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

Wednesday 30/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Toasted pumpernickel, avocado, scrambled duck egg, OJ {522 Cal / 23.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {54 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}
Parma ham & fig salad {283 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {135 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Spicy chicken, courgette fritters, salad {596 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}
Strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {124 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1756
Carbs 104.2g
Protein 101.4g
Fat 93.6g (Sat Fat 19.9g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 5.4
Contour 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 boiled eggs, mixed nuts & seeds, blueberries, raspberries, almond milk
S/ casien with almond milk
L/ chicken salad, actimel
D/ b/s 3.9 (meter) cheese, red onion & tomato omelette
S/ cheese string Brazil nuts
Rest day
Steps 8,887
 
31/08/2023

FBG
Finger prick: 5.8

Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
L: Chicken and cheese sandwich with seeded bread
D: Banana Huel Black + egg + PB
AD: dark chocolate
Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~8,000


Workout:

  • Rest day
 
Libre 5.7
Contour 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ scrambled eggs on wholemeal toast
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ roast chicken salad, 5 d/g & sundried tomato bites
S/ banana, oat & blueberry muffin
D/ lamb & mint burger, avocado
S/ cheese string, Brazil nuts
Exercise
1 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
3x12 lat pull downs (increasing weight)
3x12 seated rows (increasing wei)
3x10 barbell strict shoulder press
3x12 barbell rows (increasing weight) last set 20kg pb
3x12 bench press
3x10 plate front & side raise
3x12 dumbell reverse flys
3x12 tricep extensions
3x5 tricep pushups
Stretch
Pm
Peleton
30 minutes endurance ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 12,812
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Libre 5.7
Contour 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ scrambled eggs on wholemeal toast
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ roast chicken salad, 5 d/g & sundried tomato bites
S/ banana, oat & blueberry muffin
D/ lamb & mint burger, avocado
S/ cheese string, Brazil nuts
Exercise
1 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
3x12 lat pull downs (increasing weight)
3x12 seated rows (increasing wei)
3x10 barbell strict shoulder press
3x12 barbell rows (increasing weight) last set 20kg pb
3x12 bench press
3x10 plate front & side raise
3x12 dumbell reverse flys
3x12 tricep extensions
3x5 tricep pushups
Stretch
Pm
Peleton
30 minutes endurance ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 12,812
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Great diet, workout(s!), and FBGs!
 
FGB 6.6
Exercise
30 min run/walk in fields in the rain (yes I know but I love it)
10 minutes weights
15 mins exercise bike
5 mins Yoga and stretches
Food
Breakfast - Scrambled egg with avocado on seeded Ryvita
2 cups of cream tea
Lunch - Minced lamb/beef homemade shepherd's pie
Snacks - Peperami, salted nuts, cucumber
Various amounts of water and green tea throughout the day

Good to feel a bit more normal after a weird couple of months. Have a lot of work to do to bring my fitness level back but shouldn't take long with regular input again.
 
01/09/2023

FBG
Finger prick: 6.5

Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
L: Chicken and cheese sandwich with seeded bread
D: Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
AD: dark chocolate
Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~8,000


Workout:

4 times around circuit below:
  • 25 swings (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 20 single arm bent over rows (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 12 single arm shoulder press (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 25 slow press ups
  • 15 kettlebell goblet squats (20 kg kettlebell)
 
Thursday 31/8
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................20 km run [101 min 56 sec]
Snack (9am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {53 Cal / 8.4g Carbs}
Spicy chicken salad {313 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pistachios {126 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Wood pigeon stroganoff, mixed grains {564 Cal / 47.9g Carbs}
Flambed pineapple, ice cream, pecans {240 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1677
Carbs 162.8g
Protein 81.0g
Fat 66.0g (Sat Fat 15.2g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Friday 1/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, blackcurrants, walnuts {283 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
................................15 km run [75 min 07 sec]
Snack (8am): Banana {76 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {51 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {256 Cal / 23.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {131 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pumpkin & sage souffle, fries, salad {597 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
Grillo (large glass) {144 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}
Blackberry pavlova {323 Cal / 40.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1904
Carbs 189.2g
Protein 48.6g
Fat 84.8g (Sat Fat 24.0g / Trans fats 1.0g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
Thursday 31/8
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................20 km run [101 min 56 sec]
Snack (9am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {53 Cal / 8.4g Carbs}
Spicy chicken salad {313 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pistachios {126 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Wood pigeon stroganoff, mixed grains {564 Cal / 47.9g Carbs}
Flambed pineapple, ice cream, pecans {240 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1677
Carbs 162.8g
Protein 81.0g
Fat 66.0g (Sat Fat 15.2g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Friday 1/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, blackcurrants, walnuts {283 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
................................15 km run [75 min 07 sec]
Snack (8am): Banana {76 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {51 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {256 Cal / 23.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {131 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pumpkin & sage souffle, fries, salad {597 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
Grillo (large glass) {144 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}
Blackberry pavlova {323 Cal / 40.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1904
Carbs 189.2g
Protein 48.6g
Fat 84.8g (Sat Fat 24.0g / Trans fats 1.0g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
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20 km! You earned that wood pigeon! Love your menus mate :)
 
