Egg Fast!! Who's in?

I can't get past the 'tablespoon of butter with each egg"!! Blech!! That's a lot of butter...

You're right, I think so too. Thats why Im replacing most of it with avocado...

Don't pay much attention to most of these posters with heir negative comments and remarks. When my doctor put me on the Low Carb High Fat Diet, most of my friends called my doctor a quack and told me I was going to kill myself with the fat intake (heart disease, cholesterol, etc...). Well, after about a month and a half of watching what I got to eat and how I was losing the weight like an onion peeling its skin (SIZE 24W TO NORMAL 16/18 IN 11 WEEKS), nearly half of them (those that criticized) are now going on the same diet and losing the same weight.....with improved blood labs and lowered heart disease risk factors, better blood pressure, better sugars, better triglycerides.....etc...

I believe everyone should have a chance to respond, if you put a post out there. They should be able to speak their minds freely. However, I think some of these "younger, less educated" posters could do so in a more intellectual manner. Back up your responses with some kind of fact or research (of the legitimate type). Don't just knock a person to the ground. That is NOT what MFP is all about, is it? I think some apologies are due. I don't think you need to be ridiculous here.

We are all here to SUPPORT one another......aren't we??????

Well, of course I have to pipe in. First, all she is really doing, is a type of LCHF diet transition. I am on the LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) diet for nearly 90 days. It is the first "diet" that I have ever been able to go so long without "cheating". I say diet and cheating, but really this is a lifestyle I am able to maintain and be happy with the foods I eat.

That said, yes, the other posters are correct. As soon as you go off your "egg fast", you are going to gain 25% to 50% of the "weight" right back. I did the "fat" fast for the first 10 days of my initiating my transformation and dropped 21 pounds in that 10 days. Mostly, water!! ....and I quickly gained back about 7 of those pounds. But, I put my body in heavy Ketosis and kept it there ever since. SO, if your point is to put your body in Ketosis, because you plan to stay Low Carb for the remainder of your weight loss, then you are starting right....depleting your glycogen stores. If your point is to simply break a stall, and you will go back to carbohydrate consumption, then you will most likely put on a few extra pounds as your body will quickly store the carbs for future carb starvation episodes.

Dangerous.....for three days.....ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Our bodies store enough of what we need to more than handle three days of fasting....so three days of an "egg fast" are not going to hurt you. I ate nothing but macadamia nuts, butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese......for 10 days on a doctors advice and a nutritionists guidance.....the result.....off of all my diabetes injections and down to only half of one oral med. Others would have said to do that for 10 days (90% of my calories from saturated and other fats) would be DANGEROUS.

In ending....I think whatever makes you happy.....you should do....but be sensible in what you do. Ask yourself what you plan to accomplish and do the research to back up your decision. The Internet is crawling with reliable resources to help you break that stall. Me.....I am in the middle of a heavy stall right now.....but I have lost 40 pounds in under 90 days.....my body needs time to adjust....so I will keep doing what made me lose the first 40 pounds and just wait it out until my body catches up. Also, usually during stalls....you are actually losing inches instead of weight.

My thoughts.

Finally, someone who understands the principles I am following. I have been on low'ish carb (30-40g a day) and have stayed in ketosis. But it's been 2 weeks since Ive lost anything, so the egg diet is just a way to get my carbs lower. The "rule" of just eggs makes it simple, which I like. And like you mentioned, it's only 3 days, and there is absolutely nothing dangerous about that...in fact, it might be good for me.

So all you want is someone to jump up and down and say it's a good idea?

Wrong. I want someone who has done, or has experience with a LCHF diet, since that is pretty much the idea behind the egg fast.

Don't pay much attention to most of these posters with heir negative comments and remarks. When my doctor put me on the Low Carb High Fat Diet, most of my friends called my doctor a quack and told me I was going to kill myself with the fat intake (heart disease, cholesterol, etc...). Well, after about a month and a half of watching what I got to eat and how I was losing the weight like an onion peeling its skin (SIZE 24W TO NORMAL 16/18 IN 11 WEEKS), nearly half of them (those that criticized) are now going on the same diet and losing the same weight.....with improved blood labs and lowered heart disease risk factors, better blood pressure, better sugars, better triglycerides.....etc...

I believe everyone should have a chance to respond, if you put a post out there. They should be able to speak their minds freely. However, I think some of these "younger, less educated" posters could do so in a more intellectual manner. Back up your responses with some kind of fact or research (of the legitimate type). Don't just knock a person to the ground. That is NOT what MFP is all about, is it? I think some apologies are due. I don't think you need to be ridiculous here.

We are all here to SUPPORT one another......aren't we??????

We are here to support those that are losing weight the healthy way. There are also anorexics on here. We don't support them just so we don't hurt their feelings. There are plenty of people on here lowering their caloric intake and exercising and losing weight. We support them. There are also those on here trying fad diets and starving themselves. We do not support them.

