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<blockquote data-quote="Pipp" data-source="post: 2448743" data-attributes="member: 100904"><p>Oh I don’t fully agree. Boot Camp conjures up an image of a bullying sergeant major type from 1950s humiliating individuals to control them and make them compliant.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite50" alt=":nailbiting:" title="Nail Biting :nailbiting:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":nailbiting:" /></p><p>To address the OP’s appraisal of finding the very low calorie phase as ‘extrememely difficult’, I think that depends on circumstances. Socially, it could be. Some people, even friends and people who care about you, often don’t fully understand and can try to tempt you to eat. So I chose a time when I could be fairly isolated. Except for a weekend away with friends. I sat through a wonderful evenening in an Indian restaurant with a group feasting on all sorts of wonderful curries, beers, naan breads the size of dustbin lids, as I sat sipping mineral water. This was about 4 weeks into my ND . I have to say that after the first couple of days I found it easy. Did not miss real food at all.The reason being, and I did not know it then, was that ketosis state prevented me feeling hungry. In fact I have never before or since felt as well as I did then. Possibly also a psychological response because I was seeing the good results of the downward trend in weight and BG.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pipp, post: 2448743, member: 100904"] Oh I don’t fully agree. Boot Camp conjures up an image of a bullying sergeant major type from 1950s humiliating individuals to control them and make them compliant.:nailbiting: To address the OP’s appraisal of finding the very low calorie phase as ‘extrememely difficult’, I think that depends on circumstances. Socially, it could be. Some people, even friends and people who care about you, often don’t fully understand and can try to tempt you to eat. So I chose a time when I could be fairly isolated. Except for a weekend away with friends. I sat through a wonderful evenening in an Indian restaurant with a group feasting on all sorts of wonderful curries, beers, naan breads the size of dustbin lids, as I sat sipping mineral water. This was about 4 weeks into my ND . I have to say that after the first couple of days I found it easy. Did not miss real food at all.The reason being, and I did not know it then, was that ketosis state prevented me feeling hungry. In fact I have never before or since felt as well as I did then. Possibly also a psychological response because I was seeing the good results of the downward trend in weight and BG.:) [/QUOTE]
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