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That’s Right. Lose 20Lbs in 2 weeks on this diet

Eating eggs to lose weight sounds weird, right?
Yet many people are finding that the boiled egg diet is the perfect solution to their temporary weight loss goals.

The boiled egg diet, when used appropriately, allows you to lose weight by adhering to a low-carb low-calorie but protein-heavy diet.

However, it is not a long-term weight loss solution and should not be used to keep weight off permanently.

You should also not eat only eggs while on this diet—the best boiled egg diet is one that incorporates vegetables and other sources of protein for your body.

Many people love eggs and find their taste, protein content, and vitamins and minerals to be the perfect protein and on-the-go snack.

From breakfast food to a dinner solution, eggs are easy to cook, versatile and can provide your body with the protein and nutrients it needs to lose weight.

THE EGG DIET

This egg diet has multiple versions, but in each, you can only drink water or zero-calorie beverages.

You only eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There are no snacks, aside from water or other zero-calorie drinks.

I also have a boiled egg diet printable which you can print off and stick on your fridge.

I found this an easy way to follow the plan and organize what I would be eating that week.

WHAT IS THE BOILED EGG DIET?

The boiled egg diet is a diet based on the consumption of boiled eggs rather than scrambled or poached eggs.
The minimum requirement is that you eat at least 2-3 eggs per day.

HOW DOES THE BOILED EGG DIET WORK?

The boiled egg diet is based on a 2-week eating plan. The plan is listed below

WHAT IS THE BOILED EGG DIET PLAN?

WEEK 1

MONDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: 2 slices wholemeal bread and some fruit.

Dinner: big serving salad and chicken.

TUESDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: salad of green vegetables and grilled chicken.

Dinner: Vegetable salad, 1 orange, and 2 boiled eggs

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: low-fat cheese, 1 tomato, and 1 slice wholemeal bread type.

Dinner: 1 orange, vegetable salad & 2 boiled eggs

THURSDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Fruit .

Dinner: Salad and steamed chicken.

FRIDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Salad and grilled fish

Dinner: Steamed vegetables and 2 boiled eggs

SATURDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Fruit

Dinner: Salad and steamed chicken

SUNDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Steamed vegetables

Dinner: Tomato salad, steamed vegetables and chicken

WEEK 2

MONDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Salad and steamed chicken

Dinner: 1 orange, salad and 2 boiled eggs

TUESDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Steamed vegetables and 2 boiled eggs

Dinner: Chicken with salad

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Steamed vegetables and 2 boiled eggs

Dinner: Chicken with salad

THURSDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Tuna salad

Dinner: Salad and steamed chicken

FRIDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Steamed vegetables, low fat cheese & 2 boiled eggs

Dinner: Salad and 2 boiled eggs

SATURDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Fruit

Dinner: Salad and steamed chicken

SUNDAY

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and 1 citrus fruit

Lunch: Low-fat cheese, 1 tomato, & 1 slice wholemeal bread

Dinner: 1 orange, vegetable salad & 2 boiled eggs

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Losing weight can be a troublesome task sometimes to the point where people completely reconsider new diets or switch up their lifestyle.

Making small changes to your mornings can help with weight loss and keep those pounds off. Here are 7 uncomplicated morning habits you can start incorporating into your weight loss routine:

PRACTICE MINDFULNESS OR MINDFUL-EATING

Mindfulness involves putting your entire focus on the present and bringing awareness to your feelings and thoughts.

This has been shown to improve weight loss efforts and even promote healthy eating habits (7, 8).

Ever heard of mindful eating? This invovles increasing your awareness about when and how much to eat using internal cues to guide you, as opposed to your visual cues.

Try to give full attention to what you eat, savoring each bite, acknowledging what you like and don't like, and not eating when distracted. Doing this will ensure that you will develop more self-control to your eating habits!

Research suggests that the more mindful you are, the less likely you are to overeat in response to visual or external cues like food ads, super-sized portions and 24/7 food availability (fast food joints).

START TRACKING YOUR CALORIES

Similarly to weighing yourself every morning it's a good habit to keep a food diary to track what you eat and keep yourself accountable. Doing so is an effective way to lose weight, as one study of 123 people revealed that having a food journal was linked to improved weight loss (12).

In addition you will be able to track down what you need to cut out or how much calories you're unnecessarily cutting out, for a healthy weight loss routine.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IN THE MORNING

Starting your morning with a glass cup of water is an easy but effective way to enhance your weight loss efforts.

Water can increase your calorie burning rate for at least an hour. Drinking a bottled water can lead to a 30% increase in your metabolic rate on average (3).

If you want to lose pounds without any additional dieting or exercise involved, you can shed some pounds just by drinking an average of 34 ounces (2 water bottles) per day (4).

Every little bit counts!

HAVE MORE PROTEIN FOR BREAKFAST

Breakfast is commonly known to be the most important meal of the day. Having your morning breakfast can set you up for the entire day and it will determine if you'll feel satisfied and full until lunchtime, or if you'll be heading to the nearest fast food joint before it even gets to lunchtime.

What you can do is eat foods high in protein. Wait what?!

Now this may sound a little odd but there's some science that actually backs this up and studies suggest a high-protein breakfast can help reduce food cravings as well as helping with weight loss.

For example, 20 late-adolescant young women in a 2014 study were given specific breakfast meals with low or high protein content and were asked to consume these at home between 7:00am and 9:30am for an entire week. The study's findings showed that those who consumed higher amounts of protein meals tended to have far less savory cravings than those who consumed normal amounts (1, 2).

