Eggs!!!!

[hope4ali]

Hi all. I'm Ali, and I've just lost a stone on the NHS plan. Could anyone please give me the correct advice on eggs. I have read so many different veiws on whether they are good for eating while loosing weight or they contain high amouts of fat and cholesterol so they should be avoided. Thank you 🤔

[Anon-E-Mouse]

Hi hope4ali

Firstly congrats on losing a stone, that's fantastic 👏👏

I'm not a dietitian, but in my view, eating eggs isn't too bad and they are a good source of protein. As long as you are having a healthy variety of food (and count the calories if that's what you're doing), then I would have up to half a dozen eggs a week personally, cooked without added fat, oil, etc.

Others may have different views 😄

Mouse 🐭

[hope4ali in reply to Anon-E-Mouse]

Thank you for the reply, it sounds like a very sensible idea, eggs for breaky then 😁

Thank you again 😀

[albinohedgehog]

Heya, congrats on losing a stone! 👍 i think the current advice is that eggs are really good for you and as long as you cook them healthily you can eat as many as you want. ☺

nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pa...

[hope4ali in reply to albinohedgehog]

Thank you so much, i will have my eggs for breaky! Looking forward to them 😁

[Knotty]

Another good thing about eggs is that you have easy "portion control" (different sizes available but you do know whether they are large, medium, small etc)

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I personally think they are the ultimate convenience food. Ready in 5 mins. No additives 😊

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And your grandmother would recognise them

[elliebath Maintainer]

The old school of thought ahout eggs and cholestrol seems to have gone out the window, at least for otherwise healthy individuals. I mostly ate 2 eggs for breakfast 5 times a week on their own, with bacon or veggie omelette. Did this for over a year and lost all my weight. They kept me satisfied all morning and stopped me snacking or going mad at lunch. I still have eggs a few times a week and my cholestrol levels are unchanged.

[alisajad]

Everything in moderation, do include eggs in your diet, but always boiled, and once a week only. Remember eggs are in mayonnaise, cakes etc too.

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Ali,

Congratulations on losing 1 stone, and it's great that you've been following the NHS 12 week plan, I also really love that plan, it's really good.

Would you like to have a Weight loss Badge? You're elligible to have a 1 Stone Weight loss badge, so if that appeals to you, please just ask either myself or moreless and we'd be very happy to award one to you!

I can see you've had lots of helpful replies re: your query about eggs.

I love eggs - especially poached eggs on toast. I love that!

Wishing you a great week ahead.

Lowcal

[ShortyS]

Eggs are very good for you and contain all essential vitamins, no probs with cholesterol either from eating them... well done on your weight loss 😄

[SportyGirl75]

I'd agree with all the above comments, and congrats on the loss. I'm not a dietician although have a diploma in nutrition and as soon as I get my dissertation marked will have an MSc in Public Health. The best advice is to follow the Public Health England Eatwell guide which is based on the latest evidence and published in March 2016. It's what all Registered Dieticians use. The Eat Well Plate shows the proportions you need.

gov.uk/government/publicati...

[hope4ali]

Overwhelmed by the support received by such lovely people. Thank you to everyone for all your help🤗

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I personally think that eggs are an extremely goo thing to eat while you are trying to lose weight, and for maintaining your weightloss in the future. I think you could eat eggs eerday if you really like them without coming to any harm.

What is especially good about eggs, apart from their versatility, is that you can even eat a fried egg without having too much fat. Some research done many years ago into fried foods by Slimming Magazine (a now defunct, but really excellent, magazine) showed that there was a distinct limit on the aount of fat an egg could absorb. So, an 80 calorie egg, when fried even in a huge vat of fat would only go up to 120 cals, which is a perfectly acceptable amount of calories.

So I eat a fried egg from time to time with no guilty feelings at all, and have a 2-egg omelette at 240 calories at least once a week.

Go eggs, I say!

[ggarcia]

you can have egg white thay are good in proteins

[radioactiveblue]

Congrats on losing a stone!

Eggs are great — low calorie and healthy. The fat in eggs is good for you

One of my favourite meals: four eggs cooked with loads of veggies.

[PedallingMinstrel Restart April 2024]

Stay away from the chocolate ones Ali and you should be fine 💩

[hope4ali in reply to PedallingMinstrel]

I will try 😄

[SueKi]

I used to love eggs and still cook them regularly for my hubby. Unfortunately due to the amount of anaesthetic I had over a very short period, (anaesthetic contains egg) I have now become allergic to them. I lovingly look at hubbies fluffy, scrambled eggs on toast and my mouth waters. 'Dippy' eggs and toast 'soldiers' was a fave in our household when someone was feeling down. Just a quick mention though. BOTH the egg white and the egg yolk contain protein, not just the white. Eggs are supposed to make up PART OF A BALANCED DIET, not be the main course all the time. Too much of a good thing, can be bad for you.

[Kimberley1981]

I've done loads of research and I think several things I have found say that 7 eggs per week is okay... plus eggs are high in protein which keep you fuller for longer! I have lost a little over a stone and I have definitely included egg and loads of veg plus fish into my diet! Don't be afraid of the egg 👍🏼👍🏼

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I eat eggs frequently for breakfast - whether scrambled with milk and cream, fried in butter or poached. Much better for me than toast or cereals which would raise my blood glucose temporarily and then leave me hungry soon after. Many doctors and dieticians would disagree, but how many of their patients have reversed their type two diabetes by simply changing to a lower carbohydrate diet like I did? It's not their fault - they receive so little training in diet and successive governments have allowed the junk food industry to shamelessly advertise artificial foods which are unnecessary and often harmful. Having said that, good medical advice and supervision is essential to help find the eating habits that are right for each individual. "One size fits all" is not good enough. As a nation we pay a lot to fund the NHS and we should demand that some of it is spent wisely in educating the public on sensible eating habits.