Keep muscle, burn fat

[Lifterforlife]

Here is a study that relates to just protein consumption, and again, while it will minimize lbm loss, and help to maintain nitrogen balance, you will suffer lbm losses.

When only protein is consumed, nitrogen balances are less negative than during total food deprivation, but ingestion of 12 g of protein-N per day is not sufficient to achieve N balance. Nitrogen balance can be approached even while the energy balance remains markedly negative, but substantially higher protein intakes are required. This situation is commonly encountered during a 'protein-sparing modified fast', where, after one week of adaptation, a dose of 1.5 g protein/kg body weight/d is generally sufficient to maintain N balance (LINDNER and BLACKBURN, 1976).

 

[sammytheman]

just an example diet....there are plenty on here just read some more

7:00AM (Meal 1)
8 egg whites
1/2 cup of oats
1/2 grapefruit


9:30AM (Meal 2)
2 scoops whey
2 rice cakes

12:00PM (Meal 3)
5 egg whites (0/0/15)
6oz Tuna (1.5/0/33)

2:30PM (Meal 4)
6 0z. chicken breast
1/4 cup brown rice
green veggies

4:30PM (Meal 5/Preworkout)
6oz tuna (1.5/0/33)
1/2 cup oats (3/27/5)

7:00PM (Meal 6/Postworkout)
2 scoops of whey and a gatorade


8:30PM (Meal 7)
8 egg whites
1/2 cup cottage cheese

Now my father is against eating eggs too much. I eat 3 whole eggs(fried in pan) 3-4 times a week during breakfast and he tells me to cut down on it caus too much of it is bad for your health. But reading above; thats more eggs than I eat in a WEEK!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ghede]

Now my father is against eating eggs too much. I eat 3 whole eggs(fried in pan) 3-4 times a week during breakfast and he tells me to cut down on it caus too much of it is bad for your health. But reading above; thats more eggs than I eat in a WEEK!!!!!!!!!

Did you ask him 'Why, Dad, are eggs bad for your health?'


Unless you have genetic predispostion for high cholestorol, or are in the postition of needing to avoid the added fats associated with consuming a gross of eggs, then eat them and enjoy them.

As far as fat loss; if they fit into your macro targets for the day/week, then dont sweat it, if they dont, then dont eat them....

 

[jpt]

eggs get such a bad rep man...the fat in the yolk are actually healthy fats and if your cho is fine then there is no reason why you can't have them everyday...plus besides beef it's probably the most anabolic food out there!

 

[gstacker]

eggs get such a bad rep man...the fat in the yolk are actually healthy fats and if your cho is fine then there is no reason why you can't have them everyday...plus besides beef it's probably the most anabolic food out there!

yes yolks are good but when dieting you can cut alot of calories jus by removing the yolk or at least some of the yolks