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What did you eat yesterday?

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Monday 16/7
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk), nectarine,,
raspberries, walnuts {295 Cal / 36.2g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {290 Cal / 22.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable broth {113 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, hummus {301 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}
Plum, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {147 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Banana {61 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}
………………………………..2 mile walk
………………………………..5 km row
Snack (4pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), rhubarb & ginger jam {115 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.8
Dinner (6pm): Roast poussin, roast potatoes, carrots, swede,
green beans, peas, redcurrant jelly {447 Cal / 39.1g Carbs}
………………………………...2 mile walk
Malaga ice cream {155 Cal / 25.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1922
Carbs 194.1g
Protein 106.3g
Fat 69.5g (Sat Fat 17.9g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please ask
 
Breakfast - yogurt and mixed berries
Lunch - Ham and cottage cheese salad
Dinner - courgette spaghetti with chicken and bacon in a tomato sauce
Snacks 2 sugar free sweets 2 pieces 90% chocolate 1 small pear
BGL breakfast 4.3-5.0 Lunch 4.7-4.6 Dinner 4.4-4.4
 
Forgot to post this yesterday.

16/07/18 Managed to keep all my readings in the green zone today so, things definitely seem to be on the mend! Yay!🙂

09:30 BS 9.2. 12 units Novorapid Breakfast:- 1.5 blocks rice vermicelli & 1 chicken oxo cube in 450ml of boiled water & 150ml pineapple, coconut & lime juice. 11:04 BS 9.2. 32 units Levemir & all other meds.

13:30 BS 6.2. 14 units Novorapid Lunch:- 2 poached eggs, 2 baked sausages, 100g baked beans & 2 cups twinings everyday with 80ml longlife almond milk. 15:04 BS 8.7.

17:00 BS 6.5. 12 units Novorapid Dinner:- 1 battered haddock fillet, 8 potato lattices, 1tbsp salad cream & 150ml mango & passion fruit juice. 18:33 BS 5.6. A bit low so, 1 mint humbug!

19:42 BS 5.3. Going to bed!
 
Spireite72 said:
Breakfast - yogurt and mixed berries
Lunch - Ham and cottage cheese salad
Dinner - courgette spaghetti with chicken and bacon in a tomato sauce
Snacks 2 sugar free sweets 2 pieces 90% chocolate 1 small pear
BGL breakfast 4.3-5.0 Lunch 4.7-4.6 Dinner 4.4-4.4
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Courgetti spaghetti - honestly? How did you disguise the minging taste? blah! 😛
 
Breakfast: Oken yoghurt and blueberries
Lunch: Swedish meatballs, gherkins and loganberry jam with new potatoes (3)
Dinner: Low carb crispbread, low fat cheese and ham slices with gherkins - my attempt at a substitute for an old favourite - Pret's ham and gherkin on ciabatta - 40 carbs!
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Snack: Baby bel cheese and apple slices
 
Ruby/London said:
Courgetti spaghetti - honestly? How did you disguise the minging taste? blah! 😛
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I like courgette so it’s not a problem for me 🙂
 
17/07/18 A bit of a mixed bag again today with 2 readings out of target ranges:1 high & 1 low. I’m recovering & need to lower insulin doses now!

10:20 BS. 8.2. 12 units Novorapid Breakfast:- herb & cheese omelette, 100g smoked salmon, 150ml pineapple, coconut & lime juice. 12:08 BS 11.0. 32 units Levemir & all other meds.

15:06 BS 5.1. 12 units Novorapid Lunch:- 1 minted lamb burger, 1 bag steam veg birds eye sunshine mix & 150ml cloudy lemonade. !8:43 BS 3.5. Forgot to test earlier & only thought to test when I started to feel lightheaded & my head was pounding! Had 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream. 20:30 BS 7.6.

Going to bed soon. So, I wish you all a goodnight!🙂
 
Tuesday 17/7
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk), peach,,
blackberries, walnuts {298 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), egg yolks, avocado
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from half a grapefruit {284 Cal / 18.2g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Bretton galette with smoked salmon {170 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Out with friends, quantities estimated
Mixed seafood spaghetti marinara {343 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}
Chianti (6oz) {149 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}
Tiramisu {166 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Turkey meatballs, ragu, linguine {462 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1913
Carbs 169.3g
Protein 102.4g
Fat 68.1g (Sat Fat 18.5g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please ask
 
Yesterday
Tea
B: 2 boiled eggs, milk
Tea
L: Ham & coleslaw butty on wholemeal, strawberries, mullerlight yogurt.
Tea
T: Slow cooker "roast" chicken, new potatoes & a cauli & broccoli cheese bake thingy from Iceland, SF lemo.
Water
 
