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

Monday 11/05
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {302 Cal / 39.6g Carbs}
..................................c.12 km run #22 [61 min 34 sec] New PB by 2 sec
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast, peanut butter & banana {241 Cal / 37.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chicken & vegetable soup, croutons {206 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {141 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Tagliatelle carbonara {557 Cal / 44.9g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {161 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1651
Carbs 173.7g
Protein 71.2g
Fat 69.5g (Sat Fat 16.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Tuesday 12/05
FBG (5.30 am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peanut butter, blackberries {301 Cal / 42.5g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................2 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce) on toast {306 Cal / 18.3g Carbs}

(11am).......................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................2 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {51 Cal / 8.1g Carbs}
Lemon chicken salad {410 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {144 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Oatmeal cookie, nectarine {151 Cal / 25.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Prawn, fennel & pea risotto {446 Cal / 53.4g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {170 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 2041
Carbs 192.5g
Protein 124.3g
Fat 77.1g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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

Keto porridge with some chia seeds for breakfast
Protein shake made with soya milk plus some berries and chia seeds for lunch
Sausage casserole and turnip for dinner, followed by some Greek yoghurt
2 coffees with soya milk and stevia through the day, plus 2 cans of diet coke

5km lunchtime walk with the dog.
 
Wednesday 13/05
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast, OJ {454 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {40 Cal / 4.2g Carbs}
Tuna salad {172 Cal / 5.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {147 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Almond croissant (half) {237 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Partridge with sloe sauce, celeriac mash, game chips, carrots, turnip,
green beans/ Zinfandel (5oz) {546 Cal / 40.5g Carbs}
Chocolate mousse, raspberries, hazelnuts {171 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1809
Carbs 137.4g
Protein 111.5g
Fat 67.5g (Sat Fat 18.4g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
6.0 at 7:15 this morning

Didn't each lunch or breakfast yesterday morning
Dinner was a vegetable tagine and a 3-bean chilli, followed by some berries and greek yoghurt
2 x coffee with soya cream and stevia, 2 x diet coke

5km walk with the dog at lunchtime
 
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Libre Wednesday 5.8
Tuesday food
B/chia seed pudding with nuts berries & seeds slice soughdough cheese on toast bebecol
S/starbucks latte
L/chicken breast & tofu salad actimel
D/salmon broccoli carrots & cauliflower
Exercise
Am
5 minutes treadmill
60 minutes strength training
10 minutes treadmill
Pm
30 minutes hiit row
5 minutes post row stretch
 
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/chia seed pudding with nuts seeds & berries slice soughdough cheese on toast benecol
S/brazil nuts cheddar
Late lunch/roast beef & turkey stuffing chipolatas green beans cauliflower cheese carrots parsnips sweetcorn gravy. (Pub lunch after hospital)
D/almond milk & casien
Exercise
Am
15 minutes walk
60 minutes breathing tests
 
Thursday 14/05
FBG (5.30 am) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), figs, walnuts, honey {330 Cal / 49.7g Carbs}
..................................c.12 km run #20 [62 min 19 sec] New PB by 4 sec

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {31 Cal / 3.2g Carbs}
Chicken tikka, pickles, salad {393 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {143 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Fish stew, patatas bravas, green beans {579 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {178 Cal / 27.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1696
Carbs 155.8g
Protein 113.7g
Fat 62.4g (Sat Fat 12.6g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Friday 15/05
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {277 Cal / 38.7g Carbs}
..................................2 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................2 km jog home

Snack (10.30am): Carrot cake {shared, at a service station, estimated} {224 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}

Lunch (2pm): Hospital canteen, estimated
Sausage roll, fries, baked beans {474 Cal / 48.4g Carbs}
Horrible, didn't finish it

Dinner (8pm): Hotel restaurant, estimated. Very hungry after an afternoon in hospital (visiting)
Ribeye steak with peppercorn sauce, fries, peas, mushrooms, tomato/ Malbec (half bottle) {998 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
Lemon & raspberry semifreddo [shared] {212 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {2 of them decaf)

Calories 2227
Carbs 178.2g
Protein 89.4g
Fat 97.3g (Sat Fat 33.4g / Trans fats 1.1g)

Saturday 16/05
FBG (5.30 am) 4.5
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Hotel buffet, values estimated
Sausage (1), bacon (1), hash brown (1), mushrooms, baked beans, OJ {426 Cal / 27.4g Carbs}
Yoghurt, summer fruits {89 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}
Hearty breakfast before last visit to the hospital

Lunch (2pm): Cafe lunch on the way back home, values estimated
Lentil & vegetable soup, bread roll {290 Cal / 49.9g Carbs}

Back home after a sad and unpleasant couple of days, not very hungry
Dinner (7pm): Garlic mushrooms on avocado toast {337 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {148 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1332
Carbs 141.8g
Protein 56.7g
Fat 52.4g (Sat Fat 11.5g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
6.7 at 10:00 this morning, 6.3 on the Dexcom.

Salad and cold meat for lunch, followed by greek yoghurt and berries. Fish and chips for dinner as we were puppy watching our daughters very lively 10 month old Labrador puppy (although we in this case mostly meant our own dog Obi).

6.5km walk with the dog at lunchtime.
 
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