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

Libre 5.7
Contour 5.7
Yesterdays food
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, avocado
S/ casien with almond milk
L/ roast ham salad
D/ lamb shank in gravy, tenderstem broccoli, cauliflower, baby carrots, mint sauce
S/ cheese string, almonds
Exercise
Warm up
3x12 lat pull downs
3x12 barbell rows
3x12 seated rows
3x12 tricep extensions
3x12 bicep curls
Pm
Prleton
10 minutes core
Steps 11,921
Short workout at gym as had to go for an ankle X-ray
 
Great FBG even with all that bread
100 push-ups you must be better
 
Hope that ankle is ok!
 
Do you have the recipe for the Courgette, pea & mint soup, by any chance. I have a huge amount of courgettes that have grown to epic size lol and my mint needs harvesting. May as well make a batch! Many thanks ☺
 
29/09/2023
FBG
Finger prick: 6.0
Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Mixed berries, yoghurt, PB
L: Chicken and avocado sandwich with seeded bread
AL: Fruit, Greek yoghurt, PB
D: Chicken and avocado sandwich with seeded bread
AD: Fruit, Greek yoghurt, PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~5,000

Workout:
4 times around the circuit below:

* 25 stretch band squats
* 25 push ups
* 25 stretch band rows
* 25 stretch band shoulder presses
 
FBG 7.1
Exercise
35 mins spin bike
15 minutes kettlebell work out
15 sit ups
15 glute bridges
15 press ups
5 mins post yoga stretches
Food
Breakfast - Avocado with seasoning, small portion of salted nuts and small portion of walnuts
Lunch -chicken, ham and mushroom soup with cream and 2 Ryvita's
Dinner - home made Cajun chicken with a small portion of mayonnaise and green salad
Snacks - cucumber with celery
Drinks about 2.5 litres of water
4 cups of green tea with Jasmin, 3 cups of decaf tea
 
Lainie71 said:
Do you have the recipe for the Courgette, pea & mint soup, by any chance. I have a huge amount of courgettes that have grown to epic size lol and my mint needs harvesting. May as well make a batch! Many thanks ☺
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Yes, will post it later. I have a glut of courgettes too though I try to pick them small.
 
Thursday 28/9
FBG (05:30) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blueberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 37.7g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (10 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Persian herb soup {136 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Tuna steak, avocado salad {385 Cal / 5.6g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {137 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

(5pm): Malbec (large glass) {150 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}
Friend dropped in whilst I was making dinner

Dinner (6pm): Cheese & tomato quiche, fries, salad {522 Cal / 49.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pistachios {142 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1791
Carbs 142.5g
Protein 65.3g
Fat 83.8g (Sat Fat 26.1g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
Yes, will post it later. I have a glut of courgettes too though I try to pick them small.
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Mine are were like triffids because I was the only one to pick them. I had to glove up in a forensics type suit as I am allergic to the stems and leaves I came out in hives, the suit kept the neighbours guessing! Looking forward to the recipe x
 
Libre 5.5
Contour 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, Benecol
S/ casien with almond milk
L/ roast ham salad
D/ lamb & mint burger, roasted broccoli
S/ Brazil nuts, cheese string
Exercise
Rest day
Steps 12,802
 
Courgette soup
(makes 6-8 portions)

600g courgette, diced
250g frozen peas
2 shallots
750ml veg stock
50ml double cream (or soured cream is good)
handful of mint

1. Finely dice the shallots and fry gently in a little oil for a few minutes
2. Heat the stock and add courgette, peas, and onion. Simmer until soft.
3. Add mint and blitz in a blender (or use hand blender).
4. Add cream and stir in.

This soup is good either hot or cold. Adding some butter beans, or similar, makes it more filling if you are hungry.
Basil can be used instead of mint.
I like mine with a spoon of pesto and some crumbled feta on top.

Good luck.
PS - Courgette and plum chutney is always a good use of left over courgettes, especially if you have a glut of plums too.
 
