Summer Low Carb Bootcamp - starts 29/4 - come and sign up!

[BIWI]

Come and sign up if you want to join us. We start on Monday and Bootcamp will run for 10 weeks.

Each week we will weigh in using the Spreadsheet of Fabulousness which is set up and maintained by the lovely WillieWaggleDagger.

You will also see, if you look at the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet, the rules as well as the list of allowed veg, and all manner of other resources to help you.

So that Willie can get the spreadsheet set up in time for our first weigh-in on Monday, please can you all sign in if you want to join?

I'll start the list, so just add your name and then cut and past the list and re-post it.

Thanks BIWI. I completely agree with you about low fat/low carb. We went to a similar restaurant at Christmas and one of the party was on a calorie counting diet. He hardly ate a thing and while everyone else was tucking into puddings (well if you can't at Christmas when can you?) he refused to have anything in case he went over his 1500 calories for the day. He's lost 3 stone and done incredibly well but calorie counting seems such a miserable way to lose weight. IMO of course.

we had a discussion about why the 5:2 did not suit us on the last thread - Zoe Harcombe has posted this analysis of the diet, her take is that it's calorie restriction by another name. Reading it made me feel such relief at finding LCHF. I am so happy I have been liberated from the nonsense of self starvation and calories. Eat Real Food - who knew it could be so simple!

Penny I feel so sorry for all the ladies with their weight watchers yoghurts at work as I smugly pour organic thick cream into my coffee...

fridge at work is FULL of low fat yoghurt and low calorie hummus, and everyone's eating flavoured rice cakes now that summer is on the horizon

Me please....

I want to get down to the weight I was before I had my 'baby' (now walking and talking) before we try for another one. About 1.5 stone to go!

I've got a bit of a problem

I keep getting a horrible tummyache. I've had it for 3 nights on the trot now, and it begins about an hour after I've eaten my main meal, although I do tend to get a mild one in the afternoon. Again, after I've eaten.

I am fine at breafast with full fat natural yoghurt, and at lunch I'm having salad with cheese and coleslaw, or egg mayo or something similar. If I snack, I maybe have a few nuts or a cold sausage. Dinner last night was a fry up with mushrooms, sausages, bacon and scrambled eggs.
The day before was similar, except we had chilli for dinner.

What is going on? I started properly keeping an eye again last Saturday; 12 days ago! Surely if this was a withdrawal thing, I'd have noticed it earlier than this. Last night I tried taking Gaviscon, to no avail. In the end I knocked back a couple of painkillers as it was the only way I could sleep

Can anyone help me out here?

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I'm in! Another graduate of the last bootcamp here!

slatternly, where is the pain precisely? could it be gallbladder related? This is usually upper right side under ribs and radiating to your back. Diets high in fat can trigger a gallbladder attack.

"I want to get down to the weight I was before I had my 'baby'"

Me too biscuit, except mine will be 11 next month

lacka Hmmm no I don't think so, it radiates from the middle of my tummy, about 2 inches above my bellybutton.

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I'll join in too, been pondering doing this for a while.

Oh slatternly that doesn't sound good . As you say, though, if it was withdrawal you would have it a lot sooner.

I don't know what to suggest really. Any other symptoms?

(BTW - not much veg/salad going on in your day ...)

Thank you, this is just what i need

BerylStreep
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BlackAffronted
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Dontmeanto
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WandOfElderNeverProsper
snowballinashoebox
LackaDAISYcal
NotMostPeople
Ruprekt
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TheChocolateTeapot
Iamaslummymummy
MaryBeardfanclub
ToomuchWaternotWine
Ariadnestar
Flatbluebunny
timidviper
geologygirl
Hazchem
MrsHerculePoirot
TwoCrazyKids
changeforthebetter
ZimboMum
Bloomingfrazzled
Custardo - maybe if I don't have to do anything
Smalline
queribus
bambootoo
Yama
FadingAwayToAHippo
Happyherdwick
NigellasGuest
WhyIRayLiotta
FurryDogMother
DramaAndCrisis
GinotPrigio
PiHigh
lonelylinda

BIWI I have a big salad every day at lunch so a lot of veg comes from there, but I take your point and will have celeriac and broccoli tonight as well with some fish.

