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

Wednesday 14/12
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30 am): Baked beans & mushrooms on toast, OJ {332 Cal / 3.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup, caraway bread {139 Cal / 21.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Fruitcake {153 Cal / 24.7g Carbs}
Adding a little brandy to the xmas cakes, thought that a little quality control was needed.
They will be iced at the weekend so I won't be able to 'try' them again after that. I do my cakes in loaf tins
so they can be sampled without changing their shape.

Dinner (6pm): Jackfruit curry, fennel seed paratha {405 Cal / 36.4g Carbs}
Grilled mango, cardamom kulfi {153 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1353
Carbs 155.5g
Protein 46.6g
Fat 50.7g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 5.3
Contour 5.2
B/ cold roast turkey, avocado, 2 fried eggs, benecol
S/ casien with coconut milk, cheese string, superfood bite (after gym)
S/ Brazil nuts
L/ mushroom & fennel soup, tofu bhudda bowl, cheese string
D/ cheese, tomato, red onion & chorizo omelette, Greek yogurt, blueberries, raspberries, almonds
S/ 2 cheese strings
Exercise
2.05 miles exercise bike (gomad)
Warm up
5x12 barbell deadlifts (increasing weight each set)
5x10 barbell back squats(increasing weight each set)
5x10 barbell hip thrusters (increasing weight each set)
Long stretch
Steps 15,19 (6.8 miles)
 
Today's FBG: 5.1
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: 2 eggs scrambled with mushrooms and spices, mixed berries with Greek yoghurt PB and protein powder
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: Very large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB
Late snack: Carb Killer salted caramel protein bar


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~9,000

Workout:

  • 20 mins stretching
  • 4 times around the circuit below:
    • 25 navy selas
    • 25 full depth air squats
    • 25 decline press ups
    • 10 inverted body rows
 
Thursday 15/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.2g 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, grapefruit juice {288 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}

.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog home
Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {45 Cal / 5.5g Carbs}
Tuna salad {185 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {135 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Belly pork [slow cooked in cider], celeriac mash, carrots, green beans {869 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}
I do forget just how energy dense belly pork is; it is very tasty though.
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {122 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1957
Carbs 150.9g
Protein 72.0g
Fat 106.8g (Sat Fat 33.0g / Trans fats 1.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
New libre 5.1
Contour 5.1
B/ cold roast turkey, 3 scrambled eggs, benecol
S/ cheese string, peanut butter
L/ homemade bolognaise with grated cheese, Greek yogurt with blueberries, raspberries & almonds
S/ Brazil nuts
D/ casien with coconut milk, d/g, seed crackers
Exercise
20 minutes Peleton recovery ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 14,477
Succumbed to a cough & cold, not affecting blood sugar yet
Hoping to leave work early tonight
 
Today's FBG: 5.5
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
D: 2 chicken thighs, broccoli, kale, garlic and chilli stir fry
AD: Large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB
Late snack: Large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~9,000

Workout:

  • 20 mins stretching and warm up
  • 4 x dumbbell bench press to failure (pair of 20 kgs)
  • 4 x decline press ups to failure
  • 4 x shoulder press to failure (pair of 20 kgs)
  • 4 x bent over rows to failure (pair of 20 kgs)
  • 4 x cyclist squats to failure (pair of 20 kgs)
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
FBG
New libre 5.1
Contour 5.1
B/ cold roast turkey, 3 scrambled eggs, benecol
S/ cheese string, peanut butter
L/ homemade bolognaise with grated cheese, Greek yogurt with blueberries, raspberries & almonds
S/ Brazil nuts
D/ casien with coconut milk, d/g, seed crackers
Exercise
20 minutes Peleton recovery ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 14,477
Succumbed to a cough & cold, not affecting blood sugar yet
Hoping to leave work early tonight
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Hope you feel better soon, at least it should be over and done with by xmas.
 
Friday 16/12
FBG (05:30) 3.8

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {270 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}
.....................................Half marathon [1 hour 53 min 18 sec]
Slow, but there was an inch or two of snow. Strangely comfortable to run on, just not quick.
Breakfast 2 (8am): Sourdough toast with hummus & avocado/ Tangerine {261 Cal / 29.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {45 Cal / 3.5g Carbs}
Jackfruit, sweet potato & peanut curry [leftovers] {262 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {123 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cheese & tomato quiche, fries, baked beans {507 Cal / 40.4g Carbs}
Mini Magnum {150 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1660
Carbs 162.1g
Protein 51.8g
Fat 80.3g (Sat Fat 24.6g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Today's FBG: 5.8
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
D: 2 chicken thighs, broccoli, kale, garlic and chilli stir fry
AD: Large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB
Late snack: Large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~9,000

Workout:

  • Rest day
 
FBG
Libre 5.4
Contour 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, slice soughdough with butter, benecol
S/ Brazil nuts, 1/2 protein bar
L/pack of peppered beef, 2 cheese strings
D/ casien with coconut milk, prawn salad
Exercise
10 minutes Peleton low impact ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Steps 8,349
 
