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

Sunday 6/1
FBG (6.30am) Not measured today / Exercise free day
Breakfast (8am): Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado, toast /
Juice from one orange {426 Cal / 15.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {90 Cal / 5.1g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad {272 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potato & cauliflower, butternut squash, turnip,
green beans, cranberry sauce {477 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, ice cream, almonds {167 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1642
Carbs 109.7g
Protein 102.6g
Fat 77.3g (Sat Fat 18.8g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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


8:30 Breakfast- Three dosa with chicken curry


13:00 Lunch- omelette with chilli and mushrooms

20:30 Blood sugar before dinner 6.9

20:30 Dinner - Lamb curry, prawns fry

Cauliflower, okra, capsicum, mushrooms stir fry

Egg plant curry with tomatoes

Pickle

Cucumbers, carrots

2 hours sleep

Fitbit 6900 steps end of day.

Monday 07/01/2019

FBG - Not measured
 
Monday 7/1
FBG (5.30am) 4.2
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, grapes, pecans {278 Cal / 36.8g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Sweet potato, avocado, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {271 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chinese buffet, quantities estimated
Salt & pepper chicken, vegetable chow mein {391 Cal / 36.8g Carbs}
Fruit salad, yoghurt {98 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Celeriac & apple soup {56 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine

Dinner (6pm): Spanish fish stew, pangrattato {416 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {136 Cal / 12.1 Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1707
Carbs 175.5g
Protein 96.8g
Fat 56.6g (Sat Fat 8.9g / Trans fat 0.3g)

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

5:00 Breakfast- Omelette with butter and peppers
Soft cheese
2 Mango Yogurts
Black coffee

12:00 Lunch- 2 slices of Peanuts and Jaggery

16:30 Blood sugar before dinner 6.4
17:00 Bratwurst and mustard
Chicken Nugget
2 Black Coffee

20:40 Dinner - Lamb curry with spinach and kale
Chicken curry with nuts
Okra Stir fry
Cucumbers

7:20 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 10700 steps by end of day.

Tuesday 08/01/2019

FBG(06:40) - 7.8
 
Tuesday 8/1
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 35.7g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), mackerel / Clementine {218 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {69 Cal / 3.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, flatbread, hummus {311 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Karniyarik (aubergine stuffed with minced lamb, pine nuts & veg),
flatbread, yoghurt {509 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt {68 Cal / 9.2 Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast, almond milk {137 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1866
Carbs 151.6g
Protein 121.7g
Fat 75.8g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

7:30 Breakfast- Frozen berries, overnight recovery protein powder and almond milk smoothie

Lunch- Fasting
2 Green Tea, black coffee at work

18:00 Blood sugar before dinner 6.6
18:20 Dinner - Chicken Curry with nuts
Bitter Gourd fry
Aubergine, green pepper, Cauliflower, tomatoes, panner and little millets stir fry
Salad(Cucumbers, olives,Baby Spinach, Baby Red Chard, tomatoes, green chillies, Greek style salad cheese and seasoning)
Papad(no oil coated) with soft cheese
Two Spoon of homemade nut mix(Sesame seeds, almond flour, Brazil Nuts, Hazel nuts, pecans, walnuts, peanuts, maple syrup, Erythritol, Stevia)

7:40 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 3400 steps by end of day.

Wednesday 09/01/2019

FBG(06:30) - 8.4
 
Wednesday 9/1
FBG (5.30am) 4.0
Exercise free day today
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), avocado, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {359 Cal / 20.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash & chilli soup {84 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}
Spanish fish stew [leftovers] {411 Cal / 33.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {112 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Turkey meatballs, spaghetti, ragu {509 Cal / 43.3g Carbs}
Banana cake [hot, straight from the oven], blueberries, ice cream
[Oops, mouth said yes to a second slice before consulting the brain] {280 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 18643
Carbs 176.1g
Protein 114.4g
Fat 65.5g (Sat Fat 16.1g / Trans fat 0.3g)

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

7:00 Breakfast- Omelette oven cooked( eggs,mushrooms, frozen kale, frozen okra, cheddar cheese, edam cheese and spices)
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix

8:20 cycle to office 11 miles

Lunch - Fasting

2 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:30 cycle to home 11 miles

1900 Blood sugar before dinner 5.5
19:10 Dinner - Minced lamb curry
Grated Cauliflower and Broccoli stir fry
Aubergine, green pepper, Cauliflower, tomatoes, panner and little millets stir fry
Salad(Cucumbers, olives,Baby Spinach, Baby Red Chard, tomatoes, green chillies, Greek style salad cheese and seasoning)
Papad(no oil coated) with soft cheese
Three Spoon of homemade nut mix(Sesame seeds, almond flour, Brazil Nuts, Hazel nuts, pecans, walnuts, peanuts, maple syrup, Erythritol, Stevia)

6:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 11800 steps by end of day.

Wednesday 10/01/2019

FBG(06:20) - 6.2
 
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Thursday 10/1
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {290 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), mushrooms, baked beans /
Juice from one orange {166 Cal / 23.8g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana cake {140 Cal / 23.1g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Chicken orzo soup {120 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {249 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}
Plums, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {126 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Curry goat, Jamaican rice & peas {439 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
Kiwi, strawberries, yoghurt {89 Cal / 8.0 Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast, almond milk {133 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1841
Carbs 182.7g
Protein 108.9g
Fat 63.1g (Sat Fat 17.8g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Back home, bit of exercise again and a great BGs. Well done!
 
