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

Monday 12/4
FBG (05.30 ) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
.................................11 km run [51 min 18 sec] Best time since last summer

Snack (11am): Banana {72 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
.................................1 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................5 km run home [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Curried parsnip soup {68 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {222 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {122 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6.30pm): Chicken Korma, paratha {503 Cal / 30.3g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1424
Carbs 128.1g
Protein 84.1g
Fat 54.3g (Sat Fat 10.1g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Tuesday 12/4
FBG (05.30 ) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
.................................2.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7.5 km run home [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): In town with the kids, Indian street food in the market for lunch
Vegetable curry [aubergine, okra, cauliflower], mango & spinach pakoras, rice, chapati
estimated values {411 Cal / 44.8g Carbs}
Fruit salad, yoghurt, mixed nuts {122 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Moussaka {503 Cal / 30.3g Carbs}
Pineapple flambed in rum, ice cream, pistachio brittle {222 Cal / 32.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1579
Carbs 171.1g
Protein 75.3g
Fat 56.8g (Sat Fat 16.1g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Tuesday 12/04/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Porridge with Strawberries
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Okra Stirfry
Lamb Curry
salad and papad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Wednesday 13/04/2022

FBG(07:00)- 6.6
 
Tuesday
Walk the dog 51 minutes at a very slow pace

breakfast coffee x2 boiled egg almonds

lunch left over Bolognese coffee water yoghurt

Exercise hiits programme 20 minutes

dinner homemade chicken soup
steak rare with roast veg
vanilla ice cream with a shot of coffee

snack dark chocolate

Calories 2207

Protein 160g
Fibre 6g oops
Carbs 74g
Fat 145g


FBG 8 again high but still no meds
not a lot of fibre yesterday so will try to up that a bit today. proteins are higher again too
 
Wednesday 13/4
FBG (05.30 ) Not measured today

...................................5 km walk
Breakfast (8.30 am): Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, toast/
Juice from one orange {428 Cal / 22.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Pub lunch after morning walking in the woods with kids
Swordfish steak, new potatoes, asparagus, sun dried tomato pesto
estimated values {404 Cal / 22.9g Carbs}
Apple crumble, ice cream {286 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Linguine with fennel, squid & chilli {407 Cal / 48.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {126 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1676
Carbs 152.9g
Protein 87.7g
Fat 72.7g (Sat Fat 17.8g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Wednesday 13/04/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Omelette
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

17:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Chicken Curry
salad and papad
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 1.5 miles

Thursday 14/04/2022

FBG(07:00)- 8.0
 
Wednesday

Walk the dogs mostly standing

breakfast coffee x2

Exercise Weights 15 minutes of upper body

lunch fruit salad and yogurt, boiled eggs x2 coffees

Exercise walk 15 minutes

dinner 3 egg omelette with 2 cheeses x2 coffees

snack digestive biscuits, dark chocolate, latte and chocolate chip cookie


Calories 1876

protein 79g
Carbs 120g
Fibre 7g
Fat 118g

less protein yesterday and the fibre isn’t great either so will try today to increase

FBG 6.8 woohoo this may seem daft but to me it isn’t.
 
Thursday 14/4
FBG (05.30 ) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {270 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
.................................11 km run [54 min 04 sec] A bit stiff today, hard going

Lunch (12pm): Curried parsnip soup {74 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {209 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {123 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Bubble round for tea
English champagne (2 glasses) {145 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}
Linguine primavera [asparagus, broad bean, courgette, peas], pesto, salmon/
Fleurie {5oz} {647 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
Fondue, toast/ Fleurie (5oz) {291 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}
Almond ice cream, raspberries {228 Cal / 22.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2021
Carbs 161.5g
Protein 71.7g
Fat 73.4g (Sat Fat 17.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Thursday 14/04/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Omelette
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

20:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Brown Chickpea Curry
salad and papad

No Evening walk

Friday 15/04/2022

FBG(07:00)- 8.4
 
Friday 15/4
FBG (05.30 ) Not measured today

.......................................5 km walk
Breakfast (8.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 37.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {70 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Chicken salad {236 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Wood pigeon with cassis & blackberries, celeriac mash,
carrots, swede, green beans, sweetcorn {444 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Popped round to a neighbour's house
Brie, baguette/ Merlot (5oz) {343 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1666
Carbs 142.3g
Protein 94.5g
Fat 58.1g (Sat Fat 18.0g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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

Exercise muddy field walk with dogs

breakfast x2 coffees blueberries on the run as babysitting

Exercise 3mile walk

lunch biscuit x2 coffees yogurt almonds boiled eggs

dinner chicken salad

Exercise weights lower body 15minutes

snack pineapple tart and a latte
Dark chocolate

Calories 2235

protein 108g
Carbs 167g
Fibre 20g
Fats 126g

more fibre yesterday but the carb count went up but I did have a pineapple tart over 100gs worth and carb heavy but boy was it delicious

Weigh in today still 9st 7lbs which I’m happy with

FBG 8
 
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Friday

walk in the field and some road work with the dogs (over 3 miles)

breakfast x 2 coffees roast chicken with salad cream yogurt

lunch coffee yogurt, fruit & almonds on the run yesterday so this was quick.

dinner Chicken omelette and yogurt needed to use up the chicken.

