| Those of us who have chosen online poker as | | | | replace all my other dishes with either poultry or |
| our full time career will understand how easy it is | | | | fish. Now I love eating curries so this worked out |
| to get into a lazy routine sitting in front of our | | | | well for me as I could prepare lots of healthy |
| dual monitors every day 6 days a week, with diet | | | | curries using chicken, turkey etc but I also wanted |
| consisting of sandwiches for lunch and Chinese | | | | to increase my intake of vegetables on a daily |
| take-aways for dinner and all other junk fund in | | | | basis. I had the idea of eating raw carrot sticks |
| between as snacks. Not only is this incredibly | | | | during a poker session to keep my energy levels |
| unhealthy for us in the long run, it will also affect | | | | up. Vegetables are slow energy releasing highly |
| how we perform on a daily basis at the poker | | | | complex foods which are great for keeping |
| tables. | | | | hunger pangs away. |
| The problem with a diet high in refined foods is | | | | However I got sick of eating the raw carrot |
| the sugar rushes, cravings and low energy levels | | | | sticks so instead I drummed up a recipe for a |
| plus the additional 'bonus' of gaining extra weight | | | | raw vegetable smoothie which I could drink during |
| when we don't pursue any outdoor activities to | | | | a long poker session. Well all I can say is that the |
| burn off those large calorie intakes. However | | | | addition of the raw vegetable smoothie alone |
| exercise is a different article for a different day. | | | | boosted my energy to a level I had not |
| Today I'm going to focus on food and explain | | | | experienced since my childhood days. |
| from my personal experiences what I found | | | | The ingredients are simple |
| helpful diet-wise. | | | | 1 small head of lettuce |
| I began to notice my energy levels were dropping | | | | Large handful of broccoli |
| recently when I fully tore my ACL in my left | | | | Large handful of cauliflower |
| knee, so I was unable to go on my three times a | | | | Large handful of carrots |
| week jog. Once that occurred I found myself | | | | Large handful of sweet potato |
| eating more food which was very easy to | | | | Large handful of celery |
| prepare. Food that doesn't take long to prepare | | | | Cup of organic apple juice |
| usually means it is not that good for you. Any | | | | Ground cinnamon for extra flavouring (as much or |
| food that you just take a wrapper off and put in | | | | as little as you want) |
| a microwave is simply not good for you! | | | | Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil |
| I found that my usual 2 poker sessions of 4 | | | | 3/4 pint of water |
| hours per day were becoming very hard to | | | | Chop all the vegetables into smaller pieces so the |
| complete. I would end up shutting down my poker | | | | blender can handle it and blend on medium power |
| tables after two hours as my concentration levels | | | | for 30 seconds and high power for 60 seconds. |
| were dropping alarmingly quick. So I decided that | | | | Add more water if the consistency is too thick. |
| if I can't go running at least I can make an effort | | | | This will make about 1.5 pints of fresh raw |
| with my diet. | | | | vegetable smoothie and store in the fridge and |
| I cut out as much wheat as possible from my | | | | serve chilled. Drink some for breakfast and then |
| diet and only allowed myself 2 slices of whole - | | | | also during your poker sessions. |
| wheat brown bread per day (Before I used to | | | | You will notice the difference immediately. Your |
| eat up to 10 slices of white bread a day!). I | | | | mind will stay alert for longer, you will have a |
| replaced normal pasta with gluten free pasta | | | | more positive mind set and your cravings for |
| made out of rice flour. You cant even notice the | | | | sugary snacks will diminish. All this means you will |
| difference! I gave up alcohol unless for a special | | | | play your poker 'A' game for longer which |
| occasion but usually about once a month on | | | | equates to more money in your pocket in the |
| average. | | | | long run. I hope you have enjoyed my |
| I then looked at my red meat intake and reduced | | | | unconventional online poker tips! |
| this down to 1 serving of red meat per week and | | | | |