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

03/10/2023
FBG
Finger prick: 6.5
Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Mixed berries, yoghurt, PB
L: Cookies and cream Huel Black, egg + PB + protein powder
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:

* Rest day

Wasn't intending to rest but felt some fatigue, bit of a post COVID slump so decide to be sensible and take it easy. Missing the bike workouts but going to wait for the lungs to fully recover.
 
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AGC_68 said:
03/10/2023
FBG
Finger prick: 6.5
Yesterday's food:
Breakfast : Mixed berries, yoghurt, PB
L: Cookies and cream Huel Black, egg + PB + protein powder
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:

* Rest day

Wasn't intending to rest but felt some fatigue, bit of a post COVID slump so decide to be sensible and take it easy. Missing the bike workouts but going to wait for the lungs to fully recover.
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Hope you’re fully recovered soon
 
Fbg
Libre 4
Yesterdays food
B/ boiled eggs, cold rump steak
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ meter 3.9 roast ham salad
S/ 1/2 protein bar
D/ b/s 3.9 scrambled eggs, cheese on wholemeal toast (quickest thing I could do)
S/ cold roast chicken almonds
Exercise
2 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
3x12 dumbell rdl’s (2x15 kg)
4x12 barbell deadlifts
3x12 barbell back squats
3x12 barbell hip thrusters
All increasing weight
3x10 (each leg) Bulgarian split squats
3x12 leg curls
3x12 ghd back extetnaion
Stretch
Steps 11,003
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
That’s what the doctor thought as well, sent me for a X-ray but wouldn’t actually see me, it’s not as bad if I stretch it for a few minutes before I get out of bed
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Sounds like classic symptoms for plantar fascitis. Regular stretching and slow gentle deficit calf raises really helped when I had it.
 
Fbg
Libre 4.3
Contour 4.6
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 boiled eggs, keto granola, blueberries, almond milk
S/ casien with almond milk, cheesy marmite flapjack
L/ roast ham salad
D/salmon steak, roast broccoli, hollandaise sauce
S/ cheese string, walnuts
Exercise
Peleton
45 minutes power zone endurance ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
10 minutes full body stretch
Steps 12,494
 
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Tuesday 3/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Poached duck egg, mushrooms, avocado toast, grapefruit juice {478 Cal / 29.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable pithivier [leftovers] {337 Cal / 42.9g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pecans {192 Cal / 17.9g Carbs}
Packed lunch, lecturing today (more tiring than the gym!)

Snack (2pm): Apple cake {228 Cal / 27.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potato & parsnips,
carrot & swede mash, peas, rowan jelly/ Malbec (4oz) {608 Cal / 48.9g Carbs}
Tea ready when I got in, very nice (usually I have dinner ready for the wife so a nice change}
Flambed pineapple, ice cream, pistachios {286 Cal / 29.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2163
Carbs 203.1g
Protein 84.1g
Fat 97.2g (Sat Fat 25.7g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
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.
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Many thanks for that x
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
I’ve got new running shoes, but not been able to run for months because of all the eye surgery (brooks ghost, really well padded)
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Love running more than any work out I do, I was the only girl in my class that didn't bunk off cross country! I would do the run twice! Luckily I live semi rural so when the weather gets really cold, I am out there :)
 
Lainie71 said:
Love running more than any work out I do, I was the only girl in my class that didn't bunk off cross country! I would do the run twice! Luckily I live semi rural so when the weather gets really cold, I am out there :)
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Worse form of torture, sorry exercise, I’ve been a member of the local running club for years, done park runs, 10k races (one in Lanzarote) even a couple of half marathons, ran at 6.30am with a neighbour 3 mornings a week in lockdown & still don’t like it, we’ll maybe very occasionally, I would choose any exercise over running, husband & both kids have done marathons but I never will
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Results of X-ray calcaneal spur, now waiting for physio, I’m a walking wreck
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Oh dear .. not nice news to receive. But a lot of people with plantar fasciitis develop them and never realise it, when the plantar fasciitis calms down the spur often does not cause any pain. Do the physio, see if you can get orthotics that help take the pressure off, I used to find icing every evening seemed to help a lot too in stopping the inflammation, aggravation, inflammation cycle. GP won't know from the X-ray how bad the spur is, need an orthopaedic specialist to look at it and make recommendations. But usually they recommend a conservative approach, as it will very likely get much less painful and as the plantar fasciitis gets better. Must feel so depressing hearing about the spur (sometimes better not to know), but hang in there mate, you can get a good resolution still. Though we all worry until it goes away. Big hug and good luck mate.
 
AGC_68 said:
Oh dear .. not nice news to receive. But a lot of people with plantar fasciitis develop them and never realise it, when the plantar fasciitis calms down the spur often does not cause any pain. Do the physio, see if you can get orthotics that help take the pressure off, I used to find icing every evening seemed to help a lot too in stopping the inflammation, aggravation, inflammation cycle. GP won't know from the X-ray how bad the spur is, need an orthopaedic specialist to look at it and make recommendations. But usually they recommend a conservative approach, as it will very likely get much less painful and as the plantar fasciitis gets better. Must feel so depressing hearing about the spur (sometimes better not to know), but hang in there mate, you can get a good resolution still. Though we all worry until it goes away. Big hug and good luck mate.
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Thanks for the advice, now waiting for a phone call from gp regarding abnormal blood test results, that’ll be fun….not
 
Wednesday 4/10
FBG (05:30) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {275 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}
................................2 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
................................6 km run home [22 sec over PB]

Lunch (12am): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, avocado toast {331 Cal / 33.4g Carbs}
Raspberries, chocolate mousse {215 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}

Transferring a compost delivery to the allotment lock-up.
160 x 60Kg bags, each moved about 30 yards.
9.6 Tonnes, no wonder I am a bit tired.

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & cashew), jasmine rice {635 Cal / 49.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, nectarine, yoghurt, hazelnuts {125 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1623
Carbs 158.2g
Protein 67.4g
Fat 72.0g (Sat Fat 16.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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