Egg Diet For Weight Loss

The boiled egg diet is one of the healthiest ways to consume a low carbohydrate diet without increasing your intake of saturated fats. Eggs are an excellent source of protein and other vital nutrients. They contain all the essential amino acids in the correct proportions and are therefore a good source of complete protein. Eggs are also a significant source of vitamins B2, B12, D, E, and folate, in addition to iron.

How does the egg diet help you lose weight?

The digestive system is unable to produce enough glucose for your body to burn for energy when only high-protein, low-carbohydrate foods are consumed. Therefore, the body has no choice but to convert the fat stored in your body into glucose. The main idea is that the amount of food isn’t all that important as long as the total grams of carbohydrate are kept down. You need to reduce your carbohydrate intake to practically nothing, but not necessarily reduce fat and calorie intake. Thus, the egg diet works by inducing nutritional fasting as we starve ourselves of the fat fuel reservoirs in our bodies. 

What do you need to know about a 4-week long egg diet?

The secret effect of the egg diet lies in the fact that when we consume eggs, quick saturation occurs and that pesky feeling of hunger does not return for a long time. Weigh yourself in the beginning of this diet schedule, and then at the end of four weeks. You will almost certainly observe a weight loss ranging between 20-28 kg if you were overweight at the beginning.

The egg diet is suitable for all ages, and there is no necessity to take any additional vitamins. It is mandatory to strictly follow the given schedule with same products and quantity, and not to swap meals or change their order.

First week of the egg diet: Your menu plan

• Daily breakfast: 1/2 orange or a grapefruit and 1-2 boiled eggs

Monday:

• Lunch: A fruit in any quantity (oranges, apples, pears, apricots, melons, water-melons etc.)
• Dinner: Fried or boiled meat (slices or forcemeat without fat), except mutton

Tuesday:

• Lunch: Boiled or roast chicken without skin
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, a salad (cucumber, salad, tomatoes, pepper, carrots), 1 toast or 1/4 flat cakes, 1 orange or grapefruit

Wednesday:

• Lunch: Any cheese (non-fat) in any quantity, 1 toast, tomatoes
• Dinner: Fried or boiled meat (slices or forcemeat without fat), except mutton

Thursday:

• Lunch: Some fruit, in any quantity (oranges, apples, pears, apricots, melons, water-melons etc.)
• Dinner: Fried or boiled meat (slices or forcemeat without fat), except mutton, lettuce

Friday:

• Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, boiled vegetables (vegetable marrows or string bean or carrots or green peas)
• Supper: Boiled or fried fish, lettuce, 1 orange or a grapefruit

Saturday:

• Lunch: a fruit and in any quantity (oranges, apples, pears, apricots, melons, water-melons etc.)
• Supper: fried or boiled meat (slices or forcemeat without fat), except mutton, lettuce

Sunday:

• Lunch: Boiled or roast chicken without skin, tomatoes, boiled vegetables, 1 orange or a grapefruit
• Supper: Boiled vegetables, as many as you like

The second week of the egg diet: Your menu plan

• Daily breakfast: 1/2 orange or a grapefruit and 1-2 boiled eggs

Monday:

• Lunch: Fried or boiled meat, lettuce
• Supper: 2 boiled eggs, salad, 1 orange or a grapefruit

Tuesday:

• Lunch: Fried or boiled meat, lettuce
• Supper: 2 boiled eggs, 1 orange or a grapefruit

Wednesday:

• Lunch: Fried or boiled meat, cucumbers
• Supper: 2 boiled eggs, 1 orange or a grapefruit

Thursday:

• Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, any white cheese (non-fat) in any quantity, boiled vegetables
• Supper: 2 boiled eggs

Friday:

• Lunch: boiled or fried fish
• Supper: 2 eggs

Saturday:

• Lunch: Fried or boiled meat, tomatoes, 1 orange or a grapefruit
• Dinner: A mix of fresh fruits (an orange, a tangerine, a melon, a peach, an apple)

Sunday:

• Lunch: Boiled or roast chicken without skin, tomatoes, boiled vegetables, 1 orange or a grapefruit
• Supper: Boiled or roast chicken without skin, tomatoes, boiled vegetables, 1 orange or a grapefruit

The third week of your egg diet menu plan

Monday:

• Any fruit in any quantity, at any time, all through the day in any combination you would like, with the exception of grapes, mango, date, banana, and fig.

Tuesday:

• Any boiled vegetables and any salads, except a combination of potato and dry cereals, all through the day.

Wednesday:

• Any fruit we listed before, any boiled vegetables, salads in any quantity, at any time all through the day.

