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

6.8

Omelette with blue cheese
Avocado

Beefburger with 1 slice bacon and 1 slice cheese, broccoli, peas

Lamb tagine (thankyou, @midnightrider!)
- no fruit added and low carb veg increased e.g. more fennel, celery radishes.
2 squares Lindt dark chocolate

Carbs: 20g
Cals: 1592

No formal exercise but pretty active day.
 
Thursday 01/11/2018

FBG(7:05 am) -7.8

Wednesday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:45 am)- 7.3


6:45 Morning run 2 miles


7:45 Breakfast- Oven Cooked egg with Frozen Okra, Frozen Spinach, Mozzarella cheese, Cottage cheese, edam cheese, chorizo, spices
Keto Chocolates(3 small ones)
Two Spoon of nut mix

Lunch - Fasting

18:20 Blood Sugars 5.3

18:20 Dinner- Oven cooked egg, Cauliflower rice. bitter-guard salad, Palak panner, oven cooked aubergine
Keto Chocolates(5 small ones)
Two Spoon of nut mix

7:10 hours sleep.

Fitbit 7000 steps end of day - not much exercise i have to use car to work
 
Friday 02/11/2018

FBG(7:05 am) -9.2
I should have checked my ketones today but forgot to check.

Thursday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:05 am)- 7.8

7:40 Breakfast- Chia seeds, cocoa powder and almond milk with spoon of maple syrup
Leftover Oven Cooked egg
Keto Chocolates(3 small ones)
Two Spoon of nut mix

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

Lunch - Fasting

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

18:50 Blood Sugars 9.2 just after cycling

19:00 Dinner- Cauliflower rice. bitter-guard salad, Palak panner, 30g camembert cheese, Salad(Cucumbers, olives, lettuce, tomatoes, green chilies and seasoning), Bitter gourd salad
Keto Chocolates(3 small ones)

20:50 Blood Sugars 7.4 after dinner

7:00 hours sleep.

Fitbit 12500 steps end of day
 
Thursday 1/11
FBG (6am) Not measured today
Snack (6am): Pear, almonds {120 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), plum, blackberries {177 Cal / 26.8g Carbs}
Toast (one slice, sourdough), egg yolk, avocado, tomatoes {174 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Pumpkin soup, fries {193 Cal / 32.9g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Chicken & grape terrine, hummus, cucumber {219 Cal / 19.7g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Portuguese restaurant. values are estimated
Bacalhau a Bras [salt cod] / Prosecco (3oz) {246 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Cataplana de Marisco [fish stew] / Vinho Verde (6oz) {449 Cal / 9.8g CArbs}
Tartita Queimada [crème brulee] / Moscatel (2oz) {216 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1910
Carbs 156.6g
Protein 104.6g
Fat 60.3g (Sat Fat 16.7g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Yesterday (Thursday 1/11).
0620: Mug of coffee with double cream and Splenda.
1100: Another mug of coffee with cream and sweetener.
I wasn't eating during day as builders in.
1900: Two lamb kebabs in two parathas, slice of lemon tart with double cream. Five Dark Chocolate Hobnobs (left by builders).
2100: 3 glasses of Merlot, piece of Camenbert.

Fbg to day 6.0.
 
Friday 2/11
FBG (6am) 4.2
Snack (6am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, sourdough), garlic mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {120 Cal / 20.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & basil soup {101 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Game pie, salad, avocado {311 Cal / 18.8g Carbs}
Peach, blackberries, yoghurt {82 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Salmon, roast potatoes, carrots, green beans {403 Cal / 24.0g Carbs}
Pear, raspberries, yoghurt {90 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {168 Cal / 17.3g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 1394
Carbs 134.2g
Protein 78.7g
Fat 50.3g (Sat Fat 11.0g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday 2/11.
0600: Mug of coffee with double cream and Splenda.
1230: Slice of sourdough bread with Camenbert.
1500: Mug of tea. PhD Smart Dark Choc Raspberry bar.
1820: Breaded cod with a few oven chips. Slice of lemon tart with double cream.
2100: 4 glasses of Merlot, bit of Camenbert.
2300: Some mixed nuts.

Fbg today 5.5 (if meter is to be believed).
 
Saturday 03/11/2018

FBG(7:05 am) -6.9
Ketones 1.5

Friday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:05 am)- 9.2

7:40 Breakfast- egg omelet with okra, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, chorizo, coriander and butter
Two Spoon of nut mix

8:00 Cycle to work --- 11 miles(54 minutes)

Lunch - Fasting

Blood sugars before cycling 5.3

17:30 Cycle to Home--- 11 miles(60 minutes)

18:40 Blood Sugars 6.0 just after cycling

19:00 Dinner- Cauliflower rice, prawn curry, 30g camembert cheese, aubergine and asparagus stir fry,Salad(Cucumbers, olives, lettuce, tomatoes, green chilies and seasoning), Bitter gourd salad
3 spoons of nuts mixture

7:05 hours sleep.

