So, what the heck is an egg fast??? Well, just what it sounds like!! You are fasting from pretty much all other foods except for eggs. I used the egg fast rules above from the fluffychixcom.com website (http://fluffychixcook.com/meal-plans/egg-fast-meal-plans/). They had a few rules to follow. Anyone who knows me knows I don't do well being told what to do!! So, of course I tweaked it!!
Here is the journal I kept while I was on the egg fast. I was able to break a plateau in my weight loss and drop quite a few pounds in a short amount of time!
Egg fast/Eggfest Day 1 completed.
Day 1 was actually pretty easy, we will have to see what I say
on day 5. I really like eggs, I am already used to smaller portions, and am
pretty sure I am in ketosis. I lost 'that taste' for the most part, so I can
only base it on making sure my carbs are in the right range.
So to test this little Eggfest/Egg fast theory, I did not want
to do anything else out of the ordinary except the eggs. I drank my normal
water (I shoot for an ounce per pound of my weight), I did not get a workout in other
than working with the calves, cleaning up the barn a little, and doing
miscellaneous yard and house chores which were not overly strenuous at all. I
did not get my full 10K steps. It was just a normal day.
I did not match the fats for each
egg. I think I did for breakfast and dinner (at least close anyway), but not at
all through out the day. I was full from the inbetween eggs, so I didn't really
have a real lunch either. Depending on who's rules you follow, some say yes and
some say no to using any whipping cream. I needed something cold/sweet
yesterday afternoon so I made a smoothie with sugar free jello and 1 tablespoon
of whipping cream. That added no carbs and maybe 60 calories so I figure I am
going to allow that!
I also could NOT eat 30 minutes
after I woke up, since my day started at 3am with a wrong number waking me up!!
I have to be awake before I eat anyway, so even this morning I am having a
couple of cups of hot tea before I start breakfast. I will try to eat at 7
which is earlier than I normally do in the summer.
OK--here are the results:
12eggs, 7 (ish) fats, 3 cheese
DOWN 3.6 pounds
7am-4 eggs fried in butter
11am-2 hard boiled eggs
1:30pm-2 hard boiled eggs and a jello smoothie
4:30-Crepes with butter and topped with SF maple syrup (4 eggs, 3oz cream cheese, 1 teaspoon stevia, and a little vanilla)
11am-2 hard boiled eggs
1:30pm-2 hard boiled eggs and a jello smoothie
4:30-Crepes with butter and topped with SF maple syrup (4 eggs, 3oz cream cheese, 1 teaspoon stevia, and a little vanilla)
I was full for the night, and
fell asleep by 8. Rules say be done eating 3 hours before going to bed.
Now, I don't know if the 3.6
pounds are true pounds, I was already up a little for the week so I think that
is a generous loss. I also could not find a maximum number of eggs for the day.
I figure if you have to eat every 3 hours that a dozen is not out of range. I
also had string cheese ready for snacks, but didn't need them.
Time to start DAY 2!! I will fill
you in tomorrow!!!
Egg fast/Eggfest Day 2 update.
Day 2 was another fairly easy day. Kept the day pretty normal again. No where near 10K steps, no real workout, but
I did go for a short -2mile- bike ride, worked on the calves again, and
actually took a nap! I did cut down the
snacks from 2 to 1 hard boiled eggs.
Wasn’t hungry for lunch again, and slept through it, so the 3 hour
snacks were enough.
I tried to add more fats, so opted for the snickerdoodle
pancakes that were full of butter. The maple syrup I have has 5 carbs. The point of the egg fast is to have no carbs
I had the crepes batter mixed, but I had put too much cinnamon in so thought I
would add another small egg to weaken that taste. They actually tasted like old fashioned
cinnamon sugar toast. They were kind of
blah though, so I did a little looking and found a cheesecake filling that I
want to try next time.
Again, the eggs are filling.
I am not hungry at all with this egg fast. There are so many different ways to prepare
eggs, I do feel like I am getting a bit of variety. However, I don’t think I would want to do
this for more than 5 days in a row, I am really craving deconstructed pizza
(mozzarella cheese, meat and a little sauce)!!
I can see, if this works, following this for most of the day, then
having something different for dinner.
Ok, Day 2 Results….
11 eggs, 6 cheese, 9 fats DOWN 1.6 today, TOTAL 5.2
8am- Cheese omelet 4 eggs, 2 oz cheddar cheese fried in
butter
11am- 1 hard boiled egg
2pm- 1 string cheese, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 smoothie
5pm- snickerdoodle crepes, 5 eggs, 3 oz cream cheese, butter
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| These are Egglettes! No more shells to peel for hard boiled eggs. LOVE these things. Crack the egg, put it in raw, lock on the lid and throw the container in boiling water. They hard boil without the shell! |
Egg fast/Eggfest Day 3 update.
Day 3 HOLY COW… I don’t know why or how, but this is
working!!! Today was another fairly easy
day. My routine was a bit off. I had to work today, so I did a lot of
sitting. Did a few chores and met some
friends out for a little while for the evening, still in bed by 10. I didn’t get a real workout it, boy my goal
of working out daily this summer is not doing well!! I don’t think I even had 8K steps. I had a ton of water today though, more than
normal.
