At night, Qin Yue had an incredibly vivid dream.
In the dream, he hit a "Death God Half Moon Slash" at the last moment of Game 7 of the NBA Finals, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James and finally led his team to lift the championship trophy.
The dream was so real that Qin Yue kept reminiscing about it in his mind even before washing up in the morning.
In fact, this was not the first time Qin Yue had such scenes in his dreams.
But, unlike before...
In the bathroom, after wiping his face with a towel, Qin Yue knew that in this lifetime, he might indeed be able to realize all the dreams he had had before.
And just thinking about that filled Qin Yue with endless motivation!
Thus, being the person who takes immediate action, he drafted a detailed weight loss plan for himself right after washing up.
Of course, to say it's detailed...
In summary, Qin Yue's weight loss plan consisted of just six words:
——Control your mouth and move your legs.
Qin Yue knew very well that to lose weight, he must create what is called a calorie deficit.
Therefore, a proper diet would undoubtedly become the primary focus of his upcoming weight loss journey.
As for moving his legs...
"After completing the system's first-stage task, the system will provide me with a monitoring strip to prevent injuries during my upcoming weight loss period.
So, I should first complete the system-released first-stage task through scientific dieting and then gradually increase my daily training volume."
It must be said that the system's phased reward settings are quite reasonable.
Because people with significant weight shouldn't impose high-intensity training on themselves at the initial stage of weight loss.
In Qin Yue's view, even with his body which has some athletic foundation, he still needs to arrange the most scientific weight loss plan according to the current situation.
Otherwise, before making it to the NBA to become famous, he might end up needing a wheelchair during weight loss.
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After making the plan, Qin Yue quickly made himself a hearty breakfast using the ingredients in the fridge:
Two boiled eggs, two boiled potatoes, and a bowl of salad with a bit of oil and vinegar dressing.
In his previous life, after starting work, Qin Yue also had a period where he got out of shape, so he became quite adept at preparing diet meals.
However, contrary to what he planned...
This breakfast, which he thought would be quite filling, didn't seem to satisfy him no matter how much he ate.
There was no helping it; because the original "Qin Yue" had an astonishing appetite, consuming an unimaginable amount of calories daily, such a bland breakfast naturally quickly drew strong dissatisfaction from his stomach.
However, even knowing that weight loss requires patience and haste does not bring success, he didn't intend to compromise with his stomach at this moment.
After all, once you compromise on such issues, it leads to countless subsequent compromises.
Feeling hungry, just endure it, do you think I'll indulge you?
This stomach, in Qin Yue's view, is just too troublesome!
...
After breakfast, choosing to ignore the protest from his stomach, Qin Yue quickly analyzed his current situation through memories in his mind.
Firstly, a piece of good news for Qin Yue is...
To appease his family, although he started to give up on himself from the end of his high school years, after graduating from West Selphos High School and getting into Wake Forest University, the "Qin Yue" still chose to join the basketball team in college.
As a school that in Qin Yue's memory had cultivated prehistoric beasts like Tim Duncan and the God of Point Guards, Chris Paul, Qin Yue was very clear about the weight Wake Forest University held in the American college basketball scene during this period.
In Qin Yue's view, as long as he can be heavily relied upon by the Demon Deacons in the future, he undoubtedly has a stepping stone to the NBA.
Of course, besides the good news, Qin Yue also received a piece of bad news.
That is...
With the original owner of this body completely giving up, "Qin Yue" himself remarkably earned a nickname known to the entire school by the end of his freshman year:
——"The Shame of Wake Forest."
Recalling this, Qin Yue was utterly amused.
Because after recalling this memory, Qin Yue understood clearly that the reason the original owner of this body got this nickname is entirely self-inflicted.
Although after graduating high school, "Qin Yue" couldn't compare to basketball geniuses entering college with full scholarships, through the memories "Qin Yue" himself tried to hide purposefully...
Qin Yue discovered that at least in the early stage of his freshman year, the coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Prose, still imagined persuading him to lose weight and cultivating him as a future reserve force for the team.
Even though "Qin Yue's" subsequent downfall was heart-wrenching, the coaches did not fully give up on him.
