r/Dietandhealth

Here is the info for my entire diet today:

Calories: 1750

total fat: 93.5g

saturated fat: 47.5g

cholesterol: 0mg

sodium: 2040mg

total carbs: 209g

dietary fiber: 5g

total sugars:90g

incl. added sugars: 88g

protein: 18g

vitamin B12: 40% of DV

polyunsaturated fat: 14g

monounsaturated fat: 14g

vitamin A: 30% of DV

vitamin E: 6% of DV

calcium: 10% of DV

iron: 28% of DV

potassium: 12% of DV

and yes this is what my daily diet tends to look like. however, its been like this for 17 years now, and:

-fasting glucose and hemoglobin a1c is normal

-both good and bad cholesterol is normal

-all electrolytes and minerals are normal

-all lipids are normal

-BP is always either normal or very slightly elevated (slight enough no medical professional has ever been concerned by it and it's more likely a side effect of my medication than my diet since I never had even slight elevations before I started a medication 5 years ago)

,and pretty much all of my lab values are normal

... consistently for years, everything is normal, doctors are pleased with my clean bill of health, I'm all good!

(these values are caused by severe treatment resistant arfid. I only eat a few foods and I eat the same things over and over again. Yes, I am in ARFID treatment. It is ineffective so far. No, I cannot access any further arfid treatment)

It’s in the title! Does anyone know of a good diary app that doesn’t use AI? It feels like they’re all just swimming with it and I HATE that.
Thanks!

Ive been shedding more than usual for a while and Im starting to wonder if my diet is part of it.

I havent been eating horribly but i definitely went through a stretch of skipping meals, eating less, and probably not getting enough protein or iron. I keep seeing people say hair can be one of the first things to get affected when your body isnt getting enough of what it needs, but idk how much of that is actually noticeable in real life.

Has anyone here had their shedding calm down after fixing their diet or correcting some deficiency? And if so how long did it take before you noticed a difference?

Been thinking about signing up but want some real reviews first. Two things im curious about, does the meal plan get repetitive after a few weeks? Kinda worried about getting stuck eating the same 5 stir fries on rotation. Also how are the macros, are they actually balanced for someone trying to lose weight or are some meals way carb heavy bc of all the rice. Trying not to waste money on another wellness app that looks great in ads and disappoints once ur actually using it. If anyone has 2+ months in would love ur take.

I recently joined FITTR’s premium fat-loss coaching program and wanted to get some outside opinions on the meal plan I’ve been given.
I’m 36M, 79 kg, 169 cm, ~26% body fat, and currently exercising 3 times a week.
I’m specifically instructed to finish the prescribed macros — neither less nor more.

Here’s an example of my daily plan:

Breakfast — 474 kcal / 25.6 g protein
50 g bread OR 40 g oats OR 40 g poha
3 whole eggs
5 g ghee/oil
10 g nuts
50 ml milk

Lunch — 688 kcal / 44 g protein
10 g ghee/oil
45 g raw dal/rajma/chickpeas/moth beans
100 g curd
60 g raw grains/wheat flour/etc.
42 g raw soya chunks
150 g green vegetables

Snack — 109 kcal / 1.9 g protein
150 g apple
50 ml milk

Dinner — 589 kcal / 22.1 g protein
60 g raw wheat flour/rice/oats/etc.
12 g ghee/oil
100 g green vegetables
75 g paneer

My concern is mainly the volume of food, particularly lunch. For example, lunch is essentially a large bowl of dal, a big bowl serving of soya, a serving of green vegetables, two rotis and curd, in addition to the cooking fat. Coming from a household where our usual meals are much simpler, this feels like a very large meal with 4–5 separate components. The quantities also seem substantially larger than what I’m accustomed to eating.

I’m not saying the food itself is unhealthy. I’m trying to understand whether the calorie/protein target and distribution make sense for my stats.

If I’m consistently too full to finish a prescribed meal, should I actually force myself to finish it to hit the macros, or would it normally make more sense to redistribute/adjust the portions?
For anyone who has used FITTR premium coaching, does this type of meal plan look normal in your experience?
I’m not trying to bash FITTR or the coach. It’s a fairly expensive program, so I’d just like to understand whether this is a normal and sensible approach to fat loss before I go back and look for replacement as it’s just one week.

As with most folk in my stage of life (I'm 40) my decisions in my youth are catching up with me and I'm realising it's time to start taking my health seriously if I want to still be here to see the futher decline of civilisation. I'm a big guy (14st 6lb at 5ft 6ins) so I know I need to get rid of a lot of that to avoid any nasty surprises down the line. So I've been on a health and exercise kick for about six months. The usual stuff with being more mindful about what I'm eating and portion sizes along with some more fundamental changes outlined below.

- Almost entirely kicked out anything sugary (sweets, cakes, chocolate, etc). I say *almost* - I did have a slice of cake at my brother's wedding last week.

- Stopped snacking later at night. I had assumed this was a big contributor to my weight. My partner tends to go to bed a couple of hours before me, and then I'd often get stuck into a load of snacks (usually crisps, peanuts, breakfast cereal sometimes) while watching a movie. I've stopped this entirely.

- Gym. I hadn't been to the gym since the one I used to go to shut in the pandemic, so it's easily been 5 years +. Now going 2-3 times a week (always aiming for 3). Doing a combo of cardio and weights, leaning more towards the weights as I enjoy it more.

I've tried to avoid weighing myself regularly because I don't necessarily think fixating on every pound is a great idea, but I stepped on the scales the other day to find I'm *exactly* the same weight I was when I started. I'm not an expert, but that makes zero sense to me, surely just going from zero exercise to three sessions a week should make at least some difference? Alternatively, if what I'm doing is essentially preventing further weight gain, shouldn't I have been consistently have been gaining weight before I started this (I've been about this size for 3-4 years probably)? Anyone got any insights into where I'm going wrong? Honestly, it's pretty demoralising to put all this effort in and deny myself things I like (I REALLY miss ice cream) for not even a tiny return.

M 31, with TSH level 6.45 with T3 & T4 in normal range. If I start medication, would it be lifelong? I don’t want to have lifelong medication but ok to take if it will be for a short period. No history of this in the family.

Kindly suggest.