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

Saturday 29/05/2021

06:30 morning run for 2.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Boiled eggs and avocado with ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees in morning

All afternoon gardening

Blood sugar 6.2 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and butter milk
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

One hour Gardening after dinner

Sunday 30/05/2021

FBG(06:00)- 6.4
 
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Sunday 30/05/2021

06:30 morning run for 1.5 miles

8:00 one hour badminton

09:30 Breakfast: scrambled eggs with kale, peppers and halloumi cheese
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 5.6 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Lamb mince balls
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad, Papad and butter milk
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Monday 31/05/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.2
 
Sunday 30/5
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Snack (5.30am): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
................................10 km run [not timed]
Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, trout roe, avocado toast/ Juice from one orange {503 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Tomato & lentil soup {108 Cal / 15.7 g Carbs}

Lunch (2pm): Visiting friends for the night, values estimated
Roast chicken, mashed potato, cauliflower, carrots {492 Cal / 42.1g Carbs}
Apple & blackberry crumble, custard {180 Cal / 23.4g Carbs}

Dinner (8pm): Charcuterie, cheese, bread / Fleurie (3 glasses) {617 Cal / 20.5g Carbs}
Chocolate truffles {163 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}
Sitting in the garden, in the sunshine

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2230
Carbs 166.7g
Protein 98.1g
Fat 89.3g (Sat Fat 28.6g / Trans fats 1.1g)

Monday 31/5
FBG (06:30) 4.2

Breakfast (7.30am): Lorne sausage, black pudding, scrambled eggs, sauteed potatoes,
baked beans, toast/ Grapefruit juice {408 Cal / 27.0g Carbs}
Swim in the river for 45 mins

Lunch (12pm): Back home
Mushroom & fennel soup {37 Cal ./ 2.3g Carbs}
Tuna salad {186 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................1 km run
Dinner (6pm): Linguine prima vera (courgette, beans, peas), prawns {488 Cal / 42.6g Carbs}
Plums, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {125 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1476
Carbs 112.2g
Protein 108.9g
Fat 59.9g (Sat Fat 13.8g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Monday 31/05/2021

07:00 morning run for 2.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Boiled eggs and avocado with ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of hours gardening

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 5.8 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Aubergine curry
Salad, Papad and butter milk
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Tuesday 01/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.0
 

Isn't 2.5 dangerously low?
 
Tuesday 1/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................1 km run

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
................................7 km run [37 min 41 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup {83 Cal ./ 14.2g Carbs}
Ham & fig salad {261 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {132 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tuna steak, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {429 Cal / 41.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, biscotti {120 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1441
Carbs 161.3g
Protein 72.8g
Fat 44.5g (Sat Fat 8.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 01/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 2.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Pineapple, orange and ginger smoothie
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 5.8 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Lamb stir fry
Aubergine curry
Kidney beans curry
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Wednesday 02/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.6
 
Wednesday 2/6
FBG (05:30) 4.3

................................5 km walk
Breakfast (5.30am): Mushrooms & baked beans on toast/ Juice from one orange {255 Cal / 26.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {54 Cal ./ 2.7g Carbs}
Chicken salad {241 Cal / 7.2g Carbs}
Apricot, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Visitors for a couple of days
Melanzagne (Lasagne with aubergine instead of pasta) {336 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}
Bread, cheese (taleggio), figs / Malbec (2 glasses) {365 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1440
Carbs 95.9g
Protein 95.0g
Fat 47.2g (Sat Fat 12.9g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Wednesday 02/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 6.2 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Sea bass fillet
Tofu stir fry
Kidney beans curry
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Thursday 03/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.1
 
Thursday 3/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {275 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}
................................8 km run [extremely fatigued, didn't time the run]

Breakfast 2 (9am): Sausages (2), scrambled eggs, mushrooms, baked beans,
toast/ Half a grapefruit {485 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Lemon drizzle cake {156 Cal / 25.4g Carbs}
I think that my food intake may have been a bit low this week, have felt really hungry all day which is rare for me. Usually I'm just hungry at meal times.

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup {74 Cal ./ 12.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {130 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................1 km run
Slept for an hour after lunch, then felt absolutely fine.

BG (6pm): 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Tagliatelle with fennel, squid & chilli {376 Cal / 49.6g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1695
Carbs 180.5g
Protein 90.9g
Fat 63.9g (Sat Fat 14.6g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Thursday 03/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: omelette
Pineapple and Beetroot juice
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 5.3 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Haddock fillet
Panner and cabbage curry
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Friday 04/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.4
 
Friday 4/6
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 35.7g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................7 km run [37 min 27 sec], new PB

Snack (10am): Lemon drizzle cake {160 Cal / 26.0g Carbs}
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Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup {77 Cal ./ 13.2g Carbs}
Chicken salad {282 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {143 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Basa in breadcrumbs, fries, peas, sweetcorn {417 Cal / 35.3g Carbs}
Strawberries & ice cream {177 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1594
Carbs 168.0g
Protein 77.2g
Fat 59.8g (Sat Fat 11.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday 04/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 2.5miles

08:00 Breakfast: omelette with melons
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 6.0 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: pan fried cod fillet
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 No Evening walk

Saturday 05/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.3
 
Saturday 5/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

................................6 km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, blueberries, pecans {276 Cal / 34.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {55 Cal ./ 9.1g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {248 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (chicken), jasmine rice {526 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {136 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

Verdicchio (2 medium glasses) {216 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}
Sundowner at the allotment in the sunshine, watering plants, having a chat (normal life stuff!)

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1656
Carbs 142.7g
Protein 83.7g
Fat 51.3g (Sat Fat 13.6g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 05/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Boiled eggs, avocado and ryvita
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 5.6 before Dinner

19:00 Dinner: Lamb mince
Panner curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and quinoa
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Sunday 06/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.2
 
Sunday 6/6
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Snack (6am): Banana {78 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}
................................5 km run [not timed]

Breakfast (8.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushroom, tomatoes, baked beans,
toast / Juice from one orange {448 Cal / 27.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {69 Cal ./ 12.5g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {268 Cal / 16.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, chocolate mousse {153 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Wagyu burger, sweet potato fries, salad {690 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1903
Carbs 147.3g
Protein 91.6g
Fat 95.4g (Sat Fat 26.8g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Sunday 06/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 One hour badminton

10:00 Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with water melons
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 6.2 before Dinner

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Peppers chutney
Salad and quinoa
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Monday 07/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.8
 
Monday 7/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {276 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................2.5 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................2.5 km run

Snack (11am): Banana {78 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}
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Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {56 Cal ./ 3.5g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {268 Cal / 6.1g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {127 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tagliatelle al la Caponata {403 Cal / 49.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1408
Carbs 148.4g
Protein 68.1g
Fat 52.2g (Sat Fat 7.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Monday 07/06/2021

07:00 morning run for 2.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Omelette with water melons
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black Coffees

Blood sugar 5.8 before Dinner

17:30 Dinner: Sea bass fillet
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Peppers chutney
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Tuesday 08/06/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.4
 
Tuesday 8/6
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {276 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................1 km run

Snack (10.30am): Cookie {98 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
Banana (11am) {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
................................7 km run [37 min 29 sec] 1 sec over PB
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Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {62 Cal ./ 10.3g Carbs}
Chicken salad {271 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {131 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Crab & fennel risotto {371 Cal / 49.1g Carbs}
Plum. blueberries, yoghurt, pistachios {129 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1483
Carbs 166.2g
Protein 72.3g
Fat 48.7g (Sat Fat 8.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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