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

FBG: 5.6​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: 3 eggs, 2 pieces toast
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
50 Swings (20 kg Kettlebell)
25 Squats
50 Push ups
25 Seated stretch band rows
 
Thursday 1/8
FBG (5.30am) 4.2

Snack (6am): Banana {76 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home
Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked mackerel, melba toast, rhubarb compote (497 Cal / 29.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs with artichoke & tomatoes {389 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {132 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Paprika chicken, courgette feta & mint fritters, flatbread, salad {601 Cal / 23.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, macadamias {131 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1868
Carbs 114.2g
Protein 119.0g
Fat 95.7g (Sat Fat 20.2g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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

FBG: 5.4​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Chicken melt sandwich
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, almonds

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 x 50 Squats (bodyweight, done slow 8 seconds per rep)
4 x 26 Ballistic bent over single arm rows (20 kg kettlebell)
4 x 50 Single arm shoulder press (20 kg kettlebell, 25 L, 25 R)
 
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/scrambled eggs with mozzarella, benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk
L/chicken breast in basil sauce, roasted vegetables with feta & corn on the cob
D/ roast chicken, overnight yogurt with nuts & seeds
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x13 leg curls
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 abductors
3x12 sissy squats
3x12 incline bench press
3x12 incline press
3x12 shoulder press
Lat pull fowns
3x12 medium bar
3x12 small bar
3x12 tricep dips
10 minutes treadmill walk
 
How can you count reps & time the reps? I do accounts & I’d struggle
Great workout as usual, I’m the slacker this week
 
Ritz crackers yum, I used to like the sandwich ones
 
Libre 4.7
Yesterdays food
B/cheese & tomato omelette, salad leaves, benecol
L/roast chicken salad
S/banana & walnut bread & peanut butter
D/prawn & avocado salad
Exercise
Am
1.1 mile walk
Pm
Couple of hours gardening after work
 
Friday 2/8
FBG (5.30am) 4.1

Snack (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {272 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home
Breakfast (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast, OJ (263 Cal / 26.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Caponata & prawns {282 Cal / 18.9g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {190 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}

Away at friends for the night, picnic by the river, values estimated
Dinner (6pm): Cheese & tomato quiche, ham sandwiches, chicken wings,
potato salad, crisps, green salad {681 Cal / 49.1g Carbs}
Cheeseboard, grapes {178 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}
Prosecco (2 glasses), Rioja (2 glasses) {344 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2253
Carbs 176.5g
Protein 88.3g
Fat 92.4g (Sat Fat 32.4g / Trans fats 1.4g)

Saturday 3/8
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Snack (6am): Peanut butter & banana on toast {216 Cal / 30.8g Carbs}
..................................6 km walk, up a local hill
Breakfast (8.30am): Mackerel, gooseberry compote (360 Cal / 22.2g Carbs}
Friend who we were staying with caught the mackerel in the North Sea yesterday.

Lunch (12pm): Back home
Minestrone soup, avocado toast {367 Cal / 27.8g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {147 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Orzo pasta with lemon, prawns & summer veg {461 Cal / 59.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {152 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1842
Carbs 176.3g
Protein 96.9g
Fat 72.8g (Sat Fat 12.4g / 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, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Chicken melt sandwich
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, almonds

Yesterday's Physical Activity:
Steps
~ 5,000
Workout:
Rest day
 

FBG: 5.6​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Garlic sausage, 2 eggs, toast, protein shake
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
25 American kettlebell swings (20 kg)
10 Slow inverted body rows
26 Reverse lunges
15 Slow decline deficit push ups
 
Libre 5.1
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs with mozzarella, benecol
S/cheddar (on spin bike)
S/protein shake with almond milk, roast chicken sandwich
L/bacon & cheese on toasted banana & walnut bread
D/prawn & avocado salad
Exercise
45 minutes circuits
45 minutes spin
Pm
1.1mile walk
An hour gardening
 
Sunday 4/8
FBG (5.30am) 4.2
Rest day
..................................8 km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts (276 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Minestrone soup, avocado toast {304 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Charred runner beans, peach, almonds & feta {236 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}
Trout, new potatoes, courgette salad {425 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1546
Carbs 131.0g
Protein 72.1g
Fat 71.9g (Sat Fat 12.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
A two workout day! Show off!!
 
Libre 5.2
Yesterdays food
B/ pork sausages, eggs, mushrooms
S/protein shake with almond milk, cheese wholemeal sandwich
Ll/lamb shank, mint sauce, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, tenderstem broccoli
S/frozen Greek yogurt, crunchy peanut butter, blueberries, raspberries
D/fresh coconut & Brazil nuts
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg curls
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 hack squats
3x12 abductors
3x12 bench press
3x2 incline bench press
3x12 shoulder press
Lat pull downs
3x12 medium bar
3x12 small bar
10 minutes treadmill walk
Ached from Saturday so went light with the weights
Fell asleep for 4 hours in the afternoon hence nuts for dinner
 
Only one workout
Slacker!
 

FBG: 5.9​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Garlic sausage, 2 eggs, toast, protein shake
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts
Late snack: 1 slice red velvet cake (naughty, will be good today!)

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 x 50 Squats
4 x 26 Single arm bent over rows (26 kg kettlebell)
4 x 60 Single arm shoulder presses (30 L, 30 R, 26 kg kettlebell)
 
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