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

Libre 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/poached eggs on sourdough toast Benecol
S/latte collagen Brazil nuts
L/cheese & red onion sandwich actimel
D/roast pork green vegetable medley bisto
S/warm almond milk cheese string
Exercise
Gardening
30 minutes walk
 
Monday 20/04
FBG (5.30 am) 4.5

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, pecans {304 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}
..................................c.12 km run #20 [63 min 35 sec] 50 sec over PB, tired today
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast, peanut butter, banana {212 Cal/ 31.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {61 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Lemon chicken salad {426 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {163 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Crab, fennel & pea risotto {502 Cal / 60.7g Carbs}
Rhubarb stewed in ginger wine, custard {165 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1875
Carbs 197.0g
Protein 103.7g
Fat 66.6g (Sat Fat 14.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)

Tuesday 21/04
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Snack (5.30am): Banana {72 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}
..................................2 hours at the allotment waiting for a skip [doing odd jobs]
Breakfast (8am): Bacon & eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, OJ {492 Cal/ 29.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup, avocado toast {303 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {158 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, celeriac mash, green beans, carrots/
Malbec (4oz) {591 Cal / 49.8g Carbs}
Chocolate brownie [warm], ice cream, raspberries {294 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1952
Carbs 183.8g
Protein 97.0g
Fat 73.7g (Sat Fat 23.0g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Wednesday 22/04
FBG (5.30 am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, pecans {304 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}
..................................c.12 km run #20 [62 min 39 sec] New PB by 6 sec

Lunch (12pm): Ham & mushroom omelette, OJ {415 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {151 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Chocolate chip cookie {195 Cal / 20.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Trout, new potatoes, asparagus, green beans, peas {422 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {139 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1660
Carbs 145.2g
Protein 82.4g
Fat 75.9g (Sat Fat 18.1g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Thursday 23/04
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blueberries, hazelnuts {309 Cal / 40.5g Carbs}
..................................c.12 km run #22 [62 min 17 sec] c. 30 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Toast, peanut butter & banana {233 Cal / 32.6g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Almond croissant [shared] 237 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chicken, fig & hummus salad {255 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {144 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Jackfruit curry, jasmine rice {535 Cal / 56.2g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, pistachios {161 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1916
Carbs 197.8g
Protein 66.8g
Fat 89.6g (Sat Fat 20.9g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Friday 24/04
FBG (5.30 am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blueberries, hazelnuts {279 Cal / 38.8g Carbs}
..................................c.12 km run #20 [62 min 29 sec] New PBby 10 sec
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Toast, peanut butter & banana {250 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chicken tikka, jackfruit curry [leftovers] {534 Cal / 27.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {145 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Beetroot & goats cheese loaf, new potatoes, asparagus, salad {537 Cal / 61.6g Carbs}
Allotment supper, beetroot, potatoes, asparagus & salad [chicory, radicchio & sorrel] all picked today
Strawberries & ice cream {209 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1996
Carbs 201.5g
Protein 88.9g
Fat 84.5g (Sat Fat 21.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Saturday 25/04
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked mackerel, rhubarb compote {293 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, yoghurt {129 Cal / 7.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup, avocado toast {270Cal / 36.4g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {165 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tuna steak, new potatoes, salad {658 Cal / 40.0g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {154 Cal / 18.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1711
Carbs 131.4g
Protein 137.4g
Fat 65.5g (Sat Fat 13.1g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Sunday 25/04
FBG (5.30 am) 4.2
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), rhubarb compote, pecans {297 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tuna Nicoise [leftover tuna, it was a very big steak!] {287 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {160 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Roast pork loin, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrot & swede mash,
peas, sweetcorn, apple sauce/ Viognier (4oz) {571 Cal / 41.5g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {150 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1507
Carbs 141.2g
Protein 85.8g
Fat 39.8g (Sat Fat 6.2g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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