Yesterday food

7:45 Breakfast- Frozen berries, overnight recovery protein powder and almond milk smoothie
Two Boiled eggs
Three Spoons of homemade nut mix

Lunch - Fasting

2 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

Dinner - Fasting

19:40 Blood sugar 6.3

7:50 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 5000 steps by end of day.
Unable to due cycling today due to family commitments

Friday 11/01/2019

FBG(06:40) - 6.2 After 24 hours of Fasting
 
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Friday 11/1
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, raspberries, pecans {278 Cal / 33.3g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), mackerel / Juice from one grapefruit {215 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Cauliflower bisque {106 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad, flatbread, hummus {381 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, almonds {111 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pangasius in breadcrumbs, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {463 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {136 Cal / 12.2 Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1835
Carbs 166.1g
Protein 103.7g
Fat 73.7g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

7: I5 Breakfast- Omelette oven cooked( eggs,mushrooms, frozen kale, frozen okra, cheddar cheese, chorizo, edam cheese and spices)
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix

8:20 cycle to office 11 miles

Lunch - Fasting

2 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:30 cycle to home 11 miles

19:10 Blood sugar before dinner 4.8
19:20 Dinner - Asparagus and grated cauliflower

Panner palak curry

Salad(Cucumbers, olives,Baby Spinach, Baby Red Chard, tomatoes, green chillies, Greek style salad cheese and seasoning)
Papad(no oil coated) with soft cheese
Three Spoon of homemade nut mix(Sesame seeds, almond flour, Brazil Nuts, Hazel nuts, pecans, walnuts, peanuts, maple syrup, Erythritol, Stevia)

8 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 11800 steps by end of day.

Saturday 12/01/2019

FBG(06:45) - 6.9
 
Saturday 12/1
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Snack (5.30am): Pear, walnuts {111 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {270 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

……………………………….4 mile walk
Snack (11am): At a café during family walk, values estimated
Bacon, sausages, baked beans, toast (one slice, white) {404 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Cauliflower bisque {83 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, biscotti {94 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Coq au vin, celeriac mash, runner beans {490 Cal / 43.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {94 Cal / 13.2 Carbs}

Zinfandel (3 x 4oz) {300 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1914
Carbs 148.7g
Protein 107.0g
Fat 60.1g (Sat Fat 17.5g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

7:30 Breakfast- Frozen berries, overnight recovery protein powder and almond milk smoothie

Three Spoons of homemade nut mix


3:30 Lunch & Dinner-Nando’s chicken liver stir fry
Nando’s quarter chicken
Mixed beans
Leafy salad

20:30 Blood sugar 6.1

8:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 12600 steps by end of day just waking around shops

Sunday 13/01/2019

FBG(06:40) - Not measured
 
Sunday 13/1
FBG (7.30am) 3.9
Exercise free day
Breakfast (8.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, blueberries, walnuts {283 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Custard doughnut [not had one for over 2 years] {244 Cal / 29.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes {248 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, biscotti {89 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Tuna steak, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {419 Cal / 36.4g Carbs}
Plums, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1483
Carbs 145.9g
Protein 85.0g
Fat 54.1g (Sat Fat 14.6g / Trans fat 0.3g)

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

Even without exercise and Doughnut BG 4.3 is amazing.
 
Yesterday food

09:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

10:00 Breakfast- Omelette with mushrooms, pepper and chillies
Half a piece of homemade bread(20 grams approx )
Three Spoons of homemade nut mix
Coffee with Single cream and Erythritol

14:00 Two hours Gardening and Cleaning Cars

17:40 Blood Sugar before dinner 5.9

17:50 Dinner- Chi ken soup (Mushrooms, Broad beans,Okra, Carrots, Chicken, Ginger, Chillies, Kikkoman Teriyaki Sause, Sesame oil, Rice vinegar, Stock cubes, Coconut cream, Xanthan Gum, Flaxseed flour and seasoning ) 90% veggies

Papad(no oil coated) with soft cheese

Two Spoons of homemade nut mix

20:00 Blood Sugar before dinner 7.4

7:20 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 11500 steps by end of day

Monday 14/01/2019

FBG(06:40) - 7.7
 
Monday 14/1
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, strawberries, almonds {260 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), mackerel / Clementine {221 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {82 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Chicken, vegetable & noodle soup {124 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, flatbread, hummus {316 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {120 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Guinea fowl, roast potatoes & parsnips, cauliflower, carrots,
runner beans, cranberry sauce {479 Cal / 40.2g Carbs}
Banana cake, blueberries, yoghurt {144 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1825
Carbs 178.1g
Protein 120.7g
Fat 58.6g (Sat Fat 10.6g / Trans fat 0.4g)

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

7:45 Breakfast- Frozen berries, overnight recovery protein powder and almond milk smoothie
Three Spoons of homemade nut mix

Lunch - Fasting

2 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

16:00 Ate 2 Indian carbs rich snacks made with Rice flour and Channa dal, Spoon of Peanut butter

17:00 2.5 miles run

18:40 Blood sugar before dinner 4.6

18:40 Dinner- Pepper, Broccoli, Asparagus steam and stir fry and French Brie de Meaux
Palak panner curry
Leftover Chicken soup
Salad(Cucumbers, olives,Baby Spinach, Baby Red Chard, tomatoes, green chillies, Greek style salad cheese and seasoning)
Papad(no oil coated) with soft cheese
Three Spoon of homemade nut mix

8:10 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 7800 steps by end of day.
Unable to due cycling today due to family commitments

Tuesday 15/01/2019

FBG(06:25) - 7.6
 
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