Game On Diet!

I hate the word Diet.

My mind conjures up itsy-bitsy portions of bland food with hours spent calculating numbers for fats, calories, or points.  I Love food.  I do not want to stop eating to become a stick figure and prance around in size 3 clothes.  I merely want to make better dietary choices and be a healthier version of myself with more energy.  Like twice the energy!   That would be Great!

 A old friend of mine is hosting a game that I've decided to play along with.  I shy away from harsh diets or elaborate exercise routines, but this sounds like its going to be fun, and more importantly, teach me good habits to become and stay healthier. Sound good to you? Want to play the game with me?  I'd love to have you as a team mate!

Here is the Info!  The Game starts Jan. 10th  so let me know soon!

 Depending on how many sign up will depend on how many teams we have. 

 4 weeks of a getting healthy CHALLENGE!!!

Each day you have the opportunity to earn 100 points: a perfect day would be something like this...

• 30 meal points (6 points per meal) for eating 5 fully sanctioned meals with no snacking in between. I will provide the list of foods in a bit. 
• 20 Exercise points for getting your butt moving for 20 minutes, this could be anything from a nice walk to a full fledged workout, to dancing around the house with your kids for 20 consecutive minutes!

• 10 points for drinking 3 liters (yes 3 liters) of water per day, your skin will love you.

• 15 sleeps points for getting at least 7 hours of sleep that night (or at least be lying in bed trying to sleep 7 hours before you know you have to be up in the morning.)  Those with babies who wake are excused (you really have no control over this)

• 20 Transformation points - you get 10 for getting rid of a bad habit and making sure it stays gone daily, and 10 points for adding in a new healthy habit and making sure it is added daily.

• 5 communication points for being in contact with at least one teammate and at least one opponent each day (this includes phone, facebook, e-mails and texts)

Here is the best part...
Each week you get one full day off where you don't have to do any of the healthy things!! 

You also get one additional meal off. 

Bonus points can be earned. 

• You earn 10 points by turning in your weekly scores on time,this will be Each Monday morning by 10AM, you will want to e-mail me your sheet.
• You can also earn a bonus each week equaling 20% of your points earned for the week for losing 1% of your body weight.
• Bonus Points can also be earned by doing additional workouts.  If you get in an additional 60 minutes over the course of the week you can earn an additional 20 points

PENALTIES:
10 point snacking penalty for snacking between meals on anything except celery.
20 point collusion penalty if any player suggest to any other player a compromise of integrity.
25 point per portion alcohol penalty a portion equals any amount of alcohol up to 6 oz wine, 12 oz beer, or 1.5 oz hard liquor. You may consume alcohol on your day off. If at any point during the game a player fails to earn their weight-loss bonus that player then looses all alcohol privileges for the game.

Soda may be consumed on your day off and that is it.  Otherwise you would forfiet your food points for that meal or you would be hit with a snacking penalty if it is between meals. 

How to win this game:
At the end of the week your points are turned in and an average is taken for each team, and then a running total is kept for the game until the end of 4 weeks. At the end of 4 weeks the team with the highest score wins.

Approved Foods Lists

Carbohydrates: eat a fist sized portion of carbs or fruits at each meal from this approved list

Amaranth
Barley
Beans: Adzuki, Black, Black-eyed, Broad, Butter, Fava, Garbanzo, Kidney, Lentils, Lima, mung, Navy, Pinto, Soy, White
Bran (whole grain)
Bread (whole grain)
Buckwheat (whole grain)
Bulgar (whole grain)
Corn
Crackers (whole grain)
Leek
Milk
Soy Milk
Millet (whole grain)
Oatmeal (whole grain)
Palm hearts
Parsnips
Peas
Potato (baked)
Potato (Sweet)
Pumpkin
Quinoa (whole grain)
Rice (brown)
Rice (wild)
Rye (whole grain)
Taro
Tortilla (whole grain)
Yams
Yogurt (fat free)

Fruits:
Apple
Apricot
Banana
Blackberry
Blueberry
Boysenberry
Cherimoya
Cherry
Clementine
Cranberry
Currant
Date
Durian
Fig
Gooseberry
Grape
Grapefruit
Guava
Huckleberry
Jack Fruit
Kiwi Fruit
Kumquat
Lemon
Lime
Loquat
Lychee
Mandarin
Mango
Melon
Mulberry
Nectarine
Orange
Papaya
Passion Fruit
Peach
Pear
Persimmon
Pineapple
Plantain
Plum
Pomegranate
Quince
Rambutan
Raspberry
Rhubarb
Starfruit
Strawberry
Tamarillo
Tangerine
Tomato
Watermelon

Proteins: Eat a palm sized portion with each meal

Low fat or fat free
Cheese
American
Cheddar
Cottage
Cream Cheese
Feta
Mozzarella
Quark
Ricotta
Swiss
Egg whites
Greek Yogurt
Anchovy
Catfish
Cod
Flounder
Hake
Halibut
Mackerel
Mahi Mahi
Perch
Salmon
Sardine
Snapper
Sole
Swordfish
Tilapia
Trout
Tuna
Lean Ground beef
Lean buffalo
Lean chicken breast
Lean Duck
Lean Kangaroo
Lean Lamb
Lean Pork Tenderloin
Lean Steak - eye of round, flank, top round, top sirloin
Turkey bacon
turkey breast
Turkey Ground
Venison
Wild Game Meat
Crab
Lobster
Mussels
Octopus
Oysters
Scallops
Shrimp
Squid
Seitan
Soy foods
Tempeh
Tofu
Veggie burgers

FATS: Eat a thumb sized portion with each meal

Avocado
egg yolk (1)
Olives
Nut butters: almond butter, cashew butter, peanut butter, sesame butter, sunflower butter
Nuts: (dry/raw) Acorns, almonds, beechnuts, brazilnuts, butternuts, cashews, hazelnuts, hickorynuts, macadamias, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachio nuts, walnuts.
Seeds (dried): Flax, pumpkin/squash, safflower, sesame, sunflower
Oils: Fish oil, flaxseed oil, nut oil, oil spray (pam), olive oils, udo's oil, vegetable oil.

Veggies: add at least two fist-sized portions to at least 2 meals each day. 

You may eat unlimited greens that are asterisked with all meals

Alfalfa*
Artichoke
Asparagus*
Bamboo shoot
Beans (green)*
Beet root
Broccoli*
Brussel Sprouts*
Cabbage*
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery*
Chard (swiss)*
Chinese Cabbage
Collards*
Cress
Cucumber*
Eggplant
Endive*
Fennel*
Gourd
Kale*
Lettuce*
Mushroom
Okra*
Onion
Peas (snow)
Peppers
Pumpkin
Radish
Seaweed (Kelp)*
Spinach*
Squash (summer)
Squash (winter)
Tomatillo
Turnip
Watercress*
Zucchini*

Sweetners: use sparingly
Agave Nectar
Honey
Pure maple syrup

For those of you interested in playing let me know we will have a weekly weigh in (this may be virtual depending on where you are located) where you will have to share your weight with at least me so we know if you earned your bonus points. Please leave a post if you are interested in playing. We can work out long distance players easily. 

To keep the game interesting and give extra motivation there is an entry of $10/person, winning team takes all!! 

Let me know if you are interested in more energy, looser clothes, and an overall feeling of health!! 

If you want more info on the game and a great read get the book, The Game On Diet by Krista Vernoff &; Az Ferguson. or you can check out their website at Game on diet website