I know I'm like a stuck record but the fasting thing has been a game changer, even if I dont lose anymore weight, I have more energy and less appetite.
Just read this. Very depressing, but very well written, about the European migrant crisis:
Just started this which promises to be at least a little bit more uplifting:
Busted the BR challenge roll, which is good timing in a way as I have a busy month ahead. One way or another the WSOP is my busiest time of year regardless of whether I am there or not.
Finished that Radicals book and it was great, now onto this
Ruh Roh, House of Cards season 5 just dropped on Netflix, GG work (just kidding).
Originally posted by BarryCarter
Originally posted by BarryCarter
I've put on a bit of weight, I weighed in at 214lbs a few weeks ago, when I usually weigh about 196lbs. This was because I had some real problems with my knees for about 18 months, which put a spannner in my gym plans. I have sorted my knees out (Cod liver oil amazingly) so back at the gym. To motivate myself short term I have made a forfeit - I have to donate £100 to the UK Communist Party if I am not under 205lbs by May 1. If it's not clear already, I am NOT a fan of communism, hence the negative reinforcement motivator. I'm already at 209lbs so I'm on track. Sticking with a high protein diet and lifting weights. Prior to my knees going, I had got half decent at weight lifting so I hope to get back on track there.
Got there
So my bet with myself was to get under 210lbs by May 1 (Ignore the numbers about, we do things in the metric of stones so I got confused) and the terms of the bet was once I get under, the bet is over. So I was really close yesterday and my wife said she would buy me breakfast today if I got under with a week to go.So this morning I put on four layers of clothing, walked the dog for an hour, then ran up and down the stairs for 30 minutes until I sweated my way to 209lbs.
Assuming I don't pass out, I am now off for the best breakfast ever, and will be making a new challenge right after.
Same thing yesterday. My latest bet was to get to 203lbs by next Thursday and I was just under 2lbs off yesterday morning. So, like a dope, I put on four layers of clothing PLUS my big winter coat, and spent and hour running up and down the garden shadow boxing with tins in my hand. Then (after cutting my finger nails, shaving etc) I got exactly there.
Once again my wife had to buy me breakfast. Once again I must have looked very stupid. Once again I avoided a forfeit (this time if I lost the bet I had to vote for a party I dislike in next week's UK General Election, not saying which one).
So my next bet is to get to 198lbs by July 1. The significance of this is that A) is was the weight I was when I got married B) it's my wife's and best friends joint birthday night and I want to be able to get wasted :).
I once again have a forfeit, not 100% confirmed, but basically if I lose I have to donate $5 a month for a year to a Patreon of somebody my wife and I decide is completely underserving.
I know I seem insane, but it's waaaaaaaaay easier to motivate yourself to avoid pain than to try and achieve a benefit.
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Originally posted by BarryCarter
So, like a dope, I put on four layers of clothing PLUS my big winter coat, and spent and hour running up and down the garden shadow boxing with tins in my hand. Then (after cutting my finger nails, shaving etc) I got exactly there.
Don't confuse losing water and losing calories 
Yes you lose water, so a bit of weight. But mostly, you dehydrate yourself 
this is artificial.
(nice blog :f_drink:)
Originally posted by Tumlex
Originally posted by BarryCarter
So, like a dope, I put on four layers of clothing PLUS my big winter coat, and spent and hour running up and down the garden shadow boxing with tins in my hand. Then (after cutting my finger nails, shaving etc) I got exactly there.Don't confuse losing water and losing calories
Yes you lose water, so a bit of weight. But mostly, you dehydrate yourself(nice blog :f_drink:)
Oh no I 100% appreciate that the last 2lbs of weight loss was purely water and I've already put it back on. This bet was to lose 7lbs, of which I've probably lost 5lbs and 2lbs of water. TBH I mostly just did the sweatbox thing for giggles. I'm still losing plenty of actual weight because I keep making the challenges.
Originally posted by HennieP
Hmmm...a photo of your dog but not of your wife. What gives Barry?
Meh, they're about the same
Originally posted by BarryCarter
Meh, they're about the sameOriginally posted by BarryCarter
She'll kill me for that
Originally posted by TJtheTJ
Originally posted by BarryCarter
Meh, they're about the sameOriginally posted by BarryCarter
She'll kill me for that
When I was single the amount of times I would ruin everything with girls I met in bars and clubs because a joke was just too good not to do.
She looks like a young Cher! Or maybe Angelica Huston. You look like a real naughty guy though. 
Originally posted by HennieP
She looks like a young Cher! Or maybe Angelica Huston. You look like a real naughty guy though.She'll love that, she loves Angelica Houston in Adams Family
Reading this at the moment and it is truly fascinating. Not so much this book, which is very good, but the topic of big five personality traits:
Once you know the big five traits it is very easy to view everyone you meet through that lense, and from what I can tell it is a widely accepted and prescriptive way of assessing people and how they will live their life.
I am ultra high on conscientiousness which makes sense because I am super duper organised (as I am sure my PS.com colleagues will confirm). This is me
Bump due to the public alpha play-money release of Pokerstars Power Up 
Good job testing the graphics
I'm not sure if the energy levels and the costs of the powers are well-balanced yet, though. So far, I almost always hit the energy maximum of 20 because I tend to hoard strong powers until I find a better spot to use them. My favourites are Engineer and Scanner that allow to draw efficiently and Clone that recycles them.
Originally posted by tonypmm
Bump due to the public alpha play-money release of Pokerstars Power Up
I'm not sure if the energy levels and the costs of the powers are well-balanced yet, though. So far, I almost always hit the energy maximum of 20 because I tend to hoard strong powers until I find a better spot to use them. My favourites are Engineer and Scanner that allow to draw efficiently and Clone that recycles them.
I cant get it, not sure if because I'm UK or because I'm a Mac user