Friday 29/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
................................15 km run [47 sec over PB].

Snack (10am) Quiche [leftovers] {293 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {87 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {144 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Take away, busy all day
Cod bites & chips {767 Cal / 62.3g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios {155 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1759
Carbs 169.5g
Protein 68.8g
Fat 83.0g (Sat Fat 25.4g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, benecol
S/ casien with almond milk, sausage roll(took most of the pastry off)
L/ roast beef deli salad
D/ Lincolnshire sausages, baby carrots, cauliflower, purple sprouting broccoli, bisto, mint sauce
S/ cheese string, Brazil nuts
Exercise
Quick barbell complex 5 sets
10 deadlifts
10 hang power clean & press
10 front squats
Pm
Peleton
30 minutes power zone endurance ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 12,619
 
01/10/2023
FBG
Finger prick: 6.5
Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Mixed berries, yoghurt, PB
L: Chicken and avocado sandwich with seeded bread
AL: Fruit, Greek yoghurt, PB
D: Chicken and avocado sandwich with seeded bread
AD: Fruit, Greek yoghurt, PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~5,000

Workout:
4 times around the circuit below:

* 26 stretch band split squats
* 25 push ups
* 25 stretch band rows
* 25 stretch band shoulder presses
 
Saturday 30/9
FBG (05:30) 4.7

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................5 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, toast & hummus {235 Cal / 29.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Banana {71 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Friend's house for dinner, values estimated {I made dessert}
Beetroot, goats cheese & blackberry salad {215 Cal / 7.1g Carbs}
Vegetable pithivier, chard & pumpkin seed salad {529 Cal / 47.8g Carbs}
Fig leaf & buttermilk panna cotta, pistachio crumble, honeycomb tuille, figs {287 Cal / 24.6g Carbs}
3 glasses of red wine {327 Cal / 7.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 2104
Carbs 189.3g
Protein 61.5g
Fat 86.7g (Sat Fat 17.8g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Sunday 1/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Baked beans & mushrooms on toast, grapefruit juice {448 Cal / 41.7g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Pastel de nata {140 Cal / 19.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, avocado toast {301 Cal / 27.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {146 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Orzo with lemon shrimp, tomatoes & peas {448 Cal / 58.7g Carbs}
Magnum double sunlover {238 Cal / 26.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1763
Carbs 192.4g
Protein 61.5g
Fat 86.7g (Sat Fat 19.8g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
02/10/2023
FBG
Finger prick: 6.1
Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Mixed berries, yoghurt, PB
L: Banana Huel Black + Protein powder + PB
D: 3 fried eggs, 1 piece of toast
AD: Fruit, Greek yoghurt, PB, protein powder


Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

4 times around the circuit below:
* 25 inverted body rows
* 20 x (squat, left lunge, right lunge)
* 25 push ups
* 25 stretch band shoulder presses
 
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FBG Sunday
Libre 5.4
Saturdays food
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, benecol
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ protein bar
S/ 2 cheese strings, Brazil nuts
D/ rump steak, mushrooms, salad
Exercise
45 minutes circuits
Steps 9,801
At local raf base for members day
Monday
FBG libre 5.2
Sundays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms
S/ Brazil nuts
L/ roast turkey, cranberry sauce, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, cabbage, carrots, swede, cauliflower
S/ almonds
D/ slice of hi lo toast & peanut butter
5k walk
Steps 16,509

Birthday, had family day out in whitby
 
Hope that you enjoyed yourself and didn't meet any vampires!
 
Monday 2/10
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {281 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {70 Cal / 16.0g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................2 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Courgette, pea & mint soup {169 Cal / 18.3g Carbs}
Spicy chicken salad {363 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, pistachios {137 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Breaded lemon sole, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {644 Cal / 42.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1845
Carbs 165.2g
Protein 106.1g
Fat 73.2g (Sat Fat 16.3g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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