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

Saturday 28/5
FBG (05.30) 4.3
Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {268 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7 km run home [not timed]
Breakfast (2): Toast, mackerel (in tomato sauce) {259 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup {66 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Ham & fig salad {200 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {125 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

Dinner (7.30pm): At friends' house, values estimated
Prawn cocktail {113 Cal / 1.1g Carbs}
Chicken Kyiv, dauphinoise potatoes, asparagus {578 Cal / 21.8g Carbs}
Black forest gateau {238 Cal / 21.8g Carbs}
Prosecco (3 glasses)/ Malbec (1 glass) {342 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2231
Carbs 146.7g
Protein 115.5g
Fat 49.5g (Sat Fat 32.3g / Trans fats 1.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Sunday 29/5
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
.................................5 km walk
Breakfast (8.30 am): Bacon, egg, mushrooms, avocado toast/ OJ {459 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup {62 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}
Pink salmon on toast {218 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {129 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner (6pm): Tagliatelle con caponata {408 Cal / 50.5g Carbs}
Rhubarb & cherry crumble, ice cream {269 Cal / 30.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1587
Carbs 147.6g
Protein 70.4g
Fat 72.4g (Sat Fat 18.1g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 28/05/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.7

Sunday 29/05/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.3

08:00 Badminton for an hour

10:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with sourdough bread
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Grilled Aubergine
Cauliflower and Broccoli stir-fry
salad
Dark chocolate

18:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Monday 30/05/2022

FBG(06:00)- 6.8
 
Monday 30/5
FBG (05.30) 4.3
Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, strawberries, pecans {277 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
.................................13 km run [64 min 48 sec] PB by 1 sec

Lunch (12.30pm): Indian street food place in the market, estimated
Vegetable curry, chana dhal, rice, plum pakora, onion bhaji {341 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Cocoa {123 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
Got very wet coming home, needed to warm up
Curried parsnip soup {81 Cal / 8.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison steak, celeriac mash, carrots, green beans, roast cauliflower {471 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {134 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1469
Carbs 154.6g
Protein 73.8g
Fat 53.4g (Sat Fat 10.8g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Monday 30/05/2022

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with sourdough bread
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Lamb Mince
Green beans stir fry
Bitter gourd pickle
salad
Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Tuesday 31/05/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.2
 
Tuesday 31/5
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, strawberries, pecans {276 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km run home [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {86 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {244 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {122 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Tuna steak, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {579 Cal / 35.1g Carbs}
Kiwi, blueberries, yoghurt, pistachios {131 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1481
Carbs 138.9g
Protein 110.9g
Fat 46.3g (Sat Fat 5.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Tuesday 31/05/2022

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with sourdough bread
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Green beans stir fry
salad
Dark chocolate

18:00 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Wednesday 01/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 6.7
 
Wednesday 1/6
FBG (05.30) 4.2
Snack (5.30 am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
.................................1.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km run home [not timed]
Breakfast (7.30am): Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, toast/
Juice from one orange {504 Cal / 29.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {86 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {243 Cal / 5.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {136 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Duck breast, fries, fig & bean salad {516 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Black & blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {138 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1734
Carbs 130.0g
Protein 115.3g
Fat 71.2g (Sat Fat 14.1g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Thursday 2/6
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
Snack (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7 km run home [36 min 06 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Curried parsnip soup {81 Cal / 8.2g Carbs}
Chicken salad {312 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Dinner with Bubble tonight. I cooked.
Fennel mousse, hollandaise sauce, asparagus [home grown] {250 Cal / 4.2g Carbs}
Linguine primavera [pea, courgette, runner bean, cucumber, pesto], salmon {502 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
Eton mess {201 Cal / 17.9g Carbs}
[cream flavoured with elderflower/ meringue made with egg whites left over from hollandaise]
Gavi di Gavi (3 medium glasses) {288 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2079
Carbs 139.8g
Protein 97.0g
Fat 89.3g (Sat Fat 30.4g / Trans fats 1.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Friday 3/6
FBG (05.30) 4.1
Exercise free day today
Breakfast (7.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {86 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {323 Cal / 5.3g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {133 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Caponata with squid {410 Cal / 29.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1401
Carbs 120.1g
Protein 84.6g
Fat 56.4g (Sat Fat 11.5g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Saturday 4/6
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
Snack (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, raspberries, pecans {274 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................5.5 km run home [not timed]

