*** August Graphs / Sept Goals ***

[Landlord79]

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+$725 - 2 Trips to the Casino @ $1/2NL
+$702 - FR 31 BB/100 Hands
-$25 - O/8
+$250 - Home Games
+$12 6max LHE
<u>+$50 - Other bets</u>
= BME of +$1,710.00 , $ 25.65 /Hr

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FMP

[chavarie]

First month playing NL cash games. Goal for september is 20k nl25 hands and move up to 50nl for another 50k hands. Get a new pc and a new monitor (10 tabling on a 17" 7 years old monitor isn't good). Also stop playing on PS and start making money with RB and bonuses (and spending my fpps on Sunday millions sats).

[Ryanj37]

Pretty average month. First half went well but the second.
half was poor. Oh well, +$600 for rakeback.

Goals for september: 25K hands +2.5K inc. rakeback

[dw2006]

"For August, I want to:

1) Play 100k hands at 200nl
2) Win 10k+
3) Make supernova (this will be simple I am almost there) "

-From the august goals thread

My pt is down now so I don't have a graph. But I played about 70k hands and finished +7k or so and made supernova. Also I won about 37k in tournaments which made August my best month ever. I switched to 6 max as well, but I still post here out of habit.

For september:

50k hands at 1/2
25k hands at 2/4+
+10k

[chip-star]

Goal#1: Play 100k hands

Goal#2: Get laptop memory sorted so i can move up and have a hud displaying all the time.

Goal#3: Not be 22k hands behind friend in propbet for most hands in month with 3 days to go meaning i had to play 28,200 hands 12 tabling the $2nl fast tables to get in the hands in 3 days to win. (see micro forum for graph)

[coordi]

goal: dont tilt off/run bad 15+ buyins

No internet at my house, so here is a drawering

[grouchie]

I'm going to post my personal goals in here as well just to give me more motivation to keep them.
Besides, healthier body = healthier mind and should improve my awareness and help my poker game no?

So, after re-thinking things I still want to play 20 hours per week as I think that should get me 2 of the nova bonus's in a 3 month period playing 100NL with some 50NL mixed in.

Also, I have decided that I am losing 40 pounds by the end of the year (only 10 per month which I think is doable).
I have cut out energy drinks and regular sodas. I have gone 4 days without any of them.
I am also eating healthier, and more often (more smaller meals).


This month I will be earning my 1st $1500 bonus and with that I am going to be purchasing an elliptical machine.

Anyone who uses one consistantly and can recommend a good one please feel free to, I have up to $1500 to spend on one.

that is all

[Mike Kelley]

Coordi,

I have you running at like 33/25 on full ring. I think you ought to try tightening up a little if the swings are bothering you. I'm not even sure full ring can consistently be beaten with stats that high. Just my $.02

[coordi]

I must have been running sick hott or switching it up as I sometimes do. Over a fairly large sample I run 17.5/10.

[Keyser112]

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I'm going to post my personal goals in here as well just to give me more motivation to keep them.
Besides, healthier body = healthier mind and should improve my awareness and help my poker game no?



So, after re-thinking things I still want to play 20 hours per week as I think that should get me 2 of the nova bonus's in a 3 month period playing 100NL with some 50NL mixed in.

Also, I have decided that I am losing 40 pounds by the end of the year (only 10 per month which I think is doable).






I have cut out energy drinks and regular sodas. I have gone 4 days without any of them.
I am also eating healthier, and more often (more smaller meals).


This month I will be earning my 1st $1500 bonus and with that I am going to be purchasing an elliptical machine.

Anyone who uses one consistantly and can recommend a good one please feel free to, I have up to $1500 to spend on one.

that is all

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as a personal trainer and med student to be in a couple months your goals for your body, however ambitious, are not realistic. since you are just starting to get healthier (i assume) the most important thing (IMO) is not to set goals that are too high. so for starters, don't worry about how much weight you are losing. seriously. your biggest concern should be eating healthier and exercising. first let's deal with the eating. do not attempt to eliminate every bad food/drink from your diet. you will go crazy after a while, binge eat/drink, and destroy your motivation and self-confidence in the process. that said, you should cut down on the junk but still allow yourself some on occation. i.e if you are drinking 10 pops/energy drinks each week, try drinking 3-4. trust me you will see a huge improvement with just that. also, don't even think about spending $1 on any, ANY, ANY, cardio equipment. spend $50/month and get a membership at a local gym where you can use way more equipment at a fraction of the cost. and get exercising. how much? well if you are just starting, yor goal should be 2 times/week. yep, that's it. any additional days you decide to exercise are bonuses. believe me when i say i have seen so many people fail because they set goals too high. start realistic, get some motivation as you can meet your goals, then gradually increase them. always start slowly so you don't burn out. trust me on this one. (even though you are never supposed to trust someone who says 'trust me')

i have a lot more i can say on this topic and my post is starting to get long, so PM me if you have a lot of questions