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

Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ alpro yogurt & milk, cinnamon, casien, sunflower seeds, blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut, benecol
S/ cheddar, Brazil nuts
L/ roast lamb, roast potatoes & parsnips, mashed swede, carrots, tenderstem broccoli, green beans, Brussels, mint sauce & bisto
D/cold lamb, Brie, salt & vinegar peanuts
S/ cheese string
Exercise
20 minutes obliques
20 minutes stretch
 
Monday 1/4
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Staying with family, values estimated

Breakfast (6 am): Porridge (almond milk), blueberries, hazelnuts {277 Cal /38.3g Carbs}
...............................13 km run [not timed]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce) on toast (273 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Cafe, values estimated
Sweet potato & leek soup, bread roll {324 Cal / 36.3g Carbs}
Carrot cake {185 Cal / 21.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon i wild garlic sauce, new potatoes, asparagus, peas {544 Cal / 28.6g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {143 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1788
Carbs 162.7g
Protein 80.1g
Fat 71.3g (Sat Fat 13.8g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

01/04/2024​

FBG: 5.9​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
D: Chicken melt sandwich
AD: Greek yoghurt, protein powder, fruit/berries, peanut butter, dark chocolate
Late snack: Another chicken melt sandwich, mango kulfi

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

10,000

Workout:
Morning
1 x 100 Squats
4 x 15 knee tucks on parallel bars
4 x 10 parallel bar dips
4 x deficit inverted body rows to failure

Evening
4 x around circuit below:
A 10 bent knee inverted body rows
B 10 deficit push ups with 6 sec pause at the bottom
C 15 squats with 10 kg med ball held out at chest level with straight arms
 

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Turkish mixed grill, bulgar wheat, salad
D: Chicken melt sandwich
AD: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts


Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

10,000

Workout:
Rest day
 
Salad, you had salad!!
 
Libre 4.4
Yesterdays food
B/ alpro yogurt & milk, casien, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut, benecol
S/ 2 boiled eggs
L/ roast lamb, tenderstem broccoli, carrots, brussels, green beans, mint sauce
D/tin of salmon, walnuts
S/ cheese string, pecans
Exercise
5x12 barbell deadlifts
5x12 strict shoulder press
5x12 Bicep curls
5x12 hammer curls
5x12 windmills (each side)
100 gorilla rows (no stopping)
2.42 mile walk
 
Great workout and FBG!
How's the lung coming along?
 
Tuesday 2/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30pm): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, walnuts (277 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine (14 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, avocado toast {283 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}

..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine (6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home
BG (5pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Caponata with linguine {510 Cal / 55.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {132 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1379
Carbs 151.3g
Protein 46.8g
Fat 57.2g (Sat Fat 10.9g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
AGC_68 said:
Great workout and FBG!
How's the lung coming along?
Click to expand...
Cough has nearly gone, just having trouble breathing sometimes, it’s like being out of breath & can’t take a deep enough breath in, suppose it’ll just take time,
Yet another blood test & visit to gp next week
Thank you for asking, hope you & your family are all well
 
Fbg
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ scrambled eggs with mozzarella, benecol
S/ 2 almonds (before gym)
S/ Brazil nuts (after gym)
S/ protein shake with almond milk
L/ ham salad, tangerine
S/ 1/2 protein var
D/ Greek yogurt, alpro milk, casien, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut, cold roast lamb
S/ cheese string, pecans
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg curls
3x12 leg press
3x12 hack squats
3x12 bench press
3x12 incline bench press
3x12 shoulder ress
3x12 1 arm seated row (each arm)
3x15 pullovers
2x12 ab rotations (each side)
10 minutes treadmill walk
Steps 11,495 (5.6 miles)
Rhr 53
 

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Huel, Banana Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
D: Huel, Banana Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, protein powder, fruit/berries, peanut butter, dark chocolate
Late snack: Protein shake

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

10,000

Workout:
Morning
1 x 150 Squats
4 x 15 knee tucks on parallel bars
4 x 10 parallel bar dips
4 x deficit inverted body rows to failure

Evening:
4 x around circuit below:
A 25 squat jumps
B 20 deficit push ups
C 20 alternating ballistic rows with 16kg kettlebell
 
Wednesday 3/4
FBG (05:30) 4.4
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast, OJ (526 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {105 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {135 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrots,
swede, green beans, rowan jelly {543 Cal / 42.1g Carbs}
Cherries, chocolate mousse, pecans {157 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1509
Carbs 121.1g
Protein 86.9g
Fat 64.5g (Sat Fat 11.2g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Banana Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Chickpea curry and lamb kebabs AL: Greek yoghurt, protein powder, fruit/berries, peanut butter, dark chocolate
D: Huel, Banana Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts,
Late snack: Chickpea curry, apples

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

10,000

Workout:
Morning
4 x 20 Sumo Squats (32 kg Kettlebell)
4 x 10 parallel bar dips
4 x inverted body rows to failure
4 x V sit crunches to failure

Evening:
4 x around circuit below:
A 20 arabesques
B 25 push ups
C 20 bent over rows with 2 x 16kg kettlebell
 
5 mile easy bimble with the club. I had my usual post early morning run breakfast of croissant (Riverford croissant - the absolute best), hairy kiwi and quark. A real treat. Don't like cake but any pastries.....
 
Libre 5.4
Contour 5.3
B/ Greek yogurt, alpro milk, casien, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut, benecol
S/ casien with almond milk
L/ ham salad, 1/2 protein bar
S/celery & peanut butter
D/ cheese frittata
S/ cheese string, Brazil nuts
Rest day
 
Thursday 4/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30pm): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts (270 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
..................................2 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine (6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................8 km run home [40 min 18 sec], new PB by 31 sec, felt really good
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, grapefruit juice {283 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Curried cauliflower & chick pea soup {119 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & cashew). jasmine rice {567 Cal / 54.0g Carbs}
Pineapple flambed in rum, ice cream {286 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1698
Carbs 170.2g
Protein 72.9g
Fat 73.3g (Sat Fat 16.9g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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

FBG: 4.8​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Greek yoghurt, protein powder, fruit/berries, peanut butter, dark chocolate
D: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts,
Late snack: Chickpea curry, apples, small amount of milk chocolate(!!)

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

10,000

Workout:
Morning
3 times around circuit below, no rest breaks:
A 10 full body plyometric push ups (hands and feet coming up off the ground)
B 15 squat jumps
C 10 inverted body rows

Evening:
4 x knee tucks to failure in front lever position
4 x Hamstring curl bridges to failure (feet up on parallel bar)
4 x L-sit chin ups to failure
4 x plyometric deficit pike push ups to failure
 
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