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Consistency is integration over time

You have a function f(x) which represents “healthy living”. You can’t just invoke it once in a while. It, instead, needs to be called regularly. It needs to be integrated over time. Initially, calling f(x) consistency is hard. Your body

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A sip to try

I had a few sips of a cocktail today. It is valentines day so took something on the date. But I hated the taste. So done with alcohol for now. It’s been 25 days.

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Motivation

I am insanely motivated right now. I am seeing results. I have the confidence that I can get this done. And the body is in the right mode. A lot of the sub processes and things (like calorie control, exercise,

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Hidden calories, complex models and aggression

In quantitative finance, alpha is a complicated thing. It’s a collection of a lot of smaller signals which combine together to produce something that is bigger than the whole. Things have to work together to make an effective alpha. Similar

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Cheat days are more cheaty than you think

Well, it was the superbowl yesterday. While I ran the race, I did “loosen up” a bit. I ate +800 calories based on my log (although the week total was still below target). Well, today, I am up to 286!

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Alc

Don’t want to write too much about this. But just wanted to point it out a bit. Last sip was Jan 20th. Since then, I have definitely not missed it. And I have even gone out and managed well with

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Gamification

I love streaks. I love completing goals. The running app is exciting. I am completing the days right now. And it is definitely helping. Like F1

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Another race in the books

Good stuff. Nice race. My pace is okay, could be better. My paces: 15.42, 14:33, 14:31 It’s all about pacing next.

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One day at a time

In the past, I would plan for too long. I would start visualizing what my weight would be a year from now, etc. Fuck that. It messes things up. Focus on the next day. Every day the weight has to

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281 and counting

The cut is going on. I feel like I finally have a handle on this. The question is, how long can I maintain this for? Am I in a crash diet? The transition to normalness will be tricky. But no

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