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

5.2

Gruyere omelette
Avocado
Redbush tea with almond milk

Chicken, chilli and pepper stirfry
Toasted almonds, 90% chocolate, whipped cream
Snacks:
Bag pork scratchings

Carbs: 12g
Cals: 1595
No exercise. Ill in bed from chronic fatigue syndrome crash (probably from hours going round hospital day before)
 
Monday 29/10/2018

FBG(8:05 am) -8.3
Ketones 1.5

Sunday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:45 am)- 7.9


8:00 Moring run 4 miles


Breakfast- Coffee with single cream and Erythritol


10:00 1.5 hours window cleaning

13:45 Blood Sugars 5.8


13:50 Lunch - Chicken Curry with Roselle, Cauliflower cheese oven cooked with nuts, Salad(Cucumbers, Feta cheese, olives, lettuce, tomatoes and seasoning)
Dannone Light& free Greek Style Yogurt

3 keto chocolates

18:45 Half Keto Mug cake with homemade yogurt with raspberries.

8:15 hours sleep.

Fitbit 10300 steps end of day
 
Morning - One cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Dinner - Two slices chia and super grains bread, two slices deli roast beef, two slices bologna; salad: lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers, celery, green onions, shredded marble cheese

(I know I'm not supposed to eat bread, but I'm down to one meal a day, and this bread has 23 grams of carbs per two slices with 7 grams of fibre.)

FBG: 4.8 mmol.
 
Yesterday (Sunday 28/10)
0710: Mug of coffee with Splenda and double cream.
1330: Fried egg, 3 rashers streaky bacon, two slices buttered wholemeal toast. Mug of tea.
1500: Phd Smart Dark Choc Raspberry Bar.
1815: M&S 'Gastropub' Pork Meatballs with Cheesy Dumplings. Slice of lemon tart with double cream.

Fbg today 7.2.
 
Monday 29/10
FBG (6am) 3.8
Snack (6am) Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
…………………………..2 km on rowing machine [8 min 52 sec]
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), pear,
blackberries, walnuts {280 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}

…………………………5 mile walk [urban walk with pub lunch]
Lunch (12pm): Oyster po'boy, fries, celeriac remoulade /
Hazelnut & vanilla stout (12 oz) {465 Cal / 41.4g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Butternut squash & chilli soup {83 Cal / 16.7g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Spanish fish stew, pangrattato {514 Cal / 48.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {162 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1685
Carbs 190.1g
Protein 95.4g
Fat 40.3g (Sat Fat 7.5g / Trans fat 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Angelofthemarches said:
The lamb meal sounds amazing!
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Lamb tagine.
I cook this in a tagine as someone bought me one a few Christmases ago, but a slow cooker works just as well, or a casserole dish in a pinch. Values are approximate,
This serves four.

One shallot (about 40g), fennel (about 40g), 3 cloves of garlic all finely chopped and fried until softened [I use rapeseed oil but others are fine too].
Add lamb (400g diced lamb), then one teaspoon each of turmeric, cinnamon, and ginger. Brown for a few minutes then transfer to tagine.
Add enough chicken stock to just cover meat. Cook at 180C for 90 minutes.
Add 150g dried dates, 30g pistachios and 30g flaked almonds and continue heating for 60 minutes.

Good with a little couscous and some preserved lemons.
 
Yum yum yum. Think I'll try it today, I have some lamb and was gonna put it in the slow cooker....
Also, you outdid yourself with the oyster po'boy today!!!
 
6.8

Mushroom, Gruyere and bacon omelette
Avocado

Chicken Saag
Rebel kitchen coconut yogurt

2 97% pork sausages
3 slices ham
Coyo
2 squares 90% chocolate
1 bag pork scratchings
Carbs: 12
Cals: 1889

Today was a bit heavy on the protein and the Cals but had actually been having hypos all afternoon - I know this is not supposed to be an issue for type 2 s.

Basic exercise routine for chronic fatigue syndrome
 
Tuesday 30/10/2018

FBG(7:30 am) -7.2

Monday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:20 am) -8.3

7:30 Breakfast- Chia seeds and Almond milk with spoon of maple syrup.
Two Boiled Eggs
Keto Chocolates(3 small ones) and Spoon of Nuts mix


8:20 Cycle to work --- 11 miles(52 minutes)


Lunch - Fasting


17:30 Cycle to Home--- 11 miles (58 minutes)


18:50 Blood sugars 6.4 (Just after cycling and Before dinner )

19:00 Dinner- Cauliflower rice, leftover chicken curry, Salad(Cucumbers, Feta cheese, olives, lettuce, tomatoes, green chilies and seasoning), 1 minute micro oven Papad, Soft cheese

Dessert - Keto Chocolates(4 small ones), Two Spoon of Nuts mix(Sesame seeds, Pecan, Hazel nuts, Brazil nuts and butter and Erythritol)

