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

Wednesday 27/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {305 Cal / 41.5g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {73 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12.30pm): Carrot & ginger soup {68 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {324 / 6.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {168 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison meatballs, tagliatelle, tomato & fennel ragu {513 Cal / 45.2g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios, honey {180 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1833
Carbs 175.2g
Protein 98.2g
Fat 75.3g (Sat Fat 15.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.7
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs & green vegetable medley with Parmesan
S/black coffee & collagen, 2 slices Heylo cinnamon & raisin toast & butter
S/apple, cheddar, graze marmite crunch
D/homemade chilli & mozzarella
Exercise
1725m swim at 7am
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Libre 4.7
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs & green vegetable medley with Parmesan
S/black coffee & collagen, 2 slices Heylo cinnamon & raisin toast & butter
S/apple, cheddar, graze marmite crunch
D/homemade chilli & mozzarella
Exercise
1725m swim at 7am
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I would need oars (or an outboard motor) to travel that far in the water. Good stuff!
 
Thursday 28/08
FBG (5.30 am) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {303 Cal / 40.2g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................5 km jog home

Breakfast 2 (8am): Mushrooms, tomatoes, toast, grapefruit juice {215 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Carrot & ginger soup {74 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Ham & fig salad {174 / 10.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, granola {140 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Yellowfin tuna steak, artichoke panzanella {534 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}
Ginger cake, plum compote, creme fraiche {330 Cal / 45.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1812
Carbs 183.8g
Protein 112.4g
Fat 62.0g (Sat Fat 14.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Friday 29/08
FBG (5.30 am) 4.1
Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {292 Cal / 39.3g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {71 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}
.......................12 mile hike in the Cheviots
Lunch (12.30pm): Hilltop picnic
Chicken salad {300 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Ginger cake, blueberries, yoghurt {307 Cal / 33.3g Carbs}

Post walk beer
Farne Island Ale (pint) {190 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm) Staying with friends, values estimated
Prawn cocktail {100 Cal / 3.5g Carbs}
Chicken & red pepper risotto {332 Cal / 45.4g Carbs}
Coffee & walnut cake {193 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}

Walk to a pub
Malbec (large glass) {150 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1977
Carbs 187.9g
Protein 72.4g
Fat 67.8g (Sat Fat 13.8g / Trans fats 0.6g)

Saturday 30/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (semi skimmed milk), strawberries {267 Cal / 39.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Back home
Carrot & ginger soup, avocado toast {221 Cal / 24.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {147 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Burrata, tomatoes, basil & oil, sourdough {313 Cal / 20.8g Carbs}
Cod fillet with butter bean & fennel stew {414 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {158 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1562
Carbs 137.3g
Protein 92.2g
Fat 16.8g (Sat Fat 13.9g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.3
Yesterdays food
B/3 scrambled eggs, green vegetable medley , benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk
S/2 slices Heylo cinnamon & raisin toast & butter
L/cajun chicken & roasted vegetables
D/heylo cheese & Red onion sub
S/brazil nuts & cheddar
Exercise
20 minutes light row
60 minutes with different trainer assessing how heavy I can lift
We’ve all had body scans & now the gym are devising us plans to build more muscle
Good news apparently my body is 7 years younger than I am
 
Sunday 31/08
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

....................5km walk
(found some nice mushrooms, also picked plums and blackberries)
Breakfast (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {237 Cal / 32.2g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {159 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {477 Cal / 30.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {141 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Sausages, carrot & swede mash, green beans, crab apple jelly {592 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {165 Cal / 20.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1813
Carbs 153.1g
Protein 82.1g
Fat 89.8g (Sat Fat 21.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
FBG 7.1
Exercise
20 mins spin bike 7.1klm
15 mins weights
10 mins stretches cool down
Food
B - Avocado, small portion of pumpkins seed with Soya yogurt
L - Chicken stir fry with greens and konjac noodles, splash of soy sauce
Small portion of red nuts.
D - Left over stir fry
Snacks
Olives, small portion of walnuts and pumpkin seeds
Drinks
4 cups of decaf tea
3 cups of green tea
Mineral water throughout the day
 
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