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

Today's FBG: 5.9
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: 3 slices pizza, stir fried broccoli and kale, 2 fried eggs
AL: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, PB
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
AD: Choc Protein pudding


Physical Activity
Steps: ~8,000

Workout:

4 times around circuit below:
  • 50 press ups
  • 10 inverted body rows
  • 10 biceps curls (20 kg bell)
  • 25 bodyweight only squats
  • 10 stiff leg Romanian dead lifts (20 kg bell)
 
Fbg
Libre 5.8
Contour 5.9
Yesterdays food
B/ casien with coconut milk, 3 scrambled eggs, avocado, benecol
L/ tofu bhudda bowl
S/ peanut butter
D/ ham , Brie & peach salad
Exercise
Warm up
5x12 barbell deadlifts
5x12 barbell back squats
5x12 barbell hip thrusters
3x10 single leg squats ( each side standing on a bench)
3x10 single leg romanian deadlifts
Stretch
Pm
15 minutes yoga
Steps 13,139
 
Tuesday 29/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (5.30 am): Baked beans, mushrooms, toast, hummus, grapefruit {439 Cal / 38.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {76 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {298 Cal / 6.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {125 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Lasagne {535 Cal / 40.2g Carbs}
Summer fruits, yoghurt, walnuts {129 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1645
Carbs 126.9g
Protein 101.1g
Fat 70.1g (Sat Fat 17.7g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 5.2
Contour 4.8
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, benecol
L/ tofu bhudda bowl
S/ 1/2 protein bar
D/ pork chop, carrots, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, mint sauce, homemade low carb plum crumble & brandy cream
S/ hot roast chicken
30 minutes yoga
Steps 13,537
 
Today's FBG: 5.7
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: 3 slices pizza, stir fried broccoli and kale, 2 fried eggs
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
AD: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, PB, protein powder


Physical Activity
Steps: ~8,000

Workout:

Evening after dinner

  • 10 mins Stretching
  • 20 minutes grappling drills
  • 5 x 5 mins Muay Thai shadow boxing
 
Looks like you’re getting a taste for pizza
 
Wednesday 30/11
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, walnuts {269 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (7.30 am): Avocado toast, hummus, orange juice {282 Cal / 21.1g Carbs}

.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog home
Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & chestnut soup {110 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
This soup contains a splash of Marsala and just tastes of Christmas.
It will be the soup on Christmas day, just practicing now.
Parma ham & fig salad {244 Cal / 19.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Monkfish saltimbocca, roast potatoes, green beans {548 Cal / 26.6g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {132 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1756
Carbs 152.8g
Protein 91.9g
Fat 72.9g (Sat Fat 12.4g / Trans fats 0.2+g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 4.7
Contour 4.7
B/ 2 boiled eggs, cold roast chicken, walnuts, benecol
S/ protein shake with coconut milk, 2 cheese strings, superfood bite (after gym)
S/ Brazil nuts
L/ tofu bhudda bowl, bovril
S/ cheese string
D/ alpro yogurt, collagen, raspberries, blueberries, almonds
S/ cold roast chicken, casien with coconut milk
Exercise
1 mile indoor cycle
Warm up
5x10 assisted pull-ups (pyramid)
3x10 lat pull downs
3x10 seated rows
3x12 barbell strict overhead press
3x10 bicep curls
3 x10 plate front & side raise
3x10 walkouts with plank hold
Stretch
Steps 13,961
 
Thursday 29/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (5.30 am): Duck egg, bacon, baked beans, mushrooms, toast, grapefruit {509 Cal / 26.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & chestnut soup {111 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
Toast, hummus, avocado {224 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Squash, fennel & pea risotto {425 Cal / 62.8g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {134 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1569
Carbs 157.2g
Protein 62.8g
Fat 63.7g (Sat Fat 12.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Today's FBG: no reading, meter broken .. waiting for new one
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: Scrambled eggs with greens, garlic, chillies, mature cheddar
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
AD: mixed berries, Greek yoghurt, PB, protein powder


Physical Activity
Steps: ~8,000

Workout:

Evening after dinner

  • 4 x 25 chest press with pair of 20 kg bells
  • 4 x 25 press ups
  • 4 x 25 gorilla rows with pair of 20 kg bells
  • 4 x 25 goblet squats with a 20 kg bell
 
