EPTI have been absent for a while now and I don't want people to think I have caved in, I have just had a really rough couple of weeks. But i'm hoping to get back to things soon.
For those of you who haven't read my past blogs, I had just finished a 30 day exercise program dubbed "30 Days of change ". The aim was to motivate people who were eager to improve their gameplay, to start regular exercise to improve their health (which is a area many gamers lack in) but also improve their Starcraft 2 play, as its been proven that your mental ability is linked to your physical well being.
What really gave me the idea was two things. Firstly I really wanted to give back to a community which has given me so much enjoyment over the last couple of years. Secondly at a important Mtg tournament I threw numerous games just due the fact I was tired and not thinking straight, I hoped that by sorting my life out I would also get better at the games I loved the most. While also maybe building a popular livestream in the process.
I had just begun a new fitness program, a new diet and was looking forward to really putting more time into Starcraft, preparing for a small lan coming up in August. The first two weeks went really well on the exercise front, I really started to see gains especially in my ab area, so did the diet.
My gameplay not so much, I ended up spending a week helping my mother sort out her house and as a result didn't have the means to blog or play. Upon returning I was initially eager to get back to everything, start to blog again etc. Thats when the problems began.
I just never got back to it. I ended up being ill for about two straight weeks, I would sleep 8-10 hours a day and still feel exhausted to the point where I wouldn't do exercise, blog or even play Starcraft 2. Every day since I have felt physically drained and I really don't understand why.
Up to this point what I have achieved has seriously broken my initial expectations, the response from this community has been nothing short of amazing and I feel like I have let everyone down by stopping. Judging by what I have read up on I seem to be experiencing "depression" type symptoms, but I truly don't think I have any reason to be depressed.
It all seems to be a downward spiral. Every day I miss exercise and as a result I feel worse and worse.
But I am ready to start again. I have a few more things to sort out, then I hope to get back to it.
Looking back I think writing a daily blog is a bit much, although it worked initially my days are becoming less exciting and as a result I have little to talk about on a daily basis. Furthermore it takes a large chuck out of my evening. Going forward I will be blogging more casually, keeping you all updated on whats up, while providing you all with good information and hopefully more motivation to get to work yourselves.
Although I will continue to blog on TL on a semi regular basis, I am looking to consolidate myself by setting up a external dedicated blog. It is my hope through this that I will be able to reach more people and have a permanent base to record my progress and give out good advice. I have recently got a few friends on board who will be able to help me provide quality content which I think we can all benefit from.
I am also looking to put more time into gameplay which I will stream. I have to do about four hours of study a day, about one hour of exercise and two hours of misc stuff. So I should have the time to stream a lot. Ill be focusing on Starcraft 2, Hearthstone and Magic.
My main goal over the coming weeks will be to build my twitter and live-stream to try and get more people involved. Its also a way I can interact with people on a daily basis, so if you want to help me out take the time to follow my twitter and tweet at me!
Ill keep you posted when my blog goes live, you can find my other details below, ill be streaming quite a lot over the next few days, but don't worry my TL days are not over.
Over the weekend ill be sorting stuff out and hopefully ill finally be able to get my sleep schedule and "depression" under control as I truly feel awful at the moment.
Anyway rant over. Keep being awesome, to date I have made lots of physical progress, i'm finally starting to look hench and I couldn't have done any of it without your continued support. Keep it real. Remember to follow my twitter and stream! See ya soon!!!
Relevant Links
Blog: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/haulvern
Livestream: www.twitch.tv/haulvern
Twitter: www.twitter.com/haulvern
Contact details: hauljin (skype)
