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

Friday 08/05/2020

8:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:30 Breakfast:Overnight oats with berries
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Blood sugars before dinner 5.1
16:30 Dinner: Panner curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Cabbage pickle
salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate
Couple of dates after dinner

Saturday 09/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 7.2
 
Saturday 9/5
FBG (06:00) 4.2
No exercise today

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado toast/
Juice from one orange {373 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {86 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
Goats cheese, fig & green bean salad {259 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Orange & polenta cake {136 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, carrots, peas, sweetcorn {425 Cal / 31.1g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {130 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1596
Carbs 129.8g
Protein 79.9g
Fat 74.4g (Sat Fat 18.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 09/05/2020

8:00 Morning run for 2.5 miles

8:30 Breakfast: Pan fried peppers, mushrooms, halloumi cheese
Boiled eggs, blueberries and black berries
One slice of homemade sourdough bread
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Blood sugars before dinner 5.5
17:30 Dinner: Grilled chicken and sweet potato
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Cabbage pickle
salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Sunday 10/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 6.3
 
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Sunday 10/5
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (7am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, raspberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 38.6g Carbs}
……………………...6 km run (timer ran out of battery, oops)

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {61 Cal / 4.3g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {275 Cal / 15.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {142 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cheeseburger, fries, salad {648 Cal / 42.7g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, almond milk ice cream {207 Cal / 21.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1668
Carbs 142.7g
Protein 81.0g
Fat 76.1g (Sat Fat 21.6g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Sunday 10/05/2020

8:00 Morning run for 2 miles

8:30 Breakfast: Greens and beans with peppers and garlic
Scrambled eggs
One slice of homemade sourdough bread
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Blood sugars before dinner 5.8
17:00 Dinner: Grilled sweet potato
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Green Beans stir fry
salad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Monday 11/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 7.0 (Poor sleep)
 
Monday 11/5
FBG (06:00) 3.9

Breakfast (7am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 34.5g Carbs}
……………………...3 km run (15 min 42 sec)

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {45 Cal / 2.6g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {236 Cal / 5.5g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {127 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Snack (3.30pm): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
………………………….3 km run, not timed

BG (5pm) 4.4
Dinner (5pm): Linguine with squash, artichoke & truffle oil {368 Cal / 49.2g Carbs}
Flambed pineapple, almond milk ice cream, pecans {182 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}

BG (9pm): 4.1
Snack (9pm): Toast, peanut butter {141 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1504
Carbs 154.4g
Protein 62.5g
Fat 63.5g (Sat Fat 12.5g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Monday 11/05/2020

7:00 Morning barefoot running for 1.5 miles

8:00 Breakfast: Greens and beans with mushrooms, sugarsnap peas and garlic
Boiled egg
One slice of homemade sourdough bread
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Blood sugars before dinner 6.3
18:00 Dinner: Grilled sweet potato
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Green Beans stir fry
salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Tuesday 12/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 7.1
 
Tuesday 12/5
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (7am): Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado toast/
Juice from one orange {418 Cal / 22.7g Carbs}
…………………………..6 km run (35 min 19 sec)
Snack (9am): Nectarine, walnuts {101 Cal / 7.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {86 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Chicken, fig & green bean salad {256 Cal / 16.3g Carbs}
Apricot, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lamb medallions, aubergine curry, wild garlic paratha {421 Cal / 29.5g Carbs}
Pastel de nata, ice cream, blackberries {188 Cal / 20.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1654
Carbs 129.6g
Protein 90.8g
Fat 74.5g (Sat Fat 16.8g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Barefoot running, that's brave. Whereabouts are you?
 
midnightrider said:
Barefoot running, that's brave. Whereabouts are you?
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Rural South Cambridgeshire. Next to me nice grass walking paths where i run barefoot. Done last year summer as well. Cannot do more than 1.5 miles. All joints and weak points in my legs paining since two days. I have to take rest last night from running.
 
