Eggs in p2

**Jenm1985** · August 20th, 2012, 04:27 PM

Can someone explain the rules of eggs in p2? Thanks.

**Jmmrr** · August 21st, 2012, 12:55 PM

A quote from P&I, "Very occasionally we allow egg - boiled, poached or raw - to patients who develop an aversion to meat, but in this case they must add the white of three eggs to the one they eat whole."

So in place of a meat serving, you can have 1 whole egg + 3 egg whites, very occasionally.

**LisaAPB** · August 21st, 2012, 10:32 PM

The whites have the most protein, the yolk has the fat. That's why one whole egg, plus egg whites.

**Jenm1985** · August 23rd, 2012, 07:30 PM

Tried some eggs today for lunch. Nervous and anxious to check the scale tomorrow.

**craezie** · August 23rd, 2012, 07:36 PM

So do you guys consider eggs a "cheat"? How often is occasionally? I would really like to have them at least once a week. Meat-averse would definitely describe me, and I think that a poached egg meal would be awesome to mix things up.

**armisticebaby** · August 23rd, 2012, 07:50 PM

I have boiled eggs in my fridge at work for those moments I just need something and both time I have still lost the next day.

my past failures do not dictate my future successes

***Michelle*** · August 23rd, 2012, 08:57 PM

Don't read this if you are strictly protocol -

I will eat one whole boiled egg every day or every other day, without the extra egg whites, and have good losses. No issues. But I realize others might be sensitive to eggs and this might not be a good idea.

**Jenm1985** · August 24th, 2012, 06:31 AM

No more eggs for me in p2! I gained .4. Im doing an apple day today to balance it out. Gonna save the eggs for p3.

**GypsyDancer** · August 24th, 2012, 08:20 AM

I ate poached eggs for a while in P2. I thought I needed the extra protein because I'm physically extremely active. At first glance it didn't seem to effect losses, but looking at my spreadsheet later I could see a correlation between eggs and a major stall. For me it takes a couple of days for the weight to catch up to the transgression. Once I looked at weekly losses I could see that the eggs were making me gain even though I was still within the 500 calorie limit. I quit the eggs, then I quit the fruit and dropped weight like crazy the last week of P2. Now in P3 I eat omelets all the time and I'm maintaining nicely...had one this morning with spinach and parmesan reggiano. Yum.

**betsyJ** · August 24th, 2012, 08:22 AM

This is really good info. Thanks,Betsy

**Jenm1985** · August 24th, 2012, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by GypsyDancer

I ate poached eggs for a while in P2. I thought I needed the extra protein because I'm physically extremely active. At first glance it didn't seem to effect losses, but looking at my spreadsheet later I could see a correlation between eggs and a major stall. For me it takes a couple of days for the weight to catch up to the transgression. Once I looked at weekly losses I could see that the eggs were making me gain even though I was still within the 500 calorie limit. I quit the eggs, then I quit the fruit and dropped weight like crazy the last week of P2. Now in P3 I eat omelets all the time and I'm maintaining nicely...had one this morning with spinach and parmesan reggiano. Yum.

Maybe ill try dropping fruit too and see how it works. Ur omelet sounds awesome. My favorite omelet is mushroom n spinach sautéed with garlic n evoo, and either cheddar or mozzarella. Oh man…I'm gettin hungry lol.

**GypsyDancer** · August 24th, 2012, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jenm1985

Maybe ill try dropping fruit too and see how it works. Ur omelet sounds awesome. My favorite omelet is mushroom n spinach sautéed with garlic n evoo, and either cheddar or mozzarella. Oh man…I'm gettin hungry lol.

Dropping fruit was the absolute best thing I did. My weight loss was not so great after the first week of P2--I mean we're talking 3 or 4 days in a row of no change, then a sudden increase followed by a few ounces down. Losing the poached eggs helped some, but it wasn't until I gave up fruit that I really got back on track and finished strong. It seems that sugar is not my friend and even the fruits we're allowed just have too much sugar in them. Of course, your mileage may vary.

Oh yeah, your mushroom omelet sounds terrific. I'll be doing that one soon.