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

This morning's FBG: 5.5

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black plain + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond oil + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate flavour + protein powder + almond oil + cocoa nibs
Snack: Fig, peach, raspberries. blueberries, fat free Greek Yoghurt + peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate flavour + protein powder + orange oil + cocoa nibs
AD: Fig, peach, raspberries, blueberries, yoghurt, peanut butter

Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

4 x around circuit below
  • 2 minutes punching
  • 2 minutes roundhouse kicks
  • 2 minutes burpees
I counted the burpees .. came to a total of 115
 
Sad that you counted the burpees, but well done for 115 in 8 minutes
 
FBG
Libre 7.9
Contour 7.2
B/ 2 boiled eggs, cold roast chicken, benecol
S/ fresh coconut,protein bar
L/ Greek yogurt, almonds, sunflower seeds, dessicated coconut, 2 cheese strings
D/ homemade chilli & cauliflower rice
Exercise
Rest day
Steps 5,103
Just shows 2 rest days in a row is a no no
Barbell workout & stretch completed by 8am, will be doing another workout later
 
Friday 9/9
FBG (05.30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {271 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................7.5 km jog home [not timed]
Stiff today, due in part to cool, damp weather.

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {55 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {229 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {136 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Bubble round for dinner, I cooked tonight
Whitebait, tartare sauce {307 Cal / 2.0g Carbs}
I added some preserved lemon to the usual cornichons & capers, made tartare light & fresh
Kohlrabi & watercress orzotto, basa fillet {323 Cal / 32.4g Carbs}
Fig & frangipane tart, creme fraiche {304 Cal / 22.2g Carbs}
Mersault (2 medium glasses)/ Sancerre (small glass) {265 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1932
Carbs 135.6g
Protein 91.3g
Fat 78.6g (Sat Fat 21.2g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
This morning's FBG: 5.3

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black plain + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond oil + cocoa nibs
L: Tuna salad
Snack: Fig, peach, raspberries. blueberries, fat free Greek Yoghurt + peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate flavour + protein powder + orange oil + cocoa nibs


Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

4 x around circuit below
  • 25 diamond press ups
  • 26 bent over rows 13L, 13R, (20 kg bell)
  • 20 wood choppers 10L, 10R (20 kg bell)
  • 20 reverse lunges 10L, 10R (20 kg bell)
 
Saturday 10/9
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

...............................6 km walk
Breakfast (7.30 am): Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado toast/
Half a grapefruit {511 Cal / 19.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {56 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}
Parma ham & fig salad {202 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {120 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Linguine con caponata {420 Cal / 53.1g Carbs}
Cherries, chocolate mousse, cherry sauce hazelnuts {167 Cal / 17.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1518
Carbs 132.5g
Protein 58.5g
Fat 74.8g (Sat Fat 14.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 4.9
Contour 4.6
B/ Cold roast chicken, d/g, Brazil nuts
S/Camomile tea, eggs, bacon, mushrooms, brown sauce, benecol
L/ casien with unsweetened almond milk, seed crackers, peanut butter,
D/ roast chicken salad
Exercise
Barbell workout
12x backsquat
12xgood mornings
12xstrict press
12xfloor press
12xupright row
12x bicep curls
2 minutes rest
5 rounds
Spent all day having a clearout
Steps 8,115
 
Great FBGs!
 
This morning's FBG: 5.4

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black plain + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond oil + cocoa nibs
L: Chicken and green olive tagine, a little couscous
Snack: None
D: Chinese chilli chicken and aubergine with cauliflower rice
AD: Choc protein pudding

Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 press ups
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 press ups
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 press ups
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 press ups
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 alternating forward lunges
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 alternating forward lunges
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 alternating forward lunges
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
25 alternating forward lunges
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
26 shoulder press 13L + 13R (16 kg bell)
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
26 shoulder press 13L + 13R (16 kg bell)
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
26 shoulder press 13L + 13R (16 kg bell)
20 snatches 10L + 10R (16 kg bell)
26 shoulder press 13L + 13R (16 kg bell)
 
