Intermittent Fasting: 3rd Month

I just suddenly wanted to write about Intermittent Fasting VS 3h Meals, so here goes my thoughts.

INTERMITTENT FASTING	3h-interval Meals (6 meals a day)
PROS      ·         Relatively cheaper      ·         More convenient      ·         Asian environment full of carb-rich foods, easy to select first meal when buying outside. (“breakfast rule” states that high-GI carbs are permissible for the first meal)      ·         2 – 3 meals a day      ·         Bulk and Cut at the same time (Build muscle and lose fat)      ·         Easy to follow       ·       Detoxes the body during the fast.      ·         Doesn’t give constant stressing      ·         Emphasis on flexibility (can fast for 12/12, 14/10, 16/8 or even 20/4 depending on schedule. X/Y where X is the number of fasting hours and Y is the number of feeding hours)      ·         Breaks the idea that fasted training will lead to negative consequences.	PROS      ·         Digest better      ·         Never have to feel hungry      ·         Easier to take in more overall calories at the end of the day (Good for bulking)
CONS      ·         Endure hunger everyday (or until you get used to it)	CONS      ·         Time consuming      ·         Troublesome/difficult to prepare/find balanced (carbs, protein, fats) small meals every 3 hours.      ·         Costly      ·         Skipping a 3h-interval meal may cause you to feel hungry due to being used to food intake every 3h

I've made a table of Pros and Cons for both Intermittent Fasting and the 3h meal diet. Its simple to see that IF > 3hD.

 Now for those who claims otherwise, are probably sceptical of whether IF works or not. I am here to testify that IF really worked, granting me a leaner body without losing muscle mass while possibly in fact gaining muscle. So far, my strength has remained constant and weight slightly lowered.

Now I'm not here to say "MUST DO INTERMITTENT FASTING OR YOU'LL DIE". I'm here to bring out the learning lessons through these 2 methods:

Basically, start counting your calories. At the end of the day, it isn't 10 meals or 1 meal a day that affects your weight, its the number of calories in VS number of calories out.

Secondly, you should never stress yourself over food choices. Both methods encourages you to plan ahead of what to eat. Or in fact, if you already know what you're eating ahead of you, then you should plan on how you approach the food. For example, my lunch is confirmed in school while my clique wants to eat Mango Sticky Rice (High GI food). Apply intermittent fasting method, skip breakfast and have Mango Sticky Rice as the first meal. This negates the bad effects of High GI foods (but its only a 1-time thing everyday only, unless you choose to exercises before then you can choose 3hD).

Anyway, my mum bought broccoli yesterday and its $1 for 370g! WAH SHE BUY CHINA ONE NOWONDER SO CHEAP! I didn't know there's a China broccoli. I'm still learning, its a long way to go.


Yesterday I decided to cook scrambled eggs for the first time. Even my mum doesn't know how to cook scrambled eggs so when I was handling the pan and the eggs she was like..

Mum: This recipe learn from which hotel one? (She assumed that my TRM experience gave me the opportunity to learn some new food or what)
Me: I learnt this 5 minutes ago.
Mum: (blabber something about me Googling the recipe, I forgot the exact words)

I will really take this chance to sharpen my culinary skills and deepen my knowledge about consumer's grocery pricing.