{"id":252843,"date":"2020-07-16T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=252843"},"modified":"2020-07-16T14:27:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:27:53","slug":"why-i-love-intermittent-fasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/16\/why-i-love-intermittent-fasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Love Intermittent Fasting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to become happier, more productive, more muscular, more lean (less body fat), and more artistically\/creatively motivated-inspired-productive, then intermittent fasting is for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No breakfast and lunch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/TyQVRCsU?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/15\/why-i-eat-meat\/\">MEAT<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/28\/why-i-dont-eat-breakfast-or-lunch-in-praise-of-one-huge-dinner-meal-a-day\/\">No breakfast or lunch.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Break your fast with <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/16\/my-experiences-eating-only-one-meal-a-day\/\">one huuuuge meal<\/a> (dinner). Soonest I break my fast around 3pm (on days when I am very weak), but I typically try to do &#8216;Ramadan&#8217; style &#8212; just break my fast once the sun goes down (in summer time, around 8pm):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/LOouMQBF?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/12\/in-praise-of-crock-pot-cooking\/\">In Praise of Crock Pot Cooking<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I break my fast with<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lots of fatty cuts of meat (whatever is cheapest at the grocery store), and lots of bitter greens (kale, collard greens). Sometimes fermented foods (when I got them) like kimchi or sauerkraut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/BvRez9PP?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/28\/in-praise-of-a-ghetto-lifestyle\/\">ERIC KIM GHETTO HOME COOKING AND EATING<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In praise of cheap (fatty) cuts of meat.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My theory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Meat is a steroid.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And also, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/20\/cholesterol-meat-is-a-steroid\/\">cholesterol<\/a> (in animal products only) are a steroid. What that means is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The more you eat meat, the more you increase your <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/19\/how-to-increase-your-testosterone\/\">testosterone<\/a>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The more saturated fat and cholesterol the meat has (really fatty cuts of meat like steak &#8212; red meat), the better.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more saturated fat and cholesterol will increase your testosterone more (according to my theory). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus in my ideal world, I would eat nothing but fatty cuts of Rib-Eye steak. This is a bit expensive, so I go for what is cheaper &#8212; industrial-grade ground beef (around $2.99 a pound), or cheap cuts of pork (pork belly, pork shoulder loin-picnic-roast, which I can buy for only .99 cents a pound!!!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I&#8217;m just cheap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/GaOzqcah?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>13 eggs and bitter salad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Truth be told, if I was a quadrillionaire, of course I would only eat uber-expensive cuts of organic-free range-grass fed-pasture fed, Beethoven-played beef, which is killed &#8216;humanely&#8217;. But I am cheap and far too practical. We all know that NON-GMO food is probably better for you, but once again &#8212; I prefer being cheap and being more <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/27\/in-praise-of-ghetto-living\/\">ghetto<\/a>. I just buy whatever is cheapest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When I break my fast, it is like food-gasm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breaking your fast when you are insanely hungry is like an orgasm. I think <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/taleb\/\">Nassim Taleb<\/a> calls breaking a fast the <em>opposite<\/em> of a hangover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/MSEnapyH?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>My Epic Dinner (One Insanely Huge Meal a Day)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong><em>&#8220;You must eat a hearty breakfast in order to have &#8216;fuel&#8217; for the rest of the day<\/em><\/strong>!&#8221; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='562' height='1000' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/jNoAJUv5?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is patently false. I did a 455 pound <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/12\/my-powerlifting-philosophy\/\">deadlift<\/a> (sumo, no straps, no belt, no steroids).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also millions around the globe don&#8217;t eat breakfast or lunch (they break their fast when the sun goes down) during Ramadan. Nobody dies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <em>&#8220;But if you eat small regular meals throughout the day, you will &#8216;speed up&#8217; your metabolism and you will have more &#8216;regular&#8217; energy throughout the day!&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who is to say that having a &#8220;fast&#8221; metabolism is a good thing? If our engine rev&#8217;s too high (maxing out your RPM in your Type-R and <em>ALWAYS<\/em> being in V-TEC mode) is not a good thing. So certainly to <em>ALWAYS<\/em> have a fast metabolism is probably not a good thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, when you don&#8217;t eat any food during the day, your body starts to burn your fat stores (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adipose_tissue\">adipose tissue<\/a>) in a metabolic process-state called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ketosis\">ketosis<\/a>&#8216; (the basic concept behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/21\/intermittent-fasting-and-the-ketogenic-diet-the-optimal-diet-for-photographers-and-content-creators\/\">&#8216;ketogenic&#8217; diet<\/a>). I have experimented a <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/20\/ketogenic-diet-for-photographers\/\">ketogenic<\/a>-approach in my diet with great success. But nowadays truth be told I&#8217;m probably following a more <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/10\/carnivore-diet\/\">&#8216;carnivore&#8217; diet<\/a>, because I eat too much meat to be in a state of &#8216;ketosis&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/i3qfLRaD?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. &#8220;<em>But don&#8217;t you need to eat a protein bar, or shake, or something before working out to &#8216;maximize your gains&#8217;?<\/em>&#8220;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/yZ64n201?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>ERIC KIM 225 Pounds Deadlift (Two 45 Pound Plates on Each Side) Deadlift Sumo Form &#8211; Different Angles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does a lion eat a granola bar before hunting a gazelle? Of course not! The hunger of the lion <em>MOTIVATES<\/em> the lion to move (motivation and move is the same word) to hunt and kill and eat the gazelle. Certainly to eat food before &#8220;hunting&#8221; for it (hunting and working out is the same thing) would confuse our metabolic system and hormone-signaling processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironically enough, if you want to maximize your hedonic pleasure in life, fasting is the key. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Sexual abstinence<\/strong>: When you (finally) blow your load, it is 10000x better than if you rub one out every night to RedTube, YouPorn (or reddit NSFW or reddit gone wild).<\/li><li><strong>Food abstinence<\/strong>: When you break your fast and eat a massive amount of food, the food tastes 10000000x better than if you are eating all the time! <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/physiology\/\">Physiology 101<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' 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