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

Monday 06/09/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Boiled eggs with avocado dip and Rye bread
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.8

18:00 Dinner: Grilled chicken
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Aubergine and Bottle gourd stir-fry
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Tuesday 07/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.4
 
Tuesday 7/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 36.7g Carbs}
................................11 km run [54 min 13 sec]

Snack (11am): Spiced parsnip & celeriac soup {77 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Beetroot & goat cheese loaf, roasted eddoes, green salad {393 Cal / 40.5g Carbs}
Mango, lychees, yoghurt, pistachios {120 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {74 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Wild boar sausages, sunchoke mash, carrots, green beans {477 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {125 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1604
Carbs 174.2g
Protein 77.4g
Fat 56.5g (Sat Fat 9.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Tuesday 07/09/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Porridge with berries
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.3

18:00 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Aubergine and Beans stir-fry
Courgette chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Evening Gardening for one hour

Wednesday 08/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.4
 
FBg 3.9 then 4.4 after 15 minutes. I’m watching my bloods more closely as I’m goal weight but still on meds

Monday
breakfast coffee and yogurt
Lunch egg and bacon
Dinner broccoli and cauliflower cheese with bacon, extra cheese,peppers, onions
snack latte and dark mint chocolate

Calories 1484
Carbs 17%
Fat 60%
Protein 23%

4 mile walk with light jogging thrown in

FBG 5.3

Tuesday

breakfast water
Lunch crackers and cheese boiled egg
Dinner steak pie, roast potatoes and veg
Snack dark chocolate and a latte

calories 1311
Carbs 30%
Fat 50%
Protein 20%

a night time walk in the rain strangely it was warm
 
Wednesday 8/9
FBG (05:30) 4.1

..............................6 km walk
Breakfast (5.30am): Mushrooms & beans on toast/ Juice from one orange {340 Cal / 29.2g Carbs

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {74 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}
Runner bean & fig salad {268 Cal / 18.3g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, amaretti biscuit {118 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

BH (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Squid & fennel linguine/ Valpolicella (6oz) {526 Cal / 54.6g Carbs}
Figs, honey, yoghurt, pistachios {129 Cal / 18.6g Carbs}
Yes, figs twice in a day, but the giant black Turkish figs have arrived and will be on sale
for 3 or 4 weeks

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1511
Carbs 155.2g
Protein 59.1g
Fat 49.9g (Sat Fat 8.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Wednesday 08/09/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Boiled eggs with avocado dip and Rye bread
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.6

18:00 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Aubergine and Beans stir-fry
Courgette chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Evening Gardening for one hour

Thursday 09/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.3
 
Thursday 9/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, blueberries, pecans {270 Cal / 35.2g Carbs}
................................Half marathon (21 km) [101 min 41 sec]
A minute or so over PB, but felt good.
Snack (8am): Banana {75 Cal /17.0g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Spiced parsnip soup {75 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}
Couldn't wait til lunch, famished.

Lunch (12pm): Caponata with squid {281 Cal / 17.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {125 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Cookie [still warm] {128 Cal / 15.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Saltfish & ackee, baked sweet potato, callaloo, plantain chips {552 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}
Kiwi, passion fruit, yoghurt, peanuts {127 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1702
Carbs 153.6g
Protein 85.5g
Fat 73.6g (Sat Fat 10.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Thursday 09/09/2021

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

14:00 Lunch: Tofu and vegetables Curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Courgette chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

One meal a day

Friday 10/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.2
 
Friday 10/9
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {273 Cal / 34.6g Carbs}
................................2.5 km run
................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................2.5 km run

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & squash soup {78 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Crab & avocado salad {216 Cal / 5.2g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {122 Cal/ 9.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Friday meal with Bubble, Italian tonight
White Negroni [Gin, Italicus, Vermouth] ,
Antipasti [Olives, Spiced courgette, Aubergine involtini, crab tarts] {490 Cal / 36.2g Carbs}
Pasta fazool/ Sangiovese (4oz) {314 Cal / 32.1g Carbs}
Cheese [Gorgonzola, Taleggio], crackers/ Sangiovese (4oz) {205 Cal / 8.0g Carbs}
Fig & frangipane tart, mascarpone/ Amaro {371 Cal / 31.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2123
Carbs 178.5g
Protein 62.7g
Fat 80.2g (Sat Fat 25.2g / Trans fats 0.9g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Saturday 11/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, strawberries, pecans {279 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
................................6 km walk

