Most Poker Tournaments in my area are held at night time. They might start about 6-7pm and run until maybe 10-11pm. That works for most people and it's good for the venues who are trying to get some evening trade. When I first started playing though as a 50+ year old I was finding myself getting tired and fading out at the back end of tournaments when ideally that's the "Business End" when you need to be the sharpest. I knew very early that I needed to make some adjustments to my lifestyle if I wanted to do well...
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I had given up Coffee when I turned 50, but my first option was to start hitting the Caffeine (and sugar) to try to stay sharp later in the night and before long I was smashing 2 or 3 cans of Coke in a night. Obviously that caused some health problems and I briefly went to sugar-free Coke only to realize that Aspartame and other sugar substitutes were probably just as bad (or worse).
I also started sneaking in a little Siesta of about 30-45 mins in the afternoon to try and reset the body clock when I knew I would be playing that night. That, along with the Caffeine worked for the Poker, but I was finding myself laying awake at night until 1-2am with an active mind and frequent reflux. As a result I would be an unproductive zombie the next morning for lack of proper sleep. I was doing well at Poker, but the impacts on my health and general well-being were not good. I had to figure out a better solution.
This year I think I've finally found the right balance. The siesta stays and the caffeine does too, but I cut myself off before it gets too late and then I am Fasting for about 14 hours a night. This has helped settle the reflux and I am getting to bed closer to midnight and with more poker experience my mind is less active at night too. In the mornings I am back to doing 30 minutes of Cardio Exercise at the end of my Fast and along with some other dietary improvements where I am focused on more Protein and Fibre with less Carbs and Trans Fat, I've actually started to drop some weight.
At the moment it's working. My Health is improving and my Poker is going well. Getting the lifestyle tweaks just right to balance the two has been a process, but I think I've finally managed to figure it out. Now I can focus on hitting both my Poker and Health goals together.
Good for you and you made progress.
I'm still working on finding my health regimen and Stevia sweetened balance.
Thanks Kerris. It is definitely a process and I've just focused on small adjustments and improvements over time. You will find your balance, I am sure.
I lived on soda for years I’m not a coffee guy hate the taste. But added pounds made me switch to straight caffeine capsules. I buy a bottle of 100 capsules for like $12. They each have 60 mg of caffeine. I don’t use them daily, only when i absolutely need them. Which might be a handful of days per month.
That's a good idea. Thanks for the tip.
Anytime brother
Hey bud, not sure if u got my last discord message, but I found where u can delete account so I did. I had been looking for days. That chat ain’t healthy for my personality so is what it is. I love the SGS community and am happy to be part of it. I would have said something harsh eventually as I know my personality and know myself. Just wasn’t healthy anymore and unfortunately many others agree with me. But just wanted to make sure u knew I wasn’t throwing shade at our community. Just felt that discord chat would bring out worst in me. So I dipped 👍
If any aspect of raffles or contest ends up being harder without it I can always open a new discord account. I made my reasons clear so not much I say. Ur good peeps and I look forward to ur best post! It’s been 24 days my brother! Come back around 😄
I already find myself seeking out fellow members directly here on Hive and it will be good for more engagement from me since I’ll miss the ols school members.
Thanks man. Yeh, I've been a bit sluggish on the Hive (and Discord) front recently. I'll get my mojo back soon. Totally understand and respect your decision to step away from the chat.
Health is very important no matter what we do. It's good you are able to find a balance between poker and your health.keep it up and stay healthy.
hmmmmm, poker as a health motivation.. 💪😉👊 sounds like u added some IF. (intermittent fasting)
Whenever we play this kind of game with friends, the time passes very well and there is a lot of happiness.
Sending you an Ecency curation vote!
No matter how hard i try to understand this i can never get this poker game right, i do wonder how people bet on it and win. Overaw health is very important am glad you feeling better
Hello, do u use recurring transfer option for hive payments?. I need your help regarding it, today I created a recurring transfer to my binance account and it hasn't come yet.
No, I do not.
Do u know about it how to cancel it?
The siesta and fasting combo sounds smart, and the dedication to cardio is inspiring. Keep grinding—both in poker and in life