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

Thursday 10/11
FBG (05:30) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {274 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 51 minutes 56 seconds]
Very slow, the last 5 km was as though I was carrying a piano!
I may need to look into fuelling, energy levels are a bit variable.
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast, hummus, apple juice {311 Cal / 27.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip & celeriac soup {99 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Tuna salad {216 Cal / 5.1g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {130 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Prawn & cashew rendang, jasmine rice {553 Cal / 53.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {121 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1746
Carbs 165.9g
Protein 78.0g
Fat 75.6g (Sat Fat 16.2g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food prepared from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 4.7
Contour 4.2
Yesterdays food
B/2 boiled eggs, slice soughdough toast with butter, benecol
L/ cold roast ham, Brie, walnuts
D/ casien with coconut milk, cheese sandwich on homemade low carb bread
Rest day
Steps 10,819
Erratic blood sugar day so no exercise & reduced food intake
 
Great time for a half marathon, maybe you need more calories when you run longer distances
My trainer( ex gb triathlete) says I need 2000-2500 calories a day & I weigh 48kg
 
Today's FBG: 5.6
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: 3 egg omelette with chopped broccoli, mushrooms, kale garlic, turmeric and chilli, fresh coriander, melted cheddar
AL: Raspberries, blueberries, fig, Greek yoghurt, peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
AD: Choc protein pudding

Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000

Workout:

After dinner

  • 4 x 25 deficit press ups
  • 5 x 10 deficit pike press ups
  • 4 x 50 bent over rows 20 kg bell
  • 4 x 10 biceps curls 20 kg bell
  • 4 x 25 bicycle squats
  • 4 x 15 crunches
Followed by
  • 10 mins sitting in deep squat
  • 20 mins stretching and yoga
 
Wow, 10 minutes in a deep squat, impressive
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Wow, 10 minutes in a deep squat, impressive
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Maybe I was just stuck there!
I'm finding it really good for mobility, really loosens up the sacroiliac joint and is good for the knees. I am doing lots of full depth cyclist squats with squat wedges. Make a real difference for my lower back and great for the quads too.

I hope your BG levels are behaving today .. yesterday sounds like it was tough.
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Great time for a half marathon, maybe you need more calories when you run longer distances
My trainer( ex gb triathlete) says I need 2000-2500 calories a day & I weigh 48kg
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Thinking of taking a banana or maybe a couple of glucose gels with me. I do need to up my calories too, though I never count cooking oils so real values are a little higher than what I state.
What I eat is the right amount usually as my weight is consistent and I don't feel hungry between meals.
 
Today's FBG: 5.3
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: Raspberries, blueberries, fig, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, peanut butter
D: Pizza (!! daughter is here for the weekend so a large stuffed crust got demolished between 3 people)


Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000

Workout:
Rest day

  • 10 mins sitting in deep squat
  • 20 mins stretching and yoga
 
Libre 5
Contour 4.7
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 boiled eggs (before swim)
S/ cheese & bacon toastie on homemade low carb bread, Benecol (after swim)
L/ tin of salmon, ramekin of salt & vinegar peanuts
D/ cold roast ham, Brie, cherry tomatoes, Brazil nuts
Exercise
1750m swim
1.02 mile beach walk with daughter & her lab
Steps 9,268
 
I would have been stuck there, b/s levels perfect today, just seem to go wappy for a day every few weeks
 
Great FBG after the pizza
 
Friday 11/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................7 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {99 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Game stew [leftovers], crusty bread {326 Cal / 23.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Saltimbocca, roast potatoes, green beans {454 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}
Pineapple flambed in rum, ice cream {213 Cal / 22.4g Carbs}

Friend dropped in
Macon rouge (2 glasses) {251 Cal / 7.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1795
Carbs 144.8g
Protein 108.9g
Fat 52.7g (Sat Fat 13.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 12/11
FBG (05:30) 4.3

............................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {95 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}
Chicken salad {312 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Pineapple, mango, yoghurt, pistachios {136 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Pumpkin, fennel & pea risotto {441 Cal / 60.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans (125 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1422
Carbs 157.1g
Protein 72.5g
Fat 46.3g (Sat Fat 8.1g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Today's FBG: 5.9
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: 2 chicken thighs, sauteed broccoli and kale with garlic and red chillies
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
AD: dark chocolate


Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000

Workout:
4 x 6 minute rounds as below:
  • 2 mins cleans 20 kg bell (1 min L, 1 min R)
  • 2 mins close grip press ups (both hands on bell)
  • 2 mins bicycle squats
 
Fbg
Libre 7.2
Contour 6.6
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, slice homemade toast & butter, benecol
S/ Brazil nuts
L/ seed crackers, peanut butter, brie
D/ rump steak salad, pineapple & coconut gin & diet lemonade
S/ b/s 4.8 few salt & vinegar peanuts
Rest day
5,486 steps
 
Libre 5.1
Contour 4.8
Yesterdays food
B/ cheese, tomato, & red onion omelette, benecol
S/ 1/2 protein bar (after walk)
L/ roast chicken, broccoli, baby carrots, cauliflower, green beans, bisto
D/ homemade banana & walnut bread & butter, d/g, roast chicken
Exercise
3 mile walk
1.5 mile base run (average hr 119)
Stretch
Steps 14,588
 
Today's FBG: 5.1
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: 2 chicken thighs, sauteed broccoli and kale with garlic and red chillies
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
AD: Chocolate protein pudding


Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000

Workout:
Ladder workout 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 reps of the exercises below in a circuit fashion, making it a 980 reps workout
  • press ups
  • pike press ups
  • inverted body rows
  • squats
  • split squats
  • crunches
  • supermans (or should it be supermen?)
 
Sunday 13/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

............................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30 am): Scrambled eggs with harissa, courgette & preserved lemon,
avocado toast/ Half a grapefruit {509 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Pumpkin & sage soup, crusty bread {123 Cal / 20.0g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {126 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}
A very light lunch as dinner tonight is a wee bit indulgent.

Dinner (6pm): Venison burger, fries, salad / Malbec (5oz) {732 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
Sticky toffee pudding, ice cream (576 Cal / 45.1g Carbs}
Completely stuffed, numbers are probably much worse from tasting the sauce (a few times)
and even licking the spoon & mixing bowl hardens the arteries, I'm sure!
Well worth it though.

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2117
Carbs 143.8g
Protein 97.0g
Fat 99.5g (Sat Fat 35.2g / Trans fats 1.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
BG 6.0 at 5am this morning.

Yesterdays food.

Breakfast 3 Egg Cheese omelette using Davidstow Extra mature cheddar.

Lunch one small tin of Pilchards in Tomato sauce on it's own.

Dinner Pork Chops with Mediterranean style veg (Mushrooms, Pepper, Tomatoes, Onion)


Activity - spent most of the day metal detecting near Constantine in Cornwall
 

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Monday 14/11
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, walnuts {364 Cal / 47.6g Carbs}
Banana (69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 45 minutes 42 seconds] New PB for this route
Increased porridge portion by 50%, ate a banana with 30 minutes to go (when I usually hit a wall)
Felt great, even put in a bit of a 'sprint' finish (a slight quickening of my jog really)
Snack (8.30am) Apple cake {141 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Pumpkin & sage soup {70 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {316 Cal / 6.6g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {132 Cal / 16.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Melanzane alla Parmigiana {490 Cal / 25.2g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1752
Carbs 159.7g
Protein 79.3g
Fat 77.2g (Sat Fat 22.6g / Trans fats 1.0g)

All food prepared from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
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