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

Friday 26/7
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, redcurrants, pecans (393 Cal / 48.4g Carbs}
...................................12 km run [65 min 02 sec] New route, quite hilly
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {255 Cal / 25.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Fish stew [leftovers] {445 Cal / 24.5g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {134 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison steak, game chips, onion rings, spinach salad {583 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {121 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1973
Carbs 171.1g
Protein 139.8g
Fat 71.8g (Sat Fat 9.6g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
Friday 26/7
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, redcurrants, pecans (393 Cal / 48.4g Carbs}
...................................12 km run [65 min 02 sec] New route, quite hilly
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {255 Cal / 25.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Fish stew [leftovers] {445 Cal / 24.5g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {134 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison steak, game chips, onion rings, spinach salad {583 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {121 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1973
Carbs 171.1g
Protein 139.8g
Fat 71.8g (Sat Fat 9.6g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
Click to expand...
Venison steak! Champion day!
 

FBG: 5.6​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Garlic sausage, 3 eggs, 1 piece of toast
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts, small slice of red velvet cake
D: Protein shake, dark chocolate and peanuts

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 6,000
Workout:
Rest day
 
Libre 5.1
Yesterdays food
B/cheese & tomato omelette, salad leaves, benecol
S/celery & hummus
L/chicken breast wrapped in smoked bacon & mustard sauce, roasted broccoli, corn on the cob & butter
S/almonds & cheddar
S/protein shake with almond milk (after peleton)
D/roast chicken wholemeal sandwich, homemade granola & almond milk
Exercise
Am
1.1 mile walk
Pm
Peleton
30 minutes endurance ride
10 minutes full body stretch
 

FBG: 6.0​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts, small slice of red velvet cake
D: Chicken melt sandwich, protein bar
Late snack, Chicken leg and protein bar

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
50 20 kg Kettlebell Swings
25 Squats
50 Push Ups
25 Seated Stretch band rows
 
Libre 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/egg, bacon, button mushrooms benecol
S/warm banana & walnut bread & butter, d/g
L/chicken tikka masala & cauliflower rice
Ham, chicken, salad, celery, carrots, dips, homemade chocolate eclair
S/homemade granola with raspberries & almond milk
Exercise
Couple of hours gardening

Mums birthday so a picky tea, I didn’t have any birthday cake but a chocolate eclair said eat me very loudly
 
Saturday 27/7
FBG (5.30am) 4.0

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts (337 Cal / 42.2g Carbs}
...................................10 km run [51 min 55 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Walnut bread toast, peanut butter, banana {243 Cal / 30.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): At friends house, values estimated
Vegetable soup {103 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}
Quiche Lorraine, salad {487 Cal / 39.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Away from home for a few days, eating what we are given, values estimated
Thai green curry, rice / Sauvignon Blanc (6oz) {697 Cal / 60.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {116 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Amarone (large glass) {150 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2176
Carbs 208.3g
Protein 79.1g
Fat 79.9g (Sat Fat 24.6g / Trans fats 0.8g)

Sunday 28/7
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Snack (6am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
.....................................8 km jog
Breakfast (7.30am): Muesli, milk (266 Cal / 29.6g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Crumpet with butter {284 Cal / 42.6g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Tomato & basil soup, avocado toast {271 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {121 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Ice lolly {49 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Spaghetti Norma {395 Cal / 54.3g Carbs}
Peach strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1626
Carbs 206.6g
Protein 53.4g
Fat 59.9g (Sat Fat 13.0g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Fbg
Libre 5.4
B/poached eggs, avocado & marmite on wholemeal toast, benecol
S/b/s 4.4
Protein shake with almond milk, roast chicken sandwich
L/banana & walnut bread, Brie & warm roast chicken
D/sirloin steak, button & chestnut mushrooms, roasted vegetables with feta

Exercise
5 minutes treadmill walk
3x12 leg curls
3x12 leg press
3x12 hack squats
3x12 abductors
3x12 chest press
3x12 incline chest press
3x12 strict overhead press
Lat pull downs
3x12 large bar
3x12 medium bar
3x12 small bar
3x12 seated rows
3x15 pullovers
3x12 ab twists (each side)
5 minutes treadmill walk
All afternoon gardening
 

FBG: 5.6​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
L: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, 2 eggs, nuts
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts, small slice of red velvet cake
D: Chicken melt sandwich, protein bar
D: Small bag of Wotsits and some cheddar

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
20 SIngle Leg Kettlebell Deadlifts (20 kg kettlebell)
25 Squats
26 Ballistic rows (20 kg kettlebell)
30 Single arm shoulder presses (20 kg kettlebell)
25 Push ups
 
Monday 29/7
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Away, staying with friends. Eating what we are given, Values estimated.

