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To ask what you think of this typical food intake?

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ivyball · 30/03/2026 11:11

This is what I’ve eaten over the last 7 days.
Does this seem like too much food to you or not a lot of food?
Female 5 foot 2.

Day 1

4 egg omelette with 2 pork chops and red pepper, sweet corn.
Snacks - half a 900g pack of cheddar cheese and half a 200g pack of mixed nuts spread out and picked on over the day.
5 cups decaf coffee.

Day 2

3 chicken thighs and 2 chicken legs with some veg.
Snacks - half a 900g pack of cheddar cheese and half a 200g pack of mixed nuts picked on throughout the day.
5 cups decaf coffee.

Day 3
4 egg omelette and pack of prawns, sweetcorn and spinach.
Snacks - half a 900g packet of cheddar cheese and half a 200g bag of Mixed nuts.
5 cups decaf coffee.

Day 4
Half a roast chicken picked at.
Snacks - half a packet of 900g cheese and half a packet of 200g nuts to pick throughout the day.
5 cups of decaf coffee.

Day 5
4 fried eggs, mushrooms, an avocado, tomatoes and bacon.
Snacks - half a pack of 900g cheddar cheese and half a packet of 200g mixed nuts.
5 cups decaf coffee.

Day 6
500g diced beef fried with red pepper and mushrooms.
Snacks - half a packet of 900g cheddar cheese and half a packet of 200g mixed nuts.
5 cups decaf coffee.

Day 7
1 Tin of tuna and salad.
Snacks - half a packet of 900g cheddar cheese and half packet of 200g mixed nuts.
1 bottle of white wine.

2 fillets of salmon with green beans, broccoli and red pepper.
Snacks - half a 900g packet of cheddar cheese and half a 200g packet of nuts.
5 cups of decaf coffee.
1 bottle of white wine.

I have used the term half a pack instead of (450g) cheese and 100g nuts because I thought people would be able to imagine a 900g block of cheese and 200g pack of nuts easier as that’s how they come.
Does this sound like too much food or not enough food please?
I typically eat one meal a day in the morning and pick on cheese and nuts sporadically for the rest of the day.
This is because I need to eat until I’m full or I will still feel hungry after so I eat a big main meal first thing as it works for me and I feel full.
The cheese and nuts are because of a craving for cheese. I love my cheese.

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Manxexile · 30/03/2026 13:34

Cordeliasdemonbabies · 30/03/2026 13:23

OP this is a picture of a 6'2" man holding a 6kg bag of cheddar. You eat more than 6kg of cheese a week. Its a catering pack sold to restaurants.

Can you not see how unusual and disordered that is?

No - she 's only(!) eating 3.5kg of cheese a week

But that's still an awful lot of cheese... 😂

Edwardbear1 · 30/03/2026 13:33

MrsClattenburg · 30/03/2026 13:31

A few people seem to be appalled by the 4 egg meal 😮

I had a 4 egg omelette with 40g of cheese yesterday (and TBH I thought that seemed like quite a pile of cheese but not compared to 450g!)

I had been to the gym for 2 hours (cardio and lifting heavy weights) so it didn't really feel that extreme but to eat that and be sedentary, it would have sat in my stomach all morning.

But did you also add two pork chops and a kg of cheese 🫣

LostinSpace99 · 30/03/2026 13:32

We're all so shocked by the cheese, but do you also honestly eat 500g of beef in one meal? That's enough meat for 5 people

Laurmolonlabe · 30/03/2026 13:32

Far,far too much protein and fat- you are eating a pound of cheese a day, cheese is about 35% that is about 3 times the amount of fat you should have in a day- l would be amazed if you were not overweight with sky high cholesterol. you are satisfying your hunger with fat,and protein - you should satisfy it with carbs-god help your colon.

Edwardbear1 · 30/03/2026 13:32

Who can even afford that much cheese 🤯 which one do you buy?

MrsClattenburg · 30/03/2026 13:31

A few people seem to be appalled by the 4 egg meal 😮

I had a 4 egg omelette with 40g of cheese yesterday (and TBH I thought that seemed like quite a pile of cheese but not compared to 450g!)

I had been to the gym for 2 hours (cardio and lifting heavy weights) so it didn't really feel that extreme but to eat that and be sedentary, it would have sat in my stomach all morning.

Manxexile · 30/03/2026 13:31

ivyball · 30/03/2026 12:25

Sorry if this seems like a weird post but I’m trying to make sense of a few things I probably have been in denial about which is why I wanted opinions for clarity, people have said things to me before and I’ve always just thought I had a great diet.

