I think we should avoid all forms of fatty food. Peanut butter can't be good - it makes me breakout.

Just to update. Day 4 of high protein, less carbs diet, there actually is some fat loss. Or muscle growth. At least it looks like that to me. Or maybe it's because I'm training twice a day. Either one, but at least I'm not getting weaker. Lethargic spell, not in. Maybe I'm not doing something right.

You should take them raw. Lick the shells clean while you're at it.

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Added on August 6, 2009, 6:34 pmThe others should take them cooked.

Shit. Salmonella is no joke. COOK YOUR FKING EGGS.

This is very controversial. Some studies suggest raw is better, some said cooked is better.
Egg whites contain a glycoprotein called "avidin" which binds biotin. Eating too many raw egg whites by themselves will cause you to suffer from a biotin deficiency. Cooking deactivates the avidin in the egg. The yolk is very rich in biotin, one of the highest concentration in nature. Raw eggs advocates recommend eating eggs whole to avoid biotin deficiency.

As for salmonella risk, a 2002 study by USDA found that of the 69 billion eggs produced each year in the U.S., only 2.3 million are contaminated with salmonella. That’s 1 in every 30,000 eggs.

I have tried eating 10 raw eggs daily for almost a year and I had never experienced salmonella poisoning not even for once. I ate only Omega eggs because they are less fishy and are cleaner. I felt that raw eggs are digested faster than cooked eggs because I get hungry real fast. My energy and strength levels were better too. Not so much on weight increase but more reps. Hope that was not psychology.

Whether you want to eat raw or cooked eggs is a personal choice. The argument of which is better will not end as both have their points. Which ever choice you want to choose, always eat them WHOLE not the least nutritious white.
PS. My parrot is smarter than most bodybuilders on the planet. She eats only the yolk and discards the white. A bird by nature knows which is the most nutritious part of the egg. Unlike humans who are influenced by lies they have read.

You clearly thought wrong.
There's probably a reason why something is called "Essential". Go look the dictionary if you've not got your vocabulary brushed up in the recent decades.

Also on page 582, of my NASM textbook, it states clearly;

"Essential amino acids cannot be manufactured by the body therefore must be obtained from food other other exogenous source. Examples of essential amino acids;

Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Valine

There's also a set of amino acids called "semi-essential" which means it can be produced, but cannot be synthesized fast enough to support development (especially in children) . These are arginine and histidine.