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

Hope you’re feeling better today & can have something other than huel
Amazing how you’re still exercising, but I suppose it takes your mind of it,
It’s improving your FBG so it’s not all bad, can’t believe having an extra protein shake at bedtime has got me mostly into the 5’s club
Trainer told me to try cassien protein powder at night as it’s slow release so going to try that & see if it makes any difference
Off to gym in a minute, enjoy your day
 
Good morning!
Sounds like a great Peleton session yesterday!

FBG: 5.6
Food
B: Huel Black vanilla with berries + 1 raw egg mixed in
Morning Snack: Huel Black vanilla
L: Huel Black chocolate, Protein pudding
D: Tandoori roast chicken breast, green salad, avocado (not enjoyable to eat, long slow process as can't open mouth enough yet, especially trying to eat salad leaves, much better than yesterday though, should be even better by the weekend)

Activity
Steps 5000

Workout
4 x 25 inverted body rows
4 x 25 regular press ups
4 x 25 decline press ups
4 x 2 mins in horse stance
4 x 25 squats
4 x 25 crunches
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Hope you’re feeling better today & can have something other than huel
Amazing how you’re still exercising, but I suppose it takes your mind of it,
It’s improving your FBG so it’s not all bad, can’t believe having an extra protein shake at bedtime has got me mostly into the 5’s club
Trainer told me to try cassien protein powder at night as it’s slow release so going to try that & see if it makes any difference
Off to gym in a minute, enjoy your day
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DEBBIESCOTT said:
Hope you’re feeling better today & can have something other than huel
Amazing how you’re still exercising, but I suppose it takes your mind of it,
It’s improving your FBG so it’s not all bad, can’t believe having an extra protein shake at bedtime has got me mostly into the 5’s club
Trainer told me to try cassien protein powder at night as it’s slow release so going to try that & see if it makes any difference
Off to gym in a minute, enjoy your day
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Thanks Debbie
So cool that you're FBGs are in the mostly in the 5s now. Fantastic! Well deserved!
It'll be interesting to see if casein makes a difference too.

Learnt my lesson after trying to eat the chicken and salad yesterday .. need to give it some time. Huel only today :)
Thanks very much for the supportive messages yesterday, you're right about the upsides. FBGs are better, macros are more controlled. The body is not going to lose any more weight though I think as my non exercise activity has gone down while I have this dental recovery thing going on. Also I am at the point where my body does not want to lose more I think. I'd be perfectly OK with these FBGs so that's cool. I am definitely less carb tolerant than before I became T2, but that's ok .. will make the best of it and keep healthy.

Have fun at the gym and have a great day!
 
Todays food
On waking mug of tea & 6 Brazil nuts
At gym black coffee & coconut oil, water & vanilla protein shake with almond milk
B/3 pork chipolatas, alpro yogurt with coconut, blueberries & almonds
L/ mushroom & fennel soup, cold roast beef, d/g cheese, 5 cherries & slice homemade banana & walnut bread & butter
D/ prawn & avocado salad & 2 cheese strings
Exercise
8 sets of barbell deadlifts
3x10 (each leg) Bulgarian split squats with d/bell
3x10 barbell push press
3x12 bench press
3x12 lat pull downs
3x12 seated rows
Stretch
Calories 1,656
Steps 8092
 

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Hope your mouth has been a bit better today, have you tried heating the huel up or having some soup?
At least you’re still exercising which can’t be easy
Really good workout at the gym this morning, trainer was there so every rep was perfect
It was someone’s 44th birthday today so he was doing 440 burpees, what a nutter
Both of us exercise & eat healthy but your on shakes & pain killers & I’m sniffing menthol crystals in hot water & spraying throat spray all day & coughing all night, don’t feel very healthy at the minute
Micellar cassien ordered & should be here this week, don’t know it it will make any difference but anything is worth a try
I’ll post FBG in the morning
 
FBG
phone libre 6.4
Contour 5.5
Been awake half the night coughing, but doesn’t seem to affect my blood sugar
Nutrition & exercise must be working
Hope your mouth is better today, it’s day 6 so should almost be back to normal, you can’t just live on huel, at least my protein shakes taste nice
Have a good day
 
Good Morning mate!

Another great workout Debbie! Really liking that total body strength workout.
Man, sounds like that's a bad cold though! I hope it gets better soon. You still testing negative? Be kind to yourself.
I think both of us have a similar mentality. "If I can still move, it means I can still workout." Probably not the best way to look at things. I'm fully aware that I am just as bad, I'll tell other people they need to take the foot off the gas when they are unwell. But I never tell myself until the body says "NO! What's the matter with you? I can barely move! We're not being chased by a sabre toothed tiger ***! Have a flippin day off will ya?""

I don't know how some people do those very high rep burpee workouts without just getting really bored half way through. Impressive in its own way just for that I think. Dammed good for the body too. Hits everything to some degree. Total body strength and cardio.

Yeah .. the workouts totally get rid of the pain for me. Better than paracetamol and ibuprofen. I am surprised at how persistent the pain is. I had 2 teeth taken out, a wisdom tooth and the one next to it. The wisdom tooth went on a growth spurt and fractured the tooth next to it! LOL Really going to be delighted when I can eat properly again. I'm dreaming of steak, broccoli, spinach sautéed in butter with garlic... mmmm

Followed by a cheese board LOL!! With some low carb bread!

Mouth still not great today .. going to call the dentist just in case there's an infection or something. Brushing teeth this AM was agony. Can't open mouth to wide enough to put a proper amount of food in there. Left side of face still looks swollen.
It was removed on the 5th, today is the 10th. Should it be this bad? I generally have a high tolerance for pain, so I'm suspicious that all is not good. I'll give it one more day and see how it goes.

