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

Libre 4.6
Yesterdays food
B/chia seed budding with blueberries, walnuts & toasted coconut
L/chicken breast in mustard sauce, rainbow salad, d/g & 4 grapes
S/2 slices of corned beef & a cheese string
D/beefburger, corn on the cob, yogurt dip & an avocado
S/cheese string, Brazil nuts, options mint hot chocolate with almond milk
Exercise
Peleton
10 minutes row
5 minutes post row stretch
 
Wednesday 4/9
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, kohlrabi rosti, baked beans, OJ {497 Cal / 38.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {137 Cal / 18.2g Carbs}
Smoked mackerel, rhubarb compote {268 Cal / 5.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {149 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pumpkin & sage risotto {473 Cal / 59.3g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {138 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1704
Carbs 153.6g
Protein 92.3g
Fat 67.8g (Sat Fat 15.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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, egg, nuts
L: Garlic and red chilli roasted chicken sandwich on sourdough toast
AL: Greek yoghurt, nectarine, protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, crushed walnut
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, nectarine, protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, crushed walnut

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000

Workout
Rest day
 
Thursday 5/9
FBG (5.30am) 4.0

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {363 Cal / 45.9g Carbs}
..................................8 km run [38 min 02 sec] 5 sec over PB, speed run
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {263 Cal / 27.8g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
..................................10 km run [53 min 17 sec] Stamina run, didn't push hard..

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {50 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {345 Cal / 7.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {130 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Coq au vin [made with white wine], mashed potato, green beans {523 Cal / 43.9g Carbs}
Miserable, damp day, was very glad to have a warming dinner.
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios {132 Cal / 17.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1917
Carbs 181.3g
Protein 106.2g
Fat 72.4g (Sat Fat 12.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/chia seed pudding, blueberries, toasted coconut, walnuts, benecol
S/cheddar
L/burger, rainbow salad, corn on the cob
D/coronation chicken flatties, 2 large mushrooms stuffed with feta, roasted veg
S/frozen Greek yogurt, peanut butter & blueberries & raspberries
Exercise
2.5 mile pushchair walk
6 hours running around after a toddler
 

FBG: 5.3​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Garlic and red chilli roasted chicken sandwich on sourdough toast
AL: Greek yoghurt, nectarine, protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, crushed walnut
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts. 2 pieces sourdough toast with butter
AD: Greek yoghurt, nectarine, protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, crushed walnut

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000

Workout

4 Times around circuit below:
25 American Kettlebell Swings (20 kg)
25 Cyclist Squats
25 Seated Stretch Band Rows
25 Stretch Band Chest Presses
25 Push Ups
12 Stretch Band Shoulder Presses
 
Libre 5.2
Yesterdays food
B/chia seed pudding with raspberries, blueberries, walnuts & toasted coconut, benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk, banana, oat & blueberry muffin
L/ butternut squash, chilli & coconut soup, coronation chicken flatties, rainbow salad, 4 grapes & d/g
S/cheddar & roast ham
D/ cheese & tomato omelette, frozen Greek yogurt, peanut butter & berries
S/salt & vinegar peanuts, 2 cheese strings
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg press
3x12 leg curls
3x12 inner abductors
3x12 outer abductors
3x12 sissy squats
3x12 bench press
3x12 incline bench press
3x12 lat pull downs
3x12 seated riws
3x12 each side ab twists
10 minutes treadmill walk
On 1,850 calories after dinner so didn’t log supper
 
How many slices of soughdough toast?
 
Friday 6/9
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, strawberries, pecans {316 Cal / 39.3g Carbs}
..................................12 km run [not timed, very slow]
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, toast {414 Cal / 30.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {133 Cal / 8.0g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {253 Cal / 25.1g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {139 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tagliatelle caponata {420 Cal / 53.9g Carbs}
Flambed pineapple, ice cream, pistachios {272 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1990
Carbs 208.8g
Protein 83.7g
Fat 80.0g (Sat Fat 17.9g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.5
Yesterdays food
Chia seed pudding with blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut & walnuts, benecol
L/banana & walnut bread & butter, roast ham, d/g & 4 grapes
S/ryvita & peanut butter, corned beef (after peleton)
D/3 scrambled eggs on wholemeal toast
S/cheese string & Brazil nuts
Exercise (after work)
Peleton
60 minutes endurance ride
10 minutes cool-down ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
 
