Is this bad for a typical daily food intake?

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I’ve just tried on last years dress which I plan on wearing to a wedding this year and it’s too snug around my ribcage do do up comfortably.

I didn’t realise I’d put on any weight but the dress fit well in December and is a non stretch fabric.

Typical day to day is

Breakfast : 2 boiled eggs, 1 medium slice home made toast

Lunch : baked sweet potato, Worcestershire sauce and small amount of grated cheese
No butter

Dinner :
Grilled chicken with salad and vegetables, sometimes some gnocchi

Snacks are usually fruit like mango, grapefruit, nectarines, yoghurt

I don’t eat biscuits or chocolate often but will have a square or two of 90% chocolate every other evening as a treat.

Drinks are usually water, tea, no milk, no sugar, black coffee, I will have a gin and slimline tonic occasionally
I don’t drink beer, cider, alcopops or white wine.

Am I going wrong anywhere here?

I had a few weeks where we had no kitchen so food choices at home were harder, so it could be that maybe.

Hello. It doesn't sound at all 'bad' to me (sounds really balanced and healthy) but I guess it depends on your height/weight, age and activity levels? If you like me are a small sedentary older woman it could potentially be that you have a really low TDEE (daily calorie requirement) - mine is sub 1500 depending on how much exercise I do which can mean that what doesn't seem like much food on a daily basis (what many MNetters would say will put you into 'starvation mode') actually leads me to gradually put on a few llbs over the course of a few months... the amount I need to eat to actually lose weight is really tiny, sub 1200 per day!

Or possibly it could be that your portion size is a bit off (e.g. the 'small amount' of cheese with your lunch, how small is that? How much fruit/snacks do you have per day, even healthy snacks can add up?), or that you are having a few treats at the weekends which tips you slightly over your TDEE on average across the week? Again it doesn't always take much .

I think probably the best thing if you can face it is to calculate your TDEE and then so a really honest food diary (perhaps using MFP or similar) for a good few weeks, maybe a month, and see if you can use that to identify any hidden calorie surges? If there's nothing there then probably chalk it up to the kitchenless few weeks? You can probably lose a few llbs quite quickly doing a low carb or 5:2 type thing then just revert back to normal diet? Good luck!

The fruit could be too high sugar. Eat lots of veg, but I only eat 0-2 servings max of fruit, and eat mainly berries or 1/2 green apple (low GI)
Is yogurt sweetened? If so, substitute plain.
Watch carbs, watch serving sizes.

Maxelly's answer is really thorough.
I don't think fruit are a problem unless you really eat huge portions (one apple is something like 60kcal)

I also wouldn't eat plain yogurt- not super enticing. But do buy plain, low fat and add your own sugar (or better, honey) so you control how sweet it is.

Christ OP id be really hungry on that i eat twice as much food as you..(but am pretty active) id go heavier on the protein&veg&cut the carbs/fruits(think keto-style) if you really want to lose a few kgs&incorporate anything that gets you moving..

It’s very simple, if you’re putting on weight you are eating too many calories. Doesn’t matter about carbs/proteins/sugars.

It’s just calories in vs calories out. Try my fitness pal, you might be surprised at how many calories you are consuming.