Do you have any websites or books to recommend to assist in trying to eat healthier?

I guess you overlooked it.Any thoughts ?

Yeah, overlooked. I don't really see a difference between grinders and regulars, because the regulars are the grinders. So maybe define what you mean by each one?

As **** as it sounds, any south beach diet site/book is pretty on cue. There's some south beach cook books out there I think that give you a general idea. Like if you make pancakes, there's healthier flour you can use..that type of thing. They basically advocate a lower carb, low glycemic index foods. Basically foods that will keep you fuller for longer. The less processed a food, the more/longer your stomach has to work to break down the components. The main message is eat smaller meals, but more often, eat less processed foods, more veges, more protein, "healthier" starches.

I don't know how other states are, but in my middle school and high school we had required nutrition as part of P.E. So I learned a lot there, along with googling.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...0&postcount=16

For example in this post.You also agreed with Marek.This is about mtt's but doesn't matter.
From another viewpoint,you made a huge roi at 16 sng's.What do you know or you do to maximize your roi ? End game?Bubble play?Knowing true hand ranges?

sorry if its a complicated question

chknpotpie, sorry to hijack this question but please bear with me since i want to give my 2 cents on dorsal's post since this just happened to me and it home really hard.


dorsal, after 10 yrs of no dr visits, i got back my blood work and my triglyceride levels was 450. 3x normal rates! i'm punching an early death ticket for a young(ish) guy like me.

my diet consisted of about 25+ drinks a week and i would build my meals around white carbs/starches. rice, potatoes, pastas, cakes, donuts, cookies.

well, booze and white starches are the cornerstone of high triglycerides as i've learned via google.

i changed my diet by replacing a lot of the booze and starch. my 25+ drinks a week are about half that now. that saves an incredible amount of $$ along with the lack of hangovers. i ain't gonna lie, first two nights booze-free my body went through withdrawals. my head hurt and i was exhausted FROM NOT DRINKING. hahaha, that was sick. i figure you have four kids so you have no time to be drinking as much as me.

now cut out the bad carbs. most anything that's white and a starch can be replaced.

rice = quinoa
pasta = barley
white toast = multi grain
potato chips = pine nuts
ice cream bar = frozen grapes
donut = irreplacable
tortillas = ??? just cut back on tortillas man. they are cooked up in lard.

i build meals now from vegetables and complimentary seasonings. prepare meals using more good proteins. salmons, soy beans, chix peas, leaner meats (turkey, chix breast)

have the wifey use healthier cooking techniques. sautee in olive oil instead of butter. less salt. avoid cholestrol foods (processed cheeses, eggs, fried foods)

use the oven to roast foods instead of frying.

no heavy cheese, no hearty meals like bbq chix where altho the chix is relatively healthy, the bbq sauce is going to contain processed sugar, too much salt, nitrates and partially hydrogenated oil. tell her to salt less and cut out high cholestrol ingredients like eggs. Salt is used to bring out the flavor of the ingredients, season lightly and use it as an enhancer rather then the primary flavor.

don't eat food that comes out of a plastic bag.


sample week:

day 1
3 pieces of multi grain toast with peanut butter, large iced coffee with skim milk.

chipotle chix salad, no guac, no sour cream, no cheese.

stirfry of zucchini, garlic, chopped carrots, red onion. season with sherry vinegar, salt, pepper, olive oil, cumin.

day 2

egg whites, turkey sausages, grilled tomatoes. seasoned with salt, pepper and sriracha sauce

subway sandwich: whole wheat footlong with salami, pepporoni, lettuce, tomato, onion, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper. no cheese

sauteed salmon seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper. roasted brussel sprouts with olive oil, salt, pepper and pine nuts. MAYBE a glass (or 2) of dope pinot noir.

day 3
same peanut butter sandwiches but add in a banana.

multi grain sandwich w/grilled mushrooms, provelone, sprouts, cucumber, lettuce, onion.

cauliflower soup (very easy to make), roasted chix breast w/leftover brussel sprouts and maybe a couple carrots.

day 4

oatmeal w/fresh fruit.

spinach salad w/grilled chix, chix peas, cranberries, carrots

sauteed leftover cauliflowers w/parlsey, garlic, crushed red pepper, olive oil, salt pepper. leftover chix. quinoa + root vegetable (rutebaga, squash w/curry, paprika, chili powder

day 5
egg white omelette: mushrooms, scallions, onions, spinach

beef and brocolli stirfry, light sauce. brown rice.

grilled steaks w/grilled portabello mushrooms and grilled veggies (endives, onions, peppers, zucchini)


it's been two months and altho i'm doing much better then before, i still fall off the wagon constantly. for instance, i drank my ass off with my friends this weekend and ate roasted potatoes, latkes, biscuits w/gravy. but i still feel good about the way i've been eating.

eating healthy is still delicious if done right!

What howzit said, in a nutshell.

I've been grinding NLH sngos since I've played online poker, so applying that knowledge has definitely helped. My beginning play is more aggressive than most regulars, with the understanding that I can use my stack better later in the sngo than most. I take a lot of notes, which def helps with my ranges. My bubble play is slightly different than most. And my final 3/HU game is slightly different.

Even though my roi is somewhat high, I consider $/hour to be more important. So I think putting some work into increasing your tables can increase profit. Like many regulars might average 25% roi but only play 4 tables at a time. And some other regular might only average 15% roi but play 10 tables. But the latter is way more profitable.

I am really interested in this. Would you care to expand?

Thanks,

Bob

I could spend hours talking about bubble play. But I guess to try: every scenario has a different way I play based on stack sizes, their style, the stage of play, what I think they think I will do (for the regulars), and what they think I think they think will do etc..if that makes sense. So summarizing what goes on in my head is kinda tough cause it's so scenario based and the flow of the game etc.

To give an example. If i have a stack of 6k and there's 3 other people with stacks of 2k at 200/400 (on the bubble). I have notes and have noted that they are all really nitty and are there just to make money. I will probably open every hand, but might fold a top tier hand to their raise with the understanding that my being able to raise more on the bubble is more valuable than trying to get them out. Like rather than the stacks being me 6k, him 4k, other person 2k. I'd rather have 4 left with me 8k, 1k, 1k, 1k. Basically, I think people focus too much on the cards, making the money, and abc play, rather than thinking about every scenario differently, going with reads, and trying to win.

Also, I see a higher value in having a stack early if you know how to use it. So I take a lot more risks early based on reads thinking I can use my stack later, so in my opinion I think my 3k stack is worth more than double my 1500 stack. And I think I am also a lot nittier in the middle stages than most regulars.

Not sure if my play is the optimal way to be honest, but it seems to be working so far.

Bump.

Threads older than February 1 are to be automatically archived next month in preparation for an upgrade. I'm bumping all 2+2 threads cited in our two stickies that are not already archived so that they will not be lost to us.

This includes all the wells.

Buzz

Chicken, how upset were you when you didn't get into UCLA and had to go USC?