Libre 5.8
Contour 5.2
Yesterdays food
B/chia seed pudding with blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut & walnuts, benecol
S/cheese string (on spin bike)
S/protein shake with almond milk, banana, oat & blueberry muffin
L/tin of salmon, rainbow salad, vittoria tomatoes & walnuts
D/rump steak, chestnut mushrooms roasted vegetables (courgette, red pepper, vittoria tomatoes, red onion & feta)
Exercise
45 minutes circuits
45 minutes spin
Circuits
Warm up
Sit ups
Single arm kettle bell swings
Single arm kettlebell rows
Kettlebell knee to floor lunges
Wall sit
Supermans
Forearm plank
Burpees to devils press
1 minute per exercis, 10 seconds rest, 1 minute rest after each set
3 rounds & run to spin bike
 
Saturday 7/9
FBG (5.30am) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
..................................8 km run [39 min 23 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {510 Cal / 24.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {130 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cod & chips [Take away, tired out after a day of heavy garden work] {715 Cal / 54.9g Carbs}
Pistachio Magnum {250 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1926
Carbs 157.4g
Protein 74.0g
Fat 103.2g (Sat Fat 24.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Sunday 8/9
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

...........................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Craster kipper, melba toast {316 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {151 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Pumpkin & sage soup, avocado toast {233 Cal / 20.7g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {140 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potato & parsnips, carrots, runner beans, rowan jelly/
Montagny (5oz) {598 Cal / 44.1g Carbs}
Blackberry & apple crumble, ice cream {347 Cal / 39.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1827
Carbs 155.1g
Protein 103.1g
Fat 70.2g (Sat Fat 17.2g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
B/2 pork sausages, 2 fried eggs, mushrooms, hp sauce, benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk
L/salt & vinegar peanuts
S/lamb shank, mint sauce, broccoli, carrots, green beans & cauliflower
D/chia seed pudding with blueberries, , walnuts & toasted coconut
Exercise
3x12 rdl’s
3x12 strict shoulder press
3x12 kettlebell tricep extensions
30 minutes conditioning yoga
15 minutes hip mobility
 
Monday 9/9
FBG (5.30am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {325 Cal / 42.6g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {72 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Chicken & mushroom soup {72 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {323 Cal / 6.6g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {134 Cal / 18.5g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Cookie [still warm] {125 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Ultimate winter couscous [recipe from Ottolenghi] {395 Cal / 49.5g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {147 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1634
Carbs 167.8g
Protein 78.0g
Fat 63.5g (Sat Fat 12.6g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
B/chia seed pudding, blueberries, toasted coconut & blueberries, benecol
S/latte & cheddar
L/butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup, roast ham, egg & salad cream, rainbow salad, Vittoria tomatoes, 4 grapes & brie
D/homemade bolognaise on roasted aubergine topped with mozzarella
S/warm casien with almond milk & 10 almonds
Exercise
Rest day
1.16 mile walk in 20 minutes
 

FBG: 5.4​

Last 3 days (5.8, 5.8, 6.0)

Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich on sourdough toast, protein shake
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts. 2 pieces sourdough toast with butter
AD: Greek yoghurt, nectarine, protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, crushed walnut

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000

Workout
4 x 8 Front Lever Knee Tucks
4 x 15 Stretch Band Squats (Using 2 bands in parallel!)
4 x Sets of Seated Stretch Band Seated Rows to failure (2 bands)
4 x 15 Stretch Band Chest Presses (2 bands)
4 x Sets of Slow Deficit Push Ups to failure (15 seconds per rep)

Been doing whole body workout over last few days, mostly bodyweight, been a bit too busy to post.
 
FBG 8.3 - due to muscle soreness I think!
Exercise
10 mins jump rope
40 mins spin bike
15 minutes weights
5 minute stretch
Food
B - Skipped
L - 3 Black Farmer sausages with green salad
S - 1 cold burger, small portion of walnuts and pecan nuts
Drinks
Mineral water with sliced lemon
Decaf tea, green tea
 
Tuesday 10/9
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, blueberries, pecans {334 Cal / 41.3g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Pumpkin & sage soup, avocado toast {379 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {136 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cumberland sausages (x3), celeriac mash, peas, crab apple jelly {687 Cal / 47.6g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {145 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1723
Carbs 154.2g
Protein 90.8g
Fat 54.0g (Sat Fat 20.6g / Trans fats 1.1g)

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