Breakfast (5.30am): Muesli, semi skimmed milk, raspberries (307 Cal / 34.4g Carbs}
...................................12 km jog
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast with peanut butter & banana {247 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Mushroom & lentil soup, avocado toast {363 Cal / 30.6g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison meatballs, pasta, ragu {553 Cal / 48.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {141 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1784
Carbs 172.3g
Protein 101.3g
Fat 69.3g (Sat Fat 16.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
Monday 29/7
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Away, staying with friends. Eating what we are given, Values estimated.

Breakfast (5.30am): Muesli, semi skimmed milk, raspberries (307 Cal / 34.4g Carbs}
...................................12 km jog
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast with peanut butter & banana {247 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Mushroom & lentil soup, avocado toast {363 Cal / 30.6g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison meatballs, pasta, ragu {553 Cal / 48.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {141 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1784
Carbs 172.3g
Protein 101.3g
Fat 69.3g (Sat Fat 16.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
Click to expand...
Only one 12 km jog?!! ***?!! LOL
 

FBG: 5.9​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Garlic sausage, 3 eggs, 2 pieces toast
AL: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts, small slice of red velvet cake
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
AD: Greek yoghurt, berries, protein powder, PB, walnuts, small slice of red velvet cake

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
4 times around circuit below:
50 Squats
26 Ballistic rows (20 kg kettlebell)
40 Single arm shoulder presses (20 kg kettlebell)
25 Push ups
 
Fbg 7.1
Spent all day on and off garden clearing yesterday
Food
B - Kefir yogurt with seeds
L - Skipped
D - Cajun chicken with avocado salad
Drinks
Water lost count of how much! 3 cups of decaf tea
 
Libre 5.6
Yesterdays food
B/cheese & tomato omelette, salad leaves, benecol
L/roast chicken wholemeal sandwich, Vitoria tomatoes, cucumber sticks
S/celery & peanut butter
D/prawn & avocado salad
Exercise
Couple of hours gardening after work
 

FBG: 5.6​


Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts
L: Chicken and veg stir fry
AL: Ritz crackers and cheese
D: Huel, chocolate Black edition, cocoa powder, egg, nuts, Roast chicken thigh

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 7,000
Workout:
Rest day
 
Tuesday 29/7
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Away, staying with friends. Eating what we are given, Values estimated.

Breakfast (5.30am): Muesli, semi skimmed milk, plums, blueberries (205 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}
...................................6 km jog
Breakfast 2 (7am): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {397 Cal / 23.4g Carbs}

Staying at a spa hotel tonight on the way home, values estimated
Lunch (1pm): Brioche bun with tomato, mozzarella & basil, fries {408 Cal / 43.1g Carbs}

(3pm) At the hotel gym whilst the missus has a treatment or two.
Being wrapped in seaweed or covered in hot stones does not appeal at all.
...........................................rowing (12 x 500m rows, with 1 min rests) Very gentle workout
90 min alternating between pool, steam room, sauna, plunge pool and hot tub

Dinner (6pm): Prawn & clam broth, sourdough toast, salad {276 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}
Aubergine katsu curry, rice {320 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}
Sticky toffee pudding, creme fraiche {317 Cal / 33.0g Carbs}
Prosecco (3 glasses) / Malbec (4oz) {339 Cal / 7.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2305
Carbs 204.4g
Protein 83.0g
Fat 65.7g (Sat Fat 23.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Wednesday 31/7
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
At a hotel. Values estimated.

Breakfast (6am): Sausage, bacon, mushrooms, hash browns, baked beans, toast (480 Cal / 48.8g Carbs}
Greek yoghurt, fruit compote, granola {200 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}
...................................8 km jog - up and down Catbells nr. Keswick, back through Brandlehow

Snack (10am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Snack (12pm): Ginger cake with coffee on the way home {264 Cal / 30.3g Carbs}
Slept most of the way home in the car [not me driving fortunately]

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Tuna steak, sweet potato fries, salad {454 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
Peach, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {145 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1654
Carbs 175.9g
Protein 99.3g
Fat 66.4g (Sat Fat 18.8g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
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