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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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mindutopia · 30/03/2026 11:44

I would be so constipated eating that much cheese and barely any fibre every day. 😳

CalmTheFuckDownMargaret · 30/03/2026 11:43

OP, that’s a bit of an unhealthy diet. Too few calories from decent and varied food over the course of the week. You’re eating one meal a day and then snacking on a large chunk of the same fatty cheese every day. While nuts in moderation (not 700g a week!) are good for you, they are high fat so your snacks are adding a lot of calories but not really keeping you full in the best way. There’s virtually no fibre or whole grains anywhere. You need carbohydrate - oats, quinoa, rice, sweet potato etc with the protein.

Starlight1979 · 30/03/2026 11:43

ChickalettasGiblets · 30/03/2026 11:39

Yeah and a binge drinking problem, OP replied that they only drink a bottle of wine on a Saturday and a Sunday!!

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2 bottles of wine over a weekend isn't a binge drinking problem FFS 🙄

Most of us can't drink during the week due to responsibilities, work, driving etc.

And the wine is the absolute least of the OPs issues tbh.

youandyourelk · 30/03/2026 11:42

Fuck me, stay away from the cheese and give your arteries a holiday.

AussieManque · 30/03/2026 11:42

Sorry my first post was a bit knee jerk.

If you need a large meal to feel full at the start of the day you should be adding whole grains, like brown rice, barley, pulses like lentils, lots of vegetables to bulk it all up. And 1 chicken thigh or 1 pork chop or 1 omelette.

Instead you seem to be filling up entirely on protein but more fibre will help to fill you up more.

Raaraaulalalala · 30/03/2026 11:42

ChickalettasGiblets · 30/03/2026 11:39

Yeah and a binge drinking problem, OP replied that they only drink a bottle of wine on a Saturday and a Sunday!!

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It's not binge drinking to have 3 large glasses of wine two evenings a week.....

likelysuspect · 30/03/2026 11:41

Duckyfondant · 30/03/2026 11:26

Just have some carbs, go on

Wash your mouth out!!!

ToTheEndsofTheEarth · 30/03/2026 11:41

450g of cheese everyday?!! Your fridge must be completely full of cheese? What is your cheese bill?! That is completely insane?! 500g of cheddar cheese lasts a good week in this house with a family of four and we are cheese lovers (we do have a couple of other types as well, so maybe 700g).

And 4 eggs in one omelette? Is it also a cheese omelette?! AND with 2 pork chops? Was that one meal or was one breakfast and one dinner?

I read that whole list with my mouth open (in shock, not for shovelling cheese in).

Enigma54 · 30/03/2026 11:40

Do you drink water?
Your cheese intake seems high?
Fruit and vegetables?

No, that diet wouldn’t work for me. It’s not varied enough and way too much cheese. Are you trying to lose weight?

ChickalettasGiblets · 30/03/2026 11:39

Riverpaddling · 30/03/2026 11:36

Have you got an eating disorder? I'm being serious.

Yeah and a binge drinking problem, OP replied that they only drink a bottle of wine on a Saturday and a Sunday!!

Malasana · 30/03/2026 11:39

ThreeTescoBags · 30/03/2026 11:37

"Do you ever manage to go to the toilet?" - I can only assume that's what all the coffee is for 😂

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Oh crikey. 🤣🙈

likelysuspect · 30/03/2026 11:39

Very funny OP

I like it!

ThreeTescoBags · 30/03/2026 11:37

Malasana · 30/03/2026 11:28

All that cheese and no vegetables. Do you ever manage to go to the toilet? Why do you not have a balanced diet with all food groups?

"Do you ever manage to go to the toilet?" - I can only assume that's what all the coffee is for 😂

Starlight1979 · 30/03/2026 11:37

Riverpaddling · 30/03/2026 11:36

Have you got an eating disorder? I'm being serious.

I agree.

Riverpaddling · 30/03/2026 11:36

Have you got an eating disorder? I'm being serious.

JLou08 · 30/03/2026 11:35

Too much cheese, too many nuts, too many eggs, not enough fruit/veg, not enough carbs. That's not a healthy diet. Do you get a bad stomach and lack energy?

Starlight1979 · 30/03/2026 11:35

AussieManque · 30/03/2026 11:33

Zero carbs, zero fruit and veg?
That is an insane quantity of cheese.

Yeah I'm baffled because it sounds like the OP is on some mad diet.

But then eating 450g of cheese every day?!?!

hididdlyho · 30/03/2026 11:35

Research volume eating for some meal plans, if you're feeling like you need to eat a lot to feel full. At the moment it looks like you're eating a lot of fat and protein, but not really eating enough fibre, veg or carbs.

Starlight1979 · 30/03/2026 11:34

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.

So you have half a roast chicken when? At breakfast? And then nothing else apart from cheese and nuts?!

Why do you not have any pasta, potatoes, rice....?

I mean half your diet sounds ok (tuna, salmon, vegetables eggs etc) but the whole set-up is very odd and bordering on ED territory....

Catza · 30/03/2026 11:34

There is no way of saying whether it is too much or too little food because we don't know what your goal is. What is your weight doing and does it correspond to your goal?
Generally, this seems like an odd way to manage food intake for me. I'm not big on "three meals a day" myself. I have a large breakfast and dinner and maybe do more of a picky lunch.
I can't imagine eating all this cheddar every day. I'm not massively worried about fat - I am quite skinny and I also do crossfit, olympic weightlifting and dance which amounts to six days a week of strenuous exercise. However, I think there are probably more exciting things to eat (including more exciting cheese varieties) which may be more nutritionally smart and more satiating.

HeidiLite · 30/03/2026 11:34

your first day according to ChatGPT is about 3300 kcal and extremely high in fat. Not exactly healthy.

AussieManque · 30/03/2026 11:33

Zero carbs, zero fruit and veg?
That is an insane quantity of cheese.

Cuppachuchu · 30/03/2026 11:33

I love cheese as much as the next MNetter but........
Maybe have a few Cheddars crackers instead for a cheesy hit? All that cheese must be costing a lot. Quite apart from the calorie cost.

Edwardbear1 · 30/03/2026 11:31

What’s your goal ? 🤨🤷🏻‍♀️

Is it too much, well yes…approx 27,000 calories is excessive.

InterestedDad37 · 30/03/2026 11:31

A male Olympic champion weightlifter on this diet would probably need to cut some calories! 🤯