What did you eat yesterday?

[Caz73]

Bad day today.
B - homemade pancakes (gluten free), whipped cream and berries.
L - tapas (seafood paella, potatoes bravas, chicken with herb) finished off friends lemon meringue
D - nothing
Snacks - bag pork scratchings
Sangria and gin
We were celebrating but first time been out since been diagnosed. Hard to have social life still but determined not to let diabetes rule me.
BGL before bed 7.9

 

[SkinnyLiz]

Fruit cake is much higher in carbs as it is really just dried fruit which is extremely high. My carrot cake recipe (unfrosted) has 27g carbs in a medium (75g) piece. It would be
even lower if I used sweetener instead of sugar.

Pic was iced fruit cake, book blindness as carrot cake was in there, so probably around 300 calories and 35g carbs, a better result.

 

[Kaylz]

Today
B - jumbo oats done in almond milk, raspberries, a generous knob of butter thrown in the last 20 seconds of microwaving and a cup of coffee with almond milk
S - coffee with almond milk and a boiled egg
D - wholemeal bacon and scrambled egg sandwich, raspberries and peanut & choc protein bar with a pint of water
S - cup of coffee with almond milk
T - mince and mushrooms done in Oxo with an egg dropped in, charlotte potatoes, steamed sprouts and a square lindt 90% for afters with a pint of water
coffee with almond milk
S - babybel x

 

[Midnightrider]

Sunday 18/11
FBG (5.30am) 4.2
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), avocado, duck egg, mushrooms,
tomatoes / Juice from one orange {338 Cal / 21.0g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
…………………………….12 mile country walk

Lunch (12pm): Picnic during walk
Celeriac & apple soup {90 Cal / 16.9g Carbs}
Salmon, cucumber, tomatoes, hummus {207 Cal / 8.2g Carbs}
Blackberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {121 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}

After walk: Guinness (1 pint) {210 Cal / 18.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Brisket [slow cooked], Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes,
carrots, cauliflower, runner beans {502 Cal / 39.9g Carbs}
Melon, blueberries, yoghurt, almonds {127 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}

Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {108 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

2 cups of coffee too

Calories 1804
Carbs 158.4g
Protein 94.5g
Fat 65.2g (Sat Fat 11.4g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

 

[Ljc]

A bad day.
B. 3 slices of buttered wholemeal burnt toast with peanut butter. A large coffee.
L sparkling water.
D. A pukka beef pie 😱, frozen mashed potato, brussel sprouts and a Coke Zero. 80 carbs 😱😱😱
S. Walnuts and a Coke Zero.

 

[SkinnyLiz]

😱18-11-18
8 30 greek yoghurt, soaked dried apricots , 12 almonds
count my milk for the day in with breakfast
10 30 bread and cheese ( trying to get both cals and carbs in early in the day)
1pm toast, chorizo sausage, egg and tomato - not my choice, turned out to be delicious
(H is learning, only one piece of toast for me)
3pm coffee and digestive
7 pm lamb casserole, homemade, with celery, onions, carrots, pearl barley and few potatoes. cabbage and green beans.
H went to get wine, came back with lemon tarts as well 😱 ate the filling, threw the pastry. Wine was rough so diluted into a spritzer with elderflower tonic.
Totals for the day ???

low activity day, but still slept reasonably well, only up once.

 

[Midnightrider]

Monday 19/11
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today, exercise free day
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {286 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Beef & barley broth {124 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad, Ryvita, hummus {363 Cal / 15.9g Carbs}
Kiwi, raspberries, yoghurt, macadamias {147 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner (6pm): Orzo with prawn & lemon {367 Cal / 45.7g Carbs}
Baked apple, raisins, ice cream, hazelnuts {226 Cal / 29.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1658
Carbs 175.6g
Protein 86.6g
Fat 56.5g (Sat Fat 10.5g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

 

[Midnightrider]

A bad day.
B. 3 slices of buttered wholemeal burnt toast with peanut butter. A large coffee.
L sparkling water.
D. A pukka beef pie 😱, frozen mashed potato, brussel sprouts and a Coke Zero. 80 carbs 😱😱😱
S. Walnuts and a Coke Zero.

But did you enjoy it?

 

[Midnightrider]

Tuesday 20/11
FBG (6am) 4.2
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackcurrants, walnuts {281 Cal / 35.5g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from half a grapefruit {277 Cal / 20.1g Carbs}
………………………………..5 km row

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {59 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, hummus {327 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {118 Cal / 8.6g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm) Pheasant breast, roast potatoes, carrots, swede, turnip, runner beans {460 Cal / 38.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {152 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1817
Carbs 168.2g
Protein 94.1g
Fat 74.1g (Sat Fat 12.7g / Trans fat 0.4g)

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

 

[SkinnyLiz]

12 almonds, porridge, made with milk and water. Berries
cheese and chutney roll, (new flavour bread couldn't resist)ham and lettuce
Glass red wine
Lamb casserole, cabbage, beans, and roasted onions
small treat size bar chocolate, because active day and still losing weight
didnt work out casserole count, but rest of day:
1190 calories, 124 carbs.

 

[Ljc]

But did you enjoy it?

I sure did.

