Let's Talk About Eggs, Baby

sillyvalentine
sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
in Food and Nutrition
For no particular reason, I have been eating 2 hardboiled eggs every morning. Some of my friends say it's great for me, others scowl and back away slowly :)

I thought I'd get the skinny from you guys since a lot of you are in the know about diet and fitness.

Are two eggs a day bad for someone like me who is trying to lose weight?

I've heard about the cholesterol and I'm not worried about it. My cholesterol was tested last month and it was great. Is that the only reason people stay away from more than two eggs a week?
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  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    Long story short, you're fine.
  • IIIIISerenityNowIIIII
    IIIIISerenityNowIIIII Posts: 425 Member
    My ophthalmologist wants me to eat a lot of eggs, more than I ever feel like cooking. They are very good for your vision!
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!
  • psych0kitty
    psych0kitty Posts: 313
    Eggs are great as long as you don't have an existing condition which would require you to limit fat/cholesterol. For normal, healthy people, EAT THE EGGS.
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    My ophthalmologist wants me to eat a lot of eggs, more than I ever feel like cooking. They are very good for your vision!

    Well, that's good because I have terrible vision.
  • CaitlinW19
    CaitlinW19 Posts: 431 Member
    I believe the cholesterol thing with eggs has been debunked...eggs have the good kind or something like that. However, they still have a bit of a bad rep because of that deal. A lot of people still think they aren't a great think to eat because of it.

    They are very good for you, from what I've read. If you are trying to cut calories, it's best for your nutition to still eat some yolk as that is where the majority of the nutition lies. So if you make scrammbled eggs, make them with some egg whites and some whole eggs for lower calories but nutional value. Personally I think it's the yolk that keeps you full longer too, though I've never done any research to check this out :-)
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...

    Spinderella fry it up one time
  • anj1030
    anj1030 Posts: 153 Member
    Eggs are great as long as you don't have an existing condition which would require you to limit fat/cholesterol. For normal, healthy people, EAT THE EGGS.


    Define NORMAL?
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...

    Spinderella fry it up one time

    Ahhh fry it. F..f... Fry it REAL GOOD
  • IIIIISerenityNowIIIII
    IIIIISerenityNowIIIII Posts: 425 Member
    Yes ma'am :)

    The yolk provides lutein which prevents macular degeneration which leads to blindness.
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...

    Spinderella fry it up one time

    Ahhh fry it. F..f... Fry it REAL GOOD

    This is starting to get out of hand... :)
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    Eggs are great as long as you don't have an existing condition which would require you to limit fat/cholesterol. For normal, healthy people, EAT THE EGGS.


    Define NORMAL?

    I think they just meant "not sick".
  • CTCMom2009
    CTCMom2009 Posts: 263 Member
    My daily breakfast is 2 hard boiled eggs and a Fage yogurt. I'd say you're good!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Eggs are, ounce for ounce, one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. You can thank the 80s for the "eggs ohnoes" bull****.

    Also, there have been numerous studies done debunking the whole don't eat eggs if you're watching your cholesterol myth...dietary cholesterol has no substantial bearing on blood serum levels in the vast majority of people...in rare cases yes...but the vast majority of people aren't going to see any change in the blood serum levels from dietary cholesterol intake.
  • irisheyez718
    irisheyez718 Posts: 677 Member
    I have 2 eggs for breakfast usually at least 5 days a week. I love eggs!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I eat 2-3 whole eggs about 3-5 days a week plus up to 1 cup of egg whites a week.
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...

    Spinderella fry it up one time

    Ahhh fry it. F..f... Fry it REAL GOOD

    Whatta egg whatta egg whatta egg whatta mighty good egg (he's a mighty mighty good egg)
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I have a hard boiled chicken or duck egg on a daily basis, as a bedtime snack.
    I prefer duck eggs, as even though higher in calories, they are bigger and to me, taste much richer and are far more filling. An ex trainer was also amazed at how filling they are when she ventured to try them.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...

    Spinderella fry it up one time

    Ahhh fry it. F..f... Fry it REAL GOOD

    Whatta egg whatta egg whatta egg whatta mighty good egg (he's a mighty mighty good egg)
    If IIII...wanna go and fry.. up a couple eggs.. it's none of your business!
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Eggs are, ounce for ounce, one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. You can thank the 80s for the "eggs ohnoes" bull****.

    Also, there have been numerous studies done debunking the whole don't eat eggs if you're watching your cholesterol myth...dietary cholesterol has no substantial bearing on blood serum levels in the vast majority of people...in rare cases yes...but the vast majority of people aren't going to see any change in the blood serum levels from dietary cholesterol intake.

    Yeah, I came across something a few months ago saying that dietary cholesterol only affects your cholesterol levels by about 5% or so. The rest is lifestyle and genetics.
  • rara29510
    rara29510 Posts: 11 Member
    I eat hard-boiled eggs almost daily - along with two slices of turkey bacon - Yummo! Not preventing me from losing weight and has not affected my cholesterol as of yet.. :)))
  • ab_1203
    ab_1203 Posts: 88 Member
    Ive been eating 5 whole eggs a day and under 20g saturated fat a day for months. I love the balance of fat and protein in them.
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
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  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    Eat the eggs. All of them.
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    You guys are awesome. Thanks for all your knowledgeable replies. (and the salt n pepa songs that are now stuck in my head) I will continue to enjoy my eggs.
  • royaldrea
    royaldrea Posts: 259 Member
    Salt_N_Pepa49919.jpg
    Salt 'n Pepa agree.
    Eggs are delicious and good!

    Well if Salt n Pepa approve...

    Spinderella fry it up one time

    Ahhh fry it. F..f... Fry it REAL GOOD

    Whatta egg whatta egg whatta egg whatta mighty good egg (he's a mighty mighty good egg)

    lolol I hate y'all, y'all are ridiculous.

    Thanks for asking OP, I recently started eating 2 hardboiled eggs on my workout mornings and thought that it should be ok, but was a bit worried nonetheless.

    To anyone who feels like answering, what (in addition to genetics) does lead to high cholesterol, if not dietary choices? Being overweight?
  • amosmoses88
    amosmoses88 Posts: 163 Member
    I eat eggs every day. Some say they get tired of it, but I honestly LOVE eggs now. I normally just eat 9TB(equal to 3 eggs) of egg whites, but when I run out (like now) I eat whole eggs. I PREFER egg whites over whole eggs ANY DAY. Plus they are better for you. But eggs in general are great for you. Lots of great protein in them!
  • ash8184
    ash8184 Posts: 701 Member
    I believe the cholesterol thing with eggs has been debunked...eggs have the good kind or something like that. However, they still have a bit of a bad rep because of that deal. A lot of people still think they aren't a great think to eat because of it.

    They are very good for you, from what I've read. If you are trying to cut calories, it's best for your nutition to still eat some yolk as that is where the majority of the nutition lies. So if you make scrammbled eggs, make them with some egg whites and some whole eggs for lower calories but nutional value. Personally I think it's the yolk that keeps you full longer too, though I've never done any research to check this out :-)

    I agree with this - the yolks contain fat which helps keep me satiated for longer!
  • ZOOpergal
    ZOOpergal Posts: 176 Member
    I think the "back away slowly" response is because eggs are notorious for giving people gas... no?:tongue:

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