194

Just 5 short days ago i was 201.2. And this morning i weighed 194 even. I'm in the middle days of a 9 day stretch known as detox. It is the first phase of a 4 phase process called the fat smash diet. I tried it once before and got through the first phase losing 10 lbs in 9 days before I bailed and lost all the weight. I'm on the verge of being under 190 once again. I haven't been under that weight in quite some time. At least a year and more likely 2 years. It is feeling good, but i still have quite a bit of work ahead of me.

Fitness-I feel like my fitness is improving. Sometimes I feel like I don't have enough strength to run for more than a couple of a miles. But I think that is starting to change and will definitely change soon when I move into phase two of my diet- the foundation.

Ran 2.5 today, with a short walk break at 2.1, on the treadmill. Starting a training plan for a 5k on august 31st. Gotta be able to run 4 miles before then though. I'm going to try 3.5 on Wednesday.

Poker- I'm starting to realize my poker potential. I'm not sure there is greatness here. And I'm not sure that I want there to be. Because that would be really hard to maximize that potential. But I know there is a solid understanding of fundamental poker and I know that poker is becoming a lucrative second income to me and I think eventually it could become a second salary. This past week I won almost 50 dollars playing very small stakes limit hold 'em. That doesn't sound like much(and definitely isn't in the scheme of things) , but I played only around 10 hours last week at a very small stake(.25/.50). I am a consistent winner in this game with a fairly small sample size(8000) hands. My bankroll is building slowly. It is only at $242 right now but i expect it to be in the neighborhood of $500 in the 3 or 4 weeks.

Life- I'm still logging hours at mr. bills. Making probably 20 grand a year or something. A move has to be inevitable. I suppose living in quincy isn't so bad. But I need to leave mr. bills sometime. I can't be doing this for an extended time any longer.