Visiting friends for the weekend, eating what I am given, values estimated
Lunch (12pm): Picnic in the park, Jubilee garden party, bands, fairground etc.
Ham & tomato sandwiches, chicken salad/ Cocktail sausages, fries (from food van)/
Birra Moretti (330ml) {559Cal / 45.5g Carbs}
Strawberries, ice cream/ Champagne (3oz) {306 Cal / 29.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1 [a little surprising, but 4 hours since I ate]
Dinner (6pm): Brisket (slow cooked while we were out), jacket potato, peas, carrots /
Zinfandel (large glass) {596 Cal / 46.9g Carbs}
Victoria sponge, mixed berries, ice cream {235 Cal / 30.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2004
Carbs 194.1g
Protein 80.3g
Fat 60.4g (Sat Fat 14.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

Sunday 5/6
FBG (05.30) 4.3
Exercise free day today
Breakfast (8.30 am): Bacon & eggs, sausages, baked beans {388 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}
Toast, marmalade {116 Cal / 20.1g Carbs}

Back home, will eat a bit more healthily for a few days
Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {98 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {123 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cauliflower & nduja casarecce {380 Cal / 52.1g Carbs}
Cherries, chocolate mousse, hazelnuts {165 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1313
Carbs 144.7g
Protein 60.2g
Fat 50.4g (Sat Fat 14.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Thursday 02/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.4

Friday 03/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.6

Saturday 04/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.9

Sunday 05/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.9

No Morning run

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with ryvita and half grape fruit
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning
Couple of hours in the garden

17:30 Dinner: Lamb mince curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
salad
Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Monday 06/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.1
 
Monday 6/6
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
Snack (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, strawberries, pecans {268 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7.5 km run home [37 min 54 sec] 2 sec over PB

Lunch (12pm): Curried parsnip soup {75 Cal / 7.6g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {212 Cal / 22.0g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {131 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes, carrots, swede, turnips,
runner beans, peas, rowan jelly {534 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
Summer berries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {121 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1379
Carbs 133.2g
Protein 63.1g
Fat 46.0g (Sat Fat 6.2g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Monday 06/06/2022

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with ryvita and half grape fruit
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning
Couple of hours in the garden

17:30 Dinner: Sea bass stir fry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Cabbage stir fry
Grilled Aubergine
Chickpea stir fry
salad
Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Tuesday 07/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.3
 
Tuesday 7/6
FBG (05.30) 4.3
Snack (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {268 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
.................................2.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (12 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................2.5 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {78 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}
Cauliflower & nduja casarecce [leftovers] {365 Cal / 49.0g Carbs}
Plum, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {127 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Tomato & feta quiche, fries, salad {470 Cal / 42.3g Carbs}
Apricot, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {118 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1462
Carbs 172.5g
Protein 44.9g
Fat 58.7g (Sat Fat 15.0g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Tuesday 07/06/2022

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with ryvita and boiled eggs
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Cabbage stir fry
Grilled Aubergine
Chickpea stir fry
salad
Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Wednesday 08/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.0
 
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Wednesday 8/6
FBG (05.30) Not measured today
.................................5 km walk
Snack (8.30 am): Mushrooms & baked beans on toast/ OJ {330 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {71 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {291 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {124 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Game stew, celeriac mash, runner beans {539 Cal / 33.9g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {143 Cal / 18.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1532
Carbs 127.6g
Protein 111.3g
Fat 51.9g (Sat Fat 8.5g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Wednesday 08/06/2022

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with ryvita and boiled eggs
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning

Couple of hour walking in the afternoon

17:30 Dinner: Gilled Chicken
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tofu curry
salad
Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Thursday 09/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.5
 
Thursday 9/6
FBG (05.30) 4.4
Snack (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7.5 km run home [37 min 37 sec] New PB
Felt really good this morning, lovely weather, pain free.

Snack (8.30am): Avocado toast {187 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {53 Cal / 8.7g Carbs}
Tomato & feta quiche [leftovers], salad {269 Cal / 21.1g Carbs}
Plum, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Jackfruit curry, fennel seed paratha {468 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {135 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1550
Carbs 147.0g
Protein 48.8g
Fat 74.8g (Sat Fat 18.3g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Thursday 09/06/2022

No Morning run

07:15 Breakfast: Avocado dip with ryvita and boiled eggs
Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Gilled Chicken
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Tofu curry
salad
Dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Friday 10/06/2022

FBG(06:00)- 7.3
 
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