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

Sunday 7/8
FBG (07.30) Not measured today
Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km run home [28 min 17 sec], 46 sec over PB, fairly good

Snack (11am): Krispy Kreme filled doughnut {300 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
Motorway service station, it was this or McDonalds. Not pleasant

Lunch (2pm): Staying with friends for a few days, I will eat what I am given. Estimated values.
Butternut squash & sage soup/ toast {207 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}
Jaffa cakes {107 Cal / 18.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans {461 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt {82 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)
While away mist coffee will be instant with milk instead of brewed & black.

Calories 1494
Carbs 174.1g
Protein 65.1g
Fat 51.0g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 5.1
Finetest lite 5
B: eggs, bacon, mushrooms, slice wheat, rye & spelt toast
L/ almonds, peanut butter & salted breadsticks
D/ 2pork & pepper kebabs, homemade crustless quiche & salad
Steps 10,763
 
Out at a local country fair yesterday, no suitable food, so took a couple of snacks,
Lovely day out, but far too hot
Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend
At gym at 8 for pt then off to work
 
This morning's FBG: 6.1

Yesteday's food:
B: Huel Black vanilla + protein powder + cocoa powder + PB + cinnamon
L: Chicken and ginger curry, 2 fried eggs
D: Chicken curry
AD: Choc protein pudding

Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~10000

4 hours gardening

Workout:
3 times around circuit below, no rest during a circuit, 1 min rest between circuits

  • 10 swings L + 10 swings R (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 10 deficit decline push ups (slow, both hands on kettlebell handles)
  • 10 swings L + 10 swings R (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 10 bent over rows L + 10 bent over rows R (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 10 swings L + 10 swings R (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 10 wood choppers L + 10 wood choppers R (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 10 swings L + 10 swings R (20 kg kettlebell)
  • 10 kettlebell goblet squats (20 kg kettlebell)
 
Monday 7/8
FBG (05.30) 4.4
Staying with family for a few days, I will eat what I am given. Estimated values.

Snack (6am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
.................................12 km run home [not timed]
Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 36.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): At the seaside
Haddock & chips [small portion] {602 Cal / 57.3g Carbs}
Ice cream {124 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.6
Dinner (6pm): Tagliatelle with meatballs {437 Cal / 49.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt {80 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)
While away most coffee will be instant with milk instead of brewed & black.

Calories 1716
Carbs 197.1g
Protein 58.7g
Fat 70.7g (Sat Fat 18.8g / Trans fats 1.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Fbgtmlibre 5.7
Contour 5.8
Yesterdays food
B/ protein shake with unsweetened almond milk, homemade crustless quiche, superfood bite
L/ alpro yogurt with raspberries, sunflower seeds Brazil nuts & collagen
D/ 2 lamb chops, carrots, roasted broccol, 4 new potatoes roasted & mint sauce, benecol drinking yogurt
S/ warm roast chicken, walnuts & brie
Exercise
Gym
6 sets of deadlifts (heavy)
3x10 squats low & slow
3x10 Bulgarian split squats (each leg)
3x10 shoulder press with dumbells
3x12 dumbell bench press
3x12 latpull downs
3x12 seated rows
Stretch
Peleton
10 minutes advanced core workout
Evening
5.5 mile cycle ride
Steps 12,413
 
Great workout, hope the blood test results are where you want them to be
Have a good day
 
FBG – 6.3

B – 3 slices of chopped ham (fried) with chilli beans (baked & kidney)
Snack –
L – 50g salted peanuts and 2 pints of san Miguel mid walk
Snack – ryvita + cheese & mayo, spoon of peanut butter
D – steamed broccoli & edamame beans with melted cheese butter & strips of ham
Supper – 150ml oatmilk

Ex – 10 mile (3 hour) walk to the pub
 
FBG – 6.0

B – ham, egg, chilli beans
Snack –
L – raw mushrooms & hummus
Snack – 3 small squares of cauliflower bread & mayo
D – mackerel, leaves, coleslaw, spr onion, tomatoes, red pepper, raspberries & benecol drinking yoghurt
Supper – oops 80g vintage cheese, 2 cans of lager and ½ bottle of white rioja – closing ceremony party

Ex – 30min, 3 mile, post prandial walk (nothing else as I somehow tweaked my back this morning!)
 
