To ask what you think of this typical food intake?

OP, you have some useful, some witty and some shocked replies there....

It's a very calorific diet, largely due to the amount of fat in the cheese and nuts. if you are sedentary or lightly active and need the average of 2,000 calories a day, possibly less if you are 5'2". Your current calory intake vastly exceeds that. Your cheese and nuts alone are juts shy of 3,000 calories and your one meal can be another 1,000 depending on how it is cooked (amount of fat, etc). So you may be taking in double the calories you require to maintain your current weight.

Even if you aim for keto (for weight loss or other reasons), you would be putting on weight with this calory intake, unless you are extremely active.

What is the reason for your question? Do you have health concerns or are you looking to lose weight?

The 'calories dont work' gang have really done a number on society havent they

People genuinely think you can lose weight without being in a calorie deficit.

Astonishing.

She will never lose weight on this. It is not humanly possible.

I’m also shocked by it, the op will be eating over 31 000 cals a week, and she thought we’d tell her to eat more that she wasn’t eating enough.

whats worse is a couple of people posting have even worse comprehension of dietary requirements that she does, someone suggested she’d be underweight, someone else a healthy weight. Even body builders would only consume this much when bulking but not like this with so much fat and sodium.

i think your suggestion to speak to the doctor for dietary advice is a good one. Eating three or four meals in one sitting and saying you only habe one meal a day, then eating large quantities of cheese and nuts on top of it. Is very disordered, incredibly unhealthy and I’d have assumed the op has significant health problems due to her weight and diet. Or shortly will have.

@ivyball That’s a very (extremely) high‑protein, high‑fat diet with very little fibre or variety. Most people would find it unbalanced, and it’s definitely something to run past a doctor or dietitian if it’s a long‑term plan. Says the fat girl in the corner😁.

This is essentially a very strict low‑carb / keto‑style diet, but without the usual balance of Leafy greens, non‑starchy vegetables, healthy fats (olive oil, avocado, seeds). Its not good.

There’s almost no whole grains, beans, lentils, fruit, or consistent vegetables. Low fibre diets can contribute to digestive issues and don’t support long‑term gut health.

It’s more like a meat‑and‑cheese heavy version of keto. Some people choose low‑carb diets, but this version is unusually narrow.|

Common side effects of a diet like this include digestive issues, fatigue, nutrient gaps, and increased strain on the kidneys and cardiovascular system (so it could contribute to your low blood pressure). You might lose weight on a diet like this because it’s very low‑carb and very filling, but it’s not balanced and it’s missing a lot of nutrients. It’s definitely something to check with a doctor or dietitian if you’re planning to do it long‑term, but I suspect you know that.

The average woman needs about 2000 calories per day. You're quite short so I'd expect your requirements to be less, but we'll stick with 2000 to be straightforward. That means you need an average of 14,000 calories per week. You're eating 12,726 calories of cheese per week. That means more than 90% of your recommended weekly calories is going on your cheese intake alone.

The nuts and your meals in addition to that mean you must be well over your average weekly calorie requirement. You haven't mentioned your weight but I would be surprised if you didn't have some issues relating to weight gain from this diet.

There are other issues too - you're nowhere near the recommended minimum of 5 portions of fruit and veg per day, and your diet is incredibly high in saturated fats, sodium and cholesterol. You have very poor diet diversity and extremely low fibre. All in all it's a diet which is going to lead to heart disease, strain on your cardiovascular system, constipation, bowel problems, and weight gain.

I honestly think this is one of the least healthy diets I've ever seen discussed on mumsnet. It's one thing eating a bit too much cheese as a snack, but at 450g per day you're well beyond that kind of minor issue and deep into very disordered eating. I think you should speak to your GP about a referral for dietary help.

You've misunderstood my post.

You have 500g of diced beef one day and then a tin of tuna and salad the next? Your body must be so confused 😆
It must also cost you a bloody fortune!

I'm a 5ft 7 woman with a BMI of 20 who trains hard and lifts heavy. Today my final calories intake will be about 2500 by the end of the day which includes 136g of protein. This is my food diary for today:

Flat white
Large bowl porridge with semi skimmed milk, topped with stewed blackberries and apples and pumpkin seeds.

Flat white
Wholemeal wrap with chicken and avocado, salad and 1tbsp of mayo. X2 low fat babybel, carrot sticks.

