June 1st (Sun) ~ 30th(Mon)
South Korea
I’ve been maintaining an animal-based diet in Korea. Due to Korea’s history of poverty and a period of heavy reliance on grains and vegetables, there’s still a strong preference for vegetables (especially kimchi) and carbohydrates although the economy has grown rapidly and people can now eat meat. Meat is a bit pricey in Korea. With over 70% of Korea’s terrain being mountainous, it’s not ideal for livestock farming. As a result, domestically raised Hanwoo beef tends to be very expensive. To get meat affordably, buying frozen meat online or shopping at Costco are good options. I’ll probably eat a lot of imported meat in daily life. Another issue is that many restaurants and franchises in Korea don’t disclose ingredient lists, making it hard to get information on which menu items to order to avoid seed oils, sugar, or processed foods when dining out with friends. Since public transportation is well-organized and there are many diverse restaurants, I’ll likely eat some non-animal-based foods with friends or family from time to time. Still, my default diet will be animal-based foods.
Costco
Surprisingly, Korea also has Kirkland grass-fed butter, unpasteurized cheese, and imported ground beef. Not every store has them, but I was so relieved to find ground beef and unpasteurized cheeses (Parmesan Reggiano, Comté, Grana Padano) commonly available. Since Costco’s products are incredibly affordable, I plan to grocery there once a week or every other week. It takes a while to get to Costco and park, but being able to buy meat and cheese cheaply makes it worth visiting often.
The Costco Yangjae branch, which has the highest sales worldwide, was so crowded on weekends that parking was difficult, and I could barely move inside the store.
Coconut Oil Pulling
June 20, 2025: Before bed, I started oil pulling by swishing a spoonful of coconut oil in my mouth for 1 to 20 minutes. I read online and in books that it’s good for dental health and whitening, so I’m giving it a try. I’m not sure what the results will be, but I’m excited to see how it turns out after a few months.
Workout
(Stretching & at least 30 min Walking Daily)
M: Push day (Push ups with some variations)
T: Pull day (Pull ups with some variations)
W: Core or Jogging
T: Push day (Push ups with some variations)
F: Pull day (Pull ups with some variations)
S: Cardio day (Running or Sports)
S: Core
June 2025 Summary:
- I’m continuing my animal-based diet in Korea.
- Let’s make good use of Costco for beef, butter, raw cheese, and eggs.
- I’m gonna track my diet in Notion.
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| The jar of ghee and tallow was brought from the U.S. |
[DIET DIARY]
Day 294
- Weight: 72.9kg(☀) / 72.9kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef chuck(900g) / Lunch: kaymak cream cheese
- Bowel Movement: c. 7:30AM, mushy stool
- Up: c. 5:30 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 295
- Weight: 72.2kg(☀) / 72.5kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef chuck(700g) / Dinner: omelette(3), cheese(blue cheese, comte, grana padano), kaymak cream cheese, manuka honey
- Bowel Movement: c. 5:00PM, black diarrhea
- Up: c. 6:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 296
- Weight: 71.5kg(☀) / 71.9kg (☽)
- Diet: Lunch: beef chuck (600g), mascarpone, maple syrup, 1 date / Dinner: omelette(3), beef chuck(400g)
- Bowel Movement: c. 1:30PM, diarrhea
- Up: c. 6:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: I skipped breakfast to get a free medical checkup.
