I started running everyone morning from last week.

I mainly work from home, so i dont have to be out of the house early

I get up at 7am, get my lad ready for school by 8.15am and then have breakfast.

At 9am i go on my running machine for 30 minutes, im hoping to increase that as i go on ... but its ok for the first month.

Ill drink some water, have a banana whilst running and then chill out for a bit before having a muller rice !!

Ive also cut out the rubbish i eat ... and then each Saturday ill treat myself to ONE chocolate bar and thats it ..

Already im finding myself much hungrier ... and im often having to have a bowl of cereal or a sandwich ... but no biscuits !!

Ive also started doing the 100 push up work out .. which is damn hard btw.

Good job sir!

You are doing it right. Exercise will make you feel hungrier, it's a good sign, and eating healthy doesn't mean "eat less", that's for losing weight. You should definitely eat as much as you can, as long as it's healthy food. I personally always have alot of fresh fruit/carrots/other vegetables/tuna fish/mackerel/chicken wings (not fried) and stuff like that. I actually eat all day long and feel as healthy as a newborn. You can never eat too much, only eat too much of the wrong food.

Thanks Samdk.

I have indeed purchased a load of chicken drumsticks and just cook a load of them and leave them in the fridge.

Im finding myself just returning to the fridge every 20 minutes

Im thinking of purchasing some whey protein to drink before and after running and doing some push ups and a small amount of weights.

I was also looking into a alternative to cod liver oil capsules ...just cannot bring myself to take those ! ..apparently Flax seed oil capsules are pretty good so im going to purchase some of those.

NOT exercising is a stress on your system. it is a stressor. remove it!
our bodies are designed to exercise.

Totally agree with all this!
But i can add one more thing to the list... for max results you can try ice cold shover everyday... ofc doing it step by step so you can actually take it
I find it hard and long to describe all benifits of it so you can just search some forums!
try it! :P

absolutely agree!

Appreciate all the positive response, please keep posting any individual progress/ideas you may have.

I presonally just came back from a 6day trip with friends. We have been drinking/eating like the gods of Valhal....Right now I just feel like running a marathon to make up for the punishment I put my body through this week....Infact that's what I'm gonna do tomorrow.
If you don't hear from me the next week......I probably died during the run

Well thank you for giving out all this advice before you died - much appreciated

When you're in shape do you feel as though you haven't got to force anything? Like if we're playing poker you feel as though you are calm enough and have enough stamina to be able to fold hand after hand after hand and still feel fresh and not needing to play a hand for the sake of it?

I survived , had to stop after 27km though. To answer your question; I do feel a noticeable improvement in that area, but sometimes I still suddenly get bored with the game and make moves I shouldn't have. I feel the most improvement in how I cope with defeat/adversity/bad beats etc. If I'm in a playing mood, a series of bad beats wont make me tilt and steam call/raise, which have been a problem for me in the past.

progress anyone?

I just found this thread. Great advice and very motivating. I was planning on adding some form of work out to my daily routine. This is further motivation.

Also, I have known some high level bowlers and I can attest to the fact that at the level that OP competed it is a very demanding sport. The lane conditions (the way the oil is distributed on the lane) in high level bowling make it a demanding test of accuracy and consistency. In a lot of ways serious bowling reminds me of golf. Lane conditions and ball selection are key. Your mental game has to be sharp.

Sorry for the slight derail but its interesting to have a high level bowler posting. It doesn't get the respect it deserves IMO.

Cheech Marin to Tin Cup: "the mental game, you don't have it."

Anyone who doesn't think bowling is a physical sport.. go bowl for 2 hours and see how you feel in the morning

Not often I hear from someone who actually knows something about bowling . You are correct, besides the obvious there are so many other factors you have to consider in bowling; lane conditions (which change by each throw), right equipment (I've had at least 80 different bowling balls) , swollen/bruised fingers and wrist, room humidity/temperature and a lot more.

There are so many different things that can put you off your game, that your mental state is key in order to cope with these things. My main problem for a long time was, that when something did go wrong, I would let it bother me to much. Things that could have been fixed with few adjustments within a few throws, I would let ruin whole games for me.

Things like this, I think can easily be transferred to the way you play poker. In poker it is also key, that you stay focused at all times, just 1 badly played hand due to steam/tilt can cause you to lose. If you think about it, I'll bet a lot of your hands were lost this way

Yes, an inexperienced player will definitely feel it the next day.

hey guys, thanks for all the positive feedback.....this is for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3kyNGVK-hI