Eggs

[warrior007]

So, after hitting the gym for about a year 5 days a week and not seeing too many gains, I have decided to incorporate Eggs in my diet. I normally eat Eggs on occasion (weekends, etc.) but not religiously. I was thinking of eating 3 egg whites every morning along with my Whey protein shake. I plan to boil the eggs, scoop out the yolk and just eat the Whites. I have read on this forum that eggs are very nutritious and play an important role in building muscle.

Do any other people incorporate eggs in their diet? If so, how many and when? Does it matter it they are boiled or is a different method better?

I am 6.1 and 185 lbs. My goal is to gain 15 lbs of muscle in the next few months. Any other suggestions?

One other thing about Eggs is the nasty gas I get after consuming them. Some of my farts are toxic enough to knock out a small Pony.

[thepointman]

Doesn't matter how you cook them

Although note that the nutritious part is in the part you're throwing away

[ven33]

Almost everyone on here eats eggs. Some will tell you to eat nothing but whole eggs...but Im gonna have to say that you should go with 2-3 whole eggs and then 3-4 egg whites. That oughta be just fine.

[xander_cage7]

i dont eat eggs at all

[CaseyofDoom]

Wrong section...

But anyways, I mainly get my protien from eggs. They're quick, easy and cheap. I eat 6 whole jumbo's scrambled with cheese and a big glass of milk after my work outs.

eggs 48g of protien
cheese 8g of protien
milk 18g of protien

[Itsdee]

caseydoom, 48grams of protein from 6 eggs? ok, not sure what jumbo eggs are but a large egg is roughly around 6grams of protein each. you must let me know were i can find these super eggs!

[BrotherWolf]

So, after hitting the gym for about a year 5 days a week and not seeing too many gains, I have decided to incorporate Eggs in my diet. I normally eat Eggs on occasion (weekends, etc.) but not religiously. I was thinking of eating 3 egg whites every morning along with my Whey protein shake. I plan to boil the eggs, scoop out the yolk and just eat the Whites. I have read on this forum that eggs are very nutritious and play an important role in building muscle.

Do any other people incorporate eggs in their diet? If so, how many and when? Does it matter it they are boiled or is a different method better?

I am 6.1 and 185 lbs. My goal is to gain 15 lbs of muscle in the next few months. Any other suggestions?

One other thing about Eggs is the nasty gas I get after consuming them. Some of my farts are toxic enough to knock out a small Pony.

I eat 2-3 whole eggs every morning plus more whites occasionally, eggs are nearly the
perfect food, low in fats, loaded with proteins and good source of vitamins

[anonymous]

I also get my morning protien as high as possible since the rest of my day is hit or miss with protein.

My favorite omelet is, 1/2 cup of egg whites, one whole egg, half a can of tuna, 1-1.5 serving size of shredded taco cheese. Along with 2 pieces of pumpernickel toast...about 60-70g of protein. My only problem is getting the rest of my 200g for the rest of the day...

[BrotherWolf]

caseydoom, 48grams of protein from 6 eggs? ok, not sure what jumbo eggs are but a large egg is roughly around 6grams of protein each. you must let me know were i can find these super eggs!

The egg protein is the most complete ==

[taydam]

I eat 4 whole eggs every morning and wouldn't have it any other way haha ... great way to start off the day

[BrotherWolf]

caseydoom, 48grams of protein from 6 eggs? ok, not sure what jumbo eggs are but a large egg is roughly around 6grams of protein each. you must let me know were i can find these super eggs!

Regardless of the amount of proteins in a single egg, the egg protein is the most complete it contains all the amino acids

[warrior007]

Thanks for the responses. Some people have stated that they eat whole eggs in addition to egg whites. Are you not afraid of the high cholesterol content? Eating 3-4 whole eggs everyday is a significant amount of cholesterol. I am all for building muscle but do not want to drop dead from a heart attack at a young age.

Please comment.

[jgreystoke]

Eggs are great.

I started packing on mass when I added 2+ eggs and 2+ pints of milk extra daily to everything else I ate.

Remember that eating too clean, like discarding the yolks, can be counterproductive. Thus the yolk contains easily absorbable sulphur and good fats. The sulphur is good for the connective tissue in your joints.

Similarily people who religiously avoid chicken skin, are skipping all that lovely glucosamine.

No wonder so many people are taking joint supplements to try to alleviate joint problems that are not the result of bad exercise form, but inadequate feeding of the ligaments......

Bottom line, eat some of the eggs whole.

And good luck with all your goals.

[spider28]

hav 6 raw eggs mixed with low fat milk, followed by protein shake in the morning, 1 chic fillets 10 am, 2 tins tuna 1pm 1 chic fillet and protein shake at 3 and scrambled egg (3egg whites) and whiting fillet at 5 protein shake at 8 thats around 300g of protein 50g carbs and 50 grams fat, been doing it about a month now, seems prety gud so far

[ven33]

Thanks for the responses. Some people have stated that they eat whole eggs in addition to egg whites. Are you not afraid of the high cholesterol content? Eating 3-4 whole eggs everyday is a significant amount of cholesterol. I am all for building muscle but do not want to drop dead from a heart attack at a young age.

