Poker Goals and Lifestyle Improvements
Monthly Goals:
Play at least 100 hours of live poker, preferably 150+
Cut back on drinking, 2 nights per week maximum. Also don't mix drinking and poker.
Entertainment budget 60k pesos per month. (This can roll over to the next month if unused)
Zero games outside of poker.
Been spending way too much money partying and drinking an unhealthy amount. I don't expect or necessarily want to quit entirely but need to bring my life into check.
It can be hard to do in the Philippines with as much temptation as there is but I will make the improvements necessary.
Improve diet and exercise.
Probably will be a boring thread mostly for my own tracking purposes. It's 8 PM here now and I'm recovering from a crazy night so will rest up and look to get the challenge off to a big start tomorrow.
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Had a grab delivery of Johnnie Walker and Alfonso Brandy (probably will give the brandy to one of the workers at my motel/apartment who seems like a good dude, is friendly and great at his job). Maybe will go drink it with him hes invited me in the past, only drinks on Saturday nights these days. (He has a wife and a kid now)
He told me he only makes 14k per month ($250 usd) which I always find nuts but is the reality for most Filipinos.
Cost around 1k for both which I'll include in the entertainment budget since it's booze, 1k/60k for the month.
Going to hit the tables later, let's go!!!
Having some bad anxiety over going to play, not sure why exactly I certainly can afford the stakes. Poker here can be quite annoying sometimes but nothing stopping me from leaving if I'm really hating it.
Want to push through though and at least get in some sort of session no matter the length.
I wussed out and am still at 0 hours played, disappointing. Would like to get in a session tomorrow especially with it being Friday night. (Not that it seems to make a huge difference here)
Had a few drinks and entertainment budget is at 3k/60k. Only 1 night left that I can drink this week but I'm leaning towards not drinking at all till my friend arrives on the 6th. Would be good to have a little sober period and also save on the budget.
I'm a little worried about the affects my excessive drinking the last few years might be having on my body, although there isnt any smoking gun. Also I seem to be getting more psychologically dependent on it which is something I need to stop in it's tracks and reverse. I feel like I can't go out socially without drinking or even play live poker, but of course I can.
Yea well from personal experience, as we age over 30 especially, it takes a lot more time to recover from drinking after a long night of partying 😀. So I rarelly drink myself now, and when I do I drink 2-3 beers maxiumum or 2-3 glasses of wine. No more whisky, bourboun or other kamikaze stuff 😀
Most important thing is to drink very little when u drink and mix in a lot of water.
Good luck!
