To ask what you think of this typical food intake?

[ivyball]

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.

Who needs fibre anyway???

We need your cholesterol woman 🧐

It doesn't affect you nearly as much as it would on a regular diet.
Keto isn't necessarily a terrible diet either, it can work wonders for inflammation, depends on the person because for some it will make them worse.
I had previously been put on nutrition plans with every ingredient specifically chosen to be anti-inflammatory and they didn't help in any way cos I wasn't able to absorb them, keto, and dirty keto at that healed the inflammation in a few months.

Because no real person is nutritionally this fucking clueless.

Nope - the nosey ones amongst us (me) would love to know... the height is 5'2" but the weight remains a mystery

Has anyone mentioned salt intake. Cheese is very high in salt and if the nuts are salted too….

But that doesn't mean the amount of fat your body can safely process changes, which is one of the biggest risks with diets like keto.

I think people don’t understand keto, it is not high fat, as an absolutely measure it is high fat, medium protein, low carb, of a normal recommended intake. So if you eat 1800 cals a day, then 700 of thay may be fat, 600 of protein and 500 of carbs, it is not eat as much fat as humanly possible.

You are eating 2400 calories a day just in cheese and nuts and way too much saturated fat!! That's more calories than I have in a day with 3 meals and the odd snack. I can't imagine you are a healthy weight and your cholesterol must be off the chart. Just not healthy or any way balanced.

Fat is the primary energy source on keto so it's processed easily, it's obviously a different story if you're overeating though.

When it comes to saturated fats the response is very individual, some people might have increased cholesterol but others don't.

That’s a looot of fat.

Nuts, massive amounts of cheese, salmon, avocado (yes, also a nut, I know). It’s possible to have too much “good” dietary fat.

are your doctors aware of your diet? Do you have weight issues? Did you get your blood work done?

If I couldn’t resist the cheese I’d simply stop buying it, btw!

Does the GP monitor your liver and cholesterol op?

You may have escaped it so far, but I’m guessing you are going to end up with fatty liver disease at some point. Also binge drinking, which is over 6 units in one sitting for women, increases the risk of CVD and some cancers. Your diet is very lacking in any antioxidants, or any good stuff at all really. How do you not feel awful?

She does eat veg.

Just the thought of that diet makes me queasy. Far too high in saturated fat and far too little fruit & veg.

I'd cut the protein by 50%, cut out the cheese completely🤑 and eat four times as much fruit & veg.

I think she maybe, she appeared to think she “needs” all this cheese to help her hair, and didn’t understand how erroneous that was. She also says she eats one meal a day but later says she makes enough for 3 meals and eats it all at once, but still seemed to think she didn’t eat enough, as it’s just one meal.

she also tells us she felt her family was being ridiculous, which indicates she’s been told, just refuses to accept it.

i think thr thread has garnered so much attention as it is so extreme in terms of consumption, coupled with a complete lack of understanding of whats wrong with it

but there is no way she’s not obese, so deep down she must have known, as there is no way you’re eating half a kilo of cheese a day , knowing you’re eating three or four meals as one, and consuming lots of nuts and downing a couple of bottles of wine a week and not knowing deep down it’s why you’re fat.

Based on this description, I think you need to go back to your doctor and find out your real intolerances or allergies. Your diet is very restricted and that can come with nutrient deficiencies. Quite apart from things like gallstones, the effect of so much protein on your kidneys, etc.

The aim on keto is to get 70-80% of your calories from fat.
I don't think I ever went that high but the ones that do aren't misunderstanding it.

If someone had 500kcals from carbs then that wouldn't be keto and there would very little chance of being in ketosis unless they were someone who could remain in it while having a decent amount of carbs.
You might be thinking of low carb and not keto.

That is a huge amount of food. I eat significantly less. I am your age and a little taller (5ft 4). I weigh 56kg. Today I have had a coffee, for lunch I had an omelette with two eggs, spinach, mushrooms and 40gr feta cheese. I am about to have dinner. Bolognese (but splitting the 500gr mince with 3 children and another adult!). I have no health conditions at all.

I’m not arguing that keto can’t be done well. But that would (usually) still include leafy greans and some low in sugar fruit such as blueberries or tomatoes.

Instead of a pound of cheese a day as a primary staple! the wine isn’t particularly ketogenic either.

dairy and coffee (even decaf) both hinder iron absorption. And hair loss happens to be a fairly well known (possible) side effect of iron deficiency.

OP: When did you last get your blood work done?

Yeah it was just random numbers as an example.

Oh I'm not saying the OPs diet is healthy, just that high fat and keto isn't necessarily unhealthy.

This doesn’t look like a “too much or too little” issue: it looks seriously unbalanced.

You’re focusing heavily on protein and fat, but there’s barely any fiber, whole grains, or real variety. Eating huge amounts of cheese and nuts every single day isn’t some kind of nutritional win; it’s just very calorie-dense and lacking balance.

Also, that much cheese daily is a lot for anyone, let alone without enough fiber to support digestion. Vegetables alone aren’t really compensating for that.

I get the idea of keeping things simple, but this feels quite extreme rather than healthy.

But you can't use random numbers as an example when the numbers are important to describe how much food should come from fat/protein and carbs. I mean you could use random numbers but they should be more accurate.

Keto IS a high fat diet, people are not misunderstanding.

So impossible to calculate the bmi of a 5'2 mouse then...?

@kkloo the cholesterol blood test results from people on Keto diets can be pretty alarming. I’m talking as high as 13.5 or 12 for example and one time a patient went up from 5.4 to 9 in a 3 month period . Don’t kid yourself it is in any way healthy!