnip/swede/celeriac gratins with cream? Lots of fat there.

Try Choos tartiflette off the recipe page if you want fat. Plenty of butter, cream and brie in that, and it is amazing.

Butter/olive oil/mayo (but eggs in that!) on veg/salad. If you haven't yet then do try halving a radish, butter it, dip in salt and eat. Very yum.
For a bit of a twist, go for garlic butter on your veg instead of straight butter.

There was a sag paneer recipe posted by someone a while back if you like curry? Paneer would be a protein source ? Sag paneer:
Toast some 1 tsp cumin seeds in a dry pan then remove and crush. Fry off some chopped shallots in oil add a chopped clove of garlic, teaspoon of ground coriander, the cumin, teaspoon garam masala and as much fresh chili as you like. Contiue browning until the onion is nice and soft. Chop your paneer into small pieces approx 1-2 cm cubes and add to the onion mixture, Continue over a low heat until paneer in slightly browned (1-2minutes). At this point I tend to just add my frozen spinach and leave it over a low heat to defrost and cook through. You could defrost separately and add after if you want. I use the chopped frozen spinach. You could add some cream at the end if you want a creamier texture.

Coconut milk - black has a recipe for spicy greens in cocunut milk from River Cottage Veg Everyday if that appeals?

Cauliflower and broccoli cheese?

No idea if any of that is any use but I hope so!

Thanks Bessie, that sounds not dissimilar to what I am sort of doing with the stew, except we'll have all the veg, chicken and stock all together I think for comforting warm loveliness. The carcass is in the slow cooker doing it's thing now, and I will leave it there overnight. It smells amazing! (As far as I can smell with this farking cold... )
The roast was SUBLIME. Oh how delicious. I have eaten so much chicken skin Blush Like a helpless hoover pig.

littlermissstan · 22/03/2013 20:10

Heavenly prawn curry for dinner, though will admit to one small home made flatbread, and some wine gums at work... My mum is coming for the weekend and is sure to be a bit sniffy about LC, so planning a super delicious chicken tagine then I'll just quietly ignore the cous cous that I'll serve to everyone else. Luckily she doesn't really do puddings so won't expect a big cake!

Yama · 22/03/2013 20:14

Evening everyone, hope you are all well.

I've had the week from hell workwise so haven't kept up with the thread.

Tomorrow is looking like it's going to be shitty, weather wise, so I may get a chance to catch up.

Anyway, I have a leg of lamb slowly cooking in the oven (for 7 hours). It's gonna be a tasty weekend.

BecauseImWoeufIt · 22/03/2013 20:15

Chipping only 6lbs WTAF?! You know, I know, that 1-2lbs per week is what constitutes sustainable, long term weight loss.

Yes, you may have a lot to lose. But you really, really don't want to lose it too quickly. If you lose it that quickly, you are losing muscle rather than fat.

You are doing brilliantly well. Be kind to yourself! Flowers

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 20:22

choos I had some really nice scrambled tofu with fried mushrooms the other day. I think the tofu was cooked with fried shallots, a tiny bit of grated carrot and then I think boiled for a bit in Swiss marigold veg bouillon. It was yummy.

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 20:23

I accidentally ate some chocolates my dad gave me today. Oops Blush. I had just reached my first mini goal weight and now I have ruined it. But it seems that when the weight goes on fast incomes back off fast as well.

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 22/03/2013 20:35

Spilt

Thank you for taking the time to type all of that out :)

I can see what you are saying about oxo & cheese, when I was little I liked a hot oxo :) but honestly, I couldn't chug down a veggie stock drink (urgh). I have been having nuts (salted) and cheese.

I've had spinach 3 nights this week and I eat cheese - it's hard though, I love cheese and there are so few low carb veg fats/proteins that it's hard to not have dairy, but I wonder if that's slowing things up for me?!

Maybe it's the nuts? But honestly, if I cut out nuts, seeds & cheese/dairy I'm going to be bloody 'food free' Grin

I eat an avocado every day. Today I ate two. The old me is still struggling with that concept.

What does Zoe Harcombe have against them?

I might get Briffa and read it myself and pass it on, I've been meaning to! It is well worth the few quid.

I'm having pretty much all those cheese options (but I can't do cheese from sheep or goats)

I'm a NO eggs

Greek yog with some seeds/nuts on top (I like sunflower, linseed and raw almonds) I've just had some :) Again with the dairy though :( even though it's one of the 'better dairy options'.

Nuts (macadamias, almonds and pistachios are the lower in carbs)
Seeds
Yep - having plenty of those, but trying not to overdo it - so hard to know where good turns to 'too many'?

Guacamole with veg dippers Yep, enjoying that :)

Avocado and cheese Breakfast of choice (with seeds too) and just had it for dinner - I just could not be arsed to cook - it's FRIDAY!

