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

Libre 5.8
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/3 scrambled eggs with mozzarella, benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk, slice Heylo cinnamon & raisin toast
L/homemade turkey soup, cheddar & roast ham
S/pear, Brazil nuts & red leicester
D/2 pork steaks, baby carrots, green beans, tenderstem broccoli & bisto
S/warm almond milk & a cheese string
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg curls
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 inner abductors
3x12 outer abductors
3x10 (each side) reverse knee to floor lunges
20 minutes hamstring stretches
10 minutes treadmill walk
Peloton pm
20 minutes rock ride
5 minutes post ride stretch

Very tight hamstrings
 

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, yogurt fruit,
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: Huel Black edition chocolate, 1 egg, cocoa powder, crushed walnut
AD: Sourdough toast, hummus

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around circuit below with 20 kg Kettlebell:
26 Single arm snatches
10 Chin ups
10 Slow deficit push ups (10 secs down, 10 secs hold at bottom, 10 secs up)
26 Deficit reverse lunges
 
Friday 28/2
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (7.30am): Bacon, mushrooms, baked beans/ Toast, marmalade {406 Cal / 31.4g Carbs}
...............................15 km run [76 min 11 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup, avocado toast {189 Cal / 19.6g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {162 Cal / 16.3g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Oatmeal & raisin cookie {124 Cal / 20.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine sepia with crab & chilli {351 Cal / 41.8g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {155 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1601
Carbs 168.5g
Protein 74.4g
Fat 63.1g (Sat Fat 12.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.5
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/keto granola, almond milk & Brie, Benecol
S/eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms, hp sauce, slice wholemeal toast & butter
S/homemade turkey soup
D/warm almond milk, Heylo cheese & red onion sandwich
Exercise
Am
20 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 leg curls
3x12 inner abductors
3x12 outer abductors
3x12 (each side) reverse lunge knee to floor
20 minutes hamstring stretches
10 minutes treadmill walk
Pm
30 minutes peloton walk (1.6 miles)
 

FBG: 5.6​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, yogurt fruit,
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: Huel Black edition chocolate, 1 egg, cocoa powder, crushed walnut, Sourdough toast, hummus
AD: More toast and hummus, 4 bourbon biscuits

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around circuit below with 20 kg Kettlebell:
26 Single arm snatches
26 Single arm cleans
10 Chin ups
25 Push ups
26 Deficit reverse lunges
 

FBG: 5.6​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: Chicken melt sandwich
AD: More toast and hummus, 4 bourbon biscuits

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around circuit below with 20 kg Kettlebell:
30 Single arm snatches
30 Single arm cleans
10 Chin ups
25 Push ups
26 Deficit reverse lunges
 
Saturday 1/3
FBG (5.30am) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {305 Cal / 36.2g Carbs}

...............................14 miles fell walking in the Cheviots
Snack (10.30am): Banana {69 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Picnic on top of Simonside
Chicken tikka, salad, pickles & chutneys, paratha {327 Cal / 27.1g Carbs}
Pineapple, mango, yoghurt, pecans {172 Cal / 16.3g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Oatmeal & raisin cookie {124 Cal / 20.5g Carbs}

Apres hike (4-5pm): " pints of beer {319 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Staying with friends, values estimated
Chicken & noodles with plum sauce {405 Cal / 47.2g Carbs}
Quince & mulberry crumble, ice cream {276 Cal / 39.9g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Cheese, crackers, grapes {219 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 2258
Carbs 246.6g
Protein 89.3g
Fat 63.9g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fats 0.9g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Sunday 2/3
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

...............................5 miles walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Sausage sandwich / Banana {512 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Back home
Celeriac & apple soup, avocado toast {198 Cal / 27.6g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {172 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6.30pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes & parsnip,
carrot & swede mash, runner beans/ Rioja (4oz) {552 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {127 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1576
Carbs 138.7g
Protein 83.2g
Fat 58.9g (Sat Fat 13.6g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Monday 3/3
FBG (5.30am) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {299 Cal / 41.1g Carbs}
..................................8 km run [38 min 37 sec]
Breakfast 2 (7am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {285 Cal / 27.9g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {70 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12.30pm): Avgolemono soup, avocado toast {237 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}
Pineapple, mango, yoghurt, pecans {168 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, asparagus, green beans, peas {481 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios {172 Cal / 15.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1845
Carbs 178.5g
Protein 83.1g
Fat 68.9g (Sat Fat 10.5g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.7
After tea & collagen meter 5.8
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/cheese frittata & benecol
L/cheese & marmite on Heylo toast
A/warm pork & crackling
D/roast pork, stuffing apple sauce baby carrots green beans & bisto
Exercise
30 minutes walk
 

FBG: 5.0​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
AD: More toast and hummus, 4 bourbon biscuits

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around bodyweight circuit below:
30 Single arm snatches (20 kg)
25 Inverted body rows
25 Push ups
25 Squats
 

FBG: 5.5​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
AD: More toast and hummus, 4 bourbon biscuits

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around bodyweight circuit below:
25 Inverted body rows
25 Push ups
30 Single arm push press (16 kg)
25 Goblet squats (16 kg)
 
Can you please hurry up & finish those bourbons, I could eat a whole packet now, starving after 50 minutes workout
 
Libre 5.6
Yesterdays food
Tea & collagen
B/breakfast loaf & Benecol
S/latte & almonds
L/chicken breast stuffed with Philadelphia & wrapped in Serrano ham, salad, greek yogurt with blueberries, raspberries & nutty granola
S/pear & cheddar
D/warm almond milk with casien, keto crackers & Brie, cold roast pork
Exercise
1 mile treadmill walk before work
1.3 mile walk round work
Pm
Peleton
20 minutes hiit & hills (never again)
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 12,254 6 miles
 
Tuesday 4/3
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {299 Cal / 40.3g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {10 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (7am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce [from the can] {196 Cal / 2.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, asparagus, avocado toast {510 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {140 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Plum, cashews {162 Cal / 15.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Casarecce with cauliflower & chilli {443 Cal / 53.9g Carbs}
Blueberry & lemon pancake, ice cream {255 Cal / 29.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 2057
Carbs 180.7g
Protein 86.8g
Fat 103.0g (Sat Fat 21.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

FBG: 6.0​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
AD: 4 bourbon biscuits, popcorn

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
Rest day
 
Wednesday 5/3
FBG (5.30am) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {308 Cal / 42.3g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {6 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {47 Cal / 7.6g Carbs}
Chicken salad {360 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {142 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 3.8
Snack (5pm): Nectarine, macadamias {135 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Wild boar sausages, sweet potato mash, green beans {522 Cal / 53.6g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {155 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1711
Carbs 153.5g
Protein 94.4g
Fat 71.5g (Sat Fat 13.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:​

B: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, protein shake
D: 3 boiled eggs, sourdough toast, hummus, Fruit, yoghurt, PB
AD: More toast and hummus, 2 bourbon biscuits

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 8,000

Workout
4 times around bodyweight circuit below:
25 Inverted body rows
25 Push ups
30 Single arm push press each side (16 kg)
25 Squats
 
Wed FBG
Libre 5.8
Tuesday food
Tea & collagen
B/breakfast loaf, beneco
L/same as Monday (prepped 4 lunches on Sunday)
S/pear & peanut butter
D/roast pork, apple sauce, stuffing & cauliflower cheese
Exercise
Peleton
30 minutes power zone ride
20 minutes stretch
 
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