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

Friday 18/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado and Boiled eggs with Ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 5.4
17:30 Dinner: Kale Soup
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Saturday 19/12/2020

FBG(07:00) - 6.8
 
Saturday 19/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), raspberries, blueberries, walnuts {281 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}
...................................10 km run [not timed, forgot to start my timer, oops]

Lunch (12pm): Spicy parsnip soup {120 Cal / 20.1g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {286 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}
Cherries, chocolate mousse, hazelnuts {137 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Dinner with bubble, cooking by the wife so values estimated
Olives, dolmades/ Mavrodaphne (2 x small glasses) {247 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}
Cod with tamarind sauce, honeyed carrots, cumin seed potatoes/
Gewurtztraminer (2 medium glasses) {524 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
Spiced apricots with creme fraiche, baklava/ Tokaji (medium glass) {419 Cal/ 21.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2079
Carbs 167.3g
Protein 60.3g
Fat 84.5g (Sat Fat 17.7g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 19/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado and Boiled eggs with Ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 5.2
17:30 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Sunday 20/12/2020

FBG(07:00) - 7.0
 
Sunday 20/12
FBG (06:30) 4.3

Breakfast (7.30am): Bacon, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, toast/
Juice from one orange {463 Cal / 29.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac, pear & walnut soup {106 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {272 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {140 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

.....................................6 mile walk
Snack (4pm): Mince pies [still warm from the oven], Marsala (2oz) {210 Cal / 26.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison burger, fries, salad {554 Cal / 47.7g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {136 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1950
Carbs 161.6g
Protein 107.7g
Fat 81.1g (Sat Fat 21.1g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Sunday 20/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 6.4
17:30 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Aubergine Chutney
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Monday 21/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 6.4
 
Monday 21/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {280 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
...................................2.5 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................2.5 km run
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast/ Juice from one orange {206 Cal / 19.0g Carbs}

Christmas shopping all morning, tired out!
Lunch (1pm): Celeriac, pear & walnut soup {92 Cal / 15.5g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {259 Cal / 5.6g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}

...................................6 km run [not timed, but very slow, more of a jog really]
BG (6pm): 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Guinea fowl, roast potatoes, cauliflower fondant, carrots,
peas, sweetcorn, rowan jelly {412 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {126 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1578
Carbs 135.0g
Protein 92.3g
Fat 64.8g (Sat Fat 13.0g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Monday 21/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado and Boiled eggs with Ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 5.9
17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Aubergine Chutney
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Tuesday 22/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 6.8
 
Tuesday 22/12
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {272 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
...................................2.5 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................1 km run
Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Tamarind cod [leftovers] with rice (a bit like kedgeree) {257 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {67 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}
Guinea fowl salad {254 Cal / 4.8g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lemon sole, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {466 Cal / 39.2g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {123 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1643
Carbs 150.9g
Protein 106.7g
Fat 59.9g (Sat Fat 11.5g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 22/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 5.6
17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Paneer curry
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Wednesday 23/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 6.7
 
Wednesday 23/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado and Boiled eggs with Ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 5.8
17:30 Dinner: Grilled Chicken
Paneer curry
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Thursday 24/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 6.7
 
Wednesday 23/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Bacon, duck eggs, avocado toast/ Juice from one orange {547 Cal / 32.0g Carbs}
...................................2.5 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................1 km run

Snack (10.30am): Mince pie (small) {82 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {67 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {147 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Tapas with wife and bubble after they were xmas shopping
Home made as all the restaurants are closed. Values approximate.
Olives/ Carrot & harissa hummus, flatbread/ Cremant (2 glasses) {319 Cal / 26.1g Carbs}
Caponata with chilli squid {181 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Haloumi fries with fennel salad {125 Cal / 4.3g Carbs}
Scallops, celeriac remoulade, cold pea & mint soup/ Petit Chablis (5oz) {278 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}
Chocolate orange brownie, buttermilk panna cotta, fennel seed granola/
Tokaji (3oz) {224 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2037
Carbs 151.8g
Protein 75.7g
Fat 83.8g (Sat Fat 18.7g / Trans fats 0.6g)

Thursday 24/12
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {283 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
...................................2.5 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................2.5 km run

Snack (10.30am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
...................................1 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................1 km run

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {69 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {269 Cal / 20.5g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {137 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Crab risotto, trout caviar {371 Cal / 50.3g Carbs}
Cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {186 Cal / 20.1g Carbs}

I will post this now, though being xmas eve, I suspect that there will be pork pie, pickled walnuts
and a glass of something later.
I don't usually eat between dinner and breakfast but probably will tonight.
Merry xmas to one and all.