Libre 6.1
Contour 6.1
Yesterdays food
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, bacon, slice soughdough toast with butter, benecol
L/ tin of salmon, walnuts
S/ protein bar
D/ sirloin steak, mushrooms, tomatoes, salad, gin & diet elderflower tonic
S/ 2 cheese strings
Exercise
1 mile treadmill walk (for gomad)
Steps 10,364
Still got cough & cold
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Libre 6.1
Contour 6.1
Yesterdays food
B/ 3 scrambled eggs, bacon, slice soughdough toast with butter, benecol
L/ tin of salmon, walnuts
S/ protein bar
D/ sirloin steak, mushrooms, tomatoes, salad, gin & diet elderflower tonic
S/ 2 cheese strings
Exercise
1 mile treadmill walk (for gomad)
Steps 10,364
Still got cough & cold
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Poor you. Careful, it is a nasty one for some people can settle on the chest. I was lucky and just got a heavy cold, mum and daughter got chest infections and needed anti-biotics. If you start getting a wheezy or rattly chest see the GP.
 
Today's FBG: 5.4
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
D: 3 chicken thighs, broccoli, kale, garlic and chilli stir fry
AD: Choc protein pudding
Late snack: Large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~10,000

Workout:

  • 4 times around circuit below
    • 50 kettlebell swing (20 kg)
    • 10 chest to floor burpees
    • 26 alternating bent over rows (20 kg)
    • 25 press ups
    • 25 squats
 
AGC_68 said:
Poor you. Careful, it is a nasty one for some people can settle on the chest. I was lucky and just got a heavy cold, mum and daughter got chest infections and needed anti-biotics. If you start getting a wheezy or rattly chest see the GP.
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More chance of seeing Santa than a doctor round here
Just made the mistake of running on the treadmill for gomad, still freezing here, fine when running, after not so good
Will still be at the gym at 8 for a pt so can’t be that ill
 
Saturday 17/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {60 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}
Cheese & tomato quiche [leftovers], salad {264 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Linguine con caponata {444 Cal / 47.6g Carbs}

At a friend's house for a Christmas party, buffet food, values estimated.
Canapes [salmon, duck, goats cheese etc.] {112 Cal / 5.0g Carbs}
Salmon en croute, salad {336 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}
Mini mince pies {82 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Champagne (6? glasses) {434 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Glasses topped up constantly, people wandering round with trays of food, all a guess really.
Fun night though.

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2174
Carbs 174.7g
Protein 78.4g
Fat 87.7g (Sat Fat 30.6g / Trans fats 0.6g)

Sunday 19/12
FBG (07:30) 4.1

.....................................5 km walk
Breakfast (8 am): Bacon, duck egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast/ Grapefruit {574 Cal / 27.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, toast {173 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots,
green beans, peas / Merlot (5oz) {627 Cal / 45.8g Carbs}
Mince pies, ice cream {247 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1791
Carbs 161.0g
Protein 93.7g
Fat 66.2g (Sat Fat 17.6g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Today's FBG: 5.4
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
D: 2 chicken thighs, spinach and cream
AD: Large bowl of mixed berries and Greek Yoghurt, protein powder and PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~8,000

Workout:

  • 4 times around circuit below
    • 25 kettlebell clean and press (20 kg)
    • 15 press ups (first 5 super slow to near failure, then 10 explosives and fast)
    • 15 inverted body rows
    • 25 squats
 
midnightrider2 said:
Saturday 17/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {60 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}
Cheese & tomato quiche [leftovers], salad {264 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Linguine con caponata {444 Cal / 47.6g Carbs}

At a friend's house for a Christmas party, buffet food, values estimated.
Canapes [salmon, duck, goats cheese etc.] {112 Cal / 5.0g Carbs}
Salmon en croute, salad {336 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}
Mini mince pies {82 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Champagne (6? glasses) {434 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Glasses topped up constantly, people wandering round with trays of food, all a guess really.
Fun night though.

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2174
Carbs 174.7g
Protein 78.4g
Fat 87.7g (Sat Fat 30.6g / Trans fats 0.6g)

Sunday 19/12
FBG (07:30) 4.1

.....................................5 km walk
Breakfast (8 am): Bacon, duck egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast/ Grapefruit {574 Cal / 27.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, toast {173 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots,
green beans, peas / Merlot (5oz) {627 Cal / 45.8g Carbs}
Mince pies, ice cream {247 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1791
Carbs 161.0g
Protein 93.7g
Fat 66.2g (Sat Fat 17.6g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
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Saturday sounds like a goooooood day :D :dead:
 
Libre 5.9
Contour 6.1
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 Lincolnshire sausages, cheese frittata, benecol
S/ casien with coconut milk
Rest of day just picked at roast beef & pork
Exercise 24 minutes treadmill recovery run
Really not well, having a day off
 
AGC_68 said:
Hope you recover soon mate. How's the chest?
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Thanks, feel like an elephants sitting on it, headache, earache, zero energy, told not to go to work tomorrow either, think sons feeling guilty, he had it last week & when he did manage to get to work he just laid on the sofa in the office
 
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