Egg Fast Diet Success!

Mmm, eggs. Eggs for days! . . . #eggfast #eggfastdiet #lchf #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #fitmom #movemorefitnessambassador #eggs #weightlossjourney

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I mainly posted about this on my Instagram Account , but I've had a few followers reach out with questions about it so I decided to dust off the old blog to jot down my thoughts on my second Egg Fast.

The plan I followed is from fellow blogger, I Breathe I'm Hungry.  You can find the plan HERE.

I've followed this plan once before over 2 years ago so I decided to refer back to it this time, although there are other Egg Fasts out there.

But why you ask?

I decided to follow this plan because June consisted of 2 weeks of fun albeit unhealthy eating and I knew without stepping on the scale that I'd gained back some of the 20 + pounds I'd recently lost.

An egg fast would help me clean out my liver, get back the energy I so desperately needed and help me loose the bloat.

Did I succeed?

Hell yes!

Do I hate eggs now?

Kinda.  I did eat 3 almost 4 of the cartons that I bought to do this.

How much weight did I lose?

5 pounds which is what I gained back from all that celebrating and vacationing.  The first time I did one I lost 6 or 6.5 pounds in 7 days.

What will I do now?

My plan of attack now is to keep eating at least one egg based meal a day and keep fasting for 16 hours minimum a day.  I think I am also going to work on fasting 24 hours at least once a week.

Why Intermittent Fasting?

Well now, that's a question for another post.

Questions about the egg fast?  Please message me.  I'll try to answer them the best I can. 

I'm going to really have to step up my game if I'm going to keep taking these selfies! It takes so very little for our room to get messy. Anyway, I treated myself to a new outfit and to be honest, a new bra. Both were DESPERATELY needed. I don't like the idea of buying new clothes when I have so much weight to loose still but the only clothes that fit are workout ones and I'm tired of always looking like I'm going out for a run. Kind of false advertising, huh? My 5 year old told me it only matters if I like it - something I always say to her when she asks, "Do you like it?" I'm definitely keeping it. . . . #movemorefitnessambassador #sweatpink #fitmom #fitspo #fitfam #lchf #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #messyhairdontcare

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Low Carb, Gluten Free Pancakes!

Photo courtesy of "I Breathe I'm Hungry"

Yes!  You can have your pancakes and eat them too when you are low carb and gluten free.
I discovered this pancake recipe when I did an egg fast to clean out my liver and jump start ketosis about 6 weeks ago.  You can find the instructions for the egg fast HERE. For the record I plan on doing it again after my birthday (February 25) so I can get back into ketosis and, well, clean house from all the birthday and holiday treats this month.

The recipe for those yummy low carb pancakes are below.

Low Carb, Gluten Free Pancakes

Ingredients

2 oz. cream cheese (full fat, please!)

2 eggs

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

Mix all of the above ingredients in a blender for at least 30 seconds.  Let the mixture settle for 2 minutes.  Coat a small frying pan in butter and pour in about 1/4 cup of the mixture at a time.  I have noticed that on medium low heat this does take awhile to cook, but you'll want to watch it so it doesn't burn.  The thicker the pancake the longer it takes to cook.  Once the pancake has firmed up it is usually safe enough to flip and cook the other side.

By my calculations you should get 2 pancakes out of this mixture.  If you want more just increase the eggs and cream cheese, but keep a 1:1 ratio in mind meaning for each egg you add in an equal amount of cream cheese.