Wednesday 18/7
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk), peach,,
raspberries, pecans {314 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable broth {100 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, hummus {284 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {139 Cal / 16.4g Carbs

Snack (3pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Out with friends, quantities estimated
Wood pigeon & truffle crostini / White bean, fennel & tuna salad /
Sancerre (4oz) {384 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
Crèma catalana {218 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}

BG (8pm) 4.5
Snack (9pm): Toast (two slices, seeded), almond milk {153 Cal / 20.3g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1702
Carbs 152.2g
Protein 66.8g
Fat 71.7g (Sat Fat 18.4g / Trans fat 05g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please ask
 
Yesterday
Tea
B: Strawberries & Greek yogurt, 2 boiled eggs, milk.
Tea x 2
L: Cheese & ham ploughmans in a local pub, diet coke.
Tea
T: Chicken stir fry & wholemeal noodles, 2 glasses of red wine.
 
Thursday 19/7
FBG (05:30) 3.9
Breakfast (7.30am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans / Juice from half a grapefruit {306 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine

Snack (10am): Peach, pecans {102 Cal / 7.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & chestnut soup {128 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, hummus {348 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {162 Cal / 13.3g Carbs

Snack (3pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Spanish fish stew [frozen, leftovers], pangrattato {315 Cal / 29.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt, pistachios {139 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {116 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1788
Carbs 158.8g
Protein 101.4g
Fat 69.2g (Sat Fat 14.5g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please ask
 
Breakfast: Pret breakfast sausage and egg muffin- ditched three quarters of the 26g carb muffin. (7 carbs)
Lunch: Veg and rice soup and 2 baby bell cheeses. (15 carbs)
Dinner: Cheese burger on bed of lettuce and tomatoes, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, on one slice of budgen bread with mayo. (13 carbs)
Snack: 50g bag of kp nuts. (2.5 carbs)

All readings within 5 - 7.4 target.
 
Friday 20/7
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk), pear,
blueberries, walnuts {288 Cal / 37.5g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), garlic mushrooms,
tomatoes / Juice from one orange {139 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
………………………………5 km row

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut soup {107 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {358 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}
Peach, blackcurrants, yoghurt, almonds {129 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, sweet potato fries, peas, corn {372 Cal / 27.1g Carbs}
Summer fruits, yoghurt, pistachios {121 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

……………………………….5 km row
Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), 2% milk {189 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1812
Carbs 165.3g
Protein 108.0g
Fat 65.3g (Sat Fat 12.4g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please ask
 
Pre brekky. A very large strong coffee.
B. 2 slices of wholemeal bread with peanut butter and and a another large coffee.
L. Sparkling water.
D. Crispy chicken breast, 6 oven chips, peas and a Coke Zero.
Water throughout the day

Then an Early morning feast due to uncontrollable hypo hunger , about the only thing I didn’t try to eat were the kitchen cupboards, However the worktops do have teethmarks :D
 
Saturday 21/7
FBG (05:30) 4.0
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk), raspberries,
blueberries, pecans {291 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, sourdough), scrambled egg,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {228 Cal / 28.1g Carbs}

……………………………...2 mile walk
Snack (11am): Victoria sponge (small piece) {136 Cal / 21.9g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Chestnut soup {110 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, hummus {296 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {123 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Peach, walnuts {76 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Parma ham, honeydew melon {99 Cal / 6.7g Carbs}
Chicken Milanese, fries, baked beans {417 Cal / 28.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackcurrants, yoghurt, macadamias {143 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1988
Carbs 177.2g
Protein 103.2g
Fat 83.5g (Sat Fat 18.8g / Trans fat 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please ask
 
Brunch: scrambled eggs with smoked salmon (2.5 carbs)
Dinner: Home made butter chicken and spinach curry with cauliflower rice, poppadoms (16 carbs)
Snack: Small chocolate eclair (12 carbs)

BG range 6.8- 9.4 - not the best ...
 
Sunday 22/7
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast (7am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs, baked beans,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {337 Cal / 28.1g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Banana {61 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}
………………………………...13 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Picnic during walk
Butternut squash & chilli soup {50 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}
Ham. tomatoes, cucumber, hummus {161 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackcurrants, yoghurt, pecans {139 Cal / 8.2g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Ginger ice cream {83 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}

Apres walk (3pm): Beer {190 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), prawns, avocado {178 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.6
Dinner (6pm): Rabbit & mushroom stew, celeriac mash, sunchokes,
carrots, green beans {396 Cal / 32.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, redcurrants, yoghurt, walnuts {138 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {118 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1918
Carbs 170.4g
Protein 110.3g
Fat 59.8g (Sat Fat 14.1g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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