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

Friday 4/11
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {372 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 46 minutes 47 seconds] 21 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast, hummus, apple juice {264 Cal / 26.0g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Apple cake {142 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Tomato & lentil soup {140 Cal / 20.0g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {126 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): After a walk on the beach
Fish & chips (take away) {659 Cal / 54.1g Carbs}
Magnum ice cream {312 Cal / 30.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1795
Carbs 187.2g
Protein 55.3g
Fat 82.9g (Sat Fat 19.0g / Trans fats 0.4g)

Saturday 5/11
FBG (05:30)
Not measured today

.................................6km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Apple cake {180 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

Lunch (2pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup, toast {146 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {143 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Sausages (3), chips, baked beans) {596 Cal / 45.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

6 cups of coffee (5 of them decaf)

Calories 1511
Carbs 155.7g
Protein 76.0g
Fat 63.1g (Sat Fat 16.5g / Trans fats 1.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
Friday 4/11
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {372 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 46 minutes 47 seconds] 21 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast, hummus, apple juice {264 Cal / 26.0g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Apple cake {142 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Tomato & lentil soup {140 Cal / 20.0g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {126 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): After a walk on the beach
Fish & chips (take away) {659 Cal / 54.1g Carbs}
Magnum ice cream {312 Cal / 30.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1795
Carbs 187.2g
Protein 55.3g
Fat 82.9g (Sat Fat 19.0g / Trans fats 0.4g)

Saturday 5/11
FBG (05:30)
Not measured today

.................................6km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Apple cake {180 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

Lunch (2pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup, toast {146 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {143 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Sausages (3), chips, baked beans) {596 Cal / 45.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

6 cups of coffee (5 of them decaf)

Calories 1511
Carbs 155.7g
Protein 76.0g
Fat 63.1g (Sat Fat 16.5g / Trans fats 1.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
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Half marathon! Great going!
 
Today's FBG: 5.9
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
AL: Pear, raspberries, blueberries, Greek yoghurt, PB
D: 3 chicken thighs roasted with garlic and spices, kale stir fried with garlic and red chilli
AD: choc protein pudding

Physical Activity
Steps: ~10000

Workout:

Before dinner
4 times around the circuit below:
  • 50 swings with 20 kg bell
  • 25 press ups
  • 25 single arm bent over rows with 20 kg bell
  • 25 bodyweight squats
  • 25 alternating single leg raises in reverse plank position
 
Sunday 6/11
FBG (05:30) 4.6

.................................6km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Harissa courgette scramble, avocado toast/ Grapefruit juice {566 Cal / 35.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {101 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {126 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6.30pm): Pheasant, roast potatoes, parsnips & romanesco, carrots,
runner beans, rowan jelly {448 Cal / 43.9g Carbs}
Pear, maple & pecan tart, ice cream {274 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1557
Carbs 139.7g
Protein 78.0g
Fat 67.9g (Sat Fat 17.7g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Fbg
Libre 4.8
Contour 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/ cheese, tomato & red onion omelette, benecol
L/warm roast gammon, Brie, walnuts, homemade low carb plum crumble & cream
D:pineapple & coconut gin & diet lemonade, roast chicken sandwich ( homemade low carb bread) d/g
Exercise
2.39 mile walk
36 minutes treadmill base 120bpm
Stretch
Spent hours cooking then didn’t want a roast dinner
 
Today's FBG: 5.6
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
AL: Pear, raspberries, blueberries, Greek yoghurt, PB
D: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
AD: choc protein pudding

Physical Activity
Steps: ~10000
Gardening 1 hour

Workout:

After dinner
4 times around the circuit below:
  • 50 clean and press with 20 kg bell
  • 25 press ups
  • 25 single arm bent over rows with 20 kg bell
  • 25 bodyweight squats
  • 25 V sits
 
Monday 7/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 46 minutes 20 seconds] PB for this route by 6 seconds
A 'friend' has persuaded me to try an ultrarun in Spain next year, 125km (3 marathons) in length.
There will be a lot of running this winter, getting used to longer distances.
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast, hummus, orange juice {226 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {66 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Tuna salad {242 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, walnuts {141 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Linguine con caponata {438 Cal / 51.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1558
Carbs 164.9g
Protein 70.9g
Fat 58.3g (Sat Fat 10.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food prepared from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 6.5
Contour 6,3
Yesterdays food
B/ cheese frittata, cold roast ham, benecol
S/ casien with coconut milk, cheese string (after pt)
L/ homemade butternut squash, sweet potato & chilli soup, chicken salad
D/ chicken & chorizo traybake, s/f jelly, rasp, blueberries
S/ cold roast chicken, cheese string
Exercise
2 mile indoor cycle
3x10 band assisted pull-ups
4x12 lat pull downs
3x12 seated rows
3x10 plate front & side raise
3x12 bicep curls
3x12 tricep kickbacks
Stretch
Steps Sunday 15,100
Monday 11,638
Flu jab after work so no run
 
Today's FBG: 5.7
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
L: Finely chopped broccoli, stir fried with garlic and chilli, tinned tuna steak, fried egg
AL: choc protein pudding
D: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs

Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000


Workout:

Before dinner
4 times around the circuit below:
  • 50 single arm swings swings with 16 kg bell
  • 25 press ups
  • 50 single arm bent over rows with 16 kg bell
  • 25 bodyweight squats
  • 25 V sits
 
midnightrider2 said:
Monday 7/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 46 minutes 20 seconds] PB for this route by 6 seconds
A 'friend' has persuaded me to try an ultrarun in Spain next year, 125km (3 marathons) in length.
There will be a lot of running this winter, getting used to longer distances.
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast, hummus, orange juice {226 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {66 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Tuna salad {242 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, walnuts {141 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Linguine con caponata {438 Cal / 51.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1558
Carbs 164.9g
Protein 70.9g
Fat 58.3g (Sat Fat 10.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food prepared from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
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Ultrarun sounds mental :D
Not what I'm built for at all LOL .. hope you get through it relatively injury free mate :)
 
midnightrider2 said:
Monday 7/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................Half marathon [1 hour 46 minutes 20 seconds] PB for this route by 6 seconds
A 'friend' has persuaded me to try an ultrarun in Spain next year, 125km (3 marathons) in length.
There will be a lot of running this winter, getting used to longer distances.
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast, hummus, orange juice {226 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {66 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Tuna salad {242 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, walnuts {141 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Linguine con caponata {438 Cal / 51.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1558
Carbs 164.9g
Protein 70.9g
Fat 58.3g (Sat Fat 10.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food prepared from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
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Good luck with the ultra training
Are you actually still friends with him/her?
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Good luck with the ultra training
Are you actually still friends with him/her?
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To be fair, I haven't committed fully yet, but I am pushing things to see whether it would be possible. It will be interesting to find my limits and a few days in the sun to 'get used to the heat' may be in order. I hadn't run further than for a train for 20 years before lockdown closed the gym.
 
Tuesday 8/11
FBG (05:30) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
.................................2.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Toast, peanut butter, banana {221 Cal / 29.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {70 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {227 Cal / 20.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {131 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Game casserole, new potatoes, carrot & swede mash, peas {511 Cal / 32.1g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1611
Carbs 162.0g
Protein 96.3g
Fat 52.7g (Sat Fat 10.9g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Libre 5.3
Contour 4.9
Yesterdays food
B: 3 scrambled eggs, cold roast ham, benecol, homemade low carb toast with butter
S/ keto protein bar
L/ roast chicken salad, s/f jelly, blueberries, raspberries
S/ peanut butter, cheese string
D/ sirloin steak, mushrooms, broccoli
S/ salt & vinegar peanuts
Exercise
Am
15 minutes Peleton core
Pm
26 minutes recovery run (treadmill) Watch suggested 110bpm, was actually average 93 & max 123, enjoyable run
 
Today's FBG: 4.8
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs
L: Finely chopped broccoli, kale stir fried with garlic and chilli, tinned tuna steak, fried egg
AL: choc protein pudding
D: Huel Black chocolate + cocoa powder + protein powder + almond butter + cocoa nibs

Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000


Workout:

After dinner
  • 4 x 15 swings with 32 kg bell
  • 4 x 15 press ups (5 super slow, 10 fast and explosive)
  • 4 x 25 bodyweight squats
  • 4 x 30 bent over rows with 32 kg bell
  • 4 x 10 crunches with 16 kg bell
 
Wednesday 9/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

.................................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Shakshuka, avocado toast/ Half a grapefruit {511 Cal / 23.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash, coconut & chilli soup {64 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}
Parma ham & fig salad {196 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6.30pm): Salmon, celeriac mash, courgette, green beans, salsa verde {524 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1599
Carbs 106.5g
Protein 81.1g
Fat 86.2g (Sat Fat 20.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 6.4
Contour 6.4
Yesterdays food
B/ 2 boiled eggs, cooked ham, slice low carb toast & butter, benecol
S/ protein shake with coconut milk
S/ peanut butter
L/ butternut squash, sweet potato & chilli soup, chicken salad
D/ chicken & chorizo traybake, roasted carrots, stuffing
Exercise
Am
5x12 deadlifts (increasing weight each set)
5x10 barbell back squats (increasing weight each set, last set 38kg)
5x10 barbell hip thrusters (increasing weight each set)pb 80kg
2x10 slow, low body weight squats, 10 second hold at bottom
Stretch
Pm
3x20 single leg bench squats
3x20 single leg rdl’s
 
Today's FBG: 5.5
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs
L: Finely chopped broccoli, kale stir fried with garlic and chilli, tinned tuna steak, fried egg
AL: choc protein pudding
D: Huel Black chocolate + protein powder + chopped hazelnuts+ cocoa nibs

Physical Activity
Steps: ~7000

Workout:

After dinner

4 times around circuit below:
  • 25 clean and press with 20 kg bell
  • 25 bodyweight squats
  • 25 diamond press ups
  • 25 single arm bent over rows 20 kg bell
  • 10 crunches 20 kg bell
30 mins stretching and yoga
 
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