Please comment.

Eggs have been scientifically proven not to be the cause of high cholesterol. There are plenty of research studies on these boards, mags, and online that state eggs are not the problem.

So to answer your question, no I am not worried about cholesterol due to the fact that eggs will not hurt me and neither will the other things I eat.

[BrotherWolf]

Thanks for the responses. Some people have stated that they eat whole eggs in addition to egg whites. Are you not afraid of the high cholesterol content? Eating 3-4 whole eggs everyday is a significant amount of cholesterol. I am all for building muscle but do not want to drop dead from a heart attack at a young age.

Please comment.

Like already mentioned there are several studies that show little relation between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol content
the other thing to consider is you are not in the same category as those people
that usually the studies are conducted on..

If your cholesterol is already high then personally I would try to keep "saturated" fats and excessive carbs low including eggs without eliminating them though... but if you are a healthy individual eggs are not going to raise your cholestrerol..

[under45mins]

Thanks for the responses. Some people have stated that they eat whole eggs in addition to egg whites. Are you not afraid of the high cholesterol content? Eating 3-4 whole eggs everyday is a significant amount of cholesterol. I am all for building muscle but do not want to drop dead from a heart attack at a young age.

Please comment.

you're the same age as me. and i too was lead to believe that yolk was bad for years. that is actually the best tasting part of the egg. i wouldn't have an egg any other way. so i eat two a day. i started off eating 2 at 10/11 am. but now thinking about moving it to about 2/3 pm after my lunch.

[markphilips]

I eat 4 raw jumbo eggs(32grams protein) everyday. I eat it with 1 apple and 2 pieces of toasted wheat bread which makes a complete meal. Takes 5 minutes to make and eat!

[BillabongVolcom]

For breakfast I cook 4 whole eggs and 2 packets of lower sugar flavored oatmeal. After my workouts I crack 2 raw whole eggs into my syntha-6 protein shake for extra protein and good fats along with some skim or 1% milk. So I eat 6 eggs a day total. Eggs are the greatest protein out there and cheapest.

[stackums]

My favorite is an omlet made with 3 eggs -1 yolk, diced chicken breast, green peppers, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and a tiny bit of shredded cheese, with a slice of 6 grain toast. yum

[tchudt]

Do any other people incorporate eggs in their diet? If so, how many and when? Does it matter it they are boiled or is a different method better?


One other thing about Eggs is the nasty gas I get after consuming them. Some of my farts are toxic enough to knock out a small Pony.

i have three every morning, scrambled with vegetable cooking spray; or when i'm not lazy mix with milk and beat it to make an omelot with pre cooked philly steak meat and cheese. you could try scrambled or omelots to see if it fixes your gas probem

http://www.general-health-care.com/g...re/a27545.html

[56chev]

i dont eat eggs at all

Yes and youre also a manlet

[GuyJin]

Eggs have gotten a bad rap, but I can't for the life of me see why. They have perfectly digestible protein, and the lecithin in the yolk actually helps the body to metabolize fat and excrete it out. Unless you're allergic--and that kind of allergy can be overcome--you should eat them whole. Mother Nature designed them that way; had she thought differently, she'd have put them into separate containers.

BrotherWolf's comments about the link--or lack of it thereof--are right on; there is no link between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol levels. Bottom line: If you're not allergic to them, eat them whole: Hard-boiled, fried, scrambled, poached--it's all good.

[CaseyofDoom]

caseydoom, 48grams of protein from 6 eggs? ok, not sure what jumbo eggs are but a large egg is roughly around 6grams of protein each. you must let me know were i can find these super eggs!

I live in Texas. I've been all over the state and most grocery stores have extra large and jumbo sizes.

[bloodsugar]

i dont eat eggs at all

thats why you are 125 pounds

[ninjaa]

Eggs are amazing. Easy to make, lots of diff ways to eat them, and their delicious.

I ate two whole eggs and three egg whites mixed together for a light omelette in the morning. Add a slice of bread, cheese, turkey breast slices and a pint of milk and you're looking at LEAST a 70-gram breakfast if not 80 or more.

70 Gram breakfast = only 130-150 grams to get for the rest of the day, which should be easy if you drink milk/whey and eat some meat

[waseem_mughal]

Its good use the eggs,but u also use the yolk and use one egg without boiling before the training.

[speed650]

from the stuff i've read, eggs have the highest quality protein.
Cooking probably breaks up some of the nutrients, might a good idea to microwave the egg liquid. They sell some special containers for microwaving eggs.

[BigB02z28]

i dont eat eggs at all

Stats: 5'4", 125 lbs

Maybe you should?

[CaseyofDoom]

from the stuff i've read, eggs have the highest quality protein.
Cooking probably breaks up some of the nutrients, might a good idea to microwave the egg liquid. They sell some special containers for microwaving eggs.

Hard boiling them does break down the nutrients. I took a nutrition class in highschool against my will and that was one of the tidbits of info I got from it.