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

Libre 5.3
Yesterdays food
B/cheese frittata asparagus benecol
L/ tea & collagen seed crackers & brie
D/homemade turkey pie & marmite cauliflower cheese
Exercise
Am
Peloton
30 mint row bootcamp
Pm
30 minutes max intervals
 
Monday 22/12
FBG (5.30 am) 4.0

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {288 Cal / 39.7g Carbs}
...........................c.15 km run (#18) [79 min 17 sec] 88 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {232 Cal / 23.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup, toast {120 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {161 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Friends round for dinner, wife cooked, values estimated
Salmon en croute, new potatoes, asparagus, broccoli / Pinot Gris (2 glasses) {655 Cal / 39.6g Carbs}
Panettone (candied peel & chocolate chip) {170 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1669
Carbs 168.6g
Protein 58.4g
Fat 57.9g (Sat Fat 15.4g / Trans fats 0.9g)

Tuesday 23/12
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked mackerel / Tangerine {267 Cal / 7.1g Carbs}
Toast, peanut butter {171 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut & root vegetable soup, avocado toast {282 Cal / 28.1g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {135 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Panettone {155 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, celeriac mash, peas, sweetcorn, rowan jelly {539 Cal / 46.4g Carbs}
Tangerine tart, creme fraiche {173 Cal / 24.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1764
Carbs 166.7g
Protein 109.0g
Fat 64.7g (Sat Fat 18.2g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Wednesday 24/12
FBG (5.30 am) 3.9

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blueberries, walnuts {324 Cal / 40.6g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (10am): Pandoro {186 Cal / 24.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chicken salad {260 Cal / 7.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 3.9
Snack (5pm): Celeriac & chestnut soup, croutons {147 Cal / 24.7g Carbs}
Before walking to Carol service

Supper (8pm): Pork pie, ham, pickled walnuts, chutney, crisps / Marsala {506 Cal / 45.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1778
Carbs 179.6g
Protein 85.0g
Fat 67.1g (Sat Fat 17.6g / Trans fats 0.9g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
FBG 6.7
Yesterdays exercise
40 minute spin bike
2x10 sumo squats with 8kg kettle bell
2x7 tricep extensions
2x7 bicep curls
10 mins yoga stretches
Food
B - Avocado, 1 square of Lindt chocolate
L - Homemade chicken/mushroom soup, 1 pack of serious pig cheese bites
D - x2 pork loin chops, broccoli, cauliflower mash, mushroom gravy.
Snacks
Cucumber, olives, edam cheese
Drinks
Green tea with Matcha
Mint tea, camomile tea, apricot tea
x2 cream decaf coffee with brandy
3 Cups of decaf tea with unsweetened almond milk
Cup of warm unsweetened almond milk
 
Thursday 25/12 Christmas Day
FBG (5 am) 4.1

Breakfast (5 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, pecans {290 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
..................................10 km run [not timed] - really enjoyed having a bit of the day to myself

Snack (8am): Bucks Fizz (x2) / Toblerone {360 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Visiting friends a couple of hours away (their turn this year)
We will eat what we are given, all values estimated
Champagne (with presents) {145 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}
Tuna & beetroot pate, salad {154 Cal / 3.9g Carbs}
Turkey, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrots, stuffing balls,
sprouts, redcurrant jelly / Amarone (2 glasses) {846 Cal / 56.4g Carbs}
Xmas pudding & custard / Trifle [small portions] 278 Cal / 32.0g Carbs}

Supper (8pm I think): Turkey & redcurrant jelly sandwiches {355 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}
Snack (8-10pm): Chocolate truffles {244 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}

Did I forget something, probably
Did I drink more than recorded, almost certainly
Do I care - not a jot.
Hope you all had a great Christmas

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 2713
Carbs 222.8g
Protein 92.5g
Fat 97.6g (Sat Fat 31.6g / Trans fats 1.3g)

Friday 26/12
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Stayed with friends, breakfast is estimated

