Prolon
October 13, 2019
I Lost 5lbs of Fat on the Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet Plan
During my first round of Prolon's Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), I lost 1.7kg in body weight and 2.5kg of fat during the fast.
May 31, 2021
16 Tips Before You Start the Prolon Diet
If you are thinking of doing Prolon as well, here are some tips and tricks that helped me survive four rounds of the 5 day Prolon fast.
May 31, 2021
Prolon Diet FAQs (with official Prolon answers)
After a combined 60 rounds of Prolon with friends, here are some frequently asked questions that I get and the official Prolon answers I found!
Health
July 23, 2022
Managing Hunger
I am hungry all the time, so when it comes to weight loss, managing my hunger is key.
July 8, 2022
Cholesterol
Measuring LDL is not sufficient to assess cardiovascular risk. One must measure the number of apoB and Lp(a) particles that get inflamed in the endothelium…
March 9, 2022
Saunas in Singapore
This post shares the benefits of sauna bathing and where to go if you want to sauna frequently in Singapore.
March 6, 2022
Continuous Glucose Monitor
Wearing a continuous glucose monitor can help you to understand how different food, alcohol and exercise affect your blood sugar levels.
September 30, 2021
Blood Tests
Here is a list of the blood tests that I do twice a year. You can request for these tests at your GP or go directly to a lab to do them.
May 29, 2021
Supplements
This is my current supplement stack. This stack has been advised by my nutritionist after she reviews my bi-yearly blood work.
January 3, 2020
How I Lost 26kg over 15 Months
Over the last 15 months, I lost 26kg and went from "obese" to "thin-muscular" with 21% body fat and a BMI of 22.7. Here are the top 10 reasons for my weight…
Exercise
February 25, 2023
The Year I Became a Fitness Model
2021 was the year I became a fitness model, with my picture ending up on a poster outside a gym on Anson Road for the better part of 2022 and 2023.
February 9, 2023
How To Sync Weight to Garmin Connect (with non-Garmin Scale)
My hack to sync weight from any bluetooth weighing scale to Garmin Connect (via Apple Health and MyFitnessPal)!
January 21, 2020
Fasted Exercise
Fasted exercise improves glucose sensitivity and mitochondrial adaptation for fatty acid metabolism. The combination of low insulin and high adrenalin levels…
April 3, 2019
Zone 2 Training
By training Zone 2, we will not only improve fat utilization and preserve glycogen but we will also increase lactate clearance capacity which is key for…
Technology
February 25, 2023
How to Reduce your Subscription Fee for NY Times or Washington Post or other Subscription-based products
My hack to reducing your subscription fee for NY Times, Washington Post and Classpass!
February 25, 2023
How to Bypass a Paywall to Access Articles for Free
My hack to bypass any paywall to read gated articles for free (works for WSJ, FT, Bloomberg and more!)
February 9, 2023
How To Sync Weight to Garmin Connect (with non-Garmin Scale)
My hack to sync weight from any bluetooth weighing scale to Garmin Connect (via Apple Health and MyFitnessPal)!
June 25, 2022
Fixing my Slow iMac
My $200 solution to speed up my slow 2013 iMac. Now it is blazingly fast.
Books
December 22, 2022
Favourite Books to Gift
A collection of my favourite books to gift to friends. A variety of fun, frivolous as well as serious/self-help books!
December 12, 2022
Free Books
A list of free books on the internet with instructions on how to send to your Kindle.
Thoughts
December 4, 2022
Embrace your weird
In a world where everyone is normal, being weird makes you stand out.
November 7, 2022
Living Deeply
Ordinary life does not interest me. Like Anais Nin, I want to burn, even if I break myself. I want to live only for ecstasy.
July 25, 2022
Meditation
For the longest time, I struggled with meditation. Everything changed when I discovered vipassana meditation - the oldest form of Buddhist meditation.
July 23, 2022
Tips to Live Better
I love lists. Especially lists with tips on how to live better. Here are some of my favourites.
July 2, 2022
Getting Annoyed
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl Jung
June 25, 2022
Memento Mori
Memento mori (Latin for "remember you die") is a Stoic reminder of the inevitability of death.
June 24, 2022
Friendship
“Friends are better than money. Almost anything money can do, friends can do better. In so many ways a friend with a boat is better than owning a boat." -…