Be aware: this is only the goal of this diet, not necessarily its outcome. Results vary from person to person. Consult your doctor or dietician before starting this (or any other) diet.
There are many variants of the egg diet. Below, you can find three of those variants:
Via the homepage you can compare the Egg diet with other diets.
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The egg diet is a real crash diet. Your calorie intake is very low, which should lead you to lose weight. Read more how many calories a day is regarded normal here.
Depending on the variant, the diet lasts 1 or 2 weeks: Janneke's egg diet lasts 1 week, the Super Skinny Grapefruit and Egg diet and the boiled egg diet last 2 weeks.
Because you eat a lot of eggs with this diet, you consume a lot of protein. Carbohydrates and fats are consumed (much) less.
In several versions it is recommended to choose low-carb vegetables above other vegetables and the use of butter or oil when preparing your egg is discouraged.
Janneke's egg diet lasts one week. Grapefruit plays an important role in this version of the egg diet: you eat a grapefruit at every breakfast and several times in the afternoon.
The diet consists of a 7-day menu. You can find the menu here (in Dutch). Below we give a short description.
Breakfast is the same every day: one grapefruit with 1-2 eggs (except on the first day: here you consume 3 eggs). Lunch varies every day. Usually eggs with a salad or vegetables. Dinner is usually a piece of meat or fish with vegetables and sometimes eggs.
As for drinks, the options are limited to: water, tea and coffee (without milk or sugar, but sweeteners are allowed). Alcohol is not allowed.
In Janneke's version of the egg diet, you can prepare your eggs any way you like, except that you may not add other products and you may not use butter or oil. You are, however, allowed to use spices.
This version was created by Hillary Michaels and is described in the book The Super Skinny Grapefruit and Egg Diet Plus.
The goal of this variant is to lose about 12-13 kg in 2 weeks (note: this is only the goal of the diet, not necessarily the outcome). Besides eggs, you eat grapefruit, lean meat (think of chicken and turkey) and low-carb vegetables and fruits. In addition to these products, you are allowed a small amount of cereals and yoghurt.
Apart from water, coffee and tea, you can also drink grapefruit juice is this version of the diet.
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In this version you eat (hard) boiled eggs, fish, chicken, turkey and low-carb vegetables/fruits. Snacks are not allowed. The goal of this variant is to lose about 10-11 kg in 2 weeks (note: this is only the goal of the diet, not necessarily the outcome).
This version does not allow you to prepare your eggs any way you like: only hard-boiled eggs are allowed.
Several books have been written about this diet. Some examples below.
Exercising while on this diet is difficult. Because your calorie intake is very low, you have little energy to move around.
Consult your doctor or dietician before starting this (or any) diet.
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You don't have to exercise with this diet
With the professional help of a dietitian it should be easier to reach your goals. Please contact a dietician in your area or talk to a doctor before starting any diet.
Please take note that most diets do not have a scientific basis.
Consult your doctor or dietician before starting a diet, especially if you have a chronic condition like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, lung disease or kidney disease.
If you think you might have an eating disorder (like anorexia or bulimia), it is important to look for professional help. Contact your (house) doctor or find help elsewhere. Here you can find a list of several websites that can provide (online) help. These sites also provide information for people that know someone with an eating disorder.