So after those snickerdoodle pancakes the other night, I
really wanted to try the cheesecake filling with those for dinner. Really tasty, I wouldn’t use the maple
extract next time, just vanilla. I also had
a timing issue. I was home at 3, but
knew ‘dinner’ was supposed to be at 5. I
was not going to be home at that time so I opted for an early dinner at 3 and
then finished the night with a hard boiled egg later. I didn’t want to be home late for dinner, and
then be extra hungry.
Ok, Day 3 Results….
12 eggs, 9 cheese, 5 fats DOWN 1.4 pounds today, TOTAL 6.6
pounds—CRAZY!!
8am- Cheese omelet 4 eggs, 2 oz cheddar cheese fried in
butter
11am- 1 hard boiled egg
12:15- 1 hard boiled egg, 1 string cheese
2pm- 1 hard boiled egg
3pm- snickerdoodle crepes, 4 eggs, 6oz cream cheese, 1T
whipping cream
7pm-1 hard boiled egg
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| This is what your hard boiled eggs look like using the Egglettes. |
Eggfest/egg fast Day 4 update:
Cock-a-doodle DOOO!!
This is the craziest ‘diet’ I have ever tried that actually worked. I am not hungry at all. I have a hard time remembering to eat every 3
hours.
Well, it was a busy day around here yesterday. Between getting groceries, cleaning, mowing,
and deciding to build railings for the deck, I wore myself out!! Mowing consists of riding, not pushing, for
about 3 hours sitting in the hot sun.
The deck was about 2 hours of cutting, measuring, cussing, and attaching
the wood to build the rails. I was one
hot sweaty mess when I was done. By 6:30
I was in my recliner, in my jammies, ready for bed! I didn’t wear my fitbit, the bouncing on the
mower makes it log a lot of steps. By
the time I came in for all of the work, I was too tired to cook anything, so
just whipped up a quick omelet for dinner.
OK, day 4 results…
10 eggs, 4 cheese, 8 fat.
DOWN 1.0 pounds today, TOTAL 7.6 pounds!
HOLY… CHICKEN!! (cow just didn’t seem appropriate)
9am- omelet, 4 eggs, 2oz cheese, butter
12- 1 hard boiled egg
3:40- 1 hard boiled egg
5:40 – omelet. 4 eggs, 2 oz cheese, butter
Eggfest/Egg Fast Day 5 update:
I completed 5 days of only eggs, cheese and fat. Totally easy, filling and successful!!! I was able to break through my stall, start
losing again, and learn more about how my body reacts to foods.
Compared to day 4, day 5 was a pretty easy day. It was rainy in the morning, so spent the
morning in my recliner working on the computer.
Went in the afternoon to work calves for a while, but decided Sunday
should truly be a day of rest!! I think I had less than 5K steps for the day.
After Day 5… the results!
9 Eggs, 5 cheese, 9 fats
DOWN 0.6 pounds today,
and DOWN 8.2 TOTAL POUNDS after 5 days.
9:15- French toast puff-4 eggs, 3 cream cheese, butter and
sugar free syrup
12:20- 1 hard boiled egg
4:15- omelet, 4 eggs, 2 oz cheese, butter
4:45- smoothie 1 tablespoon whipping cream
Reflections After 5 day Egg Fast:
Well that was just absolutely crazy amazing!! I was full, satisfied and broke my
stall!!! I honestly don’t know why or
how it worked, but it did!! 8.4 Pounds
lost in 5 days is crazy!!! After losing 60 in the previous 5 months. I thought big losses were behind me.
What did I gain… freedom from tracking food. What a nice break to not have to write down
or calculate anything!! I’m not done
tracking, just had a nice break!!
Because I eat the same types of foods for the most part, I know my carbs
are always low, so I just can count calories.
I can usually keep track in my head as long as I don’t have any snacks
or desserts. Those are the days I have
to track, those are also the days I am usually OVER in calories. I learned I really need to cut down on those
days!!
I learned I need to listen to my stomach more, not my old
portion thoughts One little hard boiled
egg filled me up for hours, 4 eggs overly stuffed me. I need to know that I can cut back and it IS
enough. Before, it was NEVER enough. I liked finding out I could just have 2 eggs
and a string cheese throughout the entire day and was totally fine between
breakfast and dinner.
I also gained the knowledge that I still really want sweets,
desserts. Even though I was having
‘meals’, I was still wanting something sweet at the end. The day I didn’t have a smoothie, I felt like
I missed out! Strange. Since there weren’t sugars causing this
feeling, I guess I have some soul searching to figure out why I think I needed
it. Until I figure it out, a 50 calorie
smoothie can be my vice!
New goals… This was a nice week of reflecting on my progress
so far. So, after I have lost over 65
pounds in less than 6 months, I decided I needed to evaluate what I was doing
and set a one year goal. My next big
goal: Lose 100 pounds in 1 year!! Can I
do it, HECK YA!!!
I know a lot of people hate eggs and have
allergies, so I am sorry for that!! I wish I had other options for you, but this is all I have for now!
When they say the ‘incredible, edible egg’ they are
right!! I should be the pork rind and
egg spokewoman, geez!!
UPDATE 2 MONTHS LATER!!!
The egg fast was a game changer for me. I really learned a lot. Since then, I have lost about 5 more pounds. That is not much, but I have also had a lot more dessert days and non tracker days. Life happens!!
I have, however, incorporated more eggs into my daily meal plan. I always start my day with eggs, either egg casserole or fried, my lunch consists of hard boiled eggs and string cheese, then I eat whatever for dinner.
AGAIN, when they say 'the incredible, edible egg' they are RIGHT!!!
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