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

Wednesday 12/01/2022

No Morning run

07:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with boiled eggs and Ryvita
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

BG before dinner 6.3

18:00 Dinner: Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Chickpea and Courgette stir-fry
Salmon fillet
Salad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Thursday 13/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 8.3
 
Thursday 13/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 38.3g Carbs}
.................................2.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog back home

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, toast {105 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {241 Cal / 5.3g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {116 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lasagne {565 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
Persimmon, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1492
Carbs 129.0g
Protein 100.2g
Fat 56.2g (Sat Fat 13.4g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Thursday 13/01/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

14:00 Lunch: Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Grilled Vegetables
Samosa, Veg spring roll
Salad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

19:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Friday 14/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 8.3
 
Friday 14/1
FBG (05.30) 3.9

.................................11 km run [54 min 29 sec, happy with that]
Breakfast (8 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {97 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}
Chicken salad {255 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Friday supper with Bubble
Mushroom pate, toast {201 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}
Linguine al caponata {408 Cal / 47.7g Carbs}
Salted caramel & chocolate panna cotta, cherries, hazelnuts {220 Cal / 20.8g Carbs}
Couple of glasses of Cabalie grenache {226 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1848
Carbs 169.1g
Protein 73.3g
Fat 67.2g (Sat Fat 17.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 15/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

................................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30 am): Baked beans, mushrooms, toast/ Orange juice {336 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {78 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {230 Cal / 25.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {133 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison steak, fries, onion rings, salad {552 Cal / 41.9g Carbs}
Banana bread [warm], ice cream {221 Cal / 33.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1597
Carbs 173.7g
Protein 75.1g
Fat 56.5g (Sat Fat 12.1g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Sunday 16/1
FBG (05.30) 4.3

Breakfast (7.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 37.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {103 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {232 Cal / 4.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {132 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

................................5 km walk
Snack (4pm): Pecan & maple brownie {163 Cal / 26.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Breaded basa, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {456 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {138 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1532
Carbs 155.5g
Protein 79.6g
Fat 54.5g (Sat Fat 8.4g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 15/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 8.3

Sunday 16/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 8.1

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

10:30 Breakfast: Olive bread with avocado dip and boiled egg
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

18:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tofu curry
Salad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Monday 17/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.7
 
Monday 17/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

...............................11 km run [not timed, quite icy in parts, had to run quite carefully]

Breakfast (7.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog back home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {70 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {257 Cal / 7.2g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {130 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Snack (5pm): Toast, walnut butter {193 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

Dinner (8pm): Eating late as friends dropping in
Chicken pie, celeriac mash, carrots, green beans, peas/ Cabalie (4oz) {543 Cal / 48.2g Carbs}
Rhubarb crumble, ice cream [small portion] {223 Cal / 25.0g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1798
Carbs 184.7g
Protein 84.0g
Fat 59.0g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Tuesday 18/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.7

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Olive bread with avocado dip and boiled egg
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate


16:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Chicken curry
Salad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Wednesday 19/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.6
 
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Tuesday 18/1
FBG (05.30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, strawberries, pecans {269 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog back home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {68 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {225 Cal / 22.5g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {128 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Cauliflower & chilli casarecce {376 Cal / 53.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {129 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1237
Carbs 156.5g
Protein 40.8g
Fat 41.6g (Sat Fat 6.0g / Trans fats 0.1g)

Wednesday 19/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (7.30 am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, avocado toast, orange juice {460 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {63 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}
Albacore tuna steak, watercress salad {324 Cal / 4.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Rabbit & wild mushroom stew, sweet potato mash, green beans,
cauliflower fondant, peas {489 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {140 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1644
Carbs 120.8g
Protein 123.4g
Fat 62.2g (Sat Fat 11.5g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Wednesday 19/01/2022

No Morning run

07:15 Breakfast: Olive bread with avocado dip and boiled egg
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 6.6

17:30 Dinner: Green beans stirfry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Chicken curry
Salad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Thursday 20/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.3
 
Thursday 20/01/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:15 Breakfast: Omelette
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 6.4

17:30 Dinner: Green beans stirfry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Papad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Friday 21/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.7
 
Thusday 20/1
FBG (05.30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 36.8g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................1 km jog back home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {68 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}
Chicken salad {281 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {134 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Haddock & caper fishcakes, sweetcorn & parsnip latkes, salad {447 Cal / 32.3g Carbs}
Cookie [warm], ice cream {229 Cal / 27.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1462
Carbs 137.9g
Protein 75.8g
Fat 58.8g (Sat Fat 13.8g / Trans fats 0.5g)

Friday 21/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7.5 km run [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Friend visiting for lunch
Olives/ Aubergine involtini {162 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
Papardelle with wood pigeon & fennel ragu {438 Cal / 48.9g Carbs}
Torta della Nonna {242 Cal / 22.1g Carbs}
Sangiovese (4 glasses, though it could have been more) {401 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}

BG (8.30pm) 4.2
Dinner (8.30pm): After a long post lunch nap
Fish cake [leftovers], fries, baked beans {271 Cal / 27.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1825
Carbs 170.7g
Protein 64.3g
Fat 51.7g (Sat Fat 15.6g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 22/1
FBG (05.30) 4.3

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (8.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {63 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}
Turkey & fig salad {251 Cal / 17.3g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Torta della Nonna {162 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cauliflower casarecce [leftovers] {386 Cal / 53.6g Carbs}
Mango, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1425
Carbs 166.6g
Protein 64.4g
Fat 47.4g (Sat Fat 10.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Sunday 23/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (8.30 am): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast, orange juice/
Toast, damson jam [from a friend's tree] {558 Cal / 45.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {59 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {249 Cal / 25.9g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {127 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Crab & fennel risotto {428 Cal / 54.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {141 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1605
Carbs 167.8g
Protein 67.6g
Fat 62.7g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 22/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.6

Sunday 23/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 8.0

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

09:15 Breakfast: Olive bread with avocado dip and boiled egg
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning


17:30 Dinner: Green beans stirfry
Chicken curry
Salad and Papad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Monday 24/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 8.0
 
Monday 24/1
FBG (05.30) 4.0

...............................11 km run [not timed, quite icy in parts, had to run quite carefully]

Breakfast (7.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {65 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {289 Cal / 5.6g Carbs}
Plum, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {125 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

BG (5.30pm): 4.1
Dinner (8pm): Beetroot & goats cheese loaf, celeriac fries, chicory & walnut salad {547 Cal / 41.3g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, almonds {128 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1462
Carbs 127.9g
Protein 65.8g
Fat 67.4g (Sat Fat 10.5g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Monday 24/01/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:15 Breakfast: Porridge with berries
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner 6.5
17:30 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Salad and Papad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Tuesday 25/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.4
 
Tuesday 25/1
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

...............................5 km walk
Breakfast (8 am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {558 Cal / 45.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {67 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Beetroot & goats cheese loaf, chicory & walnut salad {361 Cal / 26.3g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {128 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Linguine primavera, trout fillet {483 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
Plum & blackberry crumble, ice cream {308 Cal / 28.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1649
Carbs 162.7g
Protein 72.7g
Fat 70.4g (Sat Fat 14.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Tuesday 26/01/2022

No Morning run

07:15 Breakfast: Olive bread with avocado dip and boiled egg
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

Blood sugar before dinner Not Measured
17:30 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Wednesday 26/01/2022

FBG(06:30)- 7.7
 
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