"I am more confident in myself and what I am doing. Jaime credits the huge amount of support he has received for the success he and Matt have had in achieving the lofty goals set out. The road to dropping all that weight has had its challenges, but Jaime and Matt have been able to keep on the consistent path toward becoming $75,000 apiece richer, with a little help from their friends. Be a role model for the people that have been rooting us on all year.” Show all the people that said we have no chance what is possible. When asked what kept him going when things got tough, Jaime answered: “Trying to win against Bill Perkins, do my best for my brother Matt who has worked equally hard on his side. The prop bet was the catalyst for this massive life change for the Staples, and it has also been a key to keeping up motivation when things got tough, among other factors. Staples at the 2016 Run It Up Reno Maintaining Motivation Other than that, most of Jaime’s limited, calorie-deficient energy was going into planning and executing daily streaming or vlogging content, as per usual. This part was just a matter of planning to scope out where to hit the gym and do cardio, and finding restaurants that would provide healthy eating options. Since the bet, the Staples brothers have lived in six countries and traveled to five tournament stops, forcing them to constantly adapt their daily routine. It’s just that having more awareness towards macros has allowed those mistakes to be smaller, and for the mindset to not change every time I slip up.” "I found that eating clean but being full feels better almost all the time."Īrmed with the understanding of macros, Jaime learned to keep his mindset positive and adjust when mistakes are made, rather than letting them lead to more bad choices or make him feel like it’s back to square one. I found that eating clean but being full, feels better almost all the time.” Super full is super clean food the hungrier you want to be, the more junk you can eat. But the freedom is there to choose the volume you want to eat. “I can fit in a slice of pizza, but that means a brutal boring and tough day the rest of the day. This piece allowed him to find ways to fit in more “normal” foods even on a 1,300 calorie plan and understand just what would have to be done to make up for specific junk food mistakes. One such piece of knowledge that has been a game-changer for Jaime, is understanding and counting macronutrients including protein, fats, and carbs. "I think what’s needed for people like us is gaining a skillset to turn that knowledge into consistent action." That takes confidence and support and practice.” I think what’s needed for people like us, is gaining a skill set to turn that knowledge into consistent action. “It’s not as if overweight people, such as my former self, don't have discipline, or don't know that it is 80% diet 20% exercise, or that pizza has a lot of calories. Since August, Jaime has lost around 50 more pounds with the help of consistent execution of a new skill set he had to gain. PokerNews checked in with Jaime at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona back in August and found him more than 50 pounds down and working hard in the gym with personal trainer Mike Vacanti. Staples at the 2016 EPT Dublin The Uphill Grind Getting to the same weight on Sunday was just a formality with the hard part already done. Jeff Gross was the judge and they both the Staples brothers weighted in on 188.3 (85.4 kg) meaning Jaime lost 115.7 pounds (52.5 kg) while Matt gained 54.3 pounds (24.6 kg).īig Congrats to Jaime & Matt on winning $150,000 in this epic bet! The Final weigh in 188.3 lbs & 188.3 lbs each.… - Jeff Gross spoke to Jaime a couple days before the weigh in, when he was down 107 pounds while Matt was up 56 pounds, putting the two just seven LBs apart. at Jason Somerville's RunItUp Reno event in Nevada. Here we are, one year later, and Jaime and Matt Staples did it! The official Weigh-In took place March 25 at 5 p.m. Jaime saw the bet as a win-win, with nothing much to lose - well, except for all that weight. Perkins let the Staples brothers book up to $3,000 to win $150,000 and they snap-called. It was a tall task with Jaime weighing in at 304 pounds (137.9 kg) and brother Matt down at a slim 134 (60.7 kg). Spoiler alert: 50-1 are some long odds.īut those are the odds that high roller Bill Perkins offered for Jaime Staples and brother Matt Staples to get to the same weight in the span of one year. The odds laid out are a good indicator for just how extreme the task at hand should be. Prop bets are notorious for providing intense motivation for people to accomplish some outlandish, demanding, and sometimes nearly impossible undertakings.
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