No other symptoms though. It feels just like heartburn, but lower down.

Have you had heartburn before?

Are you under a lot of stress at the moment? (This is usually what triggers my heartburn, although mine doesn't manifest itself as pain, but more a very unpleasant sensation in my throat)

Currently 80.3kg/177lb

BerylStreep
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Yoghurty
BlackAffronted
EwanHoozami
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BedHanger
Dontmeanto
CiderwithBuda
Cathyandclaire
Prettybird
HeirToTheIronThrone
JaxTeller
BirdStrike
PennyHofstadter
TheOrchardKeeper
lapetitedame
LavenderBriggs
dawnpreview
CarolBornAMan
Bessie123
MsRinky
Lavender honey
Kahlua4me
Bulletwithbutterflywings
Beechview
slatternlymother
carbalanche
Laurelandhearty
IShallWearMidnight
justpoppy
halfthesize
Danceasifnooneswatching
JakeBullet
WandOfElderNeverProsper
snowballinashoebox
LackaDAISYcal
NotMostPeople
Ruprekt
AngieAir
TheChocolateTeapot
Iamaslummymummy
MaryBeardfanclub
ToomuchWaternotWine
Ariadnestar
Flatbluebunny
timidviper
geologygirl
Hazchem
MrsHerculePoirot
TwoCrazyKids
changeforthebetter
ZimboMum
Bloomingfrazzled
Custardo - maybe if I don't have to do anything
Smalline
queribus
bambootoo
Yama
FadingAwayToAHippo
Happyherdwick
NigellasGuest
WhyIRayLiotta
FurryDogMother
DramaAndCrisis
GinotPrigio
PiHigh
lonelylinda
VikingLady

please may i join you? got a stubborn 21lbs to lose...

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Prettybird
HeirToTheIronThrone
JaxTeller
BirdStrike
PennyHofstadter
TheOrchardKeeper
lapetitedame
LavenderBriggs
dawnpreview
CarolBornAMan
Bessie123
MsRinky
Lavender honey
Kahlua4me
Bulletwithbutterflywings
Beechview
slatternlymother
carbalanche
Laurelandhearty
IShallWearMidnight
justpoppy
halfthesize
Danceasifnooneswatching
JakeBullet
WandOfElderNeverProsper
snowballinashoebox
LackaDAISYcal
NotMostPeople
Ruprekt
AngieAir
TheChocolateTeapot
Iamaslummymummy
MaryBeardfanclub
ToomuchWaternotWine
Ariadnestar
Flatbluebunny
timidviper
geologygirl
Hazchem
MrsHerculePoirot
TwoCrazyKids
changeforthebetter
ZimboMum
Bloomingfrazzled
Custardo - maybe if I don't have to do anything
Smalline
queribus
bambootoo
Yama
FadingAwayToAHippo
Happyherdwick
NigellasGuest
WhyIRayLiotta
FurryDogMother
DramaAndCrisis
GinotPrigio
PiHigh
lonelylinda
VikingLady
rubybricks

Well, I am a bit stressed atm but no more than usual.

Today I have cut all fizzy diet drinks and ate really slowly to minimise the risk of any deep seated wind. I'll see if that makes a difference

Could do with joining in - had some success last summer with the Rose Elliott veggie version. Just need to keep fibre intake up as all the protein & eggs played havoc with my digestive system :( 12 stone 7 to start...

BerylStreep
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Yoghurty
BlackAffronted
EwanHoozami
WillieWaggledagger
BedHanger
Dontmeanto
CiderwithBuda
Cathyandclaire
Prettybird
HeirToTheIronThrone
JaxTeller
BirdStrike
PennyHofstadter
TheOrchardKeeper
lapetitedame
LavenderBriggs
dawnpreview
CarolBornAMan
Bessie123
MsRinky
Lavender honey
Kahlua4me
Bulletwithbutterflywings
Beechview
slatternlymother
carbalanche
Laurelandhearty
IShallWearMidnight
justpoppy
halfthesize
Danceasifnooneswatching
JakeBullet
WandOfElderNeverProsper
snowballinashoebox
LackaDAISYcal
NotMostPeople
Ruprekt
AngieAir
TheChocolateTeapot
Iamaslummymummy
MaryBeardfanclub
ToomuchWaternotWine
Ariadnestar
Flatbluebunny
timidviper
geologygirl
Hazchem
MrsHerculePoirot
TwoCrazyKids
changeforthebetter
ZimboMum
Bloomingfrazzled
Custardo - maybe if I don't have to do anything
Smalline
queribus
bambootoo
Yama
FadingAwayToAHippo
Happyherdwick
NigellasGuest
WhyIRayLiotta
FurryDogMother
DramaAndCrisis
GinotPrigio
PiHigh
lonelylinda
VikingLady
rubybricks
Newlark

