The whole thing lasts for 8 weeks, but the first two are the strictest.
During all of Bootcamp, these are the foods you won't be eating:
- pasta and noodles (brown as well as white)
• rice (brown as well as white)
• bread (of any kind - including wraps, bagels, crumpets etc)
• potatoes, sweet potatoes and sweetcorn
• pastries and biscuits
• crisps and other savoury snacks, including popcorn
• flour (anything baked or thickened with flour)
• fruit (of any kind)
• full sugar squash/cordial
• fruit juice
• sugar, honey, syrup (again, of any kind)
• sweets
• balsamic vinegar (any other vinegar is fine
• flavoured yoghurt
• legumes/pulses (e.g. lentils, chickpeas, hummous etc)
• grains
After the first two weeks you can move on to Bootcamp Light, which means you can add in:
- some fruit (mainly berries)
• nuts/seeds
• some alcohol (dry wines and clear spirits)
• some chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa)
... but all of the above occasionally and in moderation.
You may be wondering what you can eat!
A low carb diet is based around high fat, medium protein and low carb. So we will be eating:
- any meat, poultry, fish and eggs (keeping processed meat/fish to a minimum)
• most vegetables (there's a list on our spreadsheet showing which are the best ones to choose)
• salads
• butter
• full fat yoghurt (not flavoured)
• cream and cheese
• olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, lard
If you have a look at this topic you'll see some lovely low carb recipes, which hopefully will inspire you!
I hope that this helps - but if there's anything else you want to know, just ask.