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

05/06/2023
Today's FBGs at 09:00
Libre: 6.5
Finger prick: N/A

Today's FBGs at 07:00
Libre: 5.5
Finger prick: N/A

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
L: Mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, Choc Casein Protein powder, PB and cocoa nibs
D: 2 breaded chicken steaks, Broccoli, kale, mushrooms, garlic, chillies, cream, cheese



Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~7,000

90 mins gardening (weeding, planting roses and watering -like a good 55 year old Pink Floyd fan)

Workout:

4 times around bodyweight circuit below:
  • 25 inverted body rows
  • 50 decline press ups
  • 25 squats
finish with 3 x 20 V-sits and stretching

Resting heart rate currently at 43 (!!)
 
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Sunday 4/6
FBG (05:30) 4.6
Rest day, lots of allotment stuff but no formal exercise

Breakfast (7.30 am): Scrambled duck eggs with harissa, toast, OJ {496 Cal / 34.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, avocado toast {314 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {126 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

(4pm) Corona {148 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}
Sunny day!

BG (7pm) 3.9
Dinner (7pm): Salmon, new potatoes, green beans, asparagus, hollandaise sauce {511 Cal / 32.5g Carbs}
Plums, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {139 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1776
Carbs 148.9g
Protein 77.6g
Fat 80.1g (Sat Fat 23.8g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 5.5
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, hp sauce, slice soughdough toast with butter, actimel
S/ fresh coconut, cheddar
L/ warm roast chicken on banana & walnut bread
D/ casien with almond milk, salt & vinegar peanuts, cheddar (was going to have a bbq but too tired after gardening)
Exercise
Gardening all day
Steps 9,628
 
FBG Finger 7
Yesterdays work out
30 minutes spin bike
Post spin - glute stretches, open back stretch, quad stretches
10 calf raises
20 bicep curls with weight
20 glute bridges
20 sit ups
15 press ups
Resistant band
5 reverse fly
5 chest press
Stretches for arms after
with 10 mins of yoga
Gardening for an hour and a half chopping up a buddleia plant that was was so tall. It had grown out of the big pot and rooted in the ground. Used loppers and my arms had even more of a work out!
Adjustable weights will be here on Wednesday cannot wait!
Food
B - x2 cold boiled eggs and 2 slices of topside roast beef
L- 4 slices of bacon chopped with green salad and homemade apple cider vinegar, avocado oil garlic dressing
D -Chicken curry with cauliflower rice
Snacks - cottage cheese with chopped celery, small portion of salted peanuts which was torture as I wanted more!
 
Monday 5/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {272 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
......................................15 km run [not timed, forgot to start stopwatch, felt quick though]
Snack (8am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tuscan bean soup, toast with hummus {282 Cal / 31.0g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {126 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Butternut squash, fennel & pea risotto {476 Cal / 60.4g Carbs}
Plum, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {132 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1399
Carbs 180.1g
Protein 46.1g
Fat 46.0g (Sat Fat 6.5g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 5.7
Contour 5.8
After mug of tea, shower, packing lunch & cooking breakfast & running up & down the stairs a couple of times
Libre 8.3
Contour 6.6
Yesterdays food
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, cheddar, avocado, actimel
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ roast chicken salad, 5 cherries
S/ fresh coconut & cheese string
D/ chicken & chorizo kebab, 2 minted lamb kebabs, roasted broccoli
S/ cheddar & almonds
Exercise
2 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
4x10 barbell deadlifts (increasing weight)
4x10 barbell back squats (increasing weight)
4x10 barbell hip thrusters (increasing weight) last set 85kg 1.77 x body weight
2 x20 knee to floor reverse lunges with kettlebell at shoulder
3x12 leg curls
3x12 ghd extensions
Stretch
12 mint fiton iron abs
Steps 10,708
 
How can you forget to run without starting your watch?
In my opinion if a run isn’t on strava it didn’t happen, sorry
 
06/06/2023
Today's FBGs at 09:00
Libre: 6.7
Finger prick: 6.3

Today's FBGs at 07:00
Libre: 5.6
Finger prick: N/A

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
L: Small baked potato, eggs scrambled with, broccoli, kale, garlic, chillies, cheddar, bunch of chopped fresh coriander
AL: Low carb choc protein bar
D: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
AD: mixed berries, mountain peach, yoghurt, protein powder, PB, cocoa nibs

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:

4 times around bodyweight circuit below:
  • 25 inverted body rows
  • 25 diamond press ups
  • 25 regular press ups
  • 26 lunges
finish with 3 x 20 V-sits and stretching
 
Good to see you eating more than huel with raw eggs, still yuk
Great exercise
Take it you haven’t got strava either
Only take my watch off to charge it about twice a week
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
How can you forget to run without starting your watch?
In my opinion if a run isn’t on strava it didn’t happen, sorry
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I don't have a smart phone so no apps I'm afraid, just a dumb phone for calls & texts (and stopwatch and snake). I spend all day online and don't want to carry the internet around with me. Emails from students can wait and I don't use social media at all. I do often run without a phone at all, blessed peace and quiet.
 