How much would you expect someone at 42 and had this diet for years to weigh?
Would you think it would cause weight gain or weight loss or not make any difference?

You think it's a great diet?

I'd expect somebody who is 42 , is 5ft 2in tall, and has been eating this diet for years and taking no exercise to be constantly gaining weight and to weigh anything between 15 and 22 stones.

Aren't you permanently constipated like concrete eating a pound of cheese a day?

whattheysay · 30/03/2026 13:30

You’re eating about 3000 calories per day. You don’t eat a lot of food for that amount of calories. I am 5’5 and I would be very overweight if I ate that everyday, my maintenance calories at 63kg is around 1500

DalmationalAnthem · 30/03/2026 13:30

I thought people were going to tell me I ate really healthy meals

What part is really healthy?

I thought my diet was bad, I feel good compared to this 😆 I would love to eat blocks of cheese and nuts all day, I love that fatty salty high calorie stuff.
The health problems they give in high amounts scare me too much.

SalmonOnFinnCrisp · 30/03/2026 13:29

@ivyball
Your eating is disordered.

I dont know what it would be categorised as but this is not a normal diet at all.

Half a kilo of cheese in a day is crazy (and I love cheese).
The nut situation is also ... nuts...

Your diet lack fruit and veg and fibre and needs an overhaul.

Leavesandthings · 30/03/2026 13:29

I just noticed the part that you eat your massive meal for breakfast, and don't feel satisfied unless you are stuffed.

Along with seriously needing some guidance on nutrition, this suggests you have developed other unhealthy habits.

You shouldn't have to feel very full to be satisfied with a meal.

Pipsquiggle · 30/03/2026 13:27

Just googled it

You need to lower your daily cheese intake by circa 95%

SnowFrogJelly · 30/03/2026 13:27

Not healthy! What about your 5 a day

HeidiLite · 30/03/2026 13:25

you are eating about twice as much as an inactive woman needs. You must be gaining weight on this diet?

DeanElderberry · 30/03/2026 13:25

A pound of cheese a day as a snack? yikes.

A pound of cheese or four eggs or the can of tuna would be enough protein for two days.

50 g of nuts is enough for one day's snack.

Add in some milk.

And loads of lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, whatever veg you fancy. And some carbs.

NigellaDelia · 30/03/2026 13:25

A good way of cutting down on cheese is to buy a cheese slicer gadget ~ that way you can shave off some very thin slices and eat them with wholewheat crackers

Ginmonkeyagain · 30/03/2026 13:24

Are you sure of your measurements?

There are two of us and we like cheese. Yesterday I bought a 350g block of mature cheddar, a 150g block of hard goats cheese and a 100g block of parmesan.

I expect that to last us a couple of weeks at least (probably twice as long for the parmesan).

If nothing else you must be spending a bloody fortune on cheese!

Nosejobnelly · 30/03/2026 13:24

TinyTear · 30/03/2026 13:14

OK if you want one meal a day - but JESUS - I do 4 or 5 eggs if I am cooking eggs for two people not one!

For myself I do 2 eggs

and 500g of mince - that lasts a family of 4 for bolognese (sometimes with leftovers) - and no, this isn't the famed chicken that last a week (a whole chicken lasts us 2 meals - one roast and one supreme)

Tbh my DS eats 4-5 eggs in a sitting, but he’s 6ft5. Even then I think it’s eggs(!)cessive.

Pipsquiggle · 30/03/2026 13:23

If you massively cut down on your cheese, nuts and binge drinking, your diet would be ok - better with some more fruit & veg

Cordeliasdemonbabies · 30/03/2026 13:23

OP this is a picture of a 6'2" man holding a 6kg bag of cheddar. You eat more than 6kg of cheese a week. Its a catering pack sold to restaurants.

Can you not see how unusual and disordered that is?

To ask what you think of this typical food intake?
Nosejobnelly · 30/03/2026 13:22

I use 300g of cheddar for a macaroni cheese for 3-4 people!!!
I don’t eat much cheese myself anymore - only about 20g a day - as it aggravates my acid reflux.

Manxexile · 30/03/2026 13:21

You are eating a pound (450g) of cheese a day and you wonder if that is too much?

My wife and I eat a lot of cheese and it takes us 10 - 14 days to get through a 750g pack.

BoogieTownTop · 30/03/2026 13:21

Do you have veg or fruit at all?

YourKonstantine · 30/03/2026 13:21

AI is very good at telling you nutrition etc objectively.