Breakfast 1 (6am): Bubble & squeak [leftover sprouts & roast potatoes] {255 Cal / 25.0g Carbs}
................................6 mile walk (up and down Yeavering Bell)

Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Black pudding, Ayrshire fruit pudding, tattie scone, baked beans,
mushrooms, grapefruit juice {485 Cal / 41.9g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Back home
Mushroom & tomatoes on toast {232 Cal / 27.1g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Unexpected guests arrived about 4pm with wine
Snack (4.30 - 8pm): Cheese [Gorgonzola, Chaource, Ossau-Iraty],
chutney, pickles, crackers, grapes, figs/ Gevrey-Chambertin (3 glasses) {805 Cal / 34.4g Carbs}

Skipped dinner, just nodded off watching TV

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1948
Carbs 146.0g
Protein 71.0g
Fat 56.8g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
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Libre 5.1
Yesterdays food
B/scrambled eggs with mozzarella benecol
Protein shake with almond milk
L/turkey casserole
D/ prawn salad
Exercise
Am
45 minutes bootcamp
10 minutes indoor cycle
Pm
5k walk
 
Saturday 27/12
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast 1 (7am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, blueberries, pecans {312 Cal / 38.9g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Christmas pudding {160 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm):Leftovers [turkey, ham, pork pie], salad {327 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}
Mango, coconut yoghurt, pistachios {156 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, green beans, peas {461 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}
Magnum Mini {140 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1598
Carbs 157.0g
Protein 82.3g
Fat 63.4g (Sat Fat 16.4g / Trans fats 0.1g)

Sunday 28/12
FBG (5.30 am) 4.5

Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {314 Cal / 40.0g Carbs}
...........................c.15 km run (#18) [79 min 37 sec] 108 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast, smoked trout pate, OJ {214 Cal / 19.7g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {73 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12.30pm): Chicken tikka, pickles, yoghurt, salad {382 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {132 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}

Away again, visiting friends, will eat what is given, values estimated
Snack (4.30pm): Mince pie {123 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots, green beans {411 Cal / 40.0g Carbs}
Lemon cheesecake {243 Cal / 30.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1934
Carbs 198.0g
Protein 106.8g
Fat 72.3g (Sat Fat 14.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
libre 4.7
Contour 4.8
B/eggs bacon piccolo tomatoes hp sauce benecol
L/roast beef mashed swede red cabbage broccoli cauliflower cheese (pub lunch
D/heylo turkey sandwich tangerine earl grey & collagen
Exercise
5k walk round Whitby
 
Libre 4.6
Yesterdays food
B:scrambled eggs with mozzarella benecol
S/protein shake with almond milk 2 slices Heylo toast & peanut butter
L/philly cheesesteak & salad (pub meal)
D:cheese & seed crackers
Exercise
5 minutes warm up row
3x12 barbell hip thrusters
3x12 hack squats
3x13 back extensions
3x12 leg extensions
3x12 leg xurls
Quad stretches
3x12 barbell strict shoulder press
3x13 Bench press
3x12 lat pull downs
3x1 single rows (each side)
3x12 lateral eaises
Before lunch
Peloton
45 minutes endurance ride
10 minutes post row stretch
 
Monday 29/12
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day
Visiting friends, will eat what is given, values estimated

Breakfast 1 (6.30am): Porridge (semi skimmed milk), sultanas, mixed nuts {377 Cal / 54.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Prawn & salmon sandwich, Seabrook's crisps {536 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Christmas cake, Lancashire cheese {218 Cal / 25.8g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Shepherds pie, carrots, peas/ Malbec (5oz) {615 Cal / 53.0g Carbs}
Lemon cheesecake {182 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1971
Carbs 196.3g
Protein 101.1g
Fat 66.9g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fats 0.7g)

Tuesday 30/12
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today
Rest day
Visiting friends, will eat what is given, values estimated

Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (semi skimmed milk), summer fruits, mixed nuts {357 Cal / 46.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Back home, choices are once again our own
Minestrone soup, garlic croutons {229 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {130 Cal / 15.7g Carbs}

BG (5.30pm) 4.2
Dinner (5.30pm): Casarecce with cauliflower & chilli {448 Cal / 53.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {141 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1347
Carbs 167.4g
Protein 53.4g
Fat 46.5g (Sat Fat 9.0g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Wednesday 31/12
FBG (5.30 am) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, nuts {308 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests), 5 min rest
.............................................................(8 x 500m sprint)
..................................1 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce), toast {265 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {343 Cal / 22.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {156 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast duck, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrots, peas,
redcurrant jelly / Zinfandel (5oz) {645 Cal / 42.7g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios {150 Cal / 18.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1909
Carbs 157.6g
Protein 99.2g
Fat 77.4g (Sat Fat 15.8g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Thursday 1/1
FBG (5.30 am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {331 Cal / 42.7g Carbs}
...........................c.12 km run (#20) [63 min 45 sec] 1 sec over PB
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {255 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chicken tikka, aubergine pickle, mango chutney, raita, salad {328 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {163 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

BG (4.30pm) 3.7
Went for a walk and BG felt low afterwards
Snack (4.30pm)L Christmas cake [small piece] {128 Cal / 23.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Monkfish saltimbocca, green beans, roast potatoes {477 Cal / 29.6g Carbs}
Pineapple flambed in rum, ice cream, pistachios {230 Cal / 31.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1954
Carbs 188.3g
Protein 105.8g
Fat 79.0g (Sat Fat 17.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
FBG 6.7
Yesterdays exercise
40 minute spin bike
3 x10 tricep extensions with dumbbell
3 x 10 bicep curls with dumbbell
3 x 10 sumo squats with kettle bell
10 mins jump rope
5 mins yoga cool down
Food
B - Avocado, 1 square of Lindt
L - Chicken and mushroom soup with serious pig croutons
D - Cajun chicken with cinnamon lemon cauliflower rice
Snacks
Small portion of pecan nuts, olives, cheese strings
Drinks
Sparkling mineral water throughout the day
2 cups of green tea
2 Cups of decaf coffee with unsweetened almond milk
2 Cups of decaf tea with unsweetened almond milk
Cup of warm unsweetened almond milk
 
New Year’s Day fbg
Libre 5.2
B/3 scrambled eggs with mozzarella Greek yogurt blueberries & almonds benecol
S/latte
L/skipped
D/homemade turkey casserole chipolatas & roast potatoes
Exetcise
Last day of gomad out with running club
3.2 mile walk
Latte
1.23 mile walk back to daughters
Pm
3.85 mile walk round town & back to work
Lincolnshire is quite hilly
 
Fbg
Libre 4.5
B/scrambled eggs with not Greek yo with blueberries & almonds benecol
S/coffee & collagen couple marmite pinwheels
L/roast turkey pigs in blankets roast potatoes broccoli parsnips brussels bisto
D/picky tea
Exercise
Am
20 minutes peloton yoga
20 minutes peloton power walk
Pm
1.5 mile walk (too cold to go any further)
 
Friday 2/1
FBG (5.30 am) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {326 Cal / 43.1g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {12 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toasted sourdough, peanut butter & mashed banana, OJ {326 Cal / 43.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & coriander soup {69 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}
Crab & avocado salad {263 Cal / 6.9g Carbs}
Pineapple, persimmon, yoghurt, pecans {171 Cal / 18.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn & cashew), jasmine rice {603 Cal / 62.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pistachios {137 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1937
Carbs 205.6g
Protein 81.9g
Fat 79.2g (Sat Fat 18.0g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Totally agree
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I was a kid when I first went to Whitby and had just seen Dracula for the first time. My dad told me that fish & chips with lots of salt & vinegar was very effective at keeping vampires away.
Whenever I visit the seaside, even though I don't believe a word of it of course, I still have fish & chips. Just to be on the safe side.
 
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