To ask what you think of this typical food intake?

That's a lot of cheese! But I take it you're doing keto/v low carb. The nuts and cheese would be mad calorie wise. I guess it doesn't make you gain if you don't have carby stuff with it?

It's difficult to say if it's enough or too much or not. If you're a healthy weight and you're maintaining then it must be fine.

My mum would love your cheese grazing though. She is a total cheese addict. I like it alright but could never just munch away on loads of it. Maybe on one toastie.

I'm 5' 1 and it seems like a lot of food to me . My intake yesterday . 3 light baby belles 1 apple and 1 large tomato. 1 Greek yoghurt and a spoonful of honey . Out for tea so 1 tandoori chicken thigh 2 tbs basmati rice. 2 tbs prawn curry 2 tbs butter chicken . 1 samosa . 1 small piece of sponge cake . 1 large glass of wine . Probably not great nutritionally and high in calories for me but I don't go out often .

It's not a balanced diet. Is there a reason you don't eat fruit and vegetables?

You are eating calorie dense food. You would feel much fuller if you ate protein and fibre. You could eat more by volume, therefore more filling, by eating low calorie foods such as fruit and veges.

Super rough calories from google
400g cheese - 1,800
100g nuts - 600
500g beef - 650-1270 depending on cut - so say 1000 calories mid range (easier math)
Alternatively 4 eggs - 300 + 2 pork chops - 400 (very rough as google gives a range)

Just those could be as much as 3400 calories.

Daily calorie requirements 5'2" female 1,600 to 2,200 calories per day to maintain weight, depending on age and activity level.

If it is the "taste" of cheese that you are craving rather than the texture as well, then you might find Monarch's cheese "crackers" helpful. They are basically baked cheese, which gives you the proteins in cheese and the flavour without all the carbo and fat.

What is the motivation behind eating like this?

It's too much and too little at the same time. I feel if you just ate something with your block of cheese and bag of nuts like 2 slices of bread or some salad, maybe come crackers then you could get away with just eating a normal amount of cheese. Perhaps some fruit?

It is a dreadful diet. So much fat and barely any fruit and veg. Your cholesterol must be sky high.

It seems a lot of once and pretty unbalanced to
me. Not much variety and lots of eggs and cheese and nuts?

As a comparison for you. I’m a bit taller that you, and have been same weight whole
adulthood bar pregnancy. Yesterday I ate:

Breakfast: two boiled eggs, rye bread. Butter. Orange juice. Tea

Lunch: leftover couscous salad ( had roast veg in also). With houmous, and feta,
Tomatoes.

snack: some vanilla yogurt with cashews.

Dinner: homemade chicken korma curry. Rice. Roti.

That’s a fairly typical day. Breakfast is sometimes eggs, sometimes granola and fruit, sometimes pancakes if weekend. Lunch leftover dinner, soups, filling salads, toasties. Sometimes I snack, sometimes don’t. Dinner is generally cooked main meal, with various meat/ fish/ veg/ carbs.

if I ate a 4 egg omelette I would feel
stuffed without half a chicken

No I don't think it is enough food volume wise, it is too much high fat, calorie dense food that won't fill you up for long enough. No where near enough fibre.

The snacks need to be replaced with more balanced meals. Or at least more fruit and/or veg options. Cheese and nuts have some great nutrients, but focussing just on high volumes of these misses a large number of other nutrients needed for health. Protein levels don't seem too bad, although just one meal will probably mean you aren't getting enough.

Could you maybe have your egg based breakfasts, possibly slightly reduce portion size, the tuna or chicken with salad for lunch with a little cheese or nuts? See if it helps you feel better

Also, loads of people post in AIBU instead of the relevant topics to gain more views and comments.

One might ask, at risk of deletion, whether she DOES actually eat such a bizarre diet....

It's a fair question, OP doesn't state her reasoning why she wants our opinions on her food intake.

@likelysuspect

So many replies asking 'are you trying to lose weight'

The thread is in AIBU and not weight loss chat

I think that's just because people are trying to understand why she eats such a bizarre diet.

Ok. I understand the need for eating most meals earlier in the day, it's good for blood sugar stability and metabolic health. However, I would say your body is craving fat because it needs to feel satiated. I find I am fuller and have a more stable blood sugar when I include a decent amount of veg (esp. leafy greens) in my breakfast.

You're definitely unlikely to be getting enough fibre, despite the nuts, and your body seems to be craving salt (supports the kidneys, possibly yours are doing overtime). Is there a reason you don't eat any foods that are an easier source of energy (Eg wholegrains, pulses?) our bodies do need carbohydrates / fibre - it's the main source of energy for cellular activity.

Fat is really important and there is evidence high cholesterol is a result of estrogen build up due to chronic stress, so I would let the comments about fat wash over you for now, but you could definitely look at upping your variety of fats and protein (olive oil, avocados, oily fish, full fat yogurt).

You might find intense cravings fall away as your body gets more of what it really needs.

Really???
really really?

I mean even though this is a ridiculous and nonsense thread, some of the replies are quite telling about the average mindset

So many replies asking 'are you trying to lose weight'

The thread is in AIBU and not weight loss chat

OP doesnt imply or indicate that she is embarking on a calorie deficit, simply asking is it too much food or too little. And she doesnt clarify whether she means by volume or by macros.

People always think that your diet is A diet, when quite simply your diet is your way of eating

Is that you Gromit?

Christ, thats a lot of cheese.

I probably have a higher tolerance as we have always had a bottle each at the weekend.

Well you said in your menu that you have two bottles each per weekend, not one.

It’s a lot of food and calories, and quite unhealthy. You’re getting hardly any fruit or veg, and a huge amount of cheese. And two bottles of wine a week? That’s a huge amount of alcohol. Could you cut down on the cheese and wine, and add in more fruit and veg?

It's a seriously weird food intake. Stop picking at stuff. Have proper sit down meals. Add a lot more vegetables, and some grains and pulses. Reduce the alcohol. Stop buying cheese - if it's not in the fridge you can't keep snacking on it.

Me too! OP doesn’t appear to drink any water either.

What an absolutely bizarre way of eating. I put the cheese into my fitness pal, the same cheese I eat which is Tesco mature cheddar, and it came out at nearly 1400 calories

How much exercise do you take? Do you want to change how you are eating? What’s your goal? Are you looking to lose weight, feel better day to day, lower cholesterol?

A ridiculous amount of food and very unhealthy.

A bottle of wine two days in a row? 450g of cheese and 100g nuts!! I dare you to plug those numbers into a fitness app and see what your overall calories are. I think you will be shocked.

You're having a laugh?

No-one gets to adulthood thinking its normal to eat 450 g (or two normal size packs) of cheese a day. Every day.

Or 100 to 200 g of nuts.

Or 500 g of beef, half a chicken or a pack of prawns.

Unless you're perhaps a high weight category body builder.

You either have an eating disorder or you're taking the piss.

Although no-one's going to tell you need more protein so that will be a first for MN.