I've been LC for four years but the carbs, the wine and the weight have snuck up this summer. I need to kick start weight loss again and DH is away for three days so I'm going to try an egg fast to get back into ketosis and reset things.
I KNOW it's mad and I'm not advocating it for anyone else but thought starting a thread may make me more accountable and some other fools may join in!
I'm following Stuntnun's thread from 2014 and this blog from I breathe I'm hungry. The basic rules are :
At least 6 eggs a day, more if you want.,1 tbsp of butter/mayo/coconut oil per egg and an optional 1oz of cheese and buckets of water.
I may also add in a little lettuce and celery if I'm really struggling.
Dairy is my downfall, so I'm going to try out bullet proof coffee for the first time. I'm 10lbs over my lowest weight and 7lbs from where I feel good, so hoping for a few pounds off to get on track.
I've bought eggs, butter, mayo and cheese. I feel like I could live on omelettes and egg mayonnaise but I may feel differently come Friday.
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Planning a 3 day egg fast from Tuesday...anyone in?
cathyandclare · 04/09/2016 13:48
Well, everyone else obviously has more sense 
A wine and cashew fest in front of Victoria last night seems to have piled on another 3lb, so I'm planning a strict day today before getting eggy tomorrow. I've done couch to 5k and two glasses of water and am sipping my very first BPC. It's not too bad, I put a small tsp of coconut oil and butter in and nutribulleted it up. I'm not sure I could cope with more fat though, my lips feel slimy enough with this.
Hi... I've only been LC over the last 2 months and dos well for the first 6 weeks. Lost half a stone And felt great but.... Being home a couple weeks over the summer with the kids it all went a bit wrong!! Have now put on 3.5lbs and am still a stone away from my goal. Not sure I could face the egg diet though... Happy to support and share tips/recipes etc 
Day 3
I was dead last night, I nearly dozed off during GBBO and went to bed straight after it. But this morning I was weirdly perky, bounced out of bed and did my C25K run (week 7.1) before breakfast!
Another 1.5lb off, so 3lb altogether, which I suppose is just the weekend bloat going. Still 1 day to go and I feel in a more positive frame of mind about eating.
Breakfast: toasted oopsie rolls with butter and marmite, black coffee
Lunch: Egg mayonnaise with some celery (not allowed but who ever hear of celery being banned on any diet anywhere )
Supper: Egg fast crustless quiche
Here's another try at the oopsie roll recipe link
Was at a uni open day yesterday and running around/ driving all day so didn't post. I broke the fast but still pretty low in carbs/ nutrients/ anything!
B- coffee with cream
L- scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms
Afternoon- coffee with cream
Evening- lump of cheese, glass of cold wine 
-I know, I know, it had been a long day!
Anyway....... Drum roll
I've lost 7lb in total. Which is kind of staggering when you think I'm within a healthy BMI.
I'm looking forward to veggies again but this has been a really good way of rebooting the LCHF way of eating. Good luck to you both. Having the frittata for dinner today, with lots of green stuff can't wait!
Hi cathyandclare, that's a really inspiring result from the first egg fast.
I'm very much like you , hurtling towards 50 and carrying at least a stone extra than I'm comfortable with. I generally do really well eating low carb but there has been way, way too much creep of the bad stuff recently. Don't even mention Kettle Crisps. Or wine.
I had resolved to start afresh this week and have five reasonably good weeks before Christmas. I have a few big nights out, but five nights in five weeks can't be that bad, surely? The first big social occasion is this Saturday....and I have a clear week.....and I could start my egg fast today! I'd be over the moon with a half stone loss between now and then.
Thanks for the links, I'll take a look. I've got eggs, butter, mayo and cheese.
You've got company! 
Well, I managed my first day, just about on form I think.
I had the most manic afternoon, on the run from lunchtime until 8pm so a repetitive lunch and dinner of fried eggs. I'm not keen on cheese and eggs as a combo ..... I could never eat a cheese omelette...... But more than happy to eat them separately. So my day went like this:
B: egg mayo,
L: fried eggs in butter, coffee with coconut oil
S: 3 X mini cheese packs (about 20g each)
D: 2 X fried eggs in butter (Burford Browns, I'd been shopping!)
Another 4 black coffees and approx 3l of water. I was not hungry whatsoever and I had to really push myself to eat the fried eggs in the evening.
Weighed this morning and I'm down 2.4lbs from yesterday
How are you all doing? Is it harder this time cathyandclare? I understand how eggs might turn you! I'm going to make cloud bread today. The thought of marmite is driving me on!
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Ah fabulous!
You've been really inventive - I'm just getting by with fried eggs, boiled eggs. I did make cloud bread today. It was my first attempt, they were OK and I've got a couple left over tomorrow. I might fry them up in some butter as a snack!
Still really pleased to be on track. I've had some mini cheeses heated up in the microwave as a snack....now that's really tasty!
I've drunk loads of water and black coffee again today. Wonder what the scales will say tomorrow?
Plus it's my TOTM - so delighted to still feel relatively sane with a plan to get through tomorrow!
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