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

[Deleted member 371625]

Wednesday 8/4
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
……………………………...4 mile run (hard, 29 min 35sec) New PB
Snack (9pm): Mackerel (in tomato sauce) Straight from the can {232 Cal / 2.5g Carbs)

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {77 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {259 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {138 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

……………………………..1.5 mile run (gentle)
Dinner (6pm): Linguine prima vera (peas, broad beans & artichoke), salmon fillet {515 Cal / 41.5g Carbs}
Pear, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {139 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Toast (sourdough), peanut butter {159 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1869
Carbs 149.2g
Protein 101.6g
Fat 87.6g (Sat Fat 16.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Wednesday 08/04/2020

7:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:20 Breakfast:Oven cooked Omelette and plum
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 5.5
18:15 Dinner: Chicken with kale
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
One dosa
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

20:00 Evening run for 2 miles

Thursday 09/04/2020
FGB(6:00) 6.9

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Thursday 9/4
FBG (06:00) 4.3

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, sourdough toast/
Juice from one orange {362 Cal / 21.5g Carbs}
……………………………...4 mile run (hard, 29 min 46 sec)

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {99 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Salmon & avocado salad {304 Cal / 5.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {121 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Chicken saltimbocca, marsala wine sauce, pumpkin gnocchi,
green beans / Gavi (5oz) {515 Cal / 41.5g Carbs}
Baklava, strawberries {339 Cal / 29.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1805
Carbs 115.1g
Protein 115.6g
Fat 78.2g (Sat Fat 14.9g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Friday 10/4
FBG (06:00) Not measured today
Exercise free day today

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {67 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad {275 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Chocolate egg [piece] {157 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Hake, white bean & chorizo stew {506 Cal / 32.8g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, almonds {128 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1621
Carbs 140.6g
Protein 79.7g
Fat 71.8g (Sat Fat 14.4g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Thursday 09/04/2020

7:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:20 Breakfast:Over night oats with berries
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 6.8
18:00 Dinner: Sprouts beans stir fry
Cabbage stir fry
Grilled sweet potato
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Friday 10/04/2020
FGB(6:30) 7.7

 

[Venkat K]

Friday 10/04/2020

7:30 Morning run for 2 miles

8:50 Breakfast:Oven cooked omelette and strawberries
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Busy entire day trimming branches
Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 5.2
17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Saturday 11/04/2020
FGB(6:45) 7.0

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Saturday 11/4

Snack (12.30am): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {126 Cal / 22.1g Carbs}
Couldn't sleep so had an extremely rare midnight snack

FBG (06:00) 4.3
Breakfast (8am): Garlic mushrooms, avocado toast/ Juice from one orange {291 Cal / 22.1g Carbs}
………………………….2 mile run [very gentle]

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {63 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}
Ham & cottage cheese salad {225 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}

Wine (4pm): Merlot (2 x 4oz) {200 Cal / 6.1g Carbs}
Sneaky glass or two at the allotment

Dinner (6pm): Venison steak, sweet potato mash, broad beans, sweetcorn {444 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, almonds {127 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1673
Carbs 140.4g
Protein 89.4g
Fat 55.4g (Sat Fat 10.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Sunday 12/4
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, sourdough toast/
Juice from half a grapefruit {435 Cal / 23.2g Carbs}
………………………….4 mile run [hard, 29 min 56 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {58 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {259 Cal / 6.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {137 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

Dinner (5.30pm): Lamb & apricot tagine, cumin & turmeric roast potatoes,
carrots with honey & fennel seeds, green beans, flatbread {743 Cal / 56.7g Carbs}
Oops, I forgot about the dried apricots in the stew

……………………………...1.5 mile run [gentle]

Lemon meringue pie {183 Cal / 22.9g Carbs}
Eaten just once a year at Easter in our house


5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1884
Carbs 134.7g
Protein 125.7g
Fat 81.8g (Sat Fat 18.4g / Trans fats 1.2g)

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

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Monday 13/4
FBG (06:00) 4.3

……………………………...3 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {275 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {43 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {235 Cal / 7.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Mushroom, fennel & artichoke tagliatelle {535 Cal / 47.2g Carbs}
………………………………3 mile walk
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, almonds {128 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1418
Carbs 137.2g
Protein 64.5g
Fat 63.3g (Sat Fat 9.6g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Saturday 11/04/2020

7:30 Morning run for 2 miles

8:50 Breakfast:Oven cooked omelette and strawberries
Coffee with cream
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Blood sugars before dinner 5.9
17:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and seaweed
red peppers chutney
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Sunday 12/04/2020
FGB(7:30) 7.5

Fasting for 20 hours
Lunch:Fish curry with aubergine
Grilled sweet potato
Sprouted chickpea stir fry
Blood sugar before bedtime 7.1