Hope that back gets better soon!
 
This morning's FBG: 5.6

Yesteday's food:
B: Huel Black vanilla + protein powder + cocoa powder + PB + cinnamon
L: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + cocoa powder + cocoa nibs
D: Tuna salad
AD: Choc protein pudding

Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~18000

Lunchtime walk to supermarket and back, 2 mile walk back done with a 15 kg bag, farmer's walk alternating between L and R hands. Lovely walk in the sunshine listening to an audiobook, mostly through park and along cycle path along the river. Daughter thinks I'm mad for not driving .. told her at least I 'm not wearing my 20 kg training vest as well, like I do in winter under my coat!

Workout:
15 mins stretching and yoga
followed by
3 x 6 min rounds on the heavy bag in the garden, each 6 min round broken into:
  • 2 mins continuous all out punches and elbow
  • 2 mins continuous all out roundhouse kicks and knees
  • 2 mins continuous all out ground and pound
followed by
  • 5 x 25 decline push ups
  • 5 x 10 squat jumps
followed by 10 mins stretching and yoga

Nice spending a lot of time outside
 
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AGC_68 said:
Hope that back gets better soon!
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Thanks. I don't usually get back issues but on the odd occasion I do it's completely random. I was just turning to sit in an armchair while reaching out to put a cup of coffee on the adjacent table when it went 'ping'. An ibuprofen followed by a couple of hours gentle movement. massage and stretching eased it up. Hopefully back to business today..
 
Full body weights workout AND an evening bike ride! Inspirational @DEBBIESCOTT !
 
Bad luck mate. Always how it happens, doing something mundane, so annoying! Kudos on still getting the walk in
 
Great workout, I’m with your daughter on driving to the supermarket, 5 miles to our nearest one, great you’re doing yoga, find it so boring, it was a joke wearing a 20kg vest under your coat wasn’t it
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Great workout, I’m with your daughter on driving to the supermarket, 5 miles to our nearest one, great you’re doing yoga, find it so boring, it was a joke wearing a 20kg vest under your coat wasn’t it
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LOL .. no joke!
 
Tuesday 9/8
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
Staying with family for a few days, I will eat what I am given. Estimated values.

Snack (6am): Banana {70 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}
.................................12 km run home [not timed]
Breakfast (8.30 am): Scrambled eggs, naked beans & mushrooms on toast {385 Cal / 18.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Out for the day, cafe
Tomato & basil soup, chips [small portion] {323 Cal / 38.0g Carbs}
Ice cream {mini Magnum) {147 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Salmon, new potatoes, asparagus, green beans, pesto sauce {545 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt {100 Cal / 15.1g Carbs}

Night out in wine bar
Cheese, charcuterie, bread, olives {547 Cal / 23.1g Carbs}
Amarone (2 glasses) {251 Cal / 4/7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)
While away most coffee will be instant with milk instead of brewed & black.

Calories 2460
Carbs 167.1g
Protein 109.6g
Fat 115.4g (Sat Fat 34.6g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
This morning's FBG: 5.7

Yesteday's food:
B: Huel Black vanilla + protein powder + cocoa powder + cocoa nibs
L: Tuna salad
AL: Choc protein pudding
D: Huel Black vanilla + protein powder + cocoa powder + PB + cinnamon
AD: Choc protein pudding

Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~15000

Lunchtime walk to supermarket & health food store and back, loving the good weather .. different supermarket and much less shopping. I like not to buy everything in one go as it gives me a good reason to go on a longish walk every day. Different supermarket today, different walk through the park. More hills. Same audiobook.

Workout:
4 times around the following circuit, no rest during a circuit, minimal rest between circuits:
  • 13 swings L + 13 swings R (16 kg kettlebell)
  • 50 push ups
  • 13 bent over rows L + 13 bent over rows R (16 kg kettlebell)
  • 50 bodyweight squats
Another lovely day out there.
 
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