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

Today's FBG: 5.6
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AL: Blueberries, raspberries, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: Low sugar protein bar
Late snack: Blueberries, raspberries, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, peanut butter


Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:

  • Rest day
 
Libre 6.8
Contour 6.1 (changeover tonight)
Yesterdays food
B/ cheese, tomato & onion omelette, mushrooms, benecol
L/ roast turkey, pigs in blankets, roasted brussels, green beans & broccoli, turkey gravy
D/ homemade low carb banana & walnut bread with butter, roast turkey, salt & vinegar peanuts & d/g
S/ cheese string, brazil nuts
Exercise
Am
150 body weight squats
20 minutes total strength
10 minutes post workout stretch
Pm
10 minutes walk on treadmill
Steps 6,006
 
Thursday 29/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {274 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................3.5 km jog home

Snack (10am): Panettone {223 Cal / 31.6g Carbs}
With morning coffee, the rest is now in the freezer for future bread & butter pudding.

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, toast {126 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................2 km jog home

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & peanut), jasmine rice {601 Cal / 48.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, ice cream {151 Cal / 17.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1545
Carbs 173.1g
Protein 68.9g
Fat 57.6g (Sat Fat 15.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
Thursday 29/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {274 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................3.5 km jog home

Snack (10am): Panettone {223 Cal / 31.6g Carbs}
With morning coffee, the rest is now in the freezer for future bread & butter pudding.

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, toast {126 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................2 km jog home

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & peanut), jasmine rice {601 Cal / 48.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, ice cream {151 Cal / 17.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1545
Carbs 173.1g
Protein 68.9g
Fat 57.6g (Sat Fat 15.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
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2 gym sessions! Great going!
 
Fbg
New libre 5.9/8
Contour 6.7
B/ 2 boiled eggs, homemade banana & walnut bread with butter, benecol
L/ Greek yogurt with collagen, sunflower seeds, blueberries & almonds
S/ cold roast turkey, celery, peanut butter, 5 cherries
S/ casien with coconut milk, salt & vinegar peanuts, d/g
Exercise
Barbell work
5x12 dealfifts
5x12 front squats
5x12 strict shoulder press
5s12 bench press
1 minute rest between each set
Steps 4,533
 
Today's FBG: 5.5
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AL: Blueberries, raspberries, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: 3 chocs from the Christmas celebrations tub! 1 Low sugar protein bar



Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:

  • 20 mins stretching
  • 4 x 50 press ups
  • 4 x 25 bent over rows (pair of 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 7 strict shoulder presses (pair of 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 25 sumo squats (pair of 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 10 hanging leg raises
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Fbg
New libre 5.9/8
Contour 6.7
B/ 2 boiled eggs, homemade banana & walnut bread with butter, benecol
L/ Greek yogurt with collagen, sunflower seeds, blueberries & almonds
S/ cold roast turkey, celery, peanut butter, 5 cherries
S/ casien with coconut milk, salt & vinegar peanuts, d/g
Exercise
Barbell work
5x12 dealfifts
5x12 front squats
5x12 strict shoulder press
5s12 bench press
1 minute rest between each set
Steps 4,533
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Great workout! Feeling well recovered I hope :)
 
AGC_68 said:
2 gym sessions! Great going!
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I have a schedule for a certain number of reps a week and it can be difficult sometimes with holidays etc. It is either more visits or longer visits crammed into fewer days. Either that or avoid xmas cake mince pies (not likely!).
 
Friday 30/12
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {273 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
.................................6.5 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Avocado & hummus on toast, tangerine {238 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash & chilli soup, toast {222 Cal / 28.9g Carbs}
Called in on a friend for lunch on the way to family for new year, estimated

Visiting family for a few days, eating what we are given, values estimated
BG (6pm): 3.7
Dinner (6pm): Fish & chips (take away) {728 Cal / 44.1g Carbs}
No electricity due to a fault outside, workmen digging up the road so hope to get power later.
Very cold and unable to cook anything so good excuse for a takeaway.
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt {85 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

Power restored at 2 this morning (setting off the alarm of course!). Oh well, can't be helped I suppose.

