Days 13-16

Where do the days go??? I thought I had missed a day at the most and find I've missed 3 before updating today! I will keep better track of this--I promise!

Went to a casino last night about an hour away and made $300. Had $600 in my pocket and had to put another $200 on the table at one time until I finally figured out the players and was able to read their bets in relation to my hand. Then I began winning! Also connected with another player wishing to improve and he's coming Monday for lunch and poker learning. I think that will help me, and hopefully him, as I learn better by doing and hearing it out loud. When I teach, then, I find I learn more than my students at times--at least as much.

Online I went up and then down this week. Down isn't as low as it has been in the past, but it's not as up as I want. I now have to earn back $600 plus $300 to be at my all-time high and have all the money back I've invested in poker since August online. I'm not putting my casino winnings with online ones yet. I AM keeping strict records for the IRS, though.

The pounds part of my days have not been astringent, but I AM making some lifestyle changes such as what I order in restaurants and not eating candy and rarely dessert. Last night we came back late and stopped in a neighboring town at a tavern sort of restaurant where we LOVE the hamburgers--which are huge! Instead, I had their chicken mulligan soup and half a hot ham and cheese sandwich. The soup was more of a stew and delicious! While I thoroughly enjoyed the sandwich too, I now know I can get by on a bowl of soup--and that's well within the dietary guidelines I have for myself. I took one small bite of my husband's hamburger and thus didn't feel deprives at all!

I think it's these life-style changes that will get me where I want to be eventually (within a year?) and staying there!

Good luck to you and yours who are waging this weight battle with me!