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How many eggs do you eat in a day?

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crymeariverwoo · 15/06/2015 20:40

I have been trying out low carb (still have so much to learn and am experimenting more than anything). I love eggs, but would it be too much to say have 2 eggs for breakfast and 2 with dinner? for breakfast I have been having them with veg. Similar for dinner but more of a stir fry. I don't want to over eat them and end up putting more weight on as the purpose of this is to lose weight!

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StuntNun · 15/06/2015 21:06

Four eggs a day is ideal as they are rich in choline and may actually promote fat burning. Make sure you are getting plenty of fat as well.

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StuntNun · 15/06/2015 21:08

I ate 28 eggs in four days once. It was awesome.

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crymeariverwoo · 15/06/2015 21:30

okay this makes me feel better! I was thinking 2 at breakfast and 2 at dinner! I will try to get my fats in too. determined to lose weight. It needs to happen!

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HelenF350 · 15/06/2015 21:41

I went through 30 eggs a week easily when I was low carbing.

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Janethegirl · 15/06/2015 21:44

I love good eggs, as many as I can justify......4-6 eggs a day maybe!!

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StuntNun · 15/06/2015 23:05

I tried an egg fast last year. The food was awesome and I lost 2.5 lb in three days eating nothing but eggs, fat and cheese. Not very healthy and I wouldn't recommend it unless you need to lose weight fast but it does show how many eggs you can eat when you put your mind to it. I didn't like being i ketosis, it was worse than carb flu.

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crymeariverwoo · 16/06/2015 16:15

okay this is about as exciting as my life gets right now... but it makes me so happy to know that lots of eggs is fine! I could easily have 4-6 a day! I'm a big meat person but recently I just want eggs all the time!

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Marshpillow · 16/06/2015 19:16

This is great news, I wasn't sure whether my three eggs a day was okay so it's good to know more is acceptable!

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Gumnast2014 · 19/06/2015 07:17

I love eggs And am going to do the egg fast soon as I can loose a pound a day

On the egg fast you have about 10!

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QforCucumber · 19/06/2015 08:07

2 for lunch - egg and bacon mayonnaise and a salad, 2/3 for tea some days - omelette :-)

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crymeariverwoo · 19/06/2015 19:34

Could someone tell me what's involved in the egg fast please? I need to lose a few pounds to kick start my diet. I've been doing really well with the exercise part but not so much with the eating.