Day 297
- Weight: 71.7kg(☀) / 72.3kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(300g), fried eggs(3), cheese(comte, blue cheese, mascarpone) / Snack: cheese(grana padano, cabernet sauvignon bellavitano), maple syrup / Dinner: fried chicken, marinated fried chicken, onion mayo chicken, cheese(grana padano, carbernet sauvignon bellavitano), dates
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 5:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 298
- Weight: 71.7kg(☀) / 72kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(750g), honey / Dinner: cheese(cabernet sauvignon bellavitano, burrata, comte), honey
- Bowel Movement: c. 2:00PM, big brown banana
- Up: c. 6:30 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 299
- Weight: 71.2kg(☀) / 72kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(400g), fried eggs(2), dates(5) / Dinner: cheese(cabernet sauvignon bellavitano, burrata, comte, mascarpone), honey
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 7:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 300
- Weight: 70.8kg(☀) / 71.4kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(700g)
- Bowel Movement: c. 7:00AM, big brown banana
- Up: c. 6:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 301
- Weight: 71.3kg(☀) / 72.6kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: omelette(3, Grana Padano), ground beef(350g), burrata cheese, maple syrup / Lunch: Kong-guksu, Galbi dumplings, Blueberry banana smoothie / Dinner: Dakgangjeong, Tteok, Grapes, Kiwi
- Bowel Movement: c. 9:30AM, diarrhea
- Up: c. 7:00 AM / Bed: c. 11:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 302
- Weight: 72.3kg(☀) / 73.1kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(500g), comte / Snack: boiled eggs(3), comte / Dinner: flat iron(200g), kimchi, kiwi, oriental melon
- Bowel Movement: 10:00AM, big brown eel
- Up: c. 6:00 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 303
- Weight: 72.3kg(☀) / 73.3kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(400g), boiled egg(1), Grana Padano / Snack: cheese(kaymak cream cheese, cabernet sauvignon bellavitano, mascarpone), honey / Dinner: black bean noodle, tangsuyuk
- Bowel Movement: c. 7:30AM, big dark brown banana
- Up: c. 7:00 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 304
- Weight: 72.6kg(☀) / 73.5kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(500g), boiled eggs(3) / Lunch: tomato spicy chicken stew, kimchi, gim, rice, soybean sprouts, Patbingsu / Dinner: Patbingsu
- Bowel Movement: c. 10:30AM, dark brown banana
- Up: c. 6:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: I went hiking for about three and a half hours round-trip around 11:00AM. Had some sugar today.
Day 305
- Weight: 72.5kg(☀) / 73.4kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(500g), fried eggs(3), dates(5) / Dinner: Patbingsu, Jokbal, Bibim makguksu, Pyongyang naengmyeon, Yangnyeom kalguksu
- Bowel Movement: c. 7:30AM, big brown banana / c. 10:30AM, mushy stool
- Up: c. 6:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 306
- Weight: 73.1kg(☀) / 73.3kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(300g), Grana Padano, dates(3) / Dinner: Costco Food Court(jumbo pork bake, tteokbokki), grana padano, carrot, ginger, iced dried persimmon
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 8:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: Had breakfast first, then exercised. Not much diff in performance.
Day 307
- Weight: 72.4kg(☀) / 72.5kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: boiled beef(750g) / Dinner: Jokbal, Grana Padano, omlette(3), iced dried persimmon
- Bowel Movement: c. 8:00AM, big brown banana
- Up: c. 7:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 308
- Weight: 71.9kg(☀) / 72.5kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: scrambled eggs(3), beef(700g) / Dinner: pork, kimchi, Gyeran-jjim, Oreo Sulbing
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 7:00 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 309
- Weight: 72kg(☀) / 72kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(500g), dates(3), Grana Padano / Snack: cheese(cabernet sauvignon bellavitano, Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, mascarpone), Manuka honey, iced dried persimmon
- Bowel Movement: c. 10:00AM, dark brown mushy stool
- Up: c. 8:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 310
- Weight: 71.4kg(☀) / 72.5kg (☽)
- Diet: Brunch: ground beef(500g), chicken(200g), / Dinner: boiled eggs(3), cheese(cabernet sauvignon bellavitano, Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano), dates(3), RXBAR(1), honey, chicken(100g)
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 7:30 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 311
- Weight: 71.7kg(☀) / 71.4kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(250g), chicken(100g) / Dinner: dates(7), boiled eggs(2), cheese(Grana Padano, mascarpone), maple syrup
- Bowel Movement: c. 10:00AM, dark brown banana
- Up: c. 6:30 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 312
- Weight: 70.9kg(☀) / 71.7kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(500g), chicken(100g), fried eggs(2) / Dinner: Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, boiled egg(1), dates(4)
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 8:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 313
- Weight: 71.2kg(☀) / 72.5kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: fried eggs(3), chicken tenderloin(200g) / Lunch: yeomso tang, onion, kimchi / Dinner: cheese cake, dumplings, jackson's sweet potato chips, Hodu-gwaja, myanmar rice snack, A2 milk, a cup of gorosoe sap
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 7:30 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: Dinner with my family. Began oil pulling with a coconut oil.
