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

Friday 6/1
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {283 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................8 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {73 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Avocado salad {261 Cal/ 16.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {117 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Florentine {170 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Taking down the xmas tree, I found an unopened present (box of florentines) hiding at the back.

Dinner (6pm): Rabbit & wild mushroom stew, new potatoes, green beans {461 Cal / 36.8g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, pecans {138 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

Primitivo (6oz) {150 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1696
Carbs 151.5g
Protein 64.1g
Fat 66.7g (Sat Fat 13.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Today's FBG: 5.8
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: 3 slices pizza with tuna, garlic and chilli
AL: mixed berries, pomegranate seeds, Greek yoghurt and PB
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD snack: 1 chicken thigh

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:

  • Rest day
 
MMMMMM Florentines .. is this why the jog back from the gym was a little longer?
 
AGC_68 said:
MMMMMM Florentines .. is this why the jog back from the gym was a little longer?
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I hadn't found them then, extra run was just generally paying back for xmas nibbling. It i just too easy to snaffle a mince pie or something else when walking through the kitchen.
 
Saturday 7/1
FBG (05:30) 4.0
................................6 km walk

Breakfast (8.30 am): Duck egg, courgette & harissa scramble, avocado toast, grapefruit {488 Cal / 29.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, toast with hummus {243 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Prawn & lemon orzo {445 Cal / 59.4g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {125 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Crumpets (x2) {230 Cal / 32.9g Carbs}
A little indulgent, but the wife was having them and I was really hungry.

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1702
Carbs 186.8g
Protein 77.3g
Fat 63.8g (Sat Fat 14.0g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 4.7
Contour 4.6
Yesterdays good
B/ 2 fried eggs, avocado, haslet, Benecol, blueberries
L/ tin of salmon, homemade banana & walnut bread with butter, 5 cherries & Brie
D/ sirloin steak, mushrooms, tomatoes, salad, raspberries
Exercise
1.88 mile walk with a friend
Steps 10,021
 
Today's FBG: 5.6
Yesterday's food:
B: 2 no sugar protein bars, mixed berries, pomegranate seeds, Greek yoghurt and PB
L: 2 chicken thighs, lentils (out for lunch at a restaurant, not great so didn't eat much)
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~10,000

Workout:

at 6 AM
  • 4 sets of resistance band squats to failure
  • 4 sets of slow controlled push ups to failure
  • 4 sets of kettlebell chest press to failure
  • 4 sets of kettlebell rows
  • 4 sets of shoulder presses
  • 4 sets of ab crunches
 
Great workout & FBG & only 2 raw eggs
Which protein bars do you eat? They obviously don’t affect your bold sugar
 
Sunday 8/1
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
................................6 km walk

Breakfast (8.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {287 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {69 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {313 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {122 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Linguine, meatballs, ragu/ Chianti (2 x 5oz) {733 Cal / 56.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, cherries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1701
Carbs 145.1g
Protein 74.2g
Fat 58.7g (Sat Fat 13.0g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 5.4
Contour 4.2
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 fried eggs, avocado, haslet, benecol
L/ roast chicken, steamed broccoli & leeks, bisto, homemade plum crumble & cream
D/ cold roast chicken, homemade crustless quiche, Brazil nuts
S/ 2 cheese strings, salt & vinegar peanuts
Exercise
3.12 mile walk
Steps 12,411
Pt at 8am before work, exhausted after yesterdays b/s levels
 

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Today's FBG: 5.3
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Chicken and lentils
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: 2 low sugar protein bars

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~10,000

Workout:

after dinner
  • 20 mins stretching and mobility work
followed by 30 mins of the below non stop as many sets as possible:
  • 10 snatches (20 kg bell)
  • 10 navy seal press ups (hands on roller)
  • 10 full depth cyclist squats
 
Hope the blood sugar levels are good today mate
 
Libre 4.7
Contour 4.6
Yesterdays food
B/ homemade crustless quiche, haslet, blueberries
S/ protein shake with coconut milk, superfood bite, Brazil nuts (after gym)
L/ tofu bhudda bowl, banana & walnut bread with butter, 5 cherries, Brie, Wensleydale & cranberry
S/ cheddar & almonds (to keep b/s over 5 to drive home)
D/ roast chicken, homemade cauliflower cheese, broccoli, raspberries
Exercise
Gym
1.1 mile indoor cycle
Warm up stretch
5x12 barbell deadlifts
5x12 barbell back squats
5x12 barbell hip thrusters (last set at pb weight)
3x20 single leg bench squats (10 each leg)
3x20 Bulgarian split squats (10 each leg)
3x20 bench step ups with hold (10 each leg)
Stretch
Steps 10,891
Hr reached 150 on bench step ups so still not completely recovered & no running
 
Monday 9/1
FBG (05:30) 3.9

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {273 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................2 km jog home

Snack: Chicken, hummus, tomatoes, figs [fridge grazing] {209 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Jackfruit curry [leftovers] {252 Cal/ 20.5g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, green beans peas, courgette mousseline {508 Cal / 31.4g Carbs}
Panettone [warmed up in oven], ice cream {251 Cal / 33.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1664
Carbs 151.4g
Protein 83.0g
Fat 71.1g (Sat Fat 20.0g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
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Great workout and FBGs!
 
Today's FBG: 5.5
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: 1 low sugar protein bar

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

before dinner
  • 20 mins stretching and mobility work
followed by:
  • 5 x 5 min rounds of Muay Thai
RHR down to 49 bpm
 

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