Day 18, Ice Scream

I don't mean to go on about my sleep, but a lack of it does really have a negative impact on my mood. Last night Emilia had a really bad cough so after getting the honey I thought left her in our bed with Lucy and headed for the spare room.
Having got in from work at 23.00 having a broken night's sleep my slightly later wake up time of 6.15 was still pretty tough. Checked my phone -2 and icy just what you want especially after my recent black ice tumble. Just do it, were the right clothes, take it easy, just ride to work, eventually I muster the energy to get up. Surprising, although tired, I don't feel my lack of sleep is having such a strong negative effect on my mood at the moment, which is a nice positive.

Glucose:    3.5
Ketone:     5.2
Breakfast: Broth and butter
Lunch:      Wrap-it-up naked burrito
Lunch 2nd:Cheddar and chorizo, crackling, M&S edamame, apple sugar snap salad
Dinner:     Couddle, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, garlic, chilli, chicken, cheese, butter
Ride:        45km commute, pushed

Clearly I had not need to worry about the carbs in my salad yesterday, in addition with my ketones over 5 I clearly did not eat enough. I am hungry today and had a big portion of broth when I got to work and then an early lunch,

My App had said -2, I dressed accordingly, but then my downstairs thermometer said +2, I headed off anyway and after 5 minutes was way too hot. After another 10 minutes I had to remove some clothes but I was still too hot for the rest of the ride. The roads were still icy and my legs were absolutely screaming, particularly my hamstrings. I continued to push but it was not fun, about 45 mins in I realised I was riding in a higher gear, I had to drop it back for the last 15 minutes. So much for an easy ride, and I still have to make it home, the forecast is strong snowy headwinds.

Was hungry, so I had a second lunch, fortunately the weather was not too bad, windy and a bit of hail. Pushed pretty hard again and could hang on to people's tails for a bit longer, felt easier than this morning. Just to reconfirm I have a salt and water when I get up, before exercise, before bed and if I feel light headed or a headache.

Again just hungry today so I had a pretty big dinner and an early night.