September Big Month

Just a quick one. 60s going pretty well so far and I'm currently sat at 130k vpps for the year so I figure I might as well try grind out a 70k month and give myself a very good shot at 300k-400k vpps for the year. Earning 12.687 vpps and a cheeky 0.50c rakeback per game at the moment so if I can manage to breakeven (which I hope to do better than) over the 5439 games I need to play its a decent sum of money and for me would be by far the biggest month volume wise to date. I believe it's important for me to start grinding solid hours soon so that when I start my SNE run next year it isn't too much of a shock to the system. Plus, gotta start saving some dollar for Christmas presents and my PCA trip in January!

Also this next month I wanted to try out cutting any stimulants from my diet to see if I could gain any extra edge at or away from the tables. Plus I'm well aware I don't live a particularly healthy lifestyle and I'm intrigued to see the difference this might make.  I figure cutting out caffeine, alcohol and a sugar from my body completely for a month might make a drastic improvement to my energy levels, sleeping patterns, focus and general quality of life. I'm not a big alcohol drinker but I will miss caffeine that's for sure and I've heard its a pretty difficult thing to quit completely but I'm up for the challenge. I'm sure it can't be too difficult!

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Last but not least, I've been messing around with cyclical ketogenic dieting recently as an alternative way of losing fat ( http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cyclical+ketogenic+diet ). Basically with my current routine I don't feel like I have the time to train 7 times a week, grind hard, keep a social life AND do cardio so this way of dieting seems to suit me perfectly. It's cheaper than my previous diet, I get to eat foods I genuinely enjoy and I don't suffer from that dreaded post workout meal crash. I found the last couple of months that any substantial amount of carbohydrates basically puts me out of action or makes me feel awful for an hour or two afterwards which obviously is far from ideal. Im really hoping that within 4-6 weeks of this diet I'll be ready to start putting some muscle back on after what feels like an age of trying to drop fat.

During this month I'll revert back to weekly updates to keep me motivated and just to keep anyone who is interested up to speed. One of the main reasons for this post though was to provide a pre-excuse to anybody who wants to do anything this month. I won't be drinking, I won't be eating like a normal human being and I'll be working most of my free time so unfortunately I'll be a little out of the loop till October. Anyway, after taking a few days off visiting my friend in Holland I'm really looking forward to putting in a major grind and getting stuff done this month so I'll keep you updated! Laters!