Libre 5.7
Contour 4.7
B/ Cheese, tomato & red onion omelette, benecol
S/ Brazil nuts
L/ homemade butternut squash, sweet potato & chilli soup, cold roast chicken, Brie, alpro yogurt, blueberries, raspberries, collagen
S/ 2 cheese strings
D/ roast chicken salad
Exercise
20 minutes Peleton rock ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 14,028
GOMAD this month will be doing at least a mile a day run, walk, swim or cycle
 
Today's FBG: no reading, meter broken .. waiting for new one
Yesterday's food:
B: 2 x Carb killer protein bars, chocolate fudge and Salted Caramel start the day right with chocolate!)
L: Scrambled eggs with greens, garlic, chillies, mature cheddar
D: Chickpea and halloumi in garlic and spiced tomato sauce with lots of fresh parsley


Physical Activity
Steps: ~5,000

Workout:

Evening after dinner

4 times around the circuit below:
  • 25 navy seals
  • 25 squats
  • 25 press ups
  • 10 pull ups
 
I will join you in the GOMAD month! did 2 niles walking today will do reg workout this evening
 
Friday 2/12
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
............................................Half marathon [1 hour 50 minutes 52 seconds]
Cold and damp, I suspect that there will be no great times this side of Easter.
Snack (half way round): Banana {67 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Breakfast 2: Toast, peanut butter {166 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut & celeriac soup {88 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Tuna salad {159 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {112 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): At the seaside after a walk on the beach
Cod bites & chips {549 Cal / 53.0g Carbs}

Back home
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, pistachios {124 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1574
Carbs 166.2g
Protein 76.5g
Fat 58.5g (Sat Fat 9.6g / Trans fats 0.2g)

Saturday 3/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (9.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, walnuts {273 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
Got busy and forgot to eat breakfast

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, toast {189 Cal / 24.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

Very busy day, hadn't eaten enough, felt quite woozy all of a sudden
BG (5pm) 3.4
Snack (5pm): Fruitcake {174 Cal / 28.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes & parsnips,
carrots, swede, green beans, rowan jelly, Shiraz (6oz) {609 Cal / 49.1g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {137 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1557
Carbs 174.3g
Protein 62.3g
Fat 43.4g (Sat Fat 9.5g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 6.7
Contour 5.7
B/ 2 boiled eggs, benecol
L/ cold roast chicken, peanut butter, 2 cheese strings
D/ cold roast chicken, salted peanuts, d/g
22 minutes treadmill base run
Steps 13,031
Rollercoaster day with b/s so ate very low carb & ended up hypo
 
Sunday 4/12
FBG (05:30) 4.4
Rest day

...............................6 km walk
Breakfast (8.30 am): Primavera & harissa omelette, bacon, toast, OJ {540 Cal / 30.6g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Pastel de Nata {135 Cal / 18.8g Carbs}
Dropping card into friends, it would be rude to refuse

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {104 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {124 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (hake & cashew), jasmine rice {603 Cal / 55.9g Carbs}
Mince pie, ice cream {237 Cal / 36.8g Carbs}
Still warm from the oven, first of the season [probably not the last]

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1788
Carbs 176.5g
Protein 85.0g
Fat 77.6g (Sat Fat 21.4g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Today's FBG: no reading, meter broken .. waiting for new one
Yesterday's food:
B: skipped
L: Scrambled eggs with greens, garlic, chillies, mature cheddar, 2 sweet chilli salmon steaks
D: Huel Choc Black edition + PB _ Protein powder
AD: Choc protein bar


Physical Activity
Steps: ~13,000

4 mile walk

Workout:

Evening after dinner

4 times around the circuit below:
  • 25 navy seals
  • 25 squats
  • 25 press ups
  • 10 pull ups
 
FBG
Libre 7
Contour 6.7
Yesterdays food
B/eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, benecol
L/ roast pork, 2 roast potatoes, 1 parsnip, carrots, broccoli, leeks, Brussels, bisto
D/ casien with coconut milk, cold roast chicken, d/g, salted peanuts
Exercise
1 mile treadmill run
Stretch
Steps 7,933
 
Monday 5/12
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)
.................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {104 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Casarecce with cauliflower & chilli {478 Cal / 59.2g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {140 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1171
Carbs 151.3g
Protein 43.9g
Fat 37.3g (Sat Fat 6.9g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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