Day 314
- Weight: 71.2kg(☀) / 71.9kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(200g) / Lunch: beef(300g), beef organs(raw liver, tripe, small intestines) / Dinner: beef(300g), beef heart(50g)
- Bowel Movement: c. 7:30AM, big brown banana / c. 9:30PM, diarrhea
- Up: c. 6:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: Woke up around 12:00AM because of mosquitos...slept again around 2:00PM. Went to Majang-dong and got to try a lot of beef organs. I don’t think I’ll eat organs for a while.
Day 315
- Weight: 71.2kg(☀) / 71.7kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(200g), chicken tenderloin(100g), dates(3), Grana Padano / Snack: cheese cake, cream bread, myanmar rice snack, A2 milk, jackson's sweet potato, Nurungji chips / Dinner: beef heart and pork(200g), kimchi, mixed grain rice, cilantro, Jjaguel
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 7:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 316
- Weight: 70.9kg(☀) / 71.9kg (☽)
- Diet: Brunch: beef(200g), chicken tenderloin(100g), omelette(3) / Dinner: pork(300g), dessert cake(goguma, bluberry, chocolate), milk tea
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 8:00 AM / Bed: c. 12:30 AM
- Notes: nocturnal emission.
Day 317
- Weight: 71.1kg(☀) / 71.9kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(300g), chicken tenderloin(50g), dates(2), Parmigiano Reggiano / Dinner: beef(300), beef heart(100g), korean sauna eggs(2), Grana Padano, mascarpone, maple syrup, honey, manuka honey
- Bowel Movement: c. 12:00PM, a massive dark brown banana
- Up: c. 8:30 AM / Bed: c. 10:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 318
- Weight: 71.3kg(☀) / 72kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: beef(250g), beef heart(50g) / Snack: cheese cake, dates(5), honey, mascarpone, kaymak cream cheese, Chocopie(1) / Dinner: skewer(lamb, chicken heart, tendon, marinated lamb), salted peanuts, zha cai, Patbingsu
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 6:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 319
- Weight: 71.5kg(☀) / 73kg (☽)
- Diet: Lunch: pork(300g), jjigae, white rice, grapefruit mango coco frappuccino / Snack: cheese cake, dates(5), tteok / Dinner: beef(100g), beef heart(200g), Korean sauna egg(1), Parmigiano Reggiano, mascarpone, honey
- Bowel Movement: c. 2:00PM, brown banana
- Up: c. 8:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:30 PM
- Notes: Chestnut honey was bitter.
Day 320
- Weight: 72.6kg(☀) / 72.7kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: ground beef(400g), beef heart(100g) / Snack: Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, dates(5), Korean sauna egg(1) / Dinner: chicken tenderloin(300g), beef tendon, beef heart
- Bowel Movement: c. 7:30AM, dark brown banana
- Up: c. 4:00 AM / Bed: c. 10:30 PM
- Notes: Took a nap from 9:00AM to 11:00AM.
Day 321
- Weight: 71.6kg(☀) / 72.9kg (☽)
- Diet: Lunch: ground beef(400g), beef heart, beef tendon / Dinner: egg pudding(3 boiled eggs, 100ml milk, honey), tteok, Goobne chicken, milk, carbonated water, Sinbi peach, blue berries
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 8:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
Day 322
- Weight: 72.2kg(☀) / 72.7kg (☽)
- Diet: Breakfast: Korean sauna egg(1), cool boiled beef, beef heart, beef tendon / Lunch: Dakgalbi, boiled quail eggs, rice, Omija Ade / Snack: Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, dates(3), kaymak cream cheese, honey, milk / Dinner: beef tendon, boiled beef, Pulmuone Seaweed Noodles, boiled eggs(3), one dumpling
- Bowel Movement: N/A
- Up: c. 6:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:00 PM
- Notes: Met my friends at lunch.
Day 323
- Weight: 72kg(☀) / 72.4kg (☽)
- Diet: Lunch: ground beef(400g), fried eggs(3) / Dinner: Burger King(whole shrimp whopper), carbonated water, Korean sauna egg(1), Sinbi peach, one blue berry, Häagen-Dazs ice cream
- Bowel Movement: c. 11:00AM, big brown banana / c. 9:30AM, diarrhea
- Up: c. 8:30 AM / Bed: c. 11:30 PM
- Notes: N/A
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