Sunday 11/9
FBG (05.30) 4.0

...............................4 km walk
Collecting the last blackberries of the season
Breakfast (8.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {268 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Out at a museum, picnic lunch
Tuna & tartare sauce sandwich {293 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}
Scone, raspberry jam {245 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Ice cream tub {168 Cal / 17.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Chicken, roast potato & parsnip, carrots, green beans, peas/
Mersault (medium glass, left over from Friday) {517 Cal / 39.3g Carbs}
Greengage & blackberry crumble, ice cream {262 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1795
Carbs 188.0g
Protein 81.3g
Fat 60.7g (Sat Fat 18.6g / Trans fats 0.9g)

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

Yesterday's food:
B: Skipped
L: Hummus with lamb, halloumi, mixed grill lamb shish, lamb kofta, chicken, salmon, salad, bulgur wheat
Snack: None
D: Huel chocolate Black + almond butter + cocoa nibs + choc diet whey protein


Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

25 swings (20 kg bell)
25 press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
25 press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
25 press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
25 press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
26 alternating reverse lunges
25 swings (20 kg bell)
26 alternating reverse lunges
25 swings (20 kg bell)
26 alternating reverse lunges
25 swings (20 kg bell)
26 alternating reverse lunges
25 swings (20 kg bell)
10 pike press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
10 pike press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
10 pike press ups
25 swings (20 kg bell)
10 pike press ups
 
FBG
Libre 5.7
Contour 5.5
B/ cold roast chicken, Brazil nuts cheddar
S/ black coffee & collagen
S/ egg, bacon mushrooms
D/ roast pork & crackling, broccoli, carrots, onion grav, homemade low carb plum crumble & cream
S/ casien with unsweetened almond milk, cold roast pork, salt & vinegar peanuts
Exercise
10 mile bike ride ( in the fog, got soaked & very cold)
2.5 mile dog walk
Steps 11,485
 
Wow, another great workout, lunch sounds really good
Enjoy your day
 
Foot feeling OK I hope?
 
Rough day for a bike ride! Good for the body and soul though. I must try and do some more training outdoors, even when it rains
 
AGC_68 said:
Foot feeling OK I hope?
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Yes, absolutely fine thanks. I have always been a quick healer, though I think that I was lucky this time. I feel sick when I think how close I was to a pretty severe injury.
 
Monday 12/9
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), greengage, blackberries, walnuts {266 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km run home [27 min 28 sec], happy with this time

Snack (9am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km jog home [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {61 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}
Kohlrabi orzotto & chicken [all leftovers] {371 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt {137 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Summer squash & harissa stew, couscous {348 Cal / 44.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1433
Carbs 178.9g
Protein 65.7g
Fat 38.5g (Sat Fat 4.5g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just as
 
Mondays food
B/ cold roast chicken, greek yogurt, collagen, blueberries, almonds, dessicated coconut
S/ protein shake with unsweetened almond milk, superfood bite, cheese string
L/ tofu bhudda bowl
S/ 1/2 protein bar, cheese string
D/ salmon steak, raw spinach, walnuts
Exercise
Am
3x12 barbell deadlifts
1x10 Romanian split squats (each side)
3x10 1 leg bench squats (each side)
3x10 1 leg side bench squats (each side)
3x10 bench step ups with hold (knee at chest, each side)
3x10 single leg rdl with hold (each side)
5x10 jumping split squats emom
Pm
20 minutes Pilates core challenge
 
This morning's FBG: 5.6

Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black Chocolate Flavour + almond butter + whey powder + cocoa nibs
L: Tuna achari curry with stir fried broccoli and sweetcorn
Snack: choc protein pudding
D: Huel chocolate Black + almond butter + orange oil + cocoa nibs + choc diet whey protein
AD: Choc protein pudding

Yesterday's Activity:
Steps: ~6,000

Workout:

4 times around circuit below
  • 50 press ups one hand on kettlebell one hand on ground (25 L, 25 R)
  • 26 bent over rows 13L, 13R, (20 kg bell)
  • 20 wood choppers 10L, 10R (20 kg bell)
  • 50 split squats (25 L, 25 R)
 
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