re: Vince Gironda's Steak and Eggs diet, a journey into strict keto

Cage free eggs that much better than regular eggs?

Can I run ground beef instead of steak? I'm poor.

Any whey protein at all on this shite? Or can you use egg whites to help hit protein macro?

PPL with airdyne sprints after each lift an ok split?

Still fluctuating between 222-225. That would put me at 2700 calories. Seems fricking high.

I'm gonna try to keep the diet as simple as possible.

Similar to yours.

16:8
Black coffee
Salad with avo, olive oil, and vinegar
Coffee with tbsp of heavy cream
Then just red meat and eggs (cooked in unsalted grassfed butter?) for meals 2 and 3

Yes cook in grass fed butter, ghee, brown butter or coconut oil

Got a new scale that shows a body fat percentage.

Showed 26% at 226.2 this morning. Seems high.


Going to start this Sunday.

Gotcha.

Starting the keto today then diving into the red meat and eggs only tomorrow

quote:

---

Cage free eggs that much better than regular eggs? 

---

I know I'm a broken record with my Omega 6:Omega 3 ratio stuff, but I think it's up there in importance with avoiding trans fats (getting the ratio as close to 1:1 O6:O3 as possible, that is; everything has so much 6 these days due to processed veggie oils, soybean, canola, etc that we are all out of whack w the 6:3 ratio.).

Cage free/free range omega 3 enriched eggs are the way to go, due to the not insignificant PUFA content of eggs. If you shop around a bit, you can find ones that aren't much more than reg. Trader Joe's for e.g. Kroger. Costco. Even Wally.

ETA Disclaimer: i haven't researched to see how much of the Omega 3 in flax-fed (I think that's basically how they enrich) chicken eggs is bioavailable. Unlike the Omega 3 in fish and other animal products, the O3 in plants (e.g. flax, chia) is only 10% max (less in men apparently) convertible to DHA and EPA, which are key. So, I may be exaggerating the importance. However, i do find true free range eggs much more tasty and I'm certain better for you that the el cheapos. I want some chickens, but my dogs will certainly eat them.

Grass-fed butter isn't as important re omegas given butter is almost all saturated fat, but it has other benefits over regular. However I've read Kerrygold isn't 100% grass-fed due to grain feeding in the winter. Haven't verified by going to Ireland and observing. Field trip time.

They're really not much more than the regular there. In fact, they even have a big pallet of cage free white eggs for super cheap. they aren't "organic," but i don't really trust that label much anyway.

I'm a sucker and buy organic as long as it's not absurdly more than non.

I just did a quick google re: the Omega 3 issue I mentioned above. I haven't fact-checked any of this but some interesting info in the comments:

LINK

quote:

---

Recent studies suggest that in order for an egg to have an omega 6:omega 3 ratio close to the 2:1 that is thought to be favourable according to Paleolithic principles, the hen producing the egg would require a special feed beyond that of simply being free range. A 2009 study found that "omega-3 enriched eggs" contained an omega 6:omega 3 ratio of 2.27:1, whereas both "organic free range" and conventional eggs maintained a ratio of 10:1 (Samman et al. 2009).

Other studies have mentioned that the nutrient composition of the egg varies greatly with the feed given to the hen, and that consuming eggs modified to deliver higher amounts of omega 3 fatty acids "may lend a health advantage" (Shapira et al. 2010, p. 273).

Additionally, in response to your idea of absorption by the human body, I agree with the comment above that suggests the chicken does most of the processing. Ferrier et al. (1995) and Oh et al. (1991) both demonstrated that consumption of omega-3 fats from eggs were reflected in the blood profiles of humans - suggesting their easy assimilation. In fact, chickens are thought to be great 'factories' for making nutrients bioavailable to humans (hence the wealth of literature suggesting all kinds of 'designer' eggs rich in antioxidants and such).

Anyway...enough of my rambling...all of this was just to say that I believe that there is an advantage to omega-3 enriched eggs simply because they pay attention to the feed given to the hens above and beyond simply letting them be free range. So the research suggests that it is more than simply an 'on paper' attraction as you suggest.

---

pardon hijack. i'm eating a fat ribeye and loaded cauliflower mash "potatoes" for dinner tonight. (and i ave 4 eggs a day.) now time to hit the iron. wait, that's beer.

i have my own chickens. Get 40 or so fresh eggs a week

So today was a seafood day like a good Catholic. Had salmon and tuna sashimi for lunch. My big salad with a lbs of boiled shrimp for dinner.

Lifting tonight I did

Seated db press
70's x 8-personal rep records
55's x 8
40's x 15

Weighted chins
Be+15 2 sets of 8

Close grip bench-185 for two sets of 8

Weighted pushups-40lbs for two sets of 12

Frequency method chins and pushups today.
Will do burpees and deadlifts tomorrow.

Got to say, I haven't lost strength but I have no energy, dunno if it's stress from work or what but have zero. And I'm sweating like crazy all damn day. Metabolism is through the roof, I think that might be while I am tired at be the end of the day.

quote:

---

Got to say, I haven't lost strength but I have no energy, dunno if it's stress from work or what but have zero. And I'm sweating like crazy all damn day. Metabolism is through the roof, I think that might be while I am tired at be the end of the day.

---

This is the result of an adaptation process. You need to force more beef down. Sounds crazy, but your body is feeling underfed. You'll feel better upping the food and heading into next Friday.