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

Friday 31/1
FBG (5.30am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {301 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup, avocado toast {309 Cal / 38.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {138 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Marmalade cake {174 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Fish cakes (sweet potato mash, smoked haddock & prawns), fries, peas {424 Cal / 50.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {146 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1534
Carbs 185.7g
Protein 48.7g
Fat 58.4g (Sat Fat 10.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/cheese & tomato omelette, benecol
S/cinnamon & raisin bread toasted with butter
L/cheese & red onion artisan brown roll
S/pear & cheddar
D/chia seed pudding, blueberries, raspberries & sunflower seeds
Rest day
Bought. Box box of goodies from heylo so nice to eat bread again
 

FBG: 5.5​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut, sourdough toast hummus
L: Tuna, sweetcorn sandwich, Protein shake
D: Turkish eggs, sourdough toast, hummus, Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut


Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
Rest day
 
Saturday 1/2
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

.................................6 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {309 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, avocado toast {497 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {142 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Spaghetti al Nero di seppia with fennel, artichoke & scallops {470 Cal / 51.8g Carbs}
Lemon tart, blueberries, sour cream {304 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1794
Carbs 179.6g
Protein 65.8g
Fat 80.3g (Sat Fat 18.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.6
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/2 boiled eggs, keto granola with blueberries & almond milk/protein shake with almond milk
L/cheese & tomato sub roll
S/small pear & peanut butter
D/gammon steak & corn on the cob & mutter
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 leg curls
3x12 barbell deadlifts
3x12 barbell rows
3x12 hack squats
3x12 back extensions
3x12 seated tows
3x12 lat pulldowns
3x12 barbell bench oress
3x12 3x12 barbell strict shoulder press
10 minutes treadmill walk walk
Pm
20 minutes peloton power walk
 

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut, sourdough toast hummus
L: Tuna, sweetcorn sandwich, Protein shake
D: French toast (2 slices white bread, 4 eggs,, sucralose, vanilla essence) Greek yogurt, strawberries.


Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
4 times around circuit below
10 kettlebell clean and squats
30 Single arm chest presses
10 Plyo push ups
26 Single arm bent over rows
20 Single arm shoulder presses
 
Sunday 2/2
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Rest day

.................................6 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked mackerel/ Tangerine {282 Cal / 4.7g Carbs}
Sourdough toast, marmalade {165 Cal / 28.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentils soup, sourdough croutons {195 Cal / 26.4g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {152 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, swede,
green beans, savoy cabbage, redcurrant jelly/ Montepulciano (5oz) {571 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
Cherries, yoghurt, pecans {144 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1552
Carbs 136.6g
Protein 102.5g
Fat 46.7g (Sat Fat 10.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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

FBG: 5.8​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut, sourdough toast hummus
D: Tuna, sweetcorn sandwich, Protein shake, biscuits
AD: Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut, sourdough toast


Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 13,000

Workout
20 km on spin bike
 
Monday 3/2
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {292 Cal / 38.6g Carbs}
.............................8 km run [39 min 17 sec] New route, felt good today

Snack (10.30am): Banana {73 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Minestrone soup, avocado toast {393 Cal / 36.2g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {148 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}

BG (3pm) 3.7
Felt wobbly all of a sudden - underfuelled
Snack (3pm): Strawberries, yoghurt {68 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Saltfish & ackee, Jamaican rice & peas, fried plantain {668 Cal / 55.0g Carbs}
Pineapple, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {152 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1836
Carbs 195.0g
Protein 70.2g
Fat 79.3g (Sat Fat 12.6g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

FBG: 5.1​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 4 boiled eggs, sourdough toast hummus
L: Tina sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: Chicken melt sandwich
AD: Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut, sourdough toast


Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around circuit below
10 Kettlebell clean and squats
30 Kettlebell chest presses
10 Plyo push ups
26 Single arm Kettlebell rows
20 single arm Kettlebell shoulder presses
 
White bread!!!!!
Can’t even remember what that is
 
Monday fbg
Libre 5.5
Sunday food
Tea & collagen
B/3 pork sausages, button & chestnut tomatoes, piccolo tomatoes, 2 fried eggs, hp sauce & benecol
L/rump steak & mini form on the cob & butter
D/heylo sub roll with cheese & red onion, 1 Lindt ball
40 minutes Peleton walk

Tuesday fbg
Libre 4.9
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/3 scrambled eggs with mozzarella, Benecol
L/heylo bagel toasted either peanut butter
D/2 slices cheese on toast with heylo bread

Rest day
 
Tuesday 4/2
FBG (5.30am) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {305 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (10.30am): Banana {69 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}
.............................10 km run - not timed
Running quite well until I had a wipeout fall [tripped on a root].
Nothing broken but lots of claret! - left knee & elbow were the worst
Bruises now starting to show and all feels a bit stiff - glad tomorrow is a rest day.

Lunch (12pm): Fennel & artichoke panzanella {391 Cal / 34.3g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {143 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Grey legged partridge in blackberry sauce, celeriac mash, green beans {627 Cal / 47.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1710
Carbs 174.1g
Protein 82.1g
Fat 67.3g (Sat Fat 11.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

FBG: 5.0​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Greek yoghurt, pear, grapes, PB, crushed walnut
L: Tuna sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: Chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic, chilli, mozzarella
AD: Greek yoghurt, strawberries, grapes, PB, crushed walnut


Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
15 km on spin bike
 
Libre 5.2
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/cheese, spinach & chestnut mushroom omelette, benecol
S/celery & red pepper hummus
L/heylo bagel & peanut buttet
S/pear & cheddar
D/ chicken casserole with cranberry sauce, purple sprouting broccoli & leeks
Exercise
Peloton
20 minutes 80’s ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
 
Wednesday 5/2
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Heavily bruised and stiff as a board, cuts mostly healed except the knee which was quite deep,
Hey ho, glad it's a rest day.

..............................4 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked salmon, poached eggs, avocado toast, OJ {591 Cal / 32.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Minestrone soup {136 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}
Summer fruits [home grown from the freezer], yoghurt, pecans {162 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Kohlrabi orzotto, sea bream fillet/ Pignoletto (3oz) {565 Cal / 51.5g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {148 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1640
Carbs 130.9g
Protein 82.2g
Fat 69.0g (Sat Fat 13.6g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Hope it heals quickly mate.
 
Libre 5.9
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/cheese, spinach & chestnut mushroom omelette, benecol
S/latte
L/cheese & red onion sub roll
S/pear, cheddar & almonds
D/2 pork steaks & corn on the cob & butter
S/warm almond milk & cheese string
Exercise
Peleton
20 minutes ride
5 minutes ost ride stretch
 
Thursday 6/2
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {298 Cal / 39.5g Carbs}
..................................5 km jog
No ill effects from the fall, felt good
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {213 Cal / 25.0g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
.............................10 km run [38 min 45 sec] Felt good, pushed quite hard with no issues

Lunch (12pm): Minestrone soup {102 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {355 Cal / 6.5g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {150 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Rainbow trout, watercress sauce, charlotte potatoes, asparagus {461 Cal / 34.3g Carbs}
Plum crumble, ice cream {325 Cal / 32.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 2007
Carbs 181.8g
Protein 102.8g
Fat 87.8g (Sat Fat 18.1g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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