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

FBG: 7.0​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Fruit (Plum, Strawberries & Grapes), Greek yoghurt, Protein powder PB, Walnut
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, 4 bourbon biscuits
D: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder
AD: Fruit and yoghurt, crunchy PB


Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
Go around the circuit below non stop for 30 mins:
10 Hindu Squats
10 Navy Seal Push Ups
10 INverted Body Rows

FBG: 5.7​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Fruit (Plum, Strawberries & Grapes), Greek yoghurt, Protein powder PB, Walnut
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich
D: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder
AD: Fruit and yoghurt, crunchy PB

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
Rest day
 
FBG 7.1
Yesterdays exercise
10 min jump rope
30 min run
10 mins light weights/band work
10 min cool down
Yesterdays food
B - x2 two slices of corned beef with lettuce
L - x2 Lamb burgers, fried garlic mushrooms and small salad
D - Skipped
Snacks
Cucumber/olives
Drinks
Mineral water, herbal tea, x3 decaf tea

My glutes are killing now lol
 
Wednesday 28/05
FBG (5.30am) 3.9
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast/ Half a grapefruit/
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {302 Cal / 40.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Kohlrabi soup {67 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {278 Cal / 24.7g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {165 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, asparagus, green beans {552 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
Pineapple, mango, yoghurt, pistachios {157 Cal / 17.6gCarbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1563
Carbs 144.1g
Protein 69.6g
Fat 71.2g (Sat Fat 12.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

FBG: 5.4​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Fruit (Plum, Strawberries & Grapes), Greek yoghurt, Protein powder PB, Walnut
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich
D: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder
AD: Fruit and yoghurt, crunchy PB, croissant and cream cheese

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
30 mins non stop around circuit below
10 KB Squat, curl, thruster combo
5 Single arm KB rows each side
8 Single arm KB shoulder press each side
10 Diamond Push Ups
 
Thursday 29/05
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {295 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................10 km jog home
Snack (9am): Sourdough toast, peanut butter, mashed banana {296 Cal / 32.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Kohlrabi soup, avocado toast {267 Cal / 28.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {137 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Papardelle with wood pigeon & wild mushroom ragu {456 Cal / 51.7g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios {168 Cal / 19.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1661
Carbs 192.1g
Protein 59.5g
Fat 66.7g (Sat Fat 13.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

FBG: 5.8​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder
L: MIxed kebab with bulgur wheat and salad
D: Fruit and yoghurt, crunchy PB, croissant and cream cheese

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
30 mins non stop around circuit below
10 KB Swings
10 KB Lunges
10 Single arm KB clean and press
10 Push Ups
 
FBG 7.6
Yesterdays exercise
10 min jump rope
30 mins spin bike
10 mins yoga
10 min cool down
Yesterdays food
B - x2 two slices of corned beef with lettuce
L - x2 Lamb burgers, salad and small portion of Greek yogurt
D - x2 Large flat mushrooms with bacon and homemade spinach pesto
Snacks
Cucumber/olives/cheese/celery sticks
Drinks
Mineral water, green tea, x4 decaf tea
 
Lainie71 said:
FBG 7.6
Yesterdays exercise
10 min jump rope
30 mins spin bike
10 mins yoga
10 min cool down
Yesterdays food
B - x2 two slices of corned beef with lettuce
L - x2 Lamb burgers, salad and small portion of Greek yogurt
D - x2 Large flat mushrooms with bacon and homemade spinach pesto
Snacks
Cucumber/olives/cheese/celery sticks
Drinks
Mineral water, green tea, x4 decaf tea
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Nice going!
 
Friday 30/05
FBG (5.30am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, blueberries, hazelnuts {295 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................8 km run home [40 min 11 sec] 34 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (9am): Bacon & mushroom sandwich, OJ {462 Cal / 40.1g Carbs}
A rare treat, really enjoyed it.

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {117 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Found a half carved leg of lamb in the freezer from a Sunday dinner last month.
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {164 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Solero {98 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tuna steak, fries, artichoke salad {425 Cal / 27.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, yoghurt, biscotti {138 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

Bier (250ml) {107 Cal / 8.8g Carbs}
Cold bottle at the allotment, in the sunshine after watering - pure heaven.

