To ask what you think of this typical food intake?

What's the point of a WLI when your diet is horrendous?! If you sorted your diet out you could easily lose weight.

I'm 5ft 11 and very active, and would put on weight eating what you do!

100g of cheddar cheese is 400 calories so your daily intake of cheese is well over how many calories a person of your height and exercise level would need. It's not just the fat in cheddar, but the salt content. That's half your recommended daily salt intake in just cheese. A heart attack waiting to happen!!

I will set you a challenge: NO MORE CHEESE! Replace your cheese with salad. Cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes, celery etc... then sprinkle some toasted seeds on top, and a small amount of salad dressing. As much as you want. You will lose a LOT of weight!!!

probably already been said but people who drink large amounts of alcohol usually don't crave sugar as they get such a massive hit of it from the alcohol. I've heard that when heavy drinkers go teetotal they often develop a massive sweet tooth

No good bossing keto if you’re dead from excess cheese consumption!

@ivyball this must all be quite a lot to take in, when it's such a contradiction to your previous beliefs. And many of the suggested fixes - learning nutrition, getting a dietician or eating disorder clinic referral, talking to your GP about it and getting blood tests - while very good ideas, are not instant.

So here are 3 simple things you can do right now. They aren't a cure, but they will help.

1 Stop the nuts. You say it's hard to remove cheese from the house because of your husband's lunches, but you can remove nuts. If you stop eating those, that's 500 calories a day gone immediately, and it may help the cheese spiral. You're less likely to crave cheese if it was the last thing you ate than if you've had something else in between.

2 Put a jug of water in the fridge and a small glass right next to it. Every time you go to the fridge for cheese, make yourself drink a glass of water first. This will help your hydration, fill you up a bit, and give you a 'thinking' break so the cheese eating isn't mindless - ideally you will then sometimes not eat the cheese, but as a minimum you will notice you're doing it.

3 Move. Any exercise is good, because at the moment you're getting none. Once an hour, move. Set an alarm and climb the stairs. Walk around the garden. Work up to walking around the block. Do a squat. Tomorrow do 2 squats. Ideally you want to do at least 5-10 minutes activity at a time, but you can work up to that; start with 5-10 seconds if you need to but be consistent about doing it.

And don't think 'I'll start tomorrow'. Start now. Stand up and walk around your chair.

3x30g a day is entirely different to the 120g of protein from cheese op is eating on top of her other meals of eggs and meat. A sedentary woman does absolutely not need nearly 200g protein a day and it isn't doing her any good.

It’s very disordered eating.
Now I know where all the cheese has gone. 😁

She isn’t using glp 1 and there is protein and then there is consuming half a kilo of cheese.

how on earth are people so nutrionally ignorant they think this is ok?

I have a feeling I started a thread some years ago about cheese.

Asking why it was so addictive.

Thus appears to be what the poster thinks yes. It is shocking. If that’s the case the op wouldn’t be obese and we’d all be doing it.

How can anyone be this Ill informed but posting like they know what they are talking about. It is utterly shocking anyone thinks you can consume half a kilo of cheese a day just as you’re doing keto.

CICO is the only way you can lose, gain or maintain your weight.

Doesnt matter what other silly name you put on it.

What muscle loss do you think she is experiencing?

And its a horrible irony that for those of us who are (or were in my case) carrying round a whole other person in weight, actually have very good muscle tone and muscle amounts due to carrying all that around.

If you’re trying to lose weight, you won’t do it on that amount of calories.

@KTMeetsTheRsUptown are you saying that total calories are irrelevant if doing keto as long as you don't consume any carbs so that you enter and remain in ketosis?

On Keto you're counting Carbs and most hard cheese is zero carb so Yes OP can eat this amount of cheese on Keto... as long as they don't go over their daily Carb count. ....(unfortunately OP the white wine would take you out if ketosis )

She is not at risk of muscle loss as she is eating in a surplus, so really 80-100g protein would be plenty unless she was weight training. More isn’t dangerous it’s just unnecessary calories.
150g a day is helpful in a deficit when combined with weight lifting as it protects / build muscle.

Yes I didn't read the whole thread.....

It's not rubbish - that's an offensive thing to say! Please read www.radiantrecovery.com and get educated. It's changed my life and improved my health, energy, joint pain and cholesterol levels drastically
I'm not saying 150g per day but 30g X 3 per day is necessary to prevent muscle loss, especially for those using glp1

What on earth, did you miss she eats half a kilo of cheese every day, has 4 portions of beef in one sitting, half a roast chicken, 5 thighs or legs? You pick the two most healthy and pretend that’s whay she does. Missing out the bacon, the frying foods, the cheese, the nuts.

Umm no, all this cheese is not ok on keto.

Maybe this is as you don’t understand it? Nearly all wli are prescribed privately, the nhs doesn’t prescribe, unless bmi over 40 and 4 out of 5 health conditions, nearly everyone on it for weight loss is private. The fact you don’t think it’s good for her, I’m not sure is hugely relevant.

You need to go back to basics OP. This is not a healthy diet. Too much protein, saturated fat and no fiber. You will make yourself ill. See a dietician or if you can't do that research healthy eating books. Food for Life cookbook - Dr Tim Spector. Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall - River Cottage. Super Foods - Family Classics - Jamie Oliver. There are loads out there... Honestly do yourself a favour - Overhaul your diet and your health will thank you. Good luck OP X

Oh, OP, you don’t need weight loss drugs.

You need a healthy, balanced diet as a starting point.

You are eating too much of one or 2 food groups. Mainly huge amount of meat and cheese. No veg/fibre/nutrients. Your food diary shows only 1 piece of something green over the whole week.

Why not focus on trying to eat 3 balanced meals a day with normal portion sizes first?

You will likely start to feel much better after a month of eating properly. If you find that you still can’t stop snacking, then try WLI’s but at least you’ll be starting from a balanced diet and your hair will have stopped falling out.

I promise you, your hair is due to not eating enough nutrients. I was anorexic for years, my hair used to fall out in clumps. I used to take daily vitamins too. But until I sorted out my diet, my hair continued to fall out.

In my opinion, you have an eating disorder. WLI aren’t for people who have ED’s. Please see someone for ED.

Are you on the KETO diet OP? Apart from the white wine the high fat foods you are eating are all keto friendly. What type of nuts are you eating? Almonds and Brazil are also okay on Keto as well as all the cheese.

Cheese isn't going to provide you with a lot of nutrients. You are also doing an elimination diet on your own. Please get some support re your nutrition and what you should be eating for your health - and to lose weight if you need to.