Large slice (weighed) of homemade pea protein banana bread.

Homemade lasagne (small portion weighed out), large side salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber - no dressing.

Protein pudding for dessert.

It's just past lunch and I am satiated. And feel comfortable.

Kindly, I do think you need to revaluate your diet. It's not healthy. I know it's not easy either, having been someone who was previously obese.

Even halfing the amount of your food would be a start as well as introducing some fruits and vegetables.

This is one of the worst diets I've ever seen. Disgustingly unhealthy.

Tbf that's where my first thought went.

You're prime age for them as well.

So much food, I only read day one, four egg omelette? And other food two eggs would be plenty for me

What and then tell yourself you’ve only eaten one meal?

All the food you listed are healthy, they are just very imbalanced! You eat a lot of fat and proteins, and very little carbs and fibers.

If the one meal a day work for you, you could try to increase the veggies and carbs progressively by swapping some of the proteins (e.g. have some raw veggies with your cheese, or some dips with wholemeal pittas, reduce the meat and add some noodles to your stir fry, etc).

OP your diet sounds like something from Freaky Eaters.

Exactly, I knew someone who was on Atkins and he said it worked because he ate meat for breakfast and it filled him up for the whole day, and he regained all of the weight as soon as he resumed a normal diet. I don't know how people think you can maintain or lose weight if you eat more calories than you expend, regardless of what the calories are. Do they think calories from bread are turned into fat but calories from eggs and cheese are taken by the protein fairies?

There’s about 2500 cals in the cheese and nuts alone. Most sendenry women at 5ft 2 will need 1800 - 2000 a day max, then the massive meals. Taking average daily intake probably between 4 and 5000 cals a day. With two bottles of wine a week on top.

youd either be gaining fast or maintaining a very heavy body weight at that level of extreme consumption.

Jeepers creepers. 1800 calories on cheese.

To put that in perspective, yesterday I had:

200g chicken breast, wrapped in parma ham and stuffed with cream cheese/spinach/chillies and garlic 600 Calories
200 calories of veg (aspargus and aubergine) 100 Calories

Latte (skimmed) 200 Calories

3 x eggs 280 Calories
25g Cheese - 100 Calories
20G Chorizo - 100 Calories
Spinach - 10 calories.

Yoghurt - 125 calories
Blueberries & Strawberries - 100 calories
Lizzis Granola - 220 calories

All that is 1800(ish) calories.

I don't understand why you would eat that much cheese....when you could eat everything I have put above instead (and be healthier, happier and more satisfied?!). I even had cheese TWICE!!!

OP's possible weight aside...why would anyone waste 1800 calories on cheese. 😵

That has to be the weirdest food diary I have ever seen.

Well, she asked if it was 'too much' so I think that implies she means 'too much to be healthy'.

Volume alone isn't really relevant to health. You could eat a small volume of calorie-dense, nutritious food and provided you felt full, it would be OK. Similarly, you could eat a huge volume of calorie-light, nutritious food and provided you weren't so full you were clutching your stomach after every meal, that would also be OK.

So I think it's more a case of logic than 'average mindset' that's making people focus on the calories/nutrition, because that's really what the issue is for health.There are certainly health implications to eating that many calories every day for a middle-aged, sedentary woman. Even if she wasn't consuming them in the form of cheese, it would still be 'too much' unless she is actively trying to become morbidly obese, and if she was, I feel like she'd have mentioned that.

@ivyball - what are you wanting from this post?

Were you tired of your family making comments and wanted 'a third party' opinion?

What is your health like? Are you overweight? Are you hoping to lose some pounds?

I have found Mumsnet more helpful if you give a few more details (without being outing)

Is this the wife of the man from the other thread ?

If OP's family are commenting, it's because they've seen how unhealthy it is.
@ivyball , counting all that as one meal per day is just tricking yourself into thinking you're being healthy. Akin to - I only eat 1,200 calories per day, but 500 of those is always ice-cream.
At least this thread confirms what your family is saying, and will hopefully spur changes in your diet.

It seems a lot to me. I am the same height as you and I couldn't eat all that fat. To me it's much too much cheese. It looks as though you are trying to focus on protein but fiber is also very important and carbs are not all bad.
Do you eat fruit?

15 portions of dairy a day with the cheese - recommended 2 or 3?

0 to 3 portions of fruit and veg
recommended 5 to 10