Egg as absolute primary source of protein

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Usually 0.6g to 0.8g of protein per lb of weight you would be at BMI 25, standing as proxy to 0.8g to 1g of protein per lb of desired lean mass is sufficient for most people eating at a deficit and training.

While some studies have shown even better results when eating even more protein and training a lot, this is already two times recommended daily allowance, and I would not say that there is no universal agreement that prioritizing even more protein than I discuss above at the expense of other nutrients or at the expense of making food intake less enjoyable or less long term sustainable will result in better outcomes.

Personally once I hit an average of 0.8 per lb of weight within the normal weight range (so less than at BMI 25) I call it a day and only add protein if that's what I feel like having