Diet Adjustment: Two Meals a day, Oh My!
With this latest change, I have to admit I was hungry as hell starting at 4 pm; I was so hungry it felt like labor pain—if you read my last, last post, you would know what I am talking about. As far as I can tell, I believe I have increased my fat burning with this strategy; my skinfolds have definitely been decreasing. A little suffering for 6 weeks or so is well worth winning the bet against Ginger Boy. The other great thing is to prove to Ginger-roni that I am not a 43 year old has-been who is married with a child. Actually, come to think of it, I am really happy that I am married to a fabulous Irish cook/copywriter and have an awesome crazy-cute happy Ko-rish boy. If I get this six-pack thing checked, I will have it ALL!
Speaking of Mr. Man, he just turned 9 months and he is bear-crawling around faster than a… running bear. Not only that, the other night he did a crazy thing after he ripped off his diaper in the middle of the night—Kate says I am not allowed to say.
That got me thinking if there are other cute Asain-Caucasian people around in the world. And why yes, there are humanoids like Mr. Man out there. Here are few I found:
Daniel Henney, who couldn’t make it as model/actor in the US, has become a megastar in Korea. And he didn’t even speak a lick of Korean when he came off the proverbial boat. So, if all else fails, I’ll ship Mr. Man to Korea where he can make bank by working in K-Pop.
Fatty acids: SCT, MCT, LCT
Since I am going to decrease my energy in-take, I will try to increase my intake of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). MCT is derived from processing coconut and palm kernel oils and has medium number of carbon chain of 6–12. Unlike long-chain triglycerides (LCT), which with 13-21 carbon atoms make it longer to digest, MCTs are easily absorbed into the blood and directly processed in the liver. The significance of this is that MCTs can be readily be used as energy and have been shown to reduce body fat in humans—btw, Kate uses extra virgin coconut oil for cooking, which is 66% MCT, and I use liquefied coconut oil in my protein shake.
MCTs are also used in various medical applications that include to treat food absorption disorders, liver and gallbladder diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, seizures in children, and AIDS. There are side effects of MCTs include vomiting, irritability, nausea, stomach upset, intestinal gas. So if you are going to try it, increase your dosage gradually.
I do want briefly to mention MCT’s and LCT’s cousin short-chain triglycerides (SCT). In human studies, SCTs appears to support the good bacteria in our intestines. SCTs can be found in butterfat in milk and the good ole breast milk—Christopher is getting his share of SCTs.
There you have it, a little rumination about what Mr. Man will look like in the future and little about MCT application.