28th August 2020

So with amazing results this week..... Info to follow, I have made a few changes to my Blog.

At the start of the week I spoke with the Dietician who basically gave me a Gold Star!

Im doing everything correctly, setting achievable goals and hitting them. 

Advice: Continue on with the current plan!

Then I had my blood tests done and the results were fantastic!

My overall/joined Lipid levels were 1.9; in the lower range of normal!   My Liver is healing - clotting factor is still a bit squiffy, but that is the Covid+ damage lingering.

My antibody test came back as positive too, which is brilliant - 6 months on and I have a good immune response 😀

Finally my HbA1C (see my post on "What is an HbA1C)  was down to 36; thats not just lower, its not just pre-diabetic its within a NORMAL range!!

I am in FULL remission, so she will monitor me again in 6 months, if it stays that way then I will go to yearly!!

She was highly impressed. 😸

So now the goal is primarily weight loss to keep my insulin resistance at bay, heal my Liver, relax my joints and generally be healthy!

So with these fabulous results I am changing my Blog to weekly. Weekly & Monthly stats - with a weekly update on how I have done during the week, new menu choices, new foods discovered, pitfuls, exercise updates and the odd post on various Thoughts & Opinions!

26th August 2020

Feeling much better today, more in control!  Got up early as had a work meeting, thought I would give walking IN to work a whirl!  Got there ok but meeting was cancelled! so after a quick chat with people I dont tend to see on nights I walked home again!! It was a really positive feeling knowing that I CAN do all that walking and not feel half dead after!! SO starting Friday I will be aiming to walk to and from work! 👍

Breakfast when I finally got home was scrambled eggs on pitta with smoked salmon  💓

Lunch was a mussel salad with cherries and mixed berries in greek yogurt. - sadly I forgot to take a picture. 😕

Dinner was a new trial of Rainbow Bolagnaise!

Basically a bucket of colourful veg with mince (5%) which I hope to wean us all on to Quorn mince soon with a jar of Low Fat Dolmio sauce (surprisingly this is lower in sugar/cals than the low sugar jar!!) 

you will note that cals and fat content were under today - its the week view, not just the day I focus on 😀

Cals 1263

Carbs 90

Protein 142.2

Sugar 45.6

Fat 36.4

Fibre 20.8

25th August 2020

 Went a bit over on the cals and fat today, was feeling very munchy, probably post night shift as I was also not able to sleep much and feeling a bit wiggy.

Breakfast was pitta with cheese spread and marmite before falling into bed.

Lunch was leftover tomato soup, mixed nuts, cherries and a FibreOne cake bar.

Dinner kept changing, in the end we had chicken & pepper curry, I had a bag of chopped kale with mine to try and fill me up..... I went to bed early instead!

Cals 1486

Carbs 109.4

Protein 108.9

Sugar 50.8

Fat 66

Fibre 32.4

24th August 2020

Post night shift home to a pitta with cheese spread and marmite, some seafood sticks, berries & yogurt before falling into bed.

Grilled spicy chicken with warm lettuce (this is now a firm fav)  with tomato soup and Alpen bar.

My normal 4am snack of boiled egg, lettuce and Alpen bar is at the ready!

 Cals 1398

Carbs 131.9

Protein 109.3

Sugar 52

Fat 45.4

Fibre 26.5

Month 4

 

Week 16

 

23rd August 2020

 Pre night shift, two meal split 😄

Brunch was poached eggs with cheese spread on granary toast with ham slices.

Dinner  was grilled chicken with lettuce, Alpen bar, mixed berries with greek yogurt.... I didnt have enough room for the tomato soup 😕

My usual work snack for 4am munchies!

Cals 1400

Carbs 114

Protein 109.7

Sugar 43.4

Fat 52.5

Fibre 29.7