Tuesday 12/05/2020

7:00 Morning barefoot running for 1.5 miles

8:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked Omelette with apple
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of black coffee in between

Blood sugars before dinner 6.9
17:30 Dinner: Grilled sweet potato and chicken
Cauliflower and broccoli stir fry
Cabbage Pickle
Salad and Papad

Wednesday 13/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 6.5
Taken rest from evening run due to joint pains from barefoot running
 
Wednesday 13/5
FBG (06:00) 4.1
Exercise free day today

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), blackberries, blueberries, walnuts {273 Cal / 34.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {52 Cal / 9.5g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {316 Cal / 8.1g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {130 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Snack (3.30pm): Cookie [warm from the oven] {115 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Crab risotto / Picpoul (5oz) {481 Cal / 55.4g Carbs}
Pineapple, papaya, yoghurt, pistachios {142 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1568
Carbs 155.7g
Protein 70.0g
Fat 54.0g (Sat Fat 10.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Wednesday 13/05/2020

7:00 Morning running for 1.5 miles

8:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked Omelette
One slice of sourdough bread
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of black coffee in between

Blood sugars before dinner 6.5
17:30 Dinner: Aubergine and tomato soup
Salad and Papad

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Thursday 14/05/2020

FGB(5:30) 6.5
 
Thursday 14/5
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (7am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {282 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}
……………………………….5 km run [27 min 34 sec], equalled PB
Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast/ Half a grapefruit {207 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {83 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}
Crab & avocado salad {274 Cal / 5.7g Carbs}
Apricot, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 4.3
Snack (5pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……………………………….2 km run [9 min 34 sec] new PB
BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Lasagne {585 Cal / 46.3g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {134 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1824
Carbs 163.6g
Protein 100.0g
Fat 77.3g (Sat Fat 16.6g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Thursday 14/05/2020

7:00 Morning running for 1.5 miles

8:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked Omelette
One slice of sourdough bread
Blackberries
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of black coffee in between

Blood sugars before dinner 5.9
17:30 Dinner: Chicken and cauliflower soup
Papad

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Friday 15/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 6.7
 
Friday 15/5
FBG (06:00) 4.1
Light exercise day today

...………………………….4 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Beans on toast / 2 apricots {224 Cal / 31.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {76 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {292 Cal / 5.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {127 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

……………………………..2 hours heavy gardening
Snack (4pm): Sourdough [warm from the oven], strawberry jam {138 Cal / 23.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Spanish fish stew [frozen leftovers] {386 Cal / 31.8g Carbs}
Pear & blackberry crumble, ice cream {248 Cal / 32.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1560
Carbs 159.3g
Protein 90.8g
Fat 50.1g (Sat Fat 11.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday 15/05/2020

7:00 Morning running for 1.5 miles

8:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked Omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of black coffee in between

Blood sugars before dinner 5.9
17:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Sprouts stir fry
Cabbage pickle
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

18:30 Evening run for 2 miles

Saturday 16/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 6.7
 
Saturday 16/5
FBG (06:00) Not measured today

Breakfast (7am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, strawberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}
……………………………….3 km run [15 min 19 sec], new PB

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {61 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {185 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {132 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Banana {61 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}
……………………………….3 km run [gentle, not timed]

Dinner (6pm): Prawn, squash & cashew rendang, fennel seed paratha{505 Cal / 34.4g Carbs}
Blackberries, blueberries, yoghurt, macadamias {131 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Toast. peanut butter {150 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1573
Carbs 150.5g
Protein 75.0g
Fat 68.3g (Sat Fat 11.6g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 16/05/2020

8:00 Morning running for 1.5 miles

9:30 Breakfast: Flaxseed Omelette with mushrooms and peppers
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Couple of black coffee in between

Blood sugars before dinner 5.9
17:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Panner curry
Cabbage pickle
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark Chocolate

Evening rest

Sunday 17/05/2020

FGB(6:00) 6.8
 
Sunday 17/5
FBG (06:00) 4.3

Breakfast (7am): Scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms, toast/
Juice from one orange {392 Cal / 28.5g Carbs}

……………………………….6 km run [35 min 26 sec]
Snack (10am): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {100 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {267 Cal / 5.7g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 9.3g Carbs}

Wine (4pm): Merlot (2 medium) {226 Cal / 6.9g Carbs}
A couple of glasses at the allotment with friends after an afternoon gardening

BG (6pm) 3.8 (often low after alcohol)
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes, cauliflower fondant, carrots,
green beans, red cabbage, sweetcorn {461 Cal / 34.3g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {134 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1844
Carbs 141.5g
Protein 112.1g
Fat 60.3g (Sat Fat 14.4g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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