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Hey, some of us are not morning people. It takes us a little while to get into the flow of things. Philo should be better after a couple cups of coffee. :)
I had mentioned this on the Facebook page, but I'll reprint it here just for the heck of it. MC Frontalot, for those who don't know, is a rapper that is one of the founder of the nerdcore "school" of hip-hop,where he raps about things like Voltron, Dungeons and Dragons, and many other things nerdy. Anyway, he posted on his site a while back that he is using the power of Dungeons and Dragons to quit smoking. I like this idea. Only thing is, I don't smoke. I wonder how this could be adapted for weight loss instead. Any ideas?
Take care,
~Rob
Get a Necromancer to cast Abi-Dalzim’s Horrid Wilting on you? :p
You could utilize it as a kind of punishment game. Any time you fail a check you do push-ups, sit-ups, etc. Either you will get into good shape, or you will learn how to roll a Nat 20 every time you pick up the dice.
Use your dice roll for repetitions of an exercise. Change out soft drinks for beer for beverage of choice at the game table. Beer is a healthier choice and it’s good for your bones and heart. You’re less likely to drink as much of it as well.
Well, so much for my theory that Philo would’ve heard the knocking and not been surprised. OTOH, he was unconscious, sort of ^_^
In my personal experience, the evidence does not seem to be that D&D (or tabletop gaming in general) is good for weight loss. Whenever I’m at a con in a hotel, at some point in the weekend I will notice that the elevators can’t carry as many gamers as ‘danes.
If you can manage it, swap out both the soft drinks and beer for unsweetened iced tea. Fewer calories, more antioxidants, less chance that the con officials will be objecting to the alcohol ^_^. Likewise, try to swap out the typical snacks for healthier options, if you can find any healthier options that you will want to snack on.
Good luck!
From reading Ta-Nehisi Coates, as well as my own experiences, I have the understanding that willpower– or willpower saving throws–don’t really come into play at home. If the pint of Ben & Jerry’s is in the freezer, it’ll get eaten. The bag of chips will be eaten, if I buy it and bring it home. I almost certainly won’t nurse it and peck away and spread them out over as large a number of meals as I first intend. I’ll tuck in and eat half the sucker just because. Willpower has already failed.
The trick is to not buy it.
Maybe something like three saving throws against junk per encounter (that is, shopping trip). Each failed roll and a certain quantity of junk goes in the shopping cart. Each trip to the store, the saving throw gets easier to pass, harder to fail. Likewise, dining out saving throw. Pass and get the salad (no fried chicken on it, and minimal dressing, etc), fail and grab the bacon cheese burger or such.