I have spent way too much of my precious time on this silly thread. Thanks to the few who actually have experience and knowledge on the topic. I appreciate your efforts in trying to help me haha, unfortunately a lot of people on these threads act like goofy high schoolers, just trying to get laughs out of each other (or perhaps even trying to pick each other up? :S). Anyways, Im going to move on to the keto and lchf groups, because at least I know there will be people there with something intelligent to say.

This thread is yours now, continue to say what you want, but don't expect me to be checking it or responding from here on out

Best of luck to you all. Peace and love.

Well, of course I have to pipe in. First, all she is really doing, is a type of LCHF diet transition. I am on the LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) diet for nearly 90 days. It is the first "diet" that I have ever been able to go so long without "cheating". I say diet and cheating, but really this is a lifestyle I am able to maintain and be happy with the foods I eat.

That said, yes, the other posters are correct. As soon as you go off your "egg fast", you are going to gain 25% to 50% of the "weight" right back. I did the "fat" fast for the first 10 days of my initiating my transformation and dropped 21 pounds in that 10 days. Mostly, water!! ....and I quickly gained back about 7 of those pounds. But, I put my body in heavy Ketosis and kept it there ever since. SO, if your point is to put your body in Ketosis, because you plan to stay Low Carb for the remainder of your weight loss, then you are starting right....depleting your glycogen stores. If your point is to simply break a stall, and you will go back to carbohydrate consumption, then you will most likely put on a few extra pounds as your body will quickly store the carbs for future carb starvation episodes.

Dangerous.....for three days.....ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Our bodies store enough of what we need to more than handle three days of fasting....so three days of an "egg fast" are not going to hurt you. I ate nothing but macadamia nuts, butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese......for 10 days on a doctors advice and a nutritionists guidance.....the result.....off of all my diabetes injections and down to only half of one oral med. Others would have said to do that for 10 days (90% of my calories from saturated and other fats) would be DANGEROUS.

In ending....I think whatever makes you happy.....you should do....but be sensible in what you do. Ask yourself what you plan to accomplish and do the research to back up your decision. The Internet is crawling with reliable resources to help you break that stall. Me.....I am in the middle of a heavy stall right now.....but I have lost 40 pounds in under 90 days.....my body needs time to adjust....so I will keep doing what made me lose the first 40 pounds and just wait it out until my body catches up. Also, usually during stalls....you are actually losing inches instead of weight.

My thoughts.

Finally, someone who understands the principles I am following. I have been on low'ish carb (30-40g a day) and have stayed in ketosis. But it's been 2 weeks since Ive lost anything, so the egg diet is just a way to get my carbs lower. The "rule" of just eggs makes it simple, which I like. And like you mentioned, it's only 3 days, and there is absolutely nothing dangerous about that...in fact, it might be good for me.

So all you want is someone to jump up and down and say it's a good idea?

Wrong. I want someone who has done, or has experience with a LCHF diet, since that is pretty much the idea behind the egg fast.

Don't pay much attention to most of these posters with heir negative comments and remarks. When my doctor put me on the Low Carb High Fat Diet, most of my friends called my doctor a quack and told me I was going to kill myself with the fat intake (heart disease, cholesterol, etc...). Well, after about a month and a half of watching what I got to eat and how I was losing the weight like an onion peeling its skin (SIZE 24W TO NORMAL 16/18 IN 11 WEEKS), nearly half of them (those that criticized) are now going on the same diet and losing the same weight.....with improved blood labs and lowered heart disease risk factors, better blood pressure, better sugars, better triglycerides.....etc...

I believe everyone should have a chance to respond, if you put a post out there. They should be able to speak their minds freely. However, I think some of these "younger, less educated" posters could do so in a more intellectual manner. Back up your responses with some kind of fact or research (of the legitimate type). Don't just knock a person to the ground. That is NOT what MFP is all about, is it? I think some apologies are due. I don't think you need to be ridiculous here.

We are all here to SUPPORT one another......aren't we??????

We are here to support those that are losing weight the healthy way. There are also anorexics on here. We don't support them just so we don't hurt their feelings. There are plenty of people on here lowering their caloric intake and exercising and losing weight. We support them. There are also those on here trying fad diets and starving themselves. We do not support them.

Maybe she'll send you a nasty PM like she did me that said:

"Really?? You did not post 1,834 times to SUPPORT others on MFP. Then get off of it and stop posting. No one needs your sarcasm. Losing weight is hard enough. What? Did you post 1,834 times to be demoralizing??

Just asking!! noway "

Hold on! Are you referring to me? Are you saying I sent you a private message that said that??! haha I hope not, because that is a straight up LIE. I have never even sent a PM, I don't even know how. You guys are unbelievable...

Hold on! Are you referring to me? Are you saying I sent you a private message that said that??! haha I hope not, because that is a straight up LIE. I have never even sent a PM, I don't even know how. You guys are unbelievable...