I wish I could say I’ve been crushing Keto perfectly, but that would be false. 55 days in, about a week before my 2 month mark, I fell out of ketosis. I’m not sure exactly what I ate that did it, but overall I chalk it up to a lack of self-discipline. My first month on this journey, I had a laser-like focus. I obsessively tracked what I ate and my macros. I also made sure to eat cleanly-meat and veggies mostly. This second month…I got lazier with my macros and then stopped tracking altogether. I also got lazy with cooking and meal prep and ate less veggies. So, as disappointed as I was to see that I’d been kicked out of ketosis, I prefer to view it more as a wakeup call. To refocus and get my head in the game. The day I realized I was no longer in ketosis, I had a cheat day. Nothing too crazy, just some coffee with actual sugar, a sandwich with actual bread, and fries. To jump back into ketosis and as penance for my failure, I decided to do a 3day egg fast.
Now I’ve seen things around the web and Youtube about egg fasting and how it’s good for getting in ketosis or overcoming a weight-loss plateau, but I didn’t know how I felt about it. It does, however, seem to be fairly popular and some claim that the choline in eggs is really good for fat metabolization in the liver and has healthy amino acids, etc. Anyway, I think it can be hard to decide good and bad diets from online opinions. I’m naturally wary of diets that you do for X amount of days while only eating 1-3 foods the entire time. However when it comes to dieting, the most important thing is to listen to your body. Everybody is unique, and can only do what works for them personally. So, I decided to give it ago.
What exactly is an egg fast? During an egg fast one typically consumes around 6-10 eggs per day in any form. Per egg you should eat 1tbs of healthy fat such as coconut/olive oil or mayonnaise, and up to 1oz of cheese. According to rules online, you should eat at least 1 egg within 30 minutes of waking, and eat your last meal at least 3 hours before bedtime. You should eat a meal every 3-5 hours, even if you’re not hungry. Also, drink lots of water (a given). The duration of an egg fast is usually 3-5 days. It’s not recommended to be longer than that health-wise, but plenty of people do.
Plenty of people get creative with the egg fast and make all kinds of things like egg pancakes and crepe, egg frappechinos, egg loaf, etc. However I am a simple girl. Or lazy, whichever you prefer. For breakfast I ate 3 scrambled eggs seasoned with pink Himalayan salt and black pepper fried in ghee (clarified butter) and I also had green tea with MCT oil. For lunch I had two hard-boiled eggs and an americano with MCT oil and sugar free syrup. For dinner I made egg salad with literally just boiled eggs, pink Himalayan salt, and mayonnaise. My first day was completely fine. Having been so used to Keto, my body just doesn’t get as hungry as it used to. I haven’t felt hungry all day, so I don’t feel unsatisfied. I was, however, hella annoyed when I bought eggs yesterday in preparation and they were like $18 for two dozen eggs! I’ve never paid so much for eggs in my life.
First day stats. Because I weigh myself pretty much everyday, I know the day before I dropped out of ketosis I weighed 190.4 lbs (literally 1/2 a pound away from my goal zero-i.e. my high school weight). So since the start of my journey almost 2 months ago, I’d lost about 23 pounds. This morning (thank you carbs), I weighed 193.3 pounds. So we shall see what happens over the next 3 days! I’m still in it to win it. I’m not giving up on myself so easily 😉
Keto Nera 