Can someone add me to the list please???

Got a long weekend break at Centre Parcs booked - last time I went I was heavily pregnant and I felt like an elephant in the pool!
I would like to go looking very svelte and sexy!

I need the motivation and fab recipes from all you ladies - loved the January thread.

Please can someone add me to the list! Need to shift a stone.. Have been trying low carbing for couple of weeks.. No bread/pasta/rice/potatoes but have no idea what i weighed when I started! Bought myself a set of digi scales today and am 10 stone 1. This is just what I need..motivation and support! Looking forward to the ride!!

me too.. I need to lose lots... I'm about 10st 12lb :-(

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Prettybird
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JaxTeller
BirdStrike
PennyHofstadter
TheOrchardKeeper
lapetitedame
LavenderBriggs
dawnpreview
CarolBornAMan
Bessie123
MsRinky
Lavender honey
Kahlua4me
Bulletwithbutterflywings
Beechview
slatternlymother
carbalanche
Laurelandhearty
IShallWearMidnight
justpoppy
halfthesize
Danceasifnooneswatching
JakeBullet
WandOfElderNeverProsper
snowballinashoebox
LackaDAISYcal
NotMostPeople
Ruprekt
AngieAir
TheChocolateTeapot
Iamaslummymummy
MaryBeardfanclub
ToomuchWaternotWine
Ariadnestar
Flatbluebunny
timidviper
geologygirl
Hazchem
MrsHerculePoirot
TwoCrazyKids
changeforthebetter
ZimboMum
Bloomingfrazzled
Custardo - maybe if I don't have to do anything
Smalline
queribus
bambootoo
Yama
FadingAwayToAHippo
Happyherdwick
NigellasGuest
WhyIRayLiotta
FurryDogMother
DramaAndCrisis
GinotPrigio
PiHigh
lonelylinda
VikingLady
rubybricks
Newlark
milliemoomay

me too.. I need to lose around two stone but I have already lost ten pounds in three weeks by starting earlier

BerylStreep
BIWI
Yoghurty
BlackAffronted
EwanHoozami
WillieWaggledagger
BedHanger
Dontmeanto
CiderwithBuda
Cathyandclaire
Prettybird
HeirToTheIronThrone
JaxTeller
BirdStrike
PennyHofstadter
TheOrchardKeeper
lapetitedame
LavenderBriggs
dawnpreview
CarolBornAMan
Bessie123
MsRinky
Lavender honey
Kahlua4me
Bulletwithbutterflywings
Beechview
slatternlymother
carbalanche
Laurelandhearty
IShallWearMidnight
justpoppy
halfthesize
Danceasifnooneswatching
JakeBullet
WandOfElderNeverProsper
snowballinashoebox
LackaDAISYcal
NotMostPeople
Ruprekt
AngieAir
TheChocolateTeapot
Iamaslummymummy
MaryBeardfanclub
ToomuchWaternotWine
Ariadnestar
Flatbluebunny
timidviper
geologygirl
Hazchem
MrsHerculePoirot
TwoCrazyKids
changeforthebetter
ZimboMum
Bloomingfrazzled
Custardo - maybe if I don't have to do anything
Smalline
queribus
bambootoo
Yama
FadingAwayToAHippo
Happyherdwick
NigellasGuest
WhyIRayLiotta
FurryDogMother
DramaAndCrisis
GinotPrigio
PiHigh
lonelylinda
VikingLady
rubybricks
Newlark
milliemoomay
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