Even after his freshman year ended, despite being completely despairing of "Qin Yue," the coaches still hoped "Qin Yue" could pull himself together, at least not be so self-destructive and finish college with a normal person's mindset.
However, it's regretful...
"Qin Yue," who's even more of a losing team than the Timberwolves from a few years ago, is already deep down the path of tanking.
In the dorm room, after a long sigh, Qin Yue immediately turned his gaze to the calendar on the wall:
——June 25, 2003.
As someone who had been through it, Qin Yue knew very well that in two days it would be the 2003 NBA draft.
By then, the prodigies of the golden 03 generation, led by LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, would embark on their respective NBA careers one after another.
And if he wanted to realize those dreams he had in the past someday...
Then, in Qin Yue's view, he must meticulously plan every day, down to every minute!
Moreover, this upcoming summer, besides initially losing weight, Qin Yue must train diligently to regain the trust of the school team coach during his sophomore career.
Although achieving all this is tantamount to reaching for the sky...
But after setting up goal after goal, Qin Yue instead felt full of energy.
...
Time quickly came to noon.
Apart from a vegetable salad and boiled potatoes, Qin Yue specially made a steak for lunch.
As they say, weight loss should be individualized.
Since the original owner of this body consumed an astonishing amount of calories every day, for Qin Yue, creating a calorie deficit through diet became the simplest task in his upcoming weight loss plan.
However, even after the steak went down...
After lunch, Qin Yue's stomach was still howling, expressing its dissatisfaction:
What, just this little? Who are you looking down on?
Unfortunately, no matter how much his stomach protested today, Qin Yue chose to ignore it with unbelievable determination.
Hungry?
Sorry, no way!
Additionally, after lunch and checking the supplies in the fridge, Qin Yue planned to go to a nearby outdoor basketball court in the afternoon to practice shots and stock up on groceries as per his memories.
Oh right, he also had to throw out all the high-calorie snacks the original owner had hoarded!
After all, Qin Yue wasn't a god, no matter how strong his willpower was.
Qin Yue knew very well that under the temptation of these snacks, it would be extremely difficult to maintain a calm heart during the upcoming weight loss period.
...
In the afternoon, Qin Yue came to an outdoor basketball court not far from the dormitory as he remembered.
However, as soon as he started practicing, Qin Yue discovered a hard-to-accept fact...
That is, with the addition of 180 kilograms of body weight, even the simplest shot now became extremely laborious.
After all, when you miss the shot, you have to pick up the ball yourself, don't you?
Fortunately, as long as he stepped onto the court and held the basketball, the fatigue from his body would be washed away by the joy in his heart. Therefore, despite the harsh reality, Qin Yue was still painfully happy.
And as Qin Yue gradually got into the groove, he also began to feel the joy this body brought him.
In the past, when playing basketball, he needed both hands to hold the ball steady, but now Qin Yue could easily grab it with one hand.
The only regret for Qin Yue was that perhaps he wasn't yet accustomed to this body, and considering the body's weight, he couldn't use his most skilled jump shot, making his shooting percentage quite low throughout the afternoon.
But hitting iron all afternoon didn't bother Qin Yue at all.
Because compared to the touch that could be regained through practice, the static talent of this body was in Qin Yue's eyes a precious fortune that no amount of effort could catch up with.
In his previous life, Qin Yue had trained for a long time to jump and could only barely touch the rim with his fingertips.
But in this life, looking at the hoop within reach, if not worrying his knees couldn't handle it, Qin Yue really wanted to hold that basketball and dunk it hard at this moment!
Indeed, as a widely loved sport, basketball can be played by anyone regardless of gender or age, but at the same time, as a rather unforgiving sport, the professional threshold for basketball means you must have a certain talent to have any chance.
No matter how excellent your skills are, no matter how solid your fundamentals are, if your talent doesn't meet the mark, you are destined not even to touch the threshold of the profession.
In this life, as long as he can activate the Mountain Peak System and combine it with the static talent of this body, Qin Yue firmly believes he's destined to break through that cruel threshold in the future and chase that dream he's long yearned for!
However, at this moment, the confident Qin Yue didn't know that the real test for him...
Was only just beginning.
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