Most of my issues stem from two things, and both are kinda self inflicted which leaves me not much room to complain. One comes from being far too overweight the last 4-5 years. I have abused the hell out of my body by trying to maintain my level of sports activities (Ice Hockey, golf and baseball) in lieu of being 280 instead of 235 and now have issues with several joints, including both knees, ankles, right hip and even seem to have shoulder issues still even though it's been surgically repaired twice. Not much problem when playing poker, but it had effected my reasoning for getting off my ass and going to the gym to get into shape which in itself would help, particularly with problem two.
Number two, I don't sleep enough. I never really have and it's not that I can't I have just always hated going to sleep and as of the last few years and this last 2 years more than most, I don't sleep nearly enough for what I need. One of the things that has become problematic for me is I can play as much poker as I want, but I fully want to be and am expected to be a father and husband first. So not unlike most of the guys here in my spot poker becomes something to be done when there is time. I like to play a lot so I play at night when the kid is asleep and either the wife is in bed or is watching some bad television. She does like shows like American idol and other reality crap plus several TV series. What this may have done when combined with no exercise in the last year is produce a brain fog effect that I actually am having looked at soon. My memory is shot, my eye site has gotten worse (blurry) and I have huge bouts of non focus. These are not old things either this is all fairly new. Things like leaving the house to go to the store on the corner to get a few things and actually forgetting something in my list of 3 and having to go back. Like driving to my sisters for dinner on Saturday afternoon and getting off the highway 5 minutes in to the drive at my work exit and pulling into the parking lot with my kid in the car. Reading articles/poohbah posts on poker either here or the other forum and having to start over half way through because I don't even remember what I am reading.
The body aches and pains I will deal with, since I know what caused it, or that it's just remnants of previous injury/repetitive use that will not be aggravated but needs strength training or flexibility. the brain stuff will be getting looked at by a Naturapath. Until now my basic prescription for all of this has been Rockstar energy drinks, Tylenol and just not pushing the body. I quit hockey and baseball last year and hadn't been to the gym in years as mentioned before. I am changing all that by getting back into the gym which will be number 1 in fixing this, and i really do need to start sleeping more. Maybe I should do a sleep OP. I will be having a non prescription pushing medical person look into my memory/sight issues, but suspect sleep would help a ton.
FWIW, nobody has said playing 50K hands a month predominantly after 10PM with a full time job would be easy and I have done everything in my power to make it as difficult as possible.
