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

Sunday 01/11/2020

07:30 morning run 1.5 miles

09:00 Breakfast - Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Black Coffee in the morning

Blood glucose 6.4 before dinner
18:00 Dinner: Pan fried Seabass
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Cabbage and brown lentils curry
Salad

Monday 02/11/2020

FBG(6:00) 7.6
 
Sunday 1/11
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Bacon & eggs, mushrooms, avocado toast/
Juice from one orange {518 Cal / 25.5g Carbs}
...................................1 km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1 km run
An extra session due to imminent gym closure (not sure how increasing unfitness will help anyone)

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {84 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}
Seafood lasagne [leftovers], salad {246 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, hazels {115 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

...................................5 km walk
Snack (3pm): Ginger muffin {153 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lamb, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes & parsnips,
carrots, green beans, broccoli / Gaillac (6oz) {596 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
Apple & blueberry crumble, ice cream {237 Cal / 30.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2014
Carbs 165.8g
Protein 97.6g
Fat 84.2g (Sat Fat 26.0g / Trans fats 1.0g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Monday 2/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
...................................2.5km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1km run

Snack (10am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
...................................1 km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1 km run
An extra session due to imminent gym closure (not sure how increasing unfitness will help anyone)

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {42 Cal / 2.5g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {377 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tabbouleh with lamb, fig, broad beans & almonds {425 Cal / 41.0g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {130 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1529
Carbs 139.2g
Protein 74.3g
Fat 66.5g (Sat Fat 11.8g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
FBG 5.7

Yesterday
Lunch: other half of the sardine 'pate', celery stalks, green leaf salad, keto-friendly coffee x 3 (cold today!)
Dinner: finished the cream of mushroom soup + psyllium, green leaf salad + 1 tsp mixed seeds, 3 cherry tomatoes, 50g proscuitto, stevia hot chocolate

Cal 823, net carbs 20g
 
Monday 02/11/2020

07:30 morning run 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast - Okra stir fry
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Black Coffee in the morning

Blood glucose 6.3 before dinner
18:00 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tomato and peanuts chutney
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Tuesday 03/11/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.9
 
Tuesday 3/11
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {278 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
...................................2.5km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1km run

Snack (10am): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
...................................2.5 km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1 km run
An extra session due to imminent gym closure (not sure how increasing unfitness will help anyone)

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {92 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
Green bean, avocado & fig salad {291 Cal / 18.9g Carbs}
Peach, blackcurrants, yoghurt, walnuts {133 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Prawn, cashew, squash & mango curry, fennel seed paratha {613 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
Pineapple [flambed in rum], ice cream {131 Cal / 22.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1673
Carbs 167.8g
Protein 66.6g
Fat 73.4g (Sat Fat 15.9g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Hmm, a mysterious 6.3 FBG today - possibly due to rotten sleep

Yesterday:
Lunch: big green salad topped with a couple of sliced mushrooms, a little cottage cheese and a little prosciutto, keto-friendly coffee
Dinner: Tried a new protein meal shake (banana, woohoo!) with cashew milk (also first try) but don't think the reality was as nice as the idea of new flavour, then stevia hot chocolate made up for it after that.

Calories: 820, net carbs 19g
 
Tuesday 03/11/2020

06:50 morning first run 1.5 miles

7:45 Second run 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast - Two boiled eggs
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Black Coffee in the morning

Blood glucose 5.6 before dinner
18:00 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Cabbage stir fry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tomato and peanuts chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Wednesday 04/11/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.7
 
Wednesday 4/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, walnuts {273 Cal / 34.3g Carbs}
...................................2.5km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1km run

Snack (11am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
...................................2.5 km run
...................................7 x 500m sprints (1 min rests between) on rowing machine
...................................1 km run
An extra session due to imminent gym closure (not sure how increasing unfitness will help anyone)
Pushed myself a bit too hard this week as there is now no more gym for at least 4 weeks.

Lunch (12pm): Squash, chick pea & kale soup {87 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {269 Cal / 6.2g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {126 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Eggplant Parmigiana {347 Cal / 33.9g Carbs}
Persimmon, yoghurt, pistachios {133 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1366
Carbs 134.1g
Protein 73.4g
Fat 49.6g (Sat Fat 9.6g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
FBG 5.8

Yesterday:
Lunch was a big green leaf salad with some cottage cheese and proscuitto
Dinner was homemade cream of cauliflower soup and more salad .... then I started watching US election coverage and in reaction to the suspense of it all had some SF hazelnut chocolate AND an Atkins caramel nut Endulge bar.

Blew over my - currently very limited - daily calorie allowance (went to 1,300) BUT managed to keep net carbs at 23g for the day and ketosis intact this morning.
 
