Tree:
"ANy ideas? I'm also in a bit of a rut with food - I don't eat meat so think I am eating too much tuna / salmon - I have one or both of these most days. Often have braised cabbage, cauliflower cheese once a week, aubergine, tomato, spinach and parmesan bake once a week. Lunch is usually a salad with mozzarella, a few baby tomatoes, basil, olives, spinach."
No reason why you shouldn't eat tuna/salmon that often from a carb point of view - although you might get bored, which is another matter!
My first question to you is are you actually following Bootcamp rules properly? Whenever people say they haven't cheated at all, it's usually a a big red flag that signals that they have been/are doing!
So:
Are you eating enough fat?
Are you drinking enough water?
Are you eating too much dairy?
Can you honestly go through all ten rules and say that you are adhering to them?
Also, do you know how many carbs you are eating per day? It could be a really good idea for a couple of days to weigh your food and work out how many carbs you are eating.
Mary
"Interestingly I have been at target weight for a while (well almost) and I eat no carbs (apart from veg/dairy) yet I am not losing weight."
First thing, you are not eating 'no carbs'! This isn't a no carb diet, and it's important that you don't think of it this way. Carbs, in the form of veg/salad are important.
Second, if you are at your target weight then by definition you won't be losing any more! You are doing a very good job of maintaining your weight.
The simple/short answer is that if you revert back to high carb eating, you will put weight back on. Therefore you need to work out what level of carbs you can tolerate before the weight goes back on.
You can do this one of two ways. You can either do it the systematic (Atkins) way and weigh/count your carbs every day and keep note of the level at which you start to gain weight. You do this by keeping at the same level of carbs for a period of time, and ensuring that your weight is consistent, then you increase your carbs by 5g, and see what happens, then by another 5g, until the weight starts to rise.
Or, you could do it in a more relaxed way, by gradually re-introducing carbier foods/meals, and seeing what happens. If/when your weight goes up, you revert to stricter days until the weight has gone.