Monday 13/04/2020
FGB(6:20) 7.3

7:30 Morning run for 2 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette and plum
slice of homemade bread
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Blood sugars before dinner 5.8
17:30 Dinner:Sprouted chickpea stir fry
Panner curry
Grilled sweet potato and swede
Red peppers chutney
Salad and seaweed
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Tuesday 14/04/2020
FGB(6:20) 8.6

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Tuesday 14/4
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {276 Cal / 35.2g Carbs}
………………………….4 mile run [hard, 29 min 12 sec] PB
Not exactly 4 miles to be fair, about 3.7 by my measurement

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {63 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {317 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {136 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
…………………………..2.5 mile run {hard, 16 min, 12 sec} PB

Dinner (6.30pm): Prawn, squash & mango curry, fennel seed socca {509 Cal / 35.1g Carbs}
Short on flour, so used chick pea flour instead for the flatbreads
Pancake, raspberries, chocolate ice cream, pecans {282 Cal / 28.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1709
Carbs 153.0g
Protein 93.3g
Fat 71.5g (Sat Fat 14.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Tuesday 14/04/2020

7:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:20 Breakfast:Oven cooked omelette with plum
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 6.2
18:00 Dinner: Kale stir fry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Paneer curry
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Wednesday 15/04/2020
FGB(6:00) 8.3

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Wednesday 15/4
FBG (06:00) 4.3

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast/ Orange juice {307 Cal / 16.3g Carbs}

………………………….2 mile run [gentle]

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {57 Cal / 3.4g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {206 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}
Mango, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {125 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}

…………………………..2.5 mile run {gemtle}

Dinner (6.30pm): Duck breast, celeriac mash, cauliflower fondant, carrots,
broad beans {508 Cal / 32.2g Carbs}

Pineapple flambed in rum, ice cream, macadamias {173 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1446
Carbs 100.9g
Protein 91.0g
Fat 67.7g (Sat Fat 17.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Wednesday 15/04/2020

7:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:20 Breakfast:Oven cooked omelette with plum
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 6.2
18:00 Dinner: Sprouted beans stirfry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Thursday 16/04/2020
FGB(6:00) 7.6

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Thursday 16/4
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, walnuts {285 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
………………………….2 mile run [hard]

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {46 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {292 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {158 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

BG (4.1)
Dinner (6.30pm): Crab, prawn & fennel risotto {413 Cal / 55.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1398
Carbs 137.6g
Protein 71.3g
Fat 53.2g (Sat Fat 8.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Thursday 16/04/2020

7:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:00 Breakfast:Oven cooked omelette with plum
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 5.3
18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Friday 17/04/2020
FGB(6:00) 7.3

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Friday 17/4
FBG (06:00) 4.1

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), blackberries, blueberries, walnuts {276 Cal / 34.4g Carbs}
………………………….3.5 mile run [29 min, 14 sec]
Snack (9am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce) {232 Cal / 2.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {38 Cal / 2.2g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {215 Cal / 7.9g Carbs}
Pineapple, passion fruit, yoghurt, macadamias {137 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

……………………………..3 mile walk
Dinner (6.30pm): Cod in breadcrumbs, sweet potato fries, baked beans {376 Cal / 32.8g Carbs}
Banana bread [hot from the oven], ice cream {233 Cal / 31.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1566
Carbs 132.0g
Protein 82.1g
Fat 71.1g (Sat Fat 17.9g / Trans fats 0.7g)

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

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Saturday 18/4
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, walnuts {285 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
………………………….3 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Avgolemono soup {91 Cal / 7.7g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {256 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}

Beaujolais (2 x 4 oz) {200 Cal / 6.1g Carbs)
Bread & cheese {146 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}
A couple of chilled glasses in the sunshine with friends after working at the allotment.
Certainly breaking the law but fine with me (we were a few feet apart so followed the spirit of the law if not the actual letter of the law). We are not quite a police state yet.

Dinner (6pm): Lamb casserole, sweet potato mash, roast celeriac, green beans {493 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, almonds {125 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1714
Carbs 122.3g
Protein 99.8g
Fat 66.3g (Sat Fat 13.4g / Trans fats 0.7g)

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

 

[Venkat K]

Friday 17/04/2020

7:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:20 Breakfast:Oven cooked omelette with Apple
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in between

Blood sugars before dinner 6.5
18:30 Dinner: Sprouts stir fry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate


Saturday 18/04/2020
FGB(7:00) 7.5

 

[Venkat K]

Saturday 18/04/2020

8:20 Breakfast:Berries smoothie
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate


Blood sugars before dinner 5.6
15:00 Lunch/Dinner: Chicken curry
Pickled cabbage
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run 2 miles

20:00 one Apple

Sunday 19/04/2020
FGB(7:00) 7.9