 

[Ljc]

B. My usual
L. An apple and sparkling water
D. Fish pie, peas and a Coke Zero 40 carbs
S. Walnuts
Water throughout the day.

 

[Midnightrider]

Wednesday 21/11
FBG Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {276 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, sourdough), mackerel / Tangerine {237 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}
………………………………..5 km row

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash & chilli soup {81 Cal / 16.7g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad / Flatbread, baba ghanoush {316 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, pistachios {137 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Cookie {75 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm) Sausages (2), celeriac mash, peas, carrots, sweetcorn {446 Cal / 43.6g Carbs}
Cherries, yoghurt, almonds {136 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {105 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1890
Carbs 189.8g
Protein 103.9g
Fat 73.8g (Sat Fat 16.3g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

 

[SkinnyLiz]

21-11
yoghurt, berries, almonds
toast with almond butter, smear of jam
snack 4 slices cheese ( panic move - am losing weight again, same goes for toast as above)
toast and pate
Dry white wine spritzer with tonic
moussaka ( ready meal) courgettes, green beans, cauliflower
small bar orange flavoured dark chocolate.
best guess at calories 1862, carbs, 108

 

[Midnightrider]

Thursday 22/11
FBG (05.30am) 4.2
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {299 Cal / 38.7g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, sourdough), garlic mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from half a grapefruit {137 Cal / 22.0g Carbs}
………………………………..5 km row

Lunch (12pm): Beef & pearl barley broth {130 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {302 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, almonds {110 Cal / 7.9g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.29.6g Carbs}

Dinner (5pm): Out for dinner (tapas) before trip to the theatre - values estimated
Carrot hummus with hazelnuts & labneh, flatbread / Prosecco (3oz) {257 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}
Tuna, white bean & fennel salad / Confit duck pastilla with pine nuts & spiced aubergine / Furmint (4oz) {409 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}
Crème Catalana / Moscatel (2oz) {192Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Ginger ice cream [intermission at theatre] {104 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

BG (11pm) 5.2

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 2067
Carbs 182.7g
Protein 99.1g
Fat 69.5g (Sat Fat 16.8g / Trans fat 0.6g)

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

 

[SkinnyLiz]

22-11
8.30 yoghurt, prunes and almonds, smoked haddock, spinach, egg, toast. Making a big effort here. Full to bursting now.
11.30 2 digestives with full fat cottage cheese
eek not eaten for ages, but then not really hungry either.
6pm cracker and pate
7pm chicken casserole, potato, cauliflower, courgette

Seems like plenty to eat, but day totals are around 1100calories 90g carb

 

[Midnightrider]

Thursday 22/11
FBG (05.30am) Not measured today
No exercise today (though with 5 hours of Xmas shopping, it didn't feel restful!)
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, sourdough), scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {296 Cal / 26.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tapas whilst shopping
Flatbread, broad bean hummus, olives / Brandade / Furmint {4oz) {441 Cal / 38.0g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Squash & chilli soup, sourdough croutons {194 Cal / 26.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 5.1
Dinner (6pm): Breaded hake fillet, sweet potato wedges, peas, sweetcorn {389 Cal / 35.2g Carbs}
Pear, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {114 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {168 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1674
Carbs 165.0g
Protein 94.8g
Fat 51.1g (Sat Fat 9.1g / Trans fat 0.4g)

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

 

[Midnightrider]

Saturday 24/11
FBG (5.30am) 4.0
Snack (6am): Pear, walnuts {86 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
…………………………..4 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), grapes, blueberries, pecans {293 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Beef & barley broth {143 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, Ryvita, hummus {330 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}


…………………………...2 mile walk
In the pub watching rugby
Guinness (4 pints) {840 Cal / 72.8g Carbs}
……………………………2 mile walk

Dinner (7pm): Turkey lasagne [leftovers from the freezer] {407 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, ice cream {140 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 2393
Carbs 209.3g
Protein 88.0g
Fat 65.3g (Sat Fat 15.2g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

 

[Caz73]

Saturday 24/11
FBG (5.30am) 4.0
Snack (6am): Pear, walnuts {86 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
…………………………..4 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), grapes, blueberries, pecans {293 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Beef & barley broth {143 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, Ryvita, hummus {330 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}


…………………………...2 mile walk
In the pub watching rugby
Guinness (4 pints) {840 Cal / 72.8g Carbs}
……………………………2 mile walk

Dinner (7pm): Turkey lasagne [leftovers from the freezer] {407 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, ice cream {140 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 2393
Carbs 209.3g
Protein 88.0g
Fat 65.3g (Sat Fat 15.2g / Trans fat 0.5g)

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

Love the 4 pints of guiness - I was on mulled wine yesterday.

 

[Caz73]

24/11
B - homemade gluten free pancakes with berries. Smidgen of chocolate spread
L - skipped lunch
D - chicken noodles, rice, 1 spring roll
1 double gin
1 mulled wine
Supper - 4 crackers with cheese

Finding no matter what I eat my levels consistent 6 - 7 although they did drop once I came back in from my walk to the Christmas fayre in the village and I'd had a mulled wine! Dropped to 4 before bed. Scary as dont want to get in the habit of eating anything just because levels are good.
2 Metformin a day.