It’s Monday and the start of four weeks of The Game On! Diet. For those of you that don’t know, The Game On! Diet is a book written by Krista Vernoff which just so happens to be the writer of Grey’s Anatomy. She is hysterical so this book becomes a fast and easy read. The Game On! Diet is a competitive way to diet! Competitive is my middle name people! I am THAT person that is all up in your face replaying every minute of how you just lost to me. Yep, you know the one you want to punch in the face. I’m THAT person! Not healthy, I know, but this book makes it healthy. Let me just clarify. The book doesn’t encourage taunting other people until you get punched in the face so I am going to try to avoid that but what the book does do is have you create teams that compete against each other based on a point system. For Example:
30 Meal Points: You earn 6 points per meal for eating five fully sanctioned meals. No snacks between meals
20 Exercise Points: You earn your exercise points by doing some form of exercise for 20 minutes per day.
10 Water Points: You earn your water points by drinking three liters of water per day.
15 Sleep Points: You earn your sleep points by sleeping for a minimum of seven hours a night.
20 Transformation Points: You earn 10 points for practicing one healthy habit and another 10 points a day for eliminating one unhealthy old habit.
5 communication points: You earn communication points by being in contact with at least one teammate and at least one opponent a each day. (Phone calls, emails and text messages count.)
Exceptions: Each week, each player gets one meal off in addition to one day off. The meal o0ff and day off may be taken at any time during the given week.
Bonus points: You can earn bonus points by turning in your points to the score keeper by the designated time.
There are also Penalties and such where you lose points. I think the most appealing thing about this diet, other than the fact that you get to compete in a competitive nature against other competors (I just made that word up) is that the point system isn’t based on weight lost. I have spent the last year getting down to the “appropriate” weight for my height so I am able to make a different fitness goal other then weight loss. It applies to any type of fitness goal so anyone has a chance to win! Which Team #1 will win!!! We are Team #1 for a reason, because we are #1 and we are going to win! Just sayin!
Our game has 5 teams of three with the exception of team #1 (the winning team) which has four players. Another awesome thing about the scoring is that it’s averaged at the end so if one team has an additional team mate they don’t have an advantage. My mom, sister and two aunts are on opposing teams. It’s going to be really sad watching them cry when they lose. But! The BEST part is there will be a prize for the winning team! (Team #1) Yes, of course you get the benefits of ganging knowledge on how to eat better and then doing it, losing weight or achieving your fitness goal, breaking bad habits, forming good habits, being a good team player blah, blah, blah but you get a PRIZE! Our team hasn’t decided what is it yet but if I have any say in the matter there will be a rickshaw involved!
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