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1453
Carbs 176.3g
Protein 46.2g
Fat 55.3g (Sat Fat 10.0g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday 25/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (8.30am): Blueberry pancakes, bacon, maple syrup {367 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}

Friends and bubble round for xmas. Oddly we were able to have the xmas that we have planned for the last year. Bubble included in our household, friends tested negative the day before coming.
I do hope that others managed a good day too.

Christmas lunch (12pm):
Began eating at 12, and finished around 8pm. Regular food (with breaks for games) though I tried to keep portions on the small side. Values estimated
Celeriac & chestnut soup {94 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Lobster & prawn cocktail {187 Cal / 2.0g Carbs}
Turkey, duck breast, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrots, green beans, cranberry sauce {302 Cal / 24.9g Carbs}
Christmas pudding, brandy cream {239 Cal / 29.3g Carbs}
Clementine tart {149 Cal / 23.1g Carbs}
Cheese & biscuits {236 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {123 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}

I also had a couple of pieces of Toblerone at some point {134 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

Booze, throughout the day, beginning before breakfast with a bellini
Bellini (3 medium)
Petit Chablis (1 medium)
Valpolicella Ripasso (1 large)
Tokaji (small) {378 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2264
Carbs 191.1g
Protein 93.4g
Fat 83.6g (Sat Fat 32.1g / Trans fats 1.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Thursday 24/12/2020

07:45 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood glucose before dinner 6.7
17:30 Dinner: Tofu and Cabbage stir fry
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Friday 25/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 7.2
 
Friday 25/12/2020

08:30 Morning run for 2 miles

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

13:30 Lunch: Grilled chicken and sweet potato
Lamb curry
Paneer curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Couple of medu vada
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Saturday 26/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 7.6
 
Saturday 26/12
FBG (5am) 4.5

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, plum, walnuts {273 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}
...................................6 km run (33 min 44 sec)

Snack (10.30am): Panettone (small piece] {95 Cal / 13.9g Carbs}
...................................6 km run (34 min 02 sec)

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {75 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {251 Cal / 4.8g Carbs}
Pear, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {134 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

BG (5pm): 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Spaghetti alla Norma {429 Cal / 49.5g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1461
Carbs 151.8g
Protein 56.7g
Fat 61.9g (Sat Fat 13.7g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 26/12/2020

08:30 Morning run for 2 miles

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

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood Sugar Before Dinner 6.2
17:30 Dinner: Lamb curry
Paneer curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Aubergine Chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Sunday 27/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 7.0
 
Sunday 27/12
FBG (6am) 4.2

Breakfast (6.30am): Baked beans & mushrooms on toast/ Juice from one orange {233 Cal / 26.1g Carbs}
...................................5 km walk

Snack (10.30am): Fruitcake {211 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {101 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {267 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Turkey & spinach curry, aloo gobi {413 Cal / 29.7g Carbs}
Mince pies, ice cream {245 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1667
Carbs 171.5g
Protein 82.7g
Fat 64.0g (Sat Fat 14.7g / Trans fats 0.5g)

After doing my stats for the week, expecting that I had finished eating for the day, we had an unexpected visit from Bubble with some wine and cheese that needed to be consumed. As my stats had been done I don't intend to change them so for this one time I'm giving myself a freebie.

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Sunday 27/12/2020

08:30 Morning run for 2 miles

09:30 Breakfast: Avocado and Boiled eggs with Ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Coffee and tea in the morning

Blood Sugar Before Dinner 6.3
17:30 Dinner: Quinoa and vegetables pulav
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Monday 28/12/2020

FBG(06:30) - 7.1
 
Monday 28/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {273 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
...................................2 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................2 km run
Far too icy to run outside today so had to run on the treadmill which I really don't like

Snack (10.30am): Banana & peanut butter on toast {190 Cal / 26.8g Carbs}
...................................2 km run
.................................Rowing machine (7 x 500m sprints, 1 min rests)
...................................2 km run

Lunch (1pm): Chestnut & celeriac soup {94 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Turkey & avocado salad {286 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine al funghi e carciofini {359 Cal / 49.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {132 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1534
Carbs 168.0g
Protein 72.8g
Fat 55.1g (Sat Fat 10.5g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 29/12
FBG (05:30) 4.4

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blueberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}
...................................10 km run [not timed]
Far too icy to run outside today so had to run on the treadmill which I really don't like

Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Baked beans & mushrooms on toast/ Half a grapefruit {225 Cal / 24.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {114 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {284 Cal / 5.6g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {126 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 4.2
Dinner (5pm): Venison & duck stew, celeriac mash, carrots, green beans {521 Cal / 41.1g Carbs}
Persimmon, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1752
Carbs 160.5g
Protein 98.1g
Fat 68.1g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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