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

Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
Late breakfast/eggs, bacon, mushrooms, sausages, hp sauce, slice wholemeal toast & butter (had a ct scan so went after to hospital workhouse)
S/late, collagen & almonds
L/heylo cheddar sub roll
S/apple & peanut butter
D/2 pork steaks & roasted vegetables
Rest day
 
Wednesday 06/08
FBG (5.30 am) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {288 Cal / 38.9g Carbs}
....................c.8 km run (#12) [38 min 47 sec]

Snack (11am): Banana {73 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
......................c.8km jog

Lunch (12.30pm): Beetroot & goats cheese loaf, salad {331 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}
Kiwi, papaya, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {160 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Wife's birthday, cooked her favourites
Crab & avocado salad / Champagne (3oz) {282 Cal / 8.1g Carbs}
Duck breast, potato dauphinoise, asparagus, green beans / Amarone (6oz) {608 Cal / 27.9g Carbs}
Chocolate brownie [still warm, small], cherries, ice cream / Moscatel (2oz) {334 Cal / 35.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 2118
Carbs 184.2g
Protein 90.1g
Fat 84.8g (Sat Fat 25.6g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.8
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs & parmesan
S/2 slices Heylo cinnamon & raisin toast & butter
S/latte & collagen, almonds
L/fajita chicken & rainbow salad & 5 cherries
S/apple & cheddar
D/2 pork sausages, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, mange tout & carrots, bisto
Exercise
Am
1625m swin
Pm
2 mile walk
 
Thursday 07/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Forgot to eat breakfast, just got busy doing a couple of things and planning to eat afterwards but suddenly realised at 11am that I was really hungry. Oops.

Lunch (11.30pm): Butternut squash soup, toast {162 Cal / 21.8g Carbs}
Crayfish & avocado salad {222 Cal / 5.6g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {162 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

Snack (5pm): Toast & peanut butter {158 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Late dinner tonight

Dinner (7.30pm): Aubergine & lemon risotto {423 Cal / 58.5g Carbs}
Papaya, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {173 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1342
Carbs 134.1g
Protein 45.6g
Fat 63.7g (Sat Fat 12.8g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.1
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs
S/protein shake with almond milk, 2 slices Heylo toast & bitter
L/roast ham, rainbow salad & 5 cherries
S/apple, cheddar & Brazil nuts
D/gammon & roasted vegetables
S/options hot chocolate
Exercise
10 minutes indoor row
3x we barbell hip thrusters
3x13 leg curls
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 inner abductors
3x12 outer abductors
3x12 back extensions
3x13 lat pull downs
3x13 seated rows
3x12 bench press
10 min treadmill walk
 
Friday 08/08
FBG (5.30 am) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {288 Cal / 39.2g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {77 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Chicken tikka, pickles, salad, paratha {452 / 35.4g Carbs}
Papaya, kiwi, passion fruit, yoghurt {107 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

BG (7pm) 4.2 Busy all afternoon so takeaway tonight
Dinner (7pm): Cod bites & chips [shared] {659 Cal / 57.6g Carbs}
Almond Magnum {149 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1774
Carbs 186.9g
Protein 84.4g
Fat 70.5g (Sat Fat 16.5g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.9
B/3 scrambled eggs & an avocado
S/latte, collagen & Brazil nuts
L/ham & rainbow salad
S:Apple, cheddar & Heylo chocolate orange brownie
D/cheese on toast & salted peanuts
Exercise
Peleton
46 minutes indoor row endurance tide
5 minutes post ride stretch
 
FBG Sunday 10/8
Libre 4.7
B/eggs, pork sausages, chestnut mushrooms, piccolo tomatoes, hp sauce
Grazing at Trent bridge
Heylo brown turkey sandwiches, Brazil nuts, cheddar, piccolo tomatoes, Brie, red pepper hummus, cucumber sticks, sweet pepper sticks, Greek yogurt, blueberries, raspberries, , sunflower & pumpkin seeds
S/salted peanuts (at 11.30 when got home
Rest day
 
Saturday 09/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {275 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {432 / 28.0g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {155 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

Friends round for a party in the garden. Didn't really keep track, but this is my best
estimate of what I had to eat and drink.
Dinner (3pm - 9pm): Papardelle alla caponata / Sausage sandwich / Greek salad/
Strawberry tart / Almond & orange cake /
Champagne with elderflower cordial (2 glasses) / Malbec (4 glasses) {1148 Cal / 79.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 2052
Carbs 165.8g
Protein 61.2g
Fat 75.0g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Sunday 10/08
FBG (7.30 am) 4.4

Breakfast (7.30am): Toast, peanut butter, apricot jam {306 Cal / 32.52g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sausages, celeriac mash, peas, sweetcorn {490 / 48.7g Carbs}
Almond & orange cake {154 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

Away staying with friends for a couple of nights.
Will eat what we are given, values estimated.
Dinner (7pm): Scampi, chips & peas [country pub] {446 Cal / 59.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {2 of them decaf)

Calories 1438
Carbs 165.0g
Protein 52.9g
Fat 59.3g (Sat Fat 15.8g / Trans fats 0.2g)

Monday 11/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Muesli, 2% milk {267 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
..................................10 km jog
Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Avocado toast, tomatoes {218 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Burrata with tomatoes, olives & basil, crusty bread {381 / 26.0g Carbs}
Gooseberry & elderflower ice cream {124 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 3.8
Popped to a pub whilst dinner was cooking
Chenin Blanc (2 medium glasses) {194 Cal / 6.0g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Charred runner bean, peach & feta salad {169 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Salmon fillet, new potatoes, courgette & harissa salad {368 Cal / 20.5g Carbs}
2 chocolate truffles with coffee {162 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {2 of them decaf)

Calories 1925
Carbs 159.2g
Protein 78.9g
Fat 87.0g (Sat Fat 28.0g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Tuesday 12/08
FBG (5.30 am) 4.5

Breakfast (5.30am): Toast & marmalade {267 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
..................................10 km jog [hard work, no energy at all]
Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Granola, 2% milk {282 Cal / 31.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Back home
Mushrooms & baked beans on toast {422 / 38.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, almonds {139 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & cashew), jasmine rice {494 Cal / 51.5g Carbs}
Black figs, Greek yoghurt, walnuts {170 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1752
Carbs 191.4g
Protein 80.1g
Fat 64.7g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 3.9
Yesterdays food
B/cheese frittata
S/latte & almonds
L/heylo brown turkey sandwich, roasted red pepper hummus with sweet pepper & cucumber sticks, Brie, benecol
S/apple & cheddar
D/2 pork steaks, vegetable medley & 3 baby minted new potatoes
Exercise
Am
2 mile walk
Pm
Peleton
20 minutes recovery ride ride
5 minutes post ride stretch
 
Wednesday 13/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, hazelnuts {309 Cal / 40.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Green bean & fig salad {273 / 21.8g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, coconut yoghurt, pistachios {156 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Choc ice {126 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Kohlrabi, tomato & watercress orzotto, cod fillet {513 Cal / 45.0g Carbs}
Stewed rhubarb, Greek yoghurt, pecans {176 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1752
Carbs 191.4g
Protein 69.4g
Fat 68.0g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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