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

DEBBIESCOTT said:
Libre 5.1
Yesterdays food
B/tea & collagen, Greek yogurt, keto granola & blueberries
After gym
Eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms, hp sauce & slice of granary toast & butter
S/cajun chicken with roasted vegetables, roasted sweet potato & feta, Lindt 70% ball
S/warm almond milk, seed crackers & cheese
Exercise
10 minutes warm up tow
3x12 deadlifts
3x12 hack squats
3x12 leg curls
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 inner abductors
3x12 outer abductors
3x12 back extensions
3x20 kettlebell snatches
3x12 barbell bench press
3x12 barbell rows
3x12 seated rows
5 minutes warm spin bike
10 minutes treadmill walk
Pm
30 minutes walk
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Very impressive workout.
 
Sunday 12/10
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {285 Cal / 39.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {42 Cal / 3.6g Carbs}
Brown sourdough toast, avocado & tuna {378 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}
Figs, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {171 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast lamb, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrot & swede mash, peas {543 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
Pear & blackcurrant crumble, creme fraiche {285 Cal / 29.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1746
Carbs 158.3g
Protein 91.7g
Fat 74.1g (Sat Fat 15.4g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.3
Yesterdays food
B/cheese frittata, benecol
L/seed crackers & Red Leicester
S/warm roast chicken
D/lamb shank in mint sauce, green vegetable medley, baby carrots, minted new potatoes
Exercise
Rest day
 
Monday 13/10
FBG (5.30 am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), blackcurrants, blueberries, walnuts {296 Cal / 42.5g Carbs}
........................c.10km run (#8) {47 min 55 sec} 53 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (7.30): Toast, mackerel (in tomato sauce) {293 Cal / 20.5g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {68 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
........................c.10km run (#8) {50 min 43 sec} Struggled a wee bit.

Lunch (12.30pm): Mixed bean soup {102 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
Chicken tikka, pickles, salad {260 Cal / 17.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {152 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Casarecce with cauliflower & chilli {446 Cal / 52.3g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {164 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1823
Carbs 198.0g
Protein 88.0g
Fat 68.6g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Tuesday 14/10
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackcurrants, walnuts {302 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home
Breakfast (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {267 Cal / 29.3g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home
Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {42 Cal / 3.6g Carbs}
Lemon chicken salad {247 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {140 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Trout, new potatoes, asparagus, green beans, peas {424 Cal / 35.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {156 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1681
Carbs 166.6g
Protein 95.2g
Fat 61.8g (Sat Fat 10.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.4
Yesterdays food
B/breakfast loaf & Benecol
S/latte, collagen & Brazil nuts
L/heylo brown chicken sandwich & a tangerine
D/rump steak, roasted vegetables & feta, baby minted new potatoes, chestnut mushrooms

Exercise
2 mile walk
 
Libre 5.3
Yesterdays. Food
B/breakfast loaf & benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk, slice cinnamon & raisin toast & butter
S/latte, collagen & brazil nuts
L/heylo brown chicken sandwich & a tangerine
D/roast chicken, baby carrots, green vegetable medley, bisto
S/warm almond milk, salted peanuts & a cheese string
Exercise
Am
1,000 m warm up row
3x10 bench press
3x10 flys
3x10 lat pull downs
4x10 single arm rows (each side)
4x10 strict barbell shoulder press
3x10 lateral rise
2 mile walk at work
Pm
peloton
20 minutes rowing drills
5 minutes post row stretch
 
Libre 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/scrambled eggs with Parmesan, benecol
S/latte, collagen & Brazil nuts
L/heylo brown chicken sandwich & a tangerine
S/cheddar
D/roast chicken, baby new potatoes, green vegetable medley, baby carrots, bisto
S/warm almond milk & a cheese string
Exercise
2 mile walk at work
1600m swim
 
Wednesday 15/10
FBG (5.30 am) 4.3
Rest day

Breakfast (6.30am): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast, OJ {523 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Cauliflower & chestnut soup {72 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}
Tuna salad {196 Cal / 5.1g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {158 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & cashew), jasmine rice {514 Cal / 57.6g Carbs}
Spiced apple cake [still warm], creme fraiche {292 Cal / 32.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1797
Carbs 162.0g
Protein 94.8g
Fat 77.6g (Sat Fat 19.6g / Trans fats 0.3g)

Thursday 16/10
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), blackcurrants, blueberries, walnuts {317 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
........................c.10km run (#8) {48 min 04 sec} 62 sec over PB

........................12 mile hike (9am-3pm)
Snack (10am): Spiced apple cake {282 Cal / 31.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Lemon chicken salad {274 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {140 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Pub (3pm): Taylor's Landlord (1 pint) {193 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lamb casserole, celeriac mash, carrots, peas {607 Cal / 50.1g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {164 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 2020
Carbs 181.5g
Protein 93.7g
Fat 80.1g (Sat Fat 19.4g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/scrambled eggs, avocado, Parmesan & benecol
S/latte, collagen & Brazil nuts
L/Heylo chicken sandwich & a tangerine
S/cheddar
D/roast chicken, baby new potatoes, baby carrots, green vegetable medley bisto
Exercise
1,000 m warm up row
3x12 barbell hip thrustets
3x12 hack squats
3x12 back extensions
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 leg curls
3x12 inner abductors
3x12 outer abductors
3x12 bench press
3x12 lat pull fowns
3x12 seated tows
2 mile walk at work
 
Friday 17/10
FBG (5.30 am) 4.0
Rest day (4 hours hard labour at the allotment, but no formal exercise)

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {297 Cal / 40.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Cauliflower & chestnut soup, avocado toast {352 Cal / 31.4g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {160 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Salmon & prawn fish cake, fries, baked beans {615 Cal / 56.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {155 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1621
Carbs 165.2g
Protein 63.7g
Fat 69.2g (Sat Fat 12.0g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 4.9
Yesterdays food
B/scrambled eggs & Parmesan, Greek yogurt, blueberries, benecol
S/latte, collagen, almonds
L/heylo brown chicken sandwich & a tangerine
S/cheddar
D/salmon steak & steamed courgette, hollandaise sauce
Exercise
Rest day
 
Saturday 18/10
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), figs, blueberries, walnuts {287 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
........................c.8km run (#12) {38 min 23 sec} 51 sec over PB

Snack (10am): Almond croissant [shared] {237 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Cauliflower & chestnut soup {56 Cal / 8.8g Carbs}
Lemon chicken salad {275 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {149 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Friends round for dinner
Moules mariniere, sourdough baguette {179 Cal / 22.5g Carbs}
Spaghetti seppia with fennel, artichoke & scallops / Chablis (5oz) {401 Cal / 46.4g Carbs}
Goats cheese / Merlot (4oz) {221 Cal / 5.0g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios, honey {165 Cal / 19.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 2012
Carbs 191.8g
Protein 94.4g
Fat 71.9g (Sat Fat 21.9g / Trans fats 1.0g)

Sunday 19/10
FBG (5.30 am) 4.0
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, baked beans, toast, OJ {459 Cal / 39.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Pumpkin & sage soup, avocado toast {213 Cal / 27.0g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {142 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes & parsnips,
carrots, green beans, rowan jelly {572 Cal / 49.0g Carbs}
Plum & blueberry crumble, creme fraiche {282 Cal / 27.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1710
Carbs 162.3g
Protein 84.5g
Fat 71.1g (Sat Fat 16.1g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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