To ask for your help with this diet?

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New goal is to start almost exclusively eating oily fish and vegetables/fruit - I'm already a pescatarian so hoping won't be impossible, just need to cut out some of the carbs. Really hoping it's going to drastically improve my skin and to lose some weight too. (I'm 25, petite and not overweight but feeling big for my frame; my skin is plagued with redness, keratosis pilaris, flaky and generally bad!)

Today I ate the following:

Two dr karg crispbreads; almond milk cappuccino; tomato/basil soup; smoked salmon on a couple of small corn cracker breads; broccoli, mushroom, cherry tomato stir fry with a couple of spoons of rice; coconut milk yoghurt.

My aim for tomorrow:

Apple and blueberries; almond milk cappuccino; Lettuce/cucumber/tomato/avocado/quorn salad; mackerel with streamed veg

Please critique and give me ideas! I like most veg and all fish/seafood!

Thanks

You'll get mercury poisoning. Don't be daft. Just eat what you normally do but cut down on pasta and spuds. Replace them with extra greens and salad veg.

Really? I eat a portion at least every couple of days - bit worried now!

i'd worry about your calorie intake too, seems rather low

You need to switch up your fish or yes, you might get mercury poisoning. Eg, eat tinned tuna instead of tuna steak. You shouldn't be having more than two portions of fresh oily fish a week. Not even kidding. Check out Hugh Jackman's recent brush with mercury death if you don't believe me

How long do you intend to keep it up for?

Forever?

No just a few weeks to prep for some big events - I have a fair bit to lose and I'm very short!

Not enough calcium- nowhere near enough. Tofu/fortified non dairy milk are good sources. Carbs aren't the enemy! Quinoa has protein as well as carbs...bulgar wheat has too. There are different types of pasta if you're trying to cut out wheat. Add some nuts. And you're not meant to eat more than 3 portions oily fish a week.

Salmon is not high in mercury.

www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Food/Fish/FarmedSalmon

Thanks so much all - v informative, really appreciate it!

Check out Hugh Jackman's recent brush with mercury death if you don't believe me sad.

This was from eating tinned tuna, not fresh fish.

Go to the diet doctor website - lots of recipes and tips and advice on how to eat low carb high fat healthily.

You need good fats - not just oily fish. So I'd be including handfuls of nuts and seeds and avocado in moderation. All very good for your skin and packed full of nutrients.