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

Libre 4.4
Yesterdays food
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, mixed nuts & seeds, blueberries, raspberries, coconut milk, Benecol
S/ roast chicken, fresh coconut
L/ roast chicken salad, actimel
S/ peanut butter
D/ salmon steak, stir fried asparagus, mushrooms & tomatoes
Elderflower gin & diet tonic, quick drink with friends
S/ Brazil nuts, cheddar, cold roast chicken
Exercise
Peleton
15 minutes hill climb
5 min post ride stretch
Steps 11,252
 
250 decline push ups how?, must be all those raw eggs
Brilliant workout well done, you deserved that shortbread
 
The calories that I count don't include oil used in cooking, probably (certainly?) underestimates wine drunk and doesn't include picking at stuff whilst cooking, whether a piece of chicken or the spoon used to stir the cookie dough.
I do believe that total calories are less important than the nutrient mix consumed. I eat very few 'empty calories' and I think that is why I can get away with fewer total calories. I eat whenever I am hungry but generally don't feel any need to snack between meals. Occasionally though I have a day when no amount of food is enough and when this happens I just give in to it.
 
Saturday 1/4
FBG (05:30) 3.9

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {273 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}
................................13.5 km run [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, toast with avocado & hummus {305 Cal / 30.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {139 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Fish & chips [Take away, small portion] {699 Cal / 54.5g Carbs}
Kiwi, blueberries, yoghurt, pistachios {129 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1587
Carbs 156.4g
Protein 55.4g
Fat 73.9g (Sat Fat 10.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
02/04/2023
Today's FBG: 5.5
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
Snack: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, casein powder, PB
D: Chicken, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, sweetcorn, garlic, chillies, egg and cheese


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~11,000

Workout:

3 times around the circuit below:
  • 25 inverted body rows
  • 25 Hindu press ups
  • 25 squats rising explosively to a high front snap kick
followed by 4 times around the circuit below:
  • 15 ab crunches
  • 15 lower back hyperextensions
  • 15 side plank bends L, 15 side plank bends R
 
FBG
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, hp sauce, slice wheat, rye & spelt toast with butter
L/Brazil nuts
D/ gammon, stir fried asparagus, mushrooms & tomatoes, s/f jelly & cream
S/ mixed nuts & seeds, blueberries, raspberries, coconut milk
Rest day
Busy day, got my mum in hospital again, we went & cleaned her house & did her washing & ironing & came home & did our own
Steps 10,127
 
Hope she's ok and home again soon mate
 
Sunday 2/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (8.30 am): Bacon, duck egg, asparagus, avocado toast/ Grapefruit {574 Cal / 22.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {65 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}
Tuna salad {191 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {132 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

(3pm): Corona (12oz) {148 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}
At the allotment all day, just home for lunch. Friend saw me digging and dropped by with a couple of cold ones.

BG (6pm): 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Spaghetti with meatballs, Chianti (4oz) {627 Cal / 53.5g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {129 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1903
Carbs 137.4g
Protein 84.5g
Fat 82.5g (Sat Fat 18.7g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
03/04/2023
Today's FBG: 5.2
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
Snack: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, casein powder, PB
D: Chicken, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, sweetcorn, garlic, chillies, egg and cheese


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~6,000
Gardening: 1 hour (I know my mum saw me slaving in the garden, weeding, planting her new rose cuttings, sweeping up all the fallen blossom petals. No cold brewskis or cake or anything though. It's ain't right I tell ya!)

Workout:

4 times around the circuit below:
  • 25 inverted body rows
  • 25 press ups (1st 5 done to a count of 10 secs down and 10 seconds up, remainder done fast and explosive)
  • 10 squats (done to a count of 10 secs down, 10 seconds hold at the bottom and 10 seconds up)
followed by 4 times around the circuit below:
  • 15 ab crunches
  • 15 lower back hyperextensions
  • 15 side plank bends L, 15 side plank bends R
 
FBG
Libre 5
B/ eggs, haslet, mushrooms, tomatoes, mixed nuts & seeds, blueberries, raspberries, coconut milk
L/ roast rib of beef, baby carrots, roasted broccoli, homemade plum crumble & cream
D/ cold roast chicken, homemade banana & walnut bread & butter, cheddar
S/ casien with coconut milk
20 minutes core & stretch

Had a sports massage in the afternoon
 
I’d go on strike if nobody bought me a mug of tea out when I’m gardening
 
Monday 3/4
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, blueberries, pecans {270 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {73 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home
Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, toast & hummus {244 Cal / 28.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {121 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Jackfruit, squash & cashew curry, , black lentil dahl, Bombay potatoes,
rice, raita {568 Cal / 56.7g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {127 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1445
Carbs 170.1g
Protein 47.8g
Fat 56.2g (Sat Fat 9.4g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
04/04/2023
Today's FBG: 6.0
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
Snack: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, casein powder, PB
D: Chicken, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, sweetcorn, garlic, chillies, egg and cheese


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~6,000

Workout:
  • Rest day
 
FBG
Libre 5.4
Contour 5.4
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, homemade museli, blueberries, raspberries, coconut milk, Benecol
S/ cheddar
L/ roast chicken salad
S/ roast chicken, Brazil nuts, banana & walnut bread & butter
D/ roast gammon & chicken, salad (lots of feta), feta & pepper quiche, dips & hummus
S/ casien with coconut milk, 2 cheese strings
Exercise
Mile walk to the pub & back
Steps 14,822
 
Tuesday 4/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {273 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................7 km run home [34 min 15 sec] New PB by 62 seconds
Running felt really easy today, I can't remember enjoying it more. It was nice and warm and made all those
cold, dark and wet winter mornings worth the effort.

Snack (9am): Chocolate chip cookie {195 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {59 Cal / 5.3g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {302 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {124 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Caponata & squid {437 Cal / 27.7g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, coconut yoghurt, pistachios {133 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Soda bread, peanut butter {194 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1759
Carbs 155.8g
Protein 84.6g
Fat 80.8g (Sat Fat 21.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 6
Contour 5.8
B/ boiled eggs, homemade museli, blueberries, raspberries, coconut milk, benecol
S/ cheddar
L/ roast chicken salad
S/ cold roast chicken, Brazil nuts, banana & walnut bread & butter
D/ chicken breast with cheese & leek, tenderstem broccoli
S/ salted peanuts, cheddar
Peleton
15 minutes hill climb
5 minutes post ride stretch
Pm
15 minutes treadmill
15 minutes pilates core
Steps 14,178
 
05/04/2023
Today's FBG: 5.8
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + almond butter, chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
Snack: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, casein powder, PB
D: Chicken, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, sweetcorn, garlic, chillies, egg and cheese
Snack: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, casein powder, PB

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~6,000

Workout:

4 times around the bodyweight circuit below
  • 25 heavy stretch band rows
  • 50 press ups
  • 50 Bulgarian split squats (25 L then 25 R)
finish with
  • 3 x 26 dead bugs
  • 3 x 10 hyperextensions
  • 3 x 20single leg, side plank bends
 
Wednesday 5/4
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Mushrooms, baked beans, toast, OJ {328 Cal / 40.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, pistachio pesto, soda bread {175 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Chicken salad {251 Cal / 4.0g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, walnuts {136 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Papardelle with asparagus & prawns, Chianti (6oz) {666 Cal / 63.8g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {123 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1721
Carbs 154.5g
Protein 92.6g
Fat 59.7g (Sat Fat 16.6g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
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