Wednesday 04/11/2020

7:45 morning run 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast - oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Black Coffee in the morning

Blood glucose 5.2 before dinner
18:00 Dinner: Panner and spinach curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tomato and peanuts chutney
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Thursday 05/11/2020

FBG(6:00) 7.1
 
Wednesday 4/11
FBG (05:30) 4.4
No gym for at least a month, aaarghhh,
I will enjoy it for a few days, but it will be tough after that.

Breakfast (7.30am): Bacon, eggs, avocado toast/ Half a grapefruit {450 Cal / 18.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {41 Cal / 2.5g Carbs}
Chicken & artichoke salad {281 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {126 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Shepherds pie [leftover lamb, with added aduki beans. sweet potato mash topping],
roast parsnips, green beans/ Malbec (4oz) whilst cooking {534 Cal / 45.4g Carbs}
Mango, pineapple, yoghurt, pistachios {122 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1623
Carbs 115.1g
Protein 94.3g
Fat 67.4g (Sat Fat 15.5g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
FBG: 6.5

Stupid food day yesterday - started sensibly TRE, concluded poorly

Lunch: hm cream of cauliflower soup, green leafy salad, 100g double-smoked ham, keto-friendly coffee
Dinner and supper and midnight and 3am and dawn snacks of: US Election coverage (high stress, low fibre), more coffee with sides of double-smoked ham and SF chocolate, no greenery, rotten sleep.

Cal 1150, Net carbs 32g

But today is another day!
 
Thursday 05/11/2020

7:45 morning run 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast - oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Black Coffee in the morning

Three hours clearing the Garden (Day off from work)

Blood glucose 5.7 before dinner
18:00 Dinner: Grilled Chicken
Panner and spinach curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tomato and peanuts chutney
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate


Friday 06/11/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.4
 
FBG 5.8 - better - a bit more sleep and more sensible food!

Yesterday
Lunch: green leaf salad, smoked salmon, cottage cheese, 3 x keto-friendly coffee
Dinner: mushroom and spinach frittata, small protein shake + psyllium, stevia hot chocolate

Cal <800, Net carbs 15g
 
Honestly, your snacks could have been much, much worse.
 
Friday 6/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {277 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}
...................................10 km run [50 min 25 sec] New PB, felt really good

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {84 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}
Green bean, fig & artichoke salad {321 Cal / 22.0g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {123 Cal / 9.3g Carbs}

Friend (bubble) round for dinner, overdid the booze (and carbs) quite a bit
Dinner (6pm): Olives, fennel seed tarallini/ Campari & soda {268 Cal / 28.9g Carbs}
Spaghetti alla Norma / Valpolicella Ripasso (2 x 5oz) {637 Cal / 55.6g Carbs}
Lemon tart/ Espresso Martini {371 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

BG (11pm) 5.2 (3 hours after lemon tart)

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2143
Carbs 211.4g
Protein 46.0g
Fat 68.7g (Sat Fat 16.4g / Trans fats 0.1g)

Saturday 7/11
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {278 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
...................................5 km run [Not timed, a bit worse for wear, and heavy legs from 10km yesterday]

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {81 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Shepherds pie (leftovers) {308 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {130 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Crab risotto {475 Cal / 54.3g Carbs}
Peach, blackcurrants, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1469
Carbs 174.2g
Protein 77.9g
Fat 41.1g (Sat Fat 8.7g / Trans fats 0.3g)


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


Just wondering how many grams of spaghetti and risotto rice you use in your recipes please ? Thanks
 
OB87 said:
Just wondering how many grams of spaghetti and risotto rice you use in your recipes please ? Thanks
Click to expand...
Risotto, 60g per person of dry carnaroli rice (46.7g Carbs), not a huge portion but I do add lots of crab and prawns.
Spaghetti, 75g per person of fresh pasta (41g Carbs), with lots of aubergine & pecorino cheese.

These are pretty carb heavy meals for me. My budget that I know I am fine with is 60g for my evening meal (including pud) and 150g for the whole day. My average for this week was 155g/day despite these 2 meals.
 
Sunday 8/11
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Snack (7am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
...............................6 km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, toast/
Juice from one orange {379 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & pear soup {71 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}
Pears were windfalls from a friends garden
Cottage cheese salad {245 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast partridge, celeriac mash, carrots, swede, green beans,
romanescu cauliflower, rowan jelly/ Malbec (4oz) {571 Cal / 43.3g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {129 Cal / 20.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1672
Carbs 145.4g
Protein 82.9g
Fat 65.3g (Sat Fat 14.7g / Trans fats 0.5g)


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