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<blockquote data-quote="AllieRainbow" data-source="post: 1801756" data-attributes="member: 473025"><p><strong>Day 2</strong> - Weight: <strong>117.0 kilos</strong> / BMI <strong>38.1</strong> / Waist to Height Ratio: <strong>71%</strong></p><p></p><p>7.02am - FBG: <strong>6.3</strong></p><p>9.04am - DP: <strong>6.6</strong></p><p>5.52pm - In the 5s: <strong>5.2</strong></p><p>6.22pm - Pre-meal: <strong>5.4</strong></p><p>8.35pm - Post-meal (2 hrs): <strong>7.6</strong></p><p>9.48pm - Post-meal (3 hrs): <strong>6.4</strong></p><p>12.48am - Bedtime: <strong>6.0</strong></p><p></p><p>Meal: Turkey and bacon salad dressed with olive oil and apple cider vinegar, with olives, pecans and macadamias, and a little full fat soft cheese, followed by coffee with coconut cream.</p><p></p><p>I am adding a couple of twist from my himalayan pink salt shaker to meals to increase my salt intake (added in response to [USER=410240]@ringi[/USER] 's very useful comment on Day 11).</p><p></p><p>Carbs: <strong>27.2g</strong></p><p>Protein: <strong>107.2g</strong></p><p>Fat: <strong>88.6g</strong></p><p>Cals: <strong>1335</strong></p><p></p><p>Length of Fast: <strong>25hrs 17mins</strong></p><p>Average BG Before Fast: <strong>7.0</strong></p><p>Today's Average BG Reading: <strong>6.2</strong></p><p></p><p>Having looked at the salad, there was too much of it and I added carrots today, which I think caused the rise of 2.2 mmol/l at the two hour point. There was also a lot more protein than yesterday, and less fat. I struggled to get enough fat into the meal due to having turkey as the main protein source. I will try pork chops tomorrow. All other fluids water.</p><p></p><p>There was a big drop in weight today, partly to do with a lot of exercise that was different to my normal routine last week leading to water retention - I have lost 6.8lb over the last three days, with 3.2lb of that today. I have also lowered the carbs over the last couple of days, and the calories are much lower than I normally eat, combined with a lot of exercise continuing into this week. I am drinking a lot of water to guard against dehydration.</p><p></p><p>Today was OK but I did find myself getting quite hungry while waiting for the readings to come down low enough to eat. The morning was fine, but around 4.30pm I had a coffee with a small amount of coconut cream in to deal with feeling hungry. This made it no problem to wait until I got into the 5s and I was surprised to see a 5.2 on the meter just before 6pm. It did mean that my meal was rather hurried as I went to my first mediation class this evening, which I found helpful, and will be going again next week. I may fit in another mediation class on Thursday evening as I am seeing the Doctor on Friday about my blood pressure to see if it has gone down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllieRainbow, post: 1801756, member: 473025"] [B]Day 2[/B] - Weight: [B]117.0 kilos[/B] / BMI [B]38.1[/B] / Waist to Height Ratio: [B]71%[/B] 7.02am - FBG: [B]6.3[/B] 9.04am - DP: [B]6.6[/B] 5.52pm - In the 5s: [B]5.2[/B] 6.22pm - Pre-meal: [B]5.4[/B] 8.35pm - Post-meal (2 hrs): [B]7.6[/B] 9.48pm - Post-meal (3 hrs): [B]6.4[/B] 12.48am - Bedtime: [B]6.0[/B] Meal: Turkey and bacon salad dressed with olive oil and apple cider vinegar, with olives, pecans and macadamias, and a little full fat soft cheese, followed by coffee with coconut cream. I am adding a couple of twist from my himalayan pink salt shaker to meals to increase my salt intake (added in response to [USER=410240]@ringi[/USER] 's very useful comment on Day 11). Carbs: [B]27.2g[/B] Protein: [B]107.2g[/B] Fat: [B]88.6g[/B] Cals: [B]1335[/B] Length of Fast: [B]25hrs 17mins[/B] Average BG Before Fast: [B]7.0[/B] Today's Average BG Reading: [B]6.2[/B] Having looked at the salad, there was too much of it and I added carrots today, which I think caused the rise of 2.2 mmol/l at the two hour point. There was also a lot more protein than yesterday, and less fat. I struggled to get enough fat into the meal due to having turkey as the main protein source. I will try pork chops tomorrow. All other fluids water. There was a big drop in weight today, partly to do with a lot of exercise that was different to my normal routine last week leading to water retention - I have lost 6.8lb over the last three days, with 3.2lb of that today. I have also lowered the carbs over the last couple of days, and the calories are much lower than I normally eat, combined with a lot of exercise continuing into this week. I am drinking a lot of water to guard against dehydration. Today was OK but I did find myself getting quite hungry while waiting for the readings to come down low enough to eat. The morning was fine, but around 4.30pm I had a coffee with a small amount of coconut cream in to deal with feeling hungry. This made it no problem to wait until I got into the 5s and I was surprised to see a 5.2 on the meter just before 6pm. It did mean that my meal was rather hurried as I went to my first mediation class this evening, which I found helpful, and will be going again next week. I may fit in another mediation class on Thursday evening as I am seeing the Doctor on Friday about my blood pressure to see if it has gone down. [/QUOTE]
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