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Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

midnightrider2 said:
Friday 19/5
FBG (05:30) 4.0

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}
................................15 km run [72 min 26 sec], PB by quite a bit
Chucking it down, nice and warm though, felt really good today.

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, avocado toast {330 Cal / 35.3g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Papardelle with wood pigeon ragu {608 Cal / 57.8g Carbs}
Cherries, chocolate mousse, hazelnuts {161 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1560
Carbs 169.1g
Protein 73.7g
Fat 53.3g (Sat Fat 11.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
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15 km PB .. awesome mate. YOU are a cardio machine!
 
20/05/2023
Today's FBG: 6.0
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + egg + peanut butter + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + egg + peanut butter + cocoa nibs
D: 2 slices stuffed crust pizza + 2 fried eggs
AD: Mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, PB
Late snack: sugar free protein bar


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~8,000

Workout:
Light workout just to burn some energy.
4 times around bodyweight circuit below:
  • 25 cyclist squats
  • 25 inverted body rows
  • 25 press ups
Finish with 1 x 100 bicycle crunches
 
Saturday 20/5
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, avocado toast {277 Cal / 27.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {119 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

(4pm): Corona (12oz) {90 Cal / 2.6g Carbs}
At the allotment in the sun, a cold beer always slips down well

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Friends round for dinner
Courgette & goats cheese souffle, asparagus [for dunking]/ Pink fizz (2 x 3oz) {369 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
Monkfish, octopus & fennel tagine, couscous / Merlot (5oz) {580 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
Cheese (Comte), crackers {152 Cal / 5.1g Carbs}
Rhubarb & ginger brulee / Sauternes (2oz) {341 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 2241
Carbs 171.9g
Protein 87.7g
Fat 84.5g (Sat Fat 25.9g / Trans fats 1.0g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG 20/5
Libre 6.4
Contour 6.1
Fridays exercise
30 minutes Peleton stretch & mobility
FBG 21/5
Libre 6.1
Contour 5.9
B/ scrambled eggs, avocado
L/ tin salmon, walnuts
S/ protein shake with s/s milk, banana, oat & blueberry muffin (after gym)
D/ rump steak, salad
Exercise
Pt
2 mile indoor cycle
Warm up 3x12 banded pull ups
4x12 lat pull downs (increasing weight)
4x12 seated rows (increasing weight)
3x12 barbell strict shoulder press
3x12 bench press
3x12 tricep pull downs
3x12 bicep curls
3x12 hammer curls
3x10 plate front & side raise
30 minutes core & stretch
Libre currently reading 5 whole points over,
Son on holiday until after bank holiday so no gym next week, pt yesterday & another one next Saturday & Monday to catch up
 
21/05/2023
Today's FBG: 6.0
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + egg + peanut butter + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + egg + peanut butter + cocoa nibs
D: 2 slices stuffed crust pizza + 2 fried eggs
AD: Mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, PB
Late snack: sugar free protein bar


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~8,000

Workout:
  • Rest day
 
FBG 6.8
B - x2 small slices of salami, portion of salted peanuts
L - 1 QUORN PEPPER STEAK and 3 black farmer sausages
D - 3 left over sausages with salad
Decaf tea and coffee with cream. Green tea
2.5 ltrs of water throughout the day

40 mins spin bike
15 glute bridges
15 calf raises
20 bicep curls with weight
20 overhead tricep curls with weights
10 sit-ups (slow ones - it hurts)!
Yoga stretches and resistant band stretches
 
Lainie71 said:
FBG 6.8
B - x2 small slices of salami, portion of salted peanuts
L - 1 QUORN PEPPER STEAK and 3 black farmer sausages
D - 3 left over sausages with salad
Decaf tea and coffee with cream. Green tea
2.5 ltrs of water throughout the day

40 mins spin bike
15 glute bridges
15 calf raises
20 bicep curls with weight
20 overhead tricep curls with weights
10 sit-ups (slow ones - it hurts)!
Yoga stretches and resistant band stretches
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Superb!
 
Sunday 21/5
FBG (05:30) 4.1
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Bacon, duck egg, mushrooms, baked beans, grapefruit juice {483 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}
Toast, marmalade {129 Cal / 19.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, avocado toast {271 Cal / 24.7g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, courgette & pea fritters, salad {564 Cal / 26.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {130 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1749
Carbs 118.4g
Protein 101.8g
Fat 85.4g (Sat Fat 20.5g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 6.4
Contour 6.1
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, avocado, soughdough toast & butter, actimel
L/ cheddar, walnuts, Brazil nuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds
D/ roast beef, horseradish sauce, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, bisto
S/ roast chicken, cheddar
Exercise
6 hours gardening at mums house in the sun, spitfire even did a couple of flyovers
Steps 8,615
 
FBG 5.0
Yesterday's meals:
B/ porridge , 4 small apricots
L/ Mixed salad; 350g boiled potatoes; quarter can black beans; 2boiled eggs; mayonnaise; olive oil
S/ 2oz cherries 30g macademia nuts; banana
No exercise (as usual!)
 
22/05/2023
Today's FBG: 5.9
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + egg + peanut butter + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + egg + peanut butter + cocoa nibs
D: 2 slices stuffed crust pizza + 2 fried eggs
AD: Mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, PB
Late snack: sugar free protein bar


Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~8,000
2 hours gardening

Workout:
  • 4 x 25 sumo squats (32 kg bell)
  • 4 x 25 chest press (20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 25 diamond press ups
  • 4 x 26 gorilla rows (20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 26 bicycle crunches
 
Monday 22/5
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {98 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Tuna salad {213 Cal / 5.2g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Magnum Sun lover [mango & coconut] {238 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Caponata & squid {414 Cal / 26.2g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1615
Carbs 162.2g
Protein 79.3g
Fat 64.2g (Sat Fat 18.3g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Fbg
Libre 5.1
Contour 4.7
B/ 3 boiled eggs, 2 pork chipolatas, actimel
S/ protein shake with almond molk
L/ roast chicken salad, cherries
D/ roast beef, broccoli, cauliflower & green beans warmed up in oven with grated mozzarella
Exercise
Am
30 minutes Peleton density training
Pm
20 minutes pilates core
Steps 11,029
 
FBG 5.0
B: porridge
L: Mixed salad;140g boiled potatoes;1/4 can berlotti beans;50g cold roast pork; mayonnaise; olive oil; 2oz rocky road
D; banana, 40g hazlenuts;satsuma;100g dates
2x tea + ss milk
2x orangeade no added sugar
Bus to supermarket - the nearest thing I ever get to exercise!
Edited to add Rocky road. Freudian slip to forget that!!!
 
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DEBBIESCOTT said:
Fbg
Libre 5.1
Contour 4.7
B/ 3 boiled eggs, 2 pork chipolatas, actimel
S/ protein shake with almond molk
L/ roast chicken salad, cherries
D/ roast beef, broccoli, cauliflower & green beans warmed up in oven with grated mozzarella
Exercise
Am
30 minutes Peleton density training
Pm
20 minutes pilates core
Steps 11,029
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Wow! I'm impressed by your exercise!
 
FBG
Libre 4.5
Contour 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 pork chipolatas, avocado, 2 poached eggs, actimel
S/ casien with almond milk
L/ barbecue salmon steak, Greek yogurt with collagen, blueberries, raspberries, homemade granola
D/ cold roast beef & chicken, tomato, red onion, mushroom & asparagus stir fry
S/ cheddar
Exercise
Peleton
20 minutes density training
10 minutes stretch
Pm
400m run
200m row
3 sets
Steps 13,907
 
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