Thursday:

• Boiled or fried fish in any quantity, salad (only cabbage or lettuce) in any quantity, and any boiled vegetables you would like to eat.

Friday:

• Boiled or fried low-fat meat, except mutton, boiled vegetables.

Saturday:

• One kind of fruit in any quantity, at any time (so that means only apples, only pears, or only peaches, or only apricots, or whatever you choose) all through the day.

Sunday:

• One kind of fruit in any quantity, at any time (only apples either only pears, or only peaches, or only apricots) all through the day.

Your fourth week and final week! What does the egg diet hold?

Breakfast:

• Mentioned products are distributed on the whole without a certain time, however without additions.

Monday:

• 4 slices of fried or boiled meat or 1/4 boiled chicken, 3 tomatoes, 4 cucumbers, 1 tuna jar without oil (or washed out by water), 1 toast, 1 orange or grapefruit.

Tuesday:

• 2 slices of fried or boiled meat (maximum of 200 grams), 3 tomatoes, 4 cucumbers, 1 slice of toast, apple or pear, or 1 segment of a melon, either orange, or grapefruit.

Wednesday:

• 1 spoon of cottage cheese, or any white cheese (non-fat), a small plate of boiled vegetables, 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, 1 toast, 1 orange or grapefruit.

Thursday:

• 1/2 boiled or roasted chicken, 3 tomatoes, cucumber, 1 toast, 1 orange or grapefruit and one kind of fruits listed before.

Friday:

• 2 boiled eggs, 1 salad, 3 tomatoes, 1 orange or grapefruit.

Saturday:

• 2 boiled chicken fillets, 1/8 kgs of cottage cheese or brynza, 1 toast, 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, curdled milk, 1 orange or grapefruit

Sunday:

• 1 spoon of cottage cheese, tuna jar without oil, small plate of boiled vegetables, 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, 1 toast, 1 orange or grapefruit.

Your alternative: The 3 days a week egg diet

This diet-plan should be used 3 days a week, and sugar and salt should be avoided during this diet plan. On all other days days, you can eat as usual. This egg diet can help you lose 5 - 6 lbs. in a week.

Day 1

• Breakfast: Two boiled eggs, 2 tomatoes, a cup of tea
• Lunch: 2 egg whites, 4 ounces of boiled fish (low-fat), and a nice cup of tea
• Dinner: Stewed vegetables (broccoli, kidney beans, carrots, onion, etc.), a cup of tea
• Snack: An apple

Day 2

• Breakfast: Two boiled eggs, 1 banana, and a cup of tea
• Lunch: 2 egg whites, 4 ounces of boiled chicken, and a cup of tea
• Dinner: 4 ounces of cottage cheese with sour cream, a slice of dry bread, a cup of skimmed milk
• Snack: An apple

Day 3

• Breakfast: Two boiled eggs and a glass of tomato juice
• Lunch: 2 egg whites, 4 ounces of boiled red meat, a cup of tea
• Dinner: 2 baked potatoes, green salad, a cup of tea
• Snack: An orange

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What about an 'only eggs' diet?

The "only eggs" diet directs you to only eat hard boiled eggs and drink either water or crystal light. With this diet, you are allowed to eat as many eggs as you want. Also, try to only drink water, but if you must drink something else then crystal light is considered to be best.

Exercise is not a must while following this diet but it could be helpful to engage in some physical work-outs to stay fit.
Following this diet, you will see that the pounds melt off.

There are other versions of this diet that allow consumption of spinach and tomatoes. For example spinach and tomato omelet has low calories, carbohydrates, cholesterol and saturated fat.

Some more facts about egg diet

Eating nothing but eggs isn't a healthy way to lose weight — while eggs are incredibly nutritious, they alone will not meet all your dietary needs. That is true if you eat as many eggs as you want (and you will soon get sick of them), but even moreso if you attempt to subsist on just an egg a day. A starvation diet is not worth the weight loss you're hoping to achieve if you realize the long term damage it does to your body. Most nutritionists and experts recommend losing around 1-2 pounds per week, as sustainable weight loss is the healthiest way of losing weight.

Eating eggs in excess can cause constipation and gas. It is important to note that a high protein diet can also be hard on the kidneys. Eliminating carbohydrates, while consuming a high protein diet, causes dehydration and prevents the body from completely burning fat. This results in production of ketone bodies. Ketosis makes dieting easier because it lowers appetite and may cause nausea.

The healthiest way to lose weight is to eat less, exercise, and eat foods that include maximum nutrition in the fewest calories. Eggs consumed in moderation are a healthy addition to a well-rounded diet, but eating eggs only will lead you into nothing but trouble.