Don't know where to start? You can start with protein sources like nuts, chia seeds, eggs and Greek yogurt.

GET IN THE HABIT OF WEIGHING YOURSELF

Weighing yourself and stepping on the scale every morning can be an effective way to increase motivation and improve self-control.

Knowing the fact that you shed a pound or two in the past week is a sure motivation to keep your momentum running!

In addition, studies even show that people who weigh themselves daily lose more than those who don't (5).

So what happens to the people who hardly weigh themselves at all? They gain weight (6).

According to experts, the best time to weigh yourself in the day is in the morning, right after you empty your bladder and before you eat your breakfast.

It's apparently a healthy habit to adopt. So, get your scale on!

EAT SMALLER PORTIONS

Most people need to consume between 1200 to 1500 calories on a daily basis if they want to shed pounds in a healthier and sustainable way.

But for many others, monitoring portion sizes as well as skipping dessert or going back for seconds is one of the simplest ways to decrease their calorie consumption.

INCORPORATE EXERCISE IN YOUR MORNINGS

More commonly, one of the most effective ways to lose weight is to excercise regularly. Getting your workout done in the morning can fasten your weight loss goal.

A study conducted on a group of 50 overweight women showed that exercising in the morning was linked to a higher level of fullness, as opposed to those who exercised in the afternoon (9).

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We all have our own metablic rates and a metabolism system built into our bodies. But some people's metabolic rates are faster or slower than others. And that matters because the rate at which your body burns calories and converts fuel to energy can also affect how easily you can lose weight (or simply gain weight). It also tells how much of a risk you hold for developing diabetes. Ouch.

While much of your metabolic rate is determined by body size, genetics, gender and age, there are some lifestyle changes that can, quite literally, speed up the process.

An important note is to be aware of is that metabolism can’t be solely held responsible for all of the weight you gain, or all of the weight you lose. Someone who can burn fat quickly won't be able to stay slim by not exercising and eating junk food, while people with slower metabolisms don't have to worry too much about becoming overweight easily.

But even tiny adjustments to a person’s metabolic rate can add up to significant health benefits over time, says Francesco Celi, MD, chair of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Department at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Here are 7 ways to increase your metabolism, the natural way:

TRY TO KEEP STRESS LEVELS LOW

Even if stressful situations don’t cause you to binge on fatty foods, your body may take longer to process any calories that you do eat. In a 2014 study from Ohio State University, women who reported being stressed out over a 24-hour span burned, on average, 104 fewer calories after they ate a meal of eggs, sausage and biscuits. The researchers point out that over the course of a year, this deficit could translate to an 11-pound weight gain.

“The stress response activates the hormone cortisol” explains Celi, “which has been clearly associated with a worsening of metabolism and, in the long-run, increasing the risk for obesity.” In other words, to help speed up metabolism make sure to wind down more often.

GET A GOOD NIGHT REST

Not getting enough quality shuteye has also been shown to slow metabolism in both men and women; this also may have to do with the brain’s secretion of cortisol when the body is under stress, says Celi. And even if you hit the hay early, that may not be enough. Research has shown that broken sleep (when you’re woken up frequently throughout the night) isn’t nearly as restorative as seven consecutive hours. So on top of crawling under the covers early, be sure to give yourself enough hours to get the rest and recovery your body needs.

CREATE MORE MUSCLE

Not only does muscle weigh more than fat, but it uses more energy, too. The average woman in her 30s who strength-trains 30 to 40 minutes twice a week for four months will increase her resting metabolism by 100 calories a day. That means you're resetting your thermostat to keep running at that rate even on the days when you don't make it to the gym, Hunter explains.

LOWER DOWN THE TEMPERATURE

Sleeping in a cool room seems to increase people’s percentages of brown fat — a type of fat that acts more like muscle — according to a 2014 study conducted by Celi and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health. The research involved five male volunteers, who slept in climate-controlled rooms with only light pajamas and bedsheets, for several months. After four weeks of 66-degree nights, they’d nearly doubled their amounts of brown fat, and also experience an increase in their calorie burn.

“It would be extremely naive to do this and expect to lose weight to the extent you would on a diet,” Celi says. “On the other hand, we did see a measurable increase in glucose metabolism that could certainly add up over time.”

Keeping your home or office cool during the day may also have a similar effect, he adds.

DRINK A CUP OF BLACK COFFEE

A few small studies have shown an association between caffeine consumption, increased metabolic burn, and a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes. Celi says this could possibly be because it helps the body break down fat.

But don’t go overboard: Too many caffeinated beverages a day can cause nervousness, nausea or insomnia. Plus, some coffee beverages are high in fat and sugar.

GET RID OF TRANS FAT

You’ve heard they're bad for you. But trans fats also slow down your body's ability to burn fat. "They have an altered shape and make your biochemistry run funny," Hyman says, explaining that trans fat binds to fat and liver cells and slows metabolism. Eating trans fat can also lead to insulin resistance and inflammation, both of which cripple metabolism and can cause weight gain.

SNACK ON SPICY FOOD

Capsacian, a molecule found in spicy chiles, has been shown to increase body temperature and speed up fat loss — although only temporarily, and only by a small percentage. Celi says there’s also some evidence that chemicals called isothiocyanates, which are present in pungent foods like spicy mustard, wasabi, and horseradish, may help activate brown fat and speed up metabolic rate. Bloody Mary, anyone?

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