Snack (10am): Fig frangipane tart {226 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {65 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}
Tuna salad {186 Cal / 5.2g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 3.9 [tired after hard afternoon at the allotment]
Dinner (6pm): Fish & chips [take away, small portion] {554 Cal / 57.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {124 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1627
Carbs 161.4g
Protein 70.3g
Fat 69.0g (Sat Fat 15.9g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Sunday 12/9
FBG (06:30) 4.1

................................6 km walk
Breakfast (8.30am): Harissa courgette omelette, charred runner beans/
Juice from one orange {301 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {100 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

Afternoon tea (3pm): Gift for a friend's birthday, I did nibble quite a bit whilst cooking
Ham & chutney sandwich, Smoked salmon & cucumber sandwich,
Cheese & tomato quiche, Crab & samphire tartlet {301 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}
Fruit scone, clotted cream, jam {228 Cal / 25.0g Carbs}
Tarta di Santiago, lavender shortbread, fig bakewell,
chocolate mousse {312 Cal / 28.3g Carbs}
Pink Prosecco {146 Cal / 6.6g Carbs}
Lots of rich stuff, but very small portions of each

Supper (8pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {70 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {136 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

6 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1663
Carbs 147.8g
Protein 62.6g
Fat 69.9g (Sat Fat 23.9g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
FBG 5.1

I am now 3 weeks post op walking is back to normal and I’m speeding walking too. I feel great.

breakfast coffee and boiled eggs mashed with butter
Lunch chicken stir fry
Dinner spicy cauliflower soup, lettuce burger bun with all the trimmings
Snacks a Costa latte and dark mint chocolate

calories 1656 have my appetite back not sure that’s good or bad lol!! Still within maintenance though as that’s 1700-1800

5 mile walk with some jogging and speed walking thrown in

carbs 89g
Fat 102g
Protein 76g

over in carbs but I’m not worried about it not like in the past I’d fret and worry. Now I let that go.
Looking at swimming but the pools in my area are a bit naff or not open sadly oh the joys.
Have been thinking of weights too as I did in the past.
that should be interesting if I do of for a google and then bed as I like a routine of reps to do. I’ll do what I did last time a take it slow and build from it.
 
Saturday 11/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.4

Sunday 12/09/2021

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Couple of hours working in the garden

15:30 Lunch: Grilled Vegetables
Tomato dhal
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

One meal a day

Monday 13/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.7
 
Monday 13/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 34.2g Carbs}
.............................11 km run [51 min 32 sec]

Snack: Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................2.5 km run

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {104 Cal / 15.5g Carbs}
Chicken salad {273 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {116 Cal/ 9.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast wild duck, celeriac mash, carrots, green beans, parsnips {454 Cal / 40.5g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {133 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1490
Carbs 156.5g
Protein 92.5g
Fat 45.1g (Sat Fat 10.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Monday 13/09/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Boiled eggs with avocado dip and Rye bread
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood Sugar before dinner 6.1

17:30 Dinner: Grilled Chicken
Grilled Vegetables
Courgette Chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Tuesday 14/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.7
 
Tuesday 14/09/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

13:30 Lunch: Grilled Chicken
Chickpea stir-fry
Peppers chutney
Bitter gourd pickle
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

One meal a day

Wednesday 15/09/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.6
 
Tuesday 14/9
FBG (05:30) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................7 km run [34 min 48 sec, slow, a bit tired today]

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {69 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Crab & avocado salad {232 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Figs, honey, yoghurt, pistachios {136 Cal/ 16.5g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Monkfish in prosciutto, fries, braised fennel, samphire,
confit tomatoes {393 Cal / 21.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {125 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

Minervois (6oz) {150 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1444
Carbs 116.5g
Protein 66.1g
Fat 56.7g (Sat Fat 8.8g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Wednesday 15/9
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Exercise free day

Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, avocado toast/
Juice from half a grapefruit {510 Cal / 26.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {98 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Runner bean & fig salad {272 Cal / 25.9g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal/ 14.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine al caponata {445 Cal / 52.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {118 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1646
Carbs 154.5g
Protein 66.0g
Fat 75.9g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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