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1588
Carbs 151.8g
Protein 76.7g
Fat 64.8g (Sat Fat 13.8g / Trans fats 1.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
FBG
Libre 7.5
Contour 6.9
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, avocado, benecol
L/ boiled eggs & salad cream, Brie, banana & walnut bread with butter, blueberries
S/ d/ g, 5 Brazil nuts
D/ 2 pork steaks, roasted broccoli
Am
Barbell workout
5x12 deadlifts
5x12 good mornings
5x12bent over row (keeping arms tucked into sides)
5x12 high pulls
5x12 strict shoulder press
1 minute rest between each set
Pm
600 hoola hoop rotations (300 each way)
20 minutes pilates
12 minutes core
Steps 5,781 (still coughing so no cardio)
 
Today's FBG: 4.9
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AL: Blueberries, raspberries, pomegranate seeds, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: 3 chocs from the Christmas celebrations tub! 1 Low sugar protein bar



Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout:
5 x 5 minute rounds as below, no rest until the end of a 5 minute round, rest for 1 minute and repeat
  • 1 minute alternating snatches (pair of 16 kg kettlebells)
  • 1 minute alternating clean and press (pair of 16 kg kettlebells)
  • 1 minute alternating cleans (pair of 16 kg kettlebells)
  • 1 minute Hindu squats
  • 1 minute press ups
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
FBG
Libre 7.5
Contour 6.9
B/ eggs, bacon, mushrooms, avocado, benecol
L/ boiled eggs & salad cream, Brie, banana & walnut bread with butter, blueberries
S/ d/ g, 5 Brazil nuts
D/ 2 pork steaks, roasted broccoli
Am
Barbell workout
5x12 deadlifts
5x12 good mornings
5x12bent over row (keeping arms tucked into sides)
5x12 high pulls
5x12 strict shoulder press
1 minute rest between each set
Pm
600 hoola hoop rotations (300 each way)
20 minutes pilates
12 minutes core
Steps 5,781 (still coughing so no cardio)
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Hoola hoops are back!
 
Saturday 31/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Visiting family for a few days, eating what we are given, values estimated

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (semi-skimmed milk), plum, blueberries {278 Cal / 42.8g Carbs}
.................................12 km jog [running aimlessly round the are where grew up]

Lunch (12pm): Moroccan chick pea soup, toast and hummus {317 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt {80 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, green beans, peas, asparagus/ Gavi (5oz) {260 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
Pineapple (flambed in rum), ice cream {187 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1608
Carbs 184.4g
Protein 82.4g
Fat 37.5g (Sat Fat 11.8g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Happy new year to all
FBG
Libre 4.9
Contour 5.5
Yesterdays food
B/2 poached eggs, avocado, d/g, Brazil nuts, benecol
L/Prawn cocktail, Brie, walnuts
D/ rump steak, mushrooms, tomatoes, tenderstem broccoli, garlic butter
S/ salt & vinegar peanuts
Exercise
1.5 mile walk (raining)
Went to pub for gin & diet lemonade on way home
1.000 hoola hoop rotations (500 each way
Steps 10,110
 
Today's FBG: 5.8
Yesterday's food:
B: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
L: 3 slices pizza, 2 poached eggs, sauteed broccoli and kale
AL: Blueberries, raspberries, pomegranate seeds, Greek yoghurt, protein powder, peanut butter
D: Huel Black chocolate + 1 raw egg + chopped hazelnuts + cocoa nibs
AD: 3 chocs from the Christmas celebrations tub! 1 Low sugar protein bar
Late snack: 1 slice pizza



Yesterday's Physical Activity
Steps: ~7,000

Workout, at 1AM to see in the new year:

  • 4 x 50 press ups
  • 4 x 25 bent over rows (pair of 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 8 strict shoulder presses (pair of 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 10 front squats (pair of 20 kg bells)
  • 4 x 10 hanging leg raises
  • 20 mins stretching and mobility work
 
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