Coffee & cream - working up to it :) Prefer latte - oops!

Cream generally! Have you tried all the turnip/swede/celeriac gratins with cream? Lots of fat there Yep - then I worry I'm having too much cream :( More of a glug than swirl in those.

Try Choos tartiflette off the recipe page if you want fat. Plenty of butter, cream and brie in that, and it is amazing Is it egg free?

Butter/olive oil/mayo (but eggs in that!) on veg/salad. If you haven't yet then do try halving a radish, butter it, dip in salt and eat. Very yum.
For a bit of a twist, go for garlic butter on your veg instead of straight butter
I've been having mushrooms in butter most nights (love the little buggers) and other veg as well. I usually steam the veg, fry the mushrooms - add cream to make a sauce and then throw all the veg in. I make my own egg free mayo or buy the granvita one (it's nice than mine but have lots of things in it I can't pronounce - so not keen on it from that pov). Olive oil on salads.

Coconut milk - have you found a low carb one? All the ones I've seen have been high in carbs?

Cauliflower and broccoli cheese? A regular meal/side :)

Thanks again :)

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 20:44

chippingin so sorry, I had a brain malfunction and addressed my post to Choos instead of to you. I meant the scrambled tofu thing for you.

Btw, can you eat 'no egg' or is that mostly cornflour?

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 22/03/2013 20:48

Biwi - others are losing it much faster :( It's Not Fair I could live with 2-3lbs a week, 8-12lbs a month, but 6, really - SIX?! It's not enough :(

I am now probably going to be stuck at this weight for the next fortnight (pre-period/period) and I don't even get the sodding Woosh Fairy at the end of it

You know how much I have to lose (or 'give away' as I prefer), surely 2 or 3 lbs every single week isn't too much to ask :( Much lighter people are getting those numbers.

I have been a very good girl

JakeBullet · 22/03/2013 20:51

So Sucralose is the work of the devil......and I always thought it was celery.

So long story short I took my parents shopping today, bought some mini cheeses etc. Took Ma &Pa home, went to collect DS from school and then was starving. Went into boot for one of the mini cheeses only to discover ,y dear Dad had taken MY shopping in as well as theirs!

So raided car, found some clear mints ...sugar free so ate about four waiting for DS,

Tonight the whole world has.....ahem..,.,,left my body and the bloating and abdo cramps are hideous. Never, ever again will I touch the stuff!

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 22/03/2013 20:51

Bessie Grin I have some tofu in the cupboard, I'll have a look at the scrambled recipe :) Thanks.

I also have 'no egg' in the cupboard but I looked at it a while ago and thought 'that's a no go then' - but I'll have another look at it tomorrow and see why I thought that (I think it is full of flours of some kind). I should look now but I really cannot be arsed to move an inch!

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 22/03/2013 20:55

Jake :( Poor you!

I guess your Dad thought he was being helpful...

I haven't eaten any of those 'sugar free' things myself, but on another thread someone else had done the same thing, with the same results :(

On the flip side -weigh in tommorow morning Grin Silver lining and all that!

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 20:55

I have some - I will have a look

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 20:57

Hmm, it might be a no, not sure.

Potato starch, tapioca flour, calcium carbonate, citric acid, vegetable gum.

72.4g carb per 100g. BUT only 2g carb per serving..?

Bessie123 · 22/03/2013 20:58

If you can have no egg you can make the cauli pizza, it is quite nice.

spilttheteaagain · 22/03/2013 21:17

The tartiflette is very much egg free. Basically slice thinly some turnips/swede/celeriac (a mixture is nice) and boil them for a couple of mins til soft. Then fry in generous amounts of butter, then add some sliced leeks and garlic, fry a bit more. Chuck in some cubes of brie or similar cheese, then I added a good swirl of cream. Mix it round, chuck in an oven dish and stick under the grill until melty. Eat with green veg or your bare hands

It also fries up very nicely for a crispy saute spuds style breakfast.

You don't have to make the coffee entirely with cream you know! Grin Just a splash.

And for the gratins, I see no reason why you couldn't make them part stock, part cream for a less heavy experience. Add a little grated cheese to the top and have it with veg?

Arf at food free!! Grin

Jake you poor thing, that sounds grim. Hope it is short lived!! I carry a little tiny pot with almonds in in my bag for emergencies. Can you stash something similar in your bag/car? Nuts are good for being fairly long life and not needing fridging.

spilttheteaagain · 22/03/2013 21:17

Still very much in the market for ideas for cold chicken by the way! (apols to the veggies..)

BecauseImWoeufIt · 22/03/2013 21:19

ChippingIn sorry - but you made me

You know the drill. We aren't in competition. Everyone is different.

And - as I'm sure you well know - not many people are really losing at that rate every week.

You are tired and cross. Have an early night, and then tomorrow all will seem better.

Honestly!