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1841
Carbs 184.8g
Protein 86.6g
Fat 70.0g (Sat Fat 18.5g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Friday
FBG
Libre 4.4
Thursdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs with mozzarella & and avocado
S/protein shake with almond milk & slice cinnamon & raisin toast & buttet
L/heylo cheese & red onion sub & 5 cherries
S/celery & peanut butter
D/ham salad
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
60 minutes stretch with trainer
20 minutes treadmill walk
Pm
Peleton
20 minutes very slow recovery ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
Saturday FBG
Libre 4.9

Yesterdays food
B/2 poached eggs an avocado & marmite on 2 slices Heylo toast
S/latye
L/Heylo cheese & tomato sub & strawberries
D/lamb & mint 1/4 burger in heylo artisan roll with red onion piccolo tomatoes chestnut mushrooms & melted mou
Rest day
 
I cant wrap my head around some of these numbers people are getting! I eat 10-20gr of carbs/day. Fasting glucose is 7.5 to 8. I dont eat rice, potatoes, bread, fruit and my insulin resistance is still ridiculous.
I ride a lifecycle an hour every day.
If I ate 150gr of carbs in a day, I'd have to not eat the rest of the week.
 
surfzz said:
I cant wrap my head around some of these numbers people are getting! I eat 10-20gr of carbs/day. Fasting glucose is 7.5 to 8. I dont eat rice, potatoes, bread, fruit and my insulin resistance is still ridiculous.
I ride a lifecycle an hour every day.
If I ate 150gr of carbs in a day, I'd have to not eat the rest of the week.
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Five years of this forum shows me that each of us are different What works for one doesn't work for another. And what used to work suddenly doesn't sometimes. And then there's those for whom nothing seems to work!
Welcome to the wonderful world of diabetes!
 

FBG: 5.3​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder
L: Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich
D: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder, croissant and cream cheese

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
30 mins non stop around circuit below
10 Single leg deadlifts
10 Hindu squats
15 Shoulder presses
10 Bent over rows

FBG: 5.8​

Yesterday's food:​

B: Huel Black Chocolate + egg + cocoa powder
L: MIxed kebab with bulgur wheat and salad
D: Fruit and yoghurt, crunchy PB, croissant and cream cheese
Late snack: Tuna salad

Yesterday's Physical Activity:​

Steps
~ 10,000

Workout
Rest day
 
surfzz said:
I cant wrap my head around some of these numbers people are getting! I eat 10-20gr of carbs/day. Fasting glucose is 7.5 to 8. I dont eat rice, potatoes, bread, fruit and my insulin resistance is still ridiculous.
I ride a lifecycle an hour every day.
If I ate 150gr of carbs in a day, I'd have to not eat the rest of the week.
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I am assuming that you are recently diagnosed T2. Don't get disheartened mate. Keep eating healthy and being active. Once your body composition has improved your fasting glucose levels will come down. It does take time at first. You need to lose enough fat to get below your personal adipose fat threshold for T2. Keep your carbs low to start with and that gives you insulin levels a chance to drop and stay lower for a while which will eventually deal with you insulin resistance too, your FBG levels will come down and you can experiment with increasing carbs a bit and see how it goes. Just keep you total calories in check and keep your body composition in a good place. I'm guessing 7.5 to 8.1 is better than when you were first diagnosed? Just stay disciplined and stick to the plan. If you're carrying a lot of excess adipose fat right now you can bring your calorie intake right down, while keeping the nutrient content high, lots of simple protein and non starchy veggies keep you fuller and keep calories low. Hang in there .. it'll keep getting better.
 
Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs & mozzarella & and avocado
L/tin of salmon piccolo tomatoes chia seeds & walnuts
D/dirloin steak mushrooms red onion piccolo tomatoes & roasted broccoli
S/warm almond milk & collagen
Exercise
10 minutes treadmill walk
3x8 rdl’s
3x8 tricep kickbacks
3x8 (each side) single leg deadlifts
3x12 sissy squats
3x12 leg curls
3x12 leg extensions
3 hours gardening
Still keeping the weights low for another couple of weeks
 
surfzz said:
I cant wrap my head around some of these numbers people are getting! I eat 10-20gr of carbs/day. Fasting glucose is 7.5 to 8. I dont eat rice, potatoes, bread, fruit and my insulin resistance is still ridiculous.
I ride a lifecycle an hour every day.
If I ate 150gr of carbs in a day, I'd have to not eat the rest of the week.
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A year of walking at least an hour a day and keeping carbs under 100g/day brought all my numbers under control. I'm still careful, average 150-170g/day with plenty of exercise.
I think that I was just lucky to be diagnosed before I had serious damage but am still pretty careful. I do wish you well and hope that whatever approach you use is helpful to you.
 
Saturday 31/05
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {287 Cal / 39.9g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Apricot tart {227 Cal / 31.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Kohlrabi soup, avocado toast {256 Cal / 27.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {141 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Spaghetti carbonara {543 Cal / 46.7g Carbs}
Almond magnum {149 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1790
Carbs 183.8g
Protein 50.7g
Fat 74.6g (Sat Fat 21.1g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Sunday 01/06
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Rest day

................................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked mackerel, roast rhubarb {306 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Greek yoghurt, figs {133 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {134 Cal / 19.7g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {164 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Chicken Kiev, roast potatoes, salad {751 Cal / 31.7g Carbs}
Made by 14yo son, a very large chicken breast.
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {142 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1672
Carbs 100.3g
Protein 138.8g
Fat 70.8g (Sat Fat 15.4g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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