Exercise weights lower body 10 minutes

snack lemon tart and latte, late night yogurt

calories 2047

protein 152g
Carbs 98g
Fibre 16g
Fat 118g

fibre up yesterday and so is the protein plus kept the carbs down a wee bit. All in a good day for me but still looking for food come 11pm mmm need to curb that or have protein on hand not carbs

FBG 7
 
Saturday 16/4
FBG (05.30 ) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {271 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
.................................2.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7 km run home [34 min 33 sec] PB for this route

Lunch (12pm): Lunch at Bubble's house, values estimated
Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {67 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Leek, goats cheese & walnut tart, asparagus salad {358 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Raspberries, yoghurt {74 Cal / 5.8g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): In the garden with visitors
Chocolate & orange panettone [still warm], Marsala (2oz) {290 Cal / 34.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Beetroot & goats cheese loaf, walnut & chicory salad {477 Cal / 34.6g Carbs}
Mixed berries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1708
Carbs 159.0g
Protein 46.5g
Fat 84.4g (Sat Fat 22.2g / Trans fats 1.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Sunday 17/04/2022

FBG(07:00)- 7.4

07:30 Morning run for 2.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Omelette
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning

19:30 Dinner: Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Grilled Chicken
salad and papad

No Evening walk

Monday 18/04/2022

FBG(07:00)- 7.1
 
Saturday

walk in the field and Road with the dogs

breakfast coffee and yogurt with fruit and almonds

lunch left over pesto chicken and coffee

Exercise a 5 mile walk took a dog

dinner cheese omelette as didn’t feel that hungry coffee

snack dark chocolate would you believe this has fibre in it

calories 2293

protein 140g
Carbs 104g
Fibre 16g
Fat 146g

managed to keep the fibre up and the carb Load down

FBG 7.5 Sunday

Sunday

walk the dogs

breakfast coffee, fruit yoghurt almonds

lunch omelette

dinner roast chicken and roasted veg

snack lemon tart and a latte
Dark chocolate egg

calories 2234

protein 164g
Carbs 98g
Fibre 20g
Fat 149g

surprised at the fibre amount to be honest

FBG 7.3 this morning
 
Sunday 17/4
FBG (05.30 ) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {280 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
.................................2.5 km jog to the gym
.................................rowing machine (8 x 500m, 30 sec rests)
.................................7.5 km run home [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Curried parsnip soup, toast {134 Cal / 21.8g Carbs}
Waiting for friends coming for Easter Sunday lunch
(2pm) Roast lamb, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes & parsnips,
carrots, swede, green beans {470 Cal / 39.5g Carbs}
Lemon meringue pie {285 Cal / 36.4g Carbs}
Champagne (2 glasses) / Malbec (3 glasses) {521 Cal / 15.7g Carbs}
Wine amounts estimated, glass topped up a few times during the day.

Dinner (7.30pm): Scotch broth [lamb bone & gravy added to diced veg & barley] {128 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Simnel cake [small piece] {111 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1972
Carbs 187.4g
Protein 64.4g
Fat 47.0g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Monday 18/4
FBG (05.30) 4.4

Breakfast (8.30 am): Friends stayed over, so had a large breakfast to blow cobwebs away
Sausages, bacon, black pudding, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, OJ {522 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}
Toast, damson jam {91 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {143 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {131 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Simnel cake [small piece] {139 Cal / 22.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Calamari alla caponata {334 Cal / 29.7g Carbs}
Lemon meringue pie [small piece], raspberries {169 Cal / 22.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1571
Carbs 139.2g
Protein 86.1g
Fat 71.4g (Sat Fat 17.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
Monday 18/04/2022

07:30 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:30 Breakfast: Avocado dip with Olive bread and Boiled egg
Roasted Nuts and Dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffees in the morning
Couple of hours gardening

18:00 Dinner: Green beans stir fry
Chicken Curry
salad and papad

No Evening walk

Tuesday 19/04/2022

FBG(07:00)- 6.8
 
Sunday

walk the dogs mostly standing in field

breakfast boiled eggs x2 coffees water

lunch chicken salad, yogurt, almonds water

dinner steak pie and rustic chips x2 coffees, water

exercise 3.5 miles walk took a couple of dogs to.

snack pineapple tart and a latte water
Dark chocolate egg

experimenting with carbs and exercise and water and it seems to be working to reduce the blood sugars if I go for a walk if a carb heavy meal or just having a pint of water too technically fooling the meter

Calories 2178

protein 141g
Fibre 12g
Carbs 180g
Fat 99g

Not a lot of fat or fibre yesterday

FBG 6.8
 
Tuesday 19/4
FBG (05.30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30 am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {268 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
,................................12 km run [60 min 59 sec], new route, felt like a good time

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {55 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}
Beetroot & goats cheese loaf, chicory & walnut salad {373 Cal / 32.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {125 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pheasant with rowan sauce, squash & sweet potato dauphinoise,
roast cauliflower, peas, sweetcorn {535 Cal / 33.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {169 Cal / 22.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1527
Carbs 144.1g
Protein 69.2g
Fat 64.3g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like a recipe, please just ask
 
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