T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

Wednesday 09/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries
Two boiled Eggs
Dark Chocolate and Nuts Mixture

Three Green Tea and One Black Coffee at work

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 6.3
18:20 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Dark Chocolate and Nuts Mixture

Thursday 10/10/2019
FGB(6:00)7.8

Thursday 10/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado toast (sourdough)/
Juice from half a grapefruit {323 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tapas bar whilst shopping, values estimated
Squid with lime & chilli / Cava (3oz) {162 Cal / 5.7g Carbs}
Pork belly pintxos, Jerusalem artichoke hummus, crispy chick peas/ Furmint (5oz) {414 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}
Chocolate fondant, cherries {191 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.4
Dinner (6.30pm): Tandoori chicken, vegetable curry, garlic paratha {352 Cal / 33.4g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {126 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter {187 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1828
Carbs 123.9g
Protein 88.7g
Fat 84.8g (Sat Fat 25.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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

Thursday 10/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Berries Smoothie
Two boiled Eggs
Dark Chocolate and Nuts Mixture

Three Green Tea and One Black Coffee at work

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 6.4
19:10 Dinner: Mushroom and Beans curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Dark Chocolate and Nuts Mixture

Friday 11/10/2019
FGB(6:00)7.9

FBG 6.7
I was away for 5 days on holiday to Spain and ate lots of naughty things, and I didn't take any Metformin.

Breakfast: Coffee and some lovely Spanish pastries, sometimes scrambled eggs and bacon.
Lunch: Usually paella, veggies and lots of seafood - various fish, squid, clams...
Dinner: Black rice, more seafood, like grilled squid and fish in sauce.

It was quite hot, usually around +26C. I did a lot of walking and swimming, and partook in activities at the hotel throughout the day. Now back to the rainy UK, taking my meds properly and back to checking blood sugars too.

Friday 11/10
FBG (05:30) 4.5

Snack (6am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
...…………………………...4 mile walk

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {281 Cal / 35.1g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Peach, almonds {85 Cal / 8.7g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 26 sec] 7s over PB

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {104 Cal / 15.9g Carbs}
Chicken, fig & avocado salad {337 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {141 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

BG (5.30pm) 4.0
Snack (5.30pm): Couldn't wait until dinner
Celeriac & apple soup {80 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Cod fillet in sourdough breadcrumbs, fries, baked beans {536 Cal / 41.2g Carbs}
Stewed plums, ice cream {212 Cal / 23.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1916
Carbs 195.1g
Protein 90.1g
Fat 75.8g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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

Anniya84 said:

FBG 6.7
I was away for 5 days on holiday to Spain and ate lots of naughty things, and I didn't take any Metformin.

Breakfast: Coffee and some lovely Spanish pastries, sometimes scrambled eggs and bacon.
Lunch: Usually paella, veggies and lots of seafood - various fish, squid, clams...
Dinner: Black rice, more seafood, like grilled squid and fish in sauce.

It was quite hot, usually around +26C. I did a lot of walking and swimming, and partook in activities at the hotel throughout the day. Now back to the rainy UK, taking my meds properly and back to checking blood sugars too.

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It all sounds fabulous. Wine too?

Saturday 12/10
FBG (05:30) 4.5
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), blackberries, raspberries, walnuts {281 Cal / 32.9g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel in tomato sauce, toast (one slice, sourdough) {289 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}

Away at friends' house for the weekend, eating what we are given. Values estimated
Lunch (1pm): Vegetable soup {98 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Sausage sandwich {335 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Coffee & walnut cake {168 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lasagne / Zinfandel [2 x 4oz] {603 Cal / 34.6g Carbs}
Summer fruits, ice cream {108 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, white), honey {86 Cal / 19.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1968
Carbs 168.4g
Protein 115.8g
Fat 71.0g (Sat Fat 24.2g / Trans fats 0.7g)

Sunday 13/10
FBG - Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Bacon sandwich {293 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): KFC chicken breast [half of batter removed] {199 Cal / 2.9g Carbs}
Not enjoyed at all. Feeling the need for something healthier.

Back home now.
Snack (1pm): Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {164 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……………………………….6 mile run (in the rain), very much enjoyed!