02/09/2023

FBG
Finger prick: 6.5

Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
L: Chicken and cheese sandwich with seeded bread
D: Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
AD: dark chocolate
Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~8,000


Workout:

  • 20 km on the spin bike
 
FBG
Libre 4.4
Shuggar 4.3
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms
S/ protein shake with almond milk
S/ graze peppered nuts
L/ roast beef deli salad
D/ cold roast chicken, cheddar, celery & peanut butter
Exercise
2 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
3x12 rdl’s (increasing weight)
Barbell back squats
10/8/6/4/2/2/1
Increasing weight (trainer said to go by feel & not add up the weight until you’re done)
Last set 51kg pb
4x2 barbell hang power clean, dip & press (increasing weight)
Stretch
Steps 16,160
 
AGC_68 said:
02/09/2023

FBG
Finger prick: 6.5

Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
L: Chicken and cheese sandwich with seeded bread
D: Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
AD: dark chocolate
Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~8,000


Workout:

  • 20 km on the spin bike
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How was the spin bike!
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
How was the spin bike!
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LOL I knew you'd notice that :)
It was really good, nice to do just cardio sometimes. Getting old, so the recovery from the resistance training takes longer, nice to alternate between cardio and resistance training day to day. Plus my daughter loves using a bike to keep fit, which is why I really got it, but I think I'll be using it just as much as her.
 
FBG
Libre 4.9
Yes food
B/ cheese frittata, bacon
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ tin of salmon, avocado
S/ small pear, cheddar, peanut butter
D/ skipped, not hungry
S/ camomile tea with collagen, cheese string, almonds
Exercise
Circuits class
Lunges, bridge, burpees, superman’s, crunches, wall sit, plank, jumping jacks
50 seconds on 10 seconds off, 4 rounds, 1 minute rest between rounds
Stretch
Steps 8,568
 
Saturday 2/9
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}
................................13 km run [not timed, more of a jog to be honest]

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup, toast {139 Cal / 21.3g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {130 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Away for the night, I agreed to do all the cooking today for a friends birthday.
Ate tapas style food sitting in the garden by the bank of a stream in the sunshine, Good times.
Bruschetta with fennel, artichoke & lemon {121 Cal / 20.3g Carbs}
Caponata with prawns {124 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}
Tortilla with manchego & sweet potato {253 Cal / 9.5g Carbs}
Chicken & chorizo skewers, patatas bravas {342 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}
Champagne (3 glasses) {217 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}

(9pm) Blackberry pavlova {264 Cal / 32.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1902
Carbs 164.3g
Protein 73.1g
Fat 75.8g (Sat Fat 22.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
03/09/2023

FBG
Finger prick: 6.5

Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
L: Chicken and cheese sandwich with seeded bread
D: Chocolate Huel Black + egg + PB
AD: dark chocolate
Late snack: chick pea curry and chicken

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~8,000


Workout:

  • 4 x chest press to failure (2 x 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x push ups to failure
  • 4 x single arm rows to failure (20 kg bell) L + R
  • 4 x single arm shoulder press to failure (20 kg bell) L + R
  • 4 x kettlebell squats to failure (2 x 20 kg bells)
 
Sunday 4/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

.................................6 km walk, picking blackberries, apples & rowans
Breakfast (8.30am): Lorne sausage, Ayrshire fruit pudding, bacon, scrambled eggs,
mushrooms, toast, OJ {609 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}

Back home
Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup, avocado toast {225 Cal / 27.5g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): At friends' house for dinner, values estimated
Leek, goats cheese & walnut tart, tomato & couscous salad, purple potatoes {625 Cal / 51.6g Carbs}
Gooseberry crumble, ice cream {246 Cal / 27.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1882
Carbs 150.5g
Protein 66.7g
Fat 98.0g (Sat Fat 31.7g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
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