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

FBG 6.1 (5s during the day)
Yesterday morning exercise
20 minute run outside
20 minutes weights
Glute bridges
20 press ups
Various stretches
Afternoon exercise
20 minute walk/jog with dogs
Food
B - Portion of red skin peanuts and left over chicken
L - Mushroom and chicken soup, 2 Ryvita
D - Home make cod fishcakes with buttered mash and mushy peas
Drinks
x3 cups of green tea, 5 cups of decaf tea, 2 litres of mineral water
 
Great going!
 
Wednesday 29/5
FBG (5.30am) 4.5

Snack (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {275 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
..................................10 km run [49 min 49 sec] PB by 25 sec for this route. Felt great today.

Lunch (12pm): Soupe au pistou {213 Cal / 18.3g Carbs}
Parma ham & artichoke salad {301 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {138 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Casarecce with cauliflower & chilli / Pinot Noir (4oz) {587 Cal / 62.1g Carbs}
Chocolate panna cotta, strawberries {266 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1822
Carbs 179.1g
Protein 56.2g
Fat 74.9g (Sat Fat 20.8g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
5.4

Pre Workout
50G Whey Isolate with 400ML Gold Top
Turkey Madras with Med Veg
Pepparami


Arms + Shoulders 60 Mins
Pool was shut for cleaning!!!!!!!!!!!

9k Steps
 
great workout!
 

FBG: 5.2​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cacao powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Chicken avocado salad, protein shake
D: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cacao powder, 2 eggs, nuts , Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

~ 10000

Workout:
Rest day
 
Great 10K time!
 
Libre 4.6
Yesterdays good
B/cheese omelette, an avocado, benecol
S/casien with almond milk, cheddar, blueberries, raspberries
L/homemade butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup, roast beef, ryvita & peanut butter
S/1/2 protein bar
D/gammon steak, fried egg, roasted broccoli
S/d/g & Brazil nuts
Exercise
Am
Peleton
20 minutes recovery ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
2.29 mile walk with pushchair
Pm
Peleton
30 minutes endurance row
5 minutes post row stretch
 
Thursday 30/5
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

Snack (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast, OJ {404 Cal / 22.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {61 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {230 Cal / 5.3g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, walnuts {150 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}

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

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (chicken & cashew), rice {619 Cal / 54.7g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {154 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1731
Carbs 144.3g
Protein 98.8g
Fat 77.1g (Sat Fat 16.2g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
B/overnight yogurt & berries, benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk, cheddar & Brazil nuts
L/homemade butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup, roast ham, rainbow salad & 4 cherries
D/cheese, tomato & red onion omelette & an avocado
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg curls
3x12 hack squats
3x12 bench press
3x12 incline bench press
3x12 shoulder press
3x12 tricep dis
3x12 (each side) oblique twists
10 minutes treadmill walk
 

FBG: 5.1​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Chicken melt sandwich, Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts
Snack: Chocolate ice cream
D: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

~ 8000

Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
25 heavy resistance stretch band rows
25 heavy resistance stretch band chest presses
25 regular push ups
15 heavy resistance stretch band shoulder presses
25 squats
 

FBG: 4.9​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts, 2 leftover roast chicken thighs (chicken not chucked in the blender .. or was it?)
L: Lamb kebab sandwich, Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts
D: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

~ 8000

Workout:
Rest day
(didn't want a rest day, got too busy!!)
 

FBG: 5.5​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Chicken kebab sandwich, Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts
D: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

~ 8000

Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
25 heavy resistance stretch band rows
25 heavy resistance stretch band chest presses
25 regular push ups
15 heavy resistance stretch band shoulder presses
50 split squats
 
Friday 31/5
FBG (5.30am) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
..................................12 km run [64 min 18 sec] New route, mostly cross country and very hilly
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce) on toast {273 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, avocado toast {187 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {124 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Staying with friends for the weekend, values estimated
Dinner (6pm): Spring vegetable stew, potato bread {187 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}

Supper (10pm): After a concert in village church, post concert party at the local manor house.
Roast lamb, new potatoes, braised fennel, celeriac remoulade {394 Cal / 20.0g Carbs}
Lemon & blueberry cake, creme fraiche {263 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}
Cotes du Provence (2 glasses) {254 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 2007
Carbs 164.9g
Protein 102.3g
Fat 73.0g (Sat Fat 16.4g / Trans fats 0.5g)

Saturday 1/6
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

..................................8 km jog, not timed, jogging through Yorkshire Dales
Breakfast (7am): Muesli, milk {27 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): At country fair, eating on the go, values estimated
Fries {174 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}
Date flapjack {239 Cal / 29.4g Carbs}
Peach {31 Cal / 6.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.5
Dinner (7pm): Mango & passion fruit smoothie with Prosecco (x2) {225 Cal 22.5g Carbs}
Chicken & fennel casserole, new potatoes / Pinot Noir (6oz) {639 Cal / 42.4g Carbs}
Cherries, ice cream {161 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1786
Carbs 192.9g
Protein 61.7g
Fat 47.5g (Sat Fat 14.3g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Sunday 2/6
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Still at friend's house, values estimated

Breakfast (5.30am): Muesli, milk, cherries, raspberries {290 Cal / 40.6g Carbs}
..................................8 km jog, not timed, jogging through Yorkshire Dales
Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Toulouse sausage sandwiches {424 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Back home
Mushroom & fennel soup, avocado toast {257 Cal / 22.7g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {127 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine with caponata {420 Cal 53.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {133 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1693
Carbs 168.3g
Protein 72.9g
Fat 74.0g (Sat Fat 18.1g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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

FBG: 5.5​

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Chicken and avocado sandwich, Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts
D: Huel, Chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, cacao powder, protein powder, peanut butter, walnuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity

Steps​

~ 8000

Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
25 heavy resistance stretch band rows
25 heavy resistance stretch band chest presses
25 regular push ups
15 heavy resistance stretch band shoulder presses
25 squats
 
Monday 3/6
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

..................................5 km walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, toasted walnut bread, avocado {308 Cal / 21.5g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {127 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Crab & asparagus risotto {502 Cal 57.6g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios {146 Cal / 17.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1394
Carbs 153.2g
Protein 54.2g
Fat 55.2g (Sat Fat 7.8g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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