Fitbit 13500 steps end of day
 
Saturday 3/11
FBG (6am) Not measured today
Snack (6am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries {158 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, sourdough), bacon, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {250 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Lunch (2pm): Pub lunch, watching rugby
Game sausages, fries, aioli {545 Cal / 26.9g Carbs}
Beer (3 pints) {570 Cal / 30.0g Carbs}
………………………………...3 mile walk home

BG (6.30pm) 4.1
Back home now, supplies a little low
Dinner (7pm): Beans on toast (two slices, seeded) {210 Cal / 26.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {142 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Goat cheese, crackers {133 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 2037
Carbs 146.0g
Protein 77.2g
Fat 68.3g (Sat Fat 18.5g / Trans fat 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
6.7

Camembert omelette
Avocado

Beefburger with cheese
Coleslaw
Onion rings (eek high in carbs)
Was eating out and virtually no low carb vegetables.
However lovely cheese board

2 squares Lindt dark chocolate
Pack pork scratchings

Carbs: 30g
Cals: 2100 approx

Short walk
 
Yesterday (Sat 3/11).
0830: Mug of coffee with double cream and sweetener.
1230: Fried egg, 3 rashers streaky bacon, two slices buttered wholemeal toast, mug of tea.
1430: PhD Smart Dark Choc Raspberry bar.
1530: Mug of tea with full fat milk and sweetener.
1850: Pie and chips (my bad), slice of lemon tart with double cream.
2200: Mixed nuts.

Today's fbg 6.6.
 
Sunday 04/11/2018

FBG(8:15 am) -8.1

Saturday food and exercise Log

FBG(7:15 am)- 6.9

7:20 morning run 4 mile 40 minutes
10 minutes yoga and squats


9:00 Breakfast- egg omelet with okra, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, chorizo, coriander and butter
Two Spoon of nut mix
Two keto chocolate

10:00 village litter picking 1 hour about 2 miles fast walk

Lunch - coffee with single cream

14:00 two hours gardening

20:00 Blood Sugars 4.8 before dinner

19:00 Dinner- Cauliflower rice, prawn curry, chicken curry with spinach and kale, aubergine and asparagus stir fry,Salad(Cucumbers, olives, lettuce, tomatoes, green chilies and seasoning),
1 spoons of nuts mixture 2 keto chocolate

6:30 hours sleep not enough sleep

Fitbit 18700 steps end of day
 
Sunday 4/11
FBG (6am) 4.3
Snack (6am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans /
Juice from half a grapefruit {265 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {87 Cal / 4.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, rye bread, hummus {266 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, almonds {136 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Pear, walnuts {106 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Partridge, roast potatoes, carrots, swede, runner beans, peas {406 Cal / 30.5g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, pistachios {138 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {164 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 1712
Carbs 159.5g
Protein 104.8g
Fat 60.6g (Sat Fat 12.2g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Yesterday (Sunday 4/11).
0735: Coffee with double cream and sweetener
1345: Two poached eggs on two slices buttered wholemeal toast, mug of tea.
1600: Mug of tea.
1745: Butternut squash, sweet potato and coconut cream soup, two sausage rolls, slice of lemon tart with double cream.
2030: 4 glasses of merlot, chorizo and camenbert.
2200: Cashew nuts.

Today's fbg 6.1.
 
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Monday 29/10/2018

FBG(7:00 am) -7.1

Sunday food and exercise Log

FBG(8:15 am)- 8.1

Breakfast- egg omelet with okra, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, chorizo, coriander and butter
Coffee with single cream and Erythritol
2 Keto Chocolates

13:30 Coffee with single cream and Erythritol

14:00 two miles walk

18:45 Blood sugars 6.2

18:50 Dinner - Chicken Curry with Roselle, Lamb mince, Salad(Cucumbers, Feta cheese, olives, lettuce, tomatoes and seasoning)
Bitter gourd salad
3 keto chocolates
2 spoons of nuts mix

20:45 ACV and lemon drink with Magnesium supplement before bed

7:45 hours sleep.

Fitbit 10000 steps end of day. Resting day
 
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13.4

Breakfast - Coffee with cream

Lunch - Low carb meal replacement shake

Dinner - Bolognese sauce with gluten free pasta

Snack - Ham slices and cheese
 
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