BG (6pm): 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {85 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}
Chicken Milanese, avocado, salad {378 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {143 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter {166 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1569
Carbs 107.6g
Protein 108.5g
Fat 75.8g (Sat Fat 17.0g / Trans fats 0.3g)



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

Saturday 12/10/2019
FGB(6:30)8.2

Sunday 13/10/2019
FGB(6:30)7.9

10:40 Breakfast: Broccoli and Egg Stir fry
Dark Chocolate

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 5.8

17:20 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tomato chutney
Salad and Papad
Dark Chocolate

Monday 14/10/2019
FGB(6:00)7.8

Monday 14/10
FBG (05:30) 4.1
Having a low fat day today after quite an indulgent weekend
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {280 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 31 sec]

Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast (one slice, sourdough)/
Juice from half a grapefruit {187 Cal / 20.3g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {83 Cal / 9.3g Carbs}
Chicken, fig & hummus salad {297 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {132 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Pheasant, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, swede, cauliflower,
green beans, rowan jelly {485 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, cashews {142 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1746
Carbs 172.0g
Protein 100.9g
Fat 62.7g (Sat Fat 9.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

Monday 14/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Asparagus, mushrooms, strawberries and two boiled eggs
Dark Chocolate

Three Green tea and one black coffee at work

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 5.6
21:00 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
barley and beans
Salad and Papad
Dark Chocolate

Tuesday 15/10/2019
FGB(6:00)8.2

midnightrider said:

It all sounds fabulous. Wine too?

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I didn't go crazy with sangria, was too sweet for me. I was drinking mostly local beer or rum/whiskey and coke Zero.

FBG: 6.2

Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: Baby plum tomatoes with ham slices
Snack: Cashews
Dinner: 'Fish in the bag' with a bit of spicy rice and green peas

Tuesday 15/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

………………………………….2 mile run
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, seeded)/
Juice from one orange {268 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}

………………………………2 mile run
Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {109 Cal / 15.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {289 Cal / 6.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {142 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Fish curry, jasmine rice {403 Cal / 42.4g Carbs}
Pumpkin pie, ice cream, raspberries {213 Cal / 29.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1658
Carbs 150.8g
Protein 105.5g
Fat 62.0g (Sat Fat 18.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

Tuesday 15/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Berries Smoothie and two boiled eggs
Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
Three Green tea and one black coffee at work

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 7.4
19:30 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
barley and beans
Salad and Papad
Dark Chocolate

Wednesday 16/10/2019
FGB(6:00)8.8

Wednesday 16/10
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {283 Cal / 36.9g Carbs

Snack (11am): Peach, almonds {93 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}
………………………………3 mile run

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {114 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {404 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {158 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

BG (4pm): 4.4
About to bake some cookies, there is little point measuring after I've licked the bowl!
Snack (5pm): Cookie {130 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine primavera {430 Cal / 47.9g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt,walnuts {144 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1835
Carbs 181.7g
Protein 76.5g
Fat 78.8g (Sat Fat 17.1g / Trans fats 0.7g)

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

Wednesday 16/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Peppers, mushrooms, Asparagus and scrambled eggs
Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
Three Green tea and one black coffee at work

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 6.1
19:30 Dinner: Courgette stir fry
Salad
Dark Chocolate

Thursday 17/10/2019
FGB(6:00)6.2

Thursday 17/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 35.4g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 27 sec]

Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, sourdough)/ Tangerine {222 Cal / 17.6g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {56 Cal / 8.7g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {256 Cal / 9.3g Carbs}
Mango, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {137 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Shepherds pie [leftover leg of lamb from the freezer], sweet potato topping,
green beans, sweetcorn/ Merlot (4oz) {578 Cal / 40.4g Carbs}
Pumpkin pie {166 Cal / 25.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1851
Carbs 175.7g
Protein 102.1g
Fat 63.1g (Sat Fat 13.7g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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

Thursday 17/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Peppers, mushrooms, Asparagus and boiled eggs
Dark Chocolate

15:00 Two hours gardening

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 5.6
17:30 Dinner: Cauliflower & broccoli rice
Salad & Papad
Dark Chocolate

Friday 18/10/2019
FGB(6:30)7.0

Friday 18/10
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Bacon, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes,
avocado toast (one slice, sourdough)/ Juice from one orange {359 Cal / 23.1g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
………………………………4 mile run
Lunch (12pm): Shepherds pie [leftovers], green beans {343 Cal / 28.8g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {150 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Paella / Rioja (3 x 5oz) {679 Cal / 54.1g Carbs}
Tarta de Santiago, ice cream, orange sauce {266 Cal / 25.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1955
Carbs 169.5g
Protein 102.6g
Fat 60.6g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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

Saturday 19/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, raspberries, walnuts {289 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {95 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad {272 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {132 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Tarta de Santiago {219 Cal / 18.2g Carbs}
…………………………………….4 mile run

BG (5pm) 4.2
Dinner (5.30m): Texas chilli, sweet potato wedges, guacamole, cornbread, tortilla chips {581 Cal / 45.3g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {165 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1832
Carbs 173.5g
Protein 92.0g
Fat 76.3g (Sat Fat 14.8g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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