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A few of you probably wonder, "What ever became of likesforests?"
- I have not studied any chess.
- My baby's doing well.
- I lost 45 lbs, but injured my knee.
- I scored an apprenticeship in a new career.
- I have an au pair arriving next month to look after my children.
12 comments:
It is good to hear from you. Good luck in life and in chess.
I hope your life allows you some chess when you need it. :-)
Dedication to chess comes and goes, but the game will always be there.
Best to you and your family and career!
family first my friend. congratulations on the new career.
"I scored an apprenticeship in a new career."
As non americain i dont understand this. Is this something special, kinda like a promotion with huge pay raise?
Dont worry about chess; it will still be there when the chess bug will bite you again.
U1000 for life you are.
MDLM made you that way.
Anonymous, I really feel sorry for you.
Nice to hear from you! My health project is close to the Grob Zone
All, thanks for the well-wishes.
Tiger, my new career's on a completely different track. I wouldn't call it a promotion, nor a demotion. It's just a change more in-tune with who I am.
Securing an apprenticeship is a step forward. I had to compete for it. It does pay, but the pay's modest.
Farbor, keep at it my friend! Less weight and more strength makes living life more enjoyable. :)
Yes, being an amatuer chess player and having a carrier is something which is not going together well. Sad for us, we should be better in chess ;)
How did you lose 45 lbs? Was it because you did not play chess? :)
PetrS, I suppose this is where I'm supposed to plug my patented Chess Diet(tm), the one true way to lose lots of weight and keep it off! But the truth is I try to avoid fads and lost 51 lbs. with the oldest of methods: I ate fewer calories per day than I burned.
It's quite simple. First, I kept a food journal to track my eating--those who keep food journals, statistically speaking, lose more weight and are more likely to keep it off. I started at 3100 calories/day, but gradually got more and more brutal eliminating calorie-dense foods until I was eating 1300 calories/day. Then I added 200-400 kcal daily exercise.
Eating 1300 calories/day and getting enough protein for a 6'4" man who is aggressively working out is quite tricky. I lost 20 lbs on my own, then to fight flagging motivation got a personal trainer who stuck by me for the next 30 lbs. She's also a nutritionist and gave me good tips (eg switching from yogurt to greek yogurt) to keep my protein high enough.
Did dropping tactics in favor of 1.5 hours of cardio in the morning help? You bet. Was it essential? Nope. Now that 50 lbs. are off, I've switched to 2000 calories/day which is quite easy to maintain and get enough nutrients. I've also switched to some more active hobbies--hiking & photography.
At some point I'll balance an active life, two careers, and chess. But for now chess is on the back-burner.
very interesting blog, the rook vs pawn endings are very usefull, but to bad you made a lot of mistakes in the notation, if you want to learn chess, you can't follow your analysis.
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