Right here we go today's FBG and yesterdays food:

FBG: 5.2

Food
B: Huel black vanilla with blueberries and raspberries
L: Huel black chocolate - followed by Protein pudding
D: Huel black chocolate with peanut butter and extra cocoa powder

Activity
Steps ~ 4000

Workout
2 x 50 regular press ups
3 x 34 decline press ups feet up on couch
4 x 25 inverted body rows
4 x 25 Bulgarian split squats
4 x 25 crunches

I have all the ingredients to make a nice Thai coconut and seafood soup. Will chop all the ingredients extra, extra small and see how it goes.

Have a great day!
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
FBG
phone libre 6.4
Contour 5.5
Been awake half the night coughing, but doesn’t seem to affect my blood sugar
Nutrition & exercise must be working
Hope your mouth is better today, it’s day 6 so should almost be back to normal, you can’t just live on huel, at least my protein shakes taste nice
Have a good day
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Great FBGs!!
 
Wow to FBG & workout
You need a blender for the soup & protein powders, they taste more like milkshakes then
Been & got some cough medicine on way to work & can’t open it
New protein powder on its way, hopefully it’ll be today, friend with the Hermes lady & she picks up 30 seconds from work so she’ll probably drop it off here
Daughter should be sorting treadmill out today, found 3 new ones & she’s going to pick for me, so should have one next week
Have a great day
 
Good morning
FBG libre 6
Contour 6.5
Yesterdays food
B/ 3 egg cheese, tomato & red onion omelette
L/ cold roast beef d/g cheese, 5 cherries & slice homemade banana & walnut bread & butter
D/ chicken bread wrapped in smoked bacon with a cheddar & Parmesan crust & salad
Exercise
Am 1.13 mile dog walk with friend before work
Pm 60 minutes Peleton endurance ride & 10 minutes stretch
Steps 9,580
Calories 1,427
 

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Hi
Hope your feeling better today
Didn’t get to speak to daughter last night, on my list for today
New protein shake like icing sugar & not very nice, had it last night after my cough medicine & just made me cough that much I threw it all back up (maybe why FBG up this morning)
Please try & wat something other than protein shakes today if you can
Last morning at gym for me before the weekend
Enjoy your day
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Hi
Hope your feeling better today
Didn’t get to speak to daughter last night, on my list for today
New protein shake like icing sugar & not very nice, had it last night after my cough medicine & just made me cough that much I threw it all back up (maybe why FBG up this morning)
Please try & wat something other than protein shakes today if you can
Last morning at gym for me before the weekend
Enjoy your day
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Oh my word.
Sorry you're feeling so bad. I hope that you recover from this cold soon.
That protein powder sounds awful!!
I think I'll be able to handle more solid food today. Able to open mouth a bit wider. Spoke to dentist, he said the wisdom tooth was totally sideways, so it has left a much more significant hole on extraction. If it's still not significantly better by Monday I should go in. I'm going to try that Thai soup today.
Hope you had a good gym session.
 
This AM's FBG: 5.6

Yesterday's food and activity:
Food:
B: Huel Black vanilla with frozen berries
L: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + peanut butter
D: Huel Black choclate and vanilla + cocoa powder + peanut butter
After D: Protein pudding!!

Activity
Steps ~ 6000

Workout
4 x 25 sumo squats with 2 x 20 kg kettlebells
4 x 10 single arm chest press 32kg kbell (total of 40 on L, 40 on R)
2 x 50 press ups
4 x 25 bent over row with 32kg kettlebell
4 x 6 biceps curls with 32 kg bell
4 x 25 crunches
 
Wow fantastic FBG again
Great workout
Hopefully the peanut butter was more than a teaspoon
Gym session this morning
Warm up
2x12 deadlifts
6x10 deadlifts
3x10 Bulgarian split squats each leg
Then
5x wall balls
10x walking lunges (knee to floor)
5x chest to floor burpees
100m sprint
10 rounds
Stretch, absolutely knackered now
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Wow fantastic FBG again
Great workout
Hopefully the peanut butter was more than a teaspoon
Gym session this morning
Warm up
2x12 deadlifts
6x10 deadlifts
3x10 Bulgarian split squats each leg
Then
5x wall balls
10x walking lunges (knee to floor)
5x chest to floor burpees
100m sprint
10 rounds
Stretch, absolutely knackered now
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WOW! Now that's a great gym session! Love that variety!
Great high intensity cardio - including 10 x 100 m sprints!!! AND you did a 60 Peleton ride yesterday!!
Very impressive. You're a machine!

Oh yes, heaped tablespoon of PB LOL
Going for a cooked lunch today. Small pieces of food but better than more shakes. Though they have been a life saver these last few days. I have to say, the Huel Black is nutritionally really well balanced, but you do have to add your own flavour enhancers to make it more enjoyable. Without them it is just really bland and gets boring. But if anyone ever asks you if they're worth a go because they want an easy way to track exactly what macros they're consuming while getting all the essential micros, I'd say they're pretty good. If I wasn't on statins I think my FBGs might be in the 4s some days on Huel.
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
In the 5’s is great, 4’s are a bit low
Treadmill ordered yay
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Fantastic! Treadmill on the way!!!

Just had a lovely lunch of Thai coconut soup, garlic, ginger, red chillies, Thai green curry paste, broccoli, bok choi, coriander, coconut cream, tuna, a little sweetcorn. Delish!
 
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