Tuesday 6/6
FBG (05:30) 4.0

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {272 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (7am): Toast with hummus & avocado. OJ {256 Cal / 22.6g Carbs}

................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................5 km jog home
Lunch (12pm): Tuscan bean soup {112 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
Tuna salad {257 Cal / 5.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, almonds {116 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Papardelle with ragu of wood pigeon and porcini {456 Cal / 47.2g Carbs}
Pineapple flambed in rum, ice cream, pistachios {213 Cal / 26.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1724
Carbs 121.0g
Protein 88.9g
Fat 53.9g (Sat Fat 10.9g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 6.1
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 boiled eggs, cheddar on toasted banana & walnut bread, actimel
S/ casien with almond milk
L/ roast chicken salad, 5 cherries
S/ fresh coconut, cheese string
D/ chicken & chorizo kebab, 2 minted lamb kebabs, roasted broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes, red onion & feta
S/ d/g & almonds
Rest day
Steps 9,873
 
07/06/2023
Today's FBGs at 08:00
Libre: 5.7

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
L: 2 breaded chicken steaks, Broccoli, kale, mushrooms, garlic, chillies, cream, cheese
D: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
AD: mixed berries, mountain peach, yoghurt, protein powder, PB, cocoa nibs

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:

  • Rest day
 
FBG 6.8
25 mins bike
Resistance band work (20 mins)
15 Bicep curls
10 Reverse butterfly stretches
5 Lunges
20 sit-ups
10 press ups
10 calf raises
10 mins of yoga stretches after
Food
B - Chopped asparagus with 3 slices of salami
L - Burger toped with bacon and a cheese slice with salad and homemade dressing
Snacks x 2 slices of topside beef, 1 apple, peanut butter
2 Litres of water
3 cups of cream tea/ green tea

My resting heartbeat is 54, no idea what it was when I didn't work out guessing it would have been higher. Well deserved rest day today as my upper body is feeling the resistance band work. All good though!
 
Wednesday 7/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Bacon, duck egg, mushrooms, toast/ Half a grapefruit {539 Cal / 18.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tuscan bean soup {107 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Goats cheese & peach salad {290 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {125 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & cashew), jasmine rice {604 Cal / 56.4g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1843
Carbs 136.1g
Protein 93.1g
Fat 95.2g (Sat Fat 25.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 6.3
Contour 5.9
Yesterdays food
B/ cheese frittata, actimel
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ chicken salad, 5 cherries
S/ cold roast beef, cheese string
D/ skipped
S/ casien with almond milk, d/g, cold roast chicken
Exercise
1 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
3x10 band assisted pull ups
4x12 lat pull downs (pyramid)
3x12 & 1x8 seated rows (increasing weight)
4x10 barbell strict shoulder press
3x12 & 1x7 bench press (last set pb)
3x10 tricep pushups
Stretch
Steps 10,125
 
08/06/2023
Today's FBGs at 07:00
Libre: 5.6

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black Choc + egg + PB + Cocoa nibs
D: 3 breaded chicken steaks, Broccoli, kale, mushrooms, garlic, chillies, cream, cheese
AD: mixed berries, mountain peach, yoghurt, protein powder, PB, cocoa nibs

Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:

4 times around the circuit below:
  • 15 inverted body rows (done slow)
  • 25 diamond press ups
  • 25 regular press ups
  • 25 squats
finish with 4 x crunches to failure, stretching
 
That's a great resting heart rate. Not surprising with all that spin bike work. Spinning is great cardio! I used to love spin classes at the gym.
 
Thursday 8/6
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
......................................15 km run [75 min 06 sec]
Snack (8am): Banana {73 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {80 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {291 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Coq au vin, celeriac mash, green beans/ Malbec (4oz) {724 Cal / 46.1g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {125 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1739
Carbs 153.3g
Protein 90.1g
Fat 61.4g (Sat Fat 10.6g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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