3 Green Tea and 1 black coffee

6:40 hours sleep

Fitbit 12500 steps end of day
 
6.3
Parmesan omelette
Avocado

Leek and pork sausages and ham
Alpro soy yoghurt
Lindt 22 squares 90% chocolate

Pork scratchings
(Bit of a meatfest day, worried I'll turn into a zero carb carnivore)

Carbs: 8g
Cals: 1623

Active day, no formal exercise
 
Tuesday 30/10
FBG Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
raspberries, blackcurrants, walnuts {275 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}
……………………………….4 mile walk
……………………………….2 km on rowing machine [8 min 41 sec]
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), garlic mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {143 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {56 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Ham & cottage cheese salad {188 Cal / 9.5g Carbs}
Melon, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {151 Cal / 15.5g Carbs}

Travelling most of the afternoon
Snack (4pm): Service station food!
Coffee cake with hazelnut brittle {153 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

Away for a few days, amounts estimated, choice limited
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes,
carrots, green beans {376 Cal / 32.3g Carbs}
Peach, blackberries, yoghurt {79 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Snack (10pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), milk {149 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1657
Carbs 178.9g
Protein 91.6g
Fat 55.3g (Sat Fat 15.2g / Trans fat 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Angelofthemarches said:
Yum yum yum. Think I'll try it today, I have some lamb and was gonna put it in the slow cooker....
Also, you outdid yourself with the oyster po'boy today!!!
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Thanks, I love a po'boy though I did leave some of the bread this time. Good luck with the lamb. This time I was sent extra lean lamb instead of my usual cut ( I order online once a week) and must admit that there was no loss in favour at all so I may use the lean cut next time. I guess it is relative, extra lean lamb is still over 10% fat.
 
Wednesday 31/10/2018

FBG(6:30 am) -7.3

Monday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:30 am) -7.2

7:30 Breakfast- Summer Berries, whey protein powder and almond milk smoothie.
Two Boiled Eggs
Keto Chocolates(3 small ones) and Spoon of Nuts mix

8:20 Cycle to work --- 11 miles(54 minutes)

Lunch - Fasting

17:30 Cycle to Home--- 11 miles (61 minutes)

18:50 Blood sugars 5.9 (Just after cycling and Before dinner )

19:00 Dinner- Cauliflower rice, Tinned sardines, Salad(Cucumbers, Feta cheese, olives, lettuce, tomatoes, green chilies and seasoning)

Dessert - Keto Chocolates(4 small ones), Two Spoon of Nuts mix(Sesame seeds, Pecan, Hazel nuts, Brazil nuts and butter and Erythritol)

3 Green Tea and 1 black coffee

7:20 hours sleep

Fitbit 13200 steps end of day
 
Looks like all that hard work is paying off!!
 
Afternoon: Two slices chia seeds and supergrains bread, two soft-boiled eggs, three maple sausages.

Midnight snack: Two slices chia seeds and supergrains bread, two slices deli roast beef, two slices bologna, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded marble cheese, mayo.

(I know I'm not supposed to eat bread but this is a lower carb, high fibre bread that seems to agree with me.)

FBG: 5.3 mmol.
 
Angelofthemarches said:
Looks like all that hard work is paying off!!
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Agreed.
Also the FBG in the morning is the last metric to come down, but it will drop in time. When it does you will not be significantly insulin resistant any more so will see normal drops in BG after you have eaten (probably med free too with any luck).
 

I can see clearly the days i cycle one point less than when weekends(no cycling).
Probably it takes time due to my cell insulin Resistance.
@midnightrider when you started your diet did you see 7 or 8 blood sugars for a while then dropped your readings?
How long it took for you to get normal results around 5 or 6?

I know your exercise regime is more spread around all day long and your insulin resistance probably much smaller than me.
 
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I was diagnosed with BG of 18, then FBG of 14 the following day. Within a couple of months of walking 30 mins twice a day and eating smaller portions of carbs (100-120g./day) I was getting FBGs of under 7,
By the time I had lost 7 stones (about 1 stone/month) my FBG was under 5 and has stayed there since.
I did relax the diet somewhat as I didn't want to lose any more weight and find that eating about 170g/ day of carbs ( barely above half recommended levels) that I eat pretty much what I fancy.
I guess it helps that my idea of pushing the boat out is a smallish piece of cake, rather than a large pizza or portion of chips,
 
Wednesday 31/10
FBG (6am) 4.1
Snack (6am): Banana {75 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), bacon, scrambled egg,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {316 Cal / 21.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash soup {61 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}
Prawn salad, avocado toast {189 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt {83 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lasagne / Amarone (5oz) {532 Cal / 28.0g Carbs}
Chocolate truffles {162 Cal / 17.0g CArbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt {70 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1571
Carbs 136.4g
Protein 89.0g
Fat 53.6g (Sat Fat 20.0g / Trans fat 0.7g)

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