Game on Diet?

[GreyhoundsRUs]

mmmmmmm...

(It's how DH and I deal with stress too!)

I might just be up for it, as long as there are no humiliating "Biggest Loser" type "before" pictures.

I finally went back to the gym today (damn holidays and my self-destructive love of baking).

[SuzySunshine]

I will totally be a drag to my team if sleep counts - I'm currently getting NONE! Tomorrow the kids are going to daycare and I seriously plan to come home and sleep! If I don't get any of my other errands done so be it, sleep is to valuable to me

[Sheherezade]

From what I've read so far (thank you , Kindle ) the scoring is based on the following system. You score each day - worksheet provided in the book. Top possible score for the day is 100 points.
30 points for "perfect" meals (not sure what constitutes "perfect" yet): 6 pts a piece for 5 "meals" a day.
20 exercise points for doing some form of exercise for twenty minutes (1 pt for minute?).
10 water points for ten glasses of water.
15 sleep points for seven hours sleep that night.
20 transformation points for changing habits (ten for stopping a bad habit, ten for adding a new good habit, the full 20 if you do both that day).
5 communication points for being in contact with a team mate that day. (Website should be easy for this!)

Exceptions: You get one day off each week from all rules. You also get one "meal" off each week. You can take them at any time during the week. You may take your exercise "off" day separate from your diet "off" day, etc. It is up to you. This helps if you have a special event, celebration, holiday or date. No need to restrict that one day.

Bonus Points: 10 points for the week for turning in you points on time to team scorekeeper. Bonus points equal to 20% of your total weekly points awarded if you lose 1% of your body weight. If you aren't interested in losing weight you can choose another health goal for these bonus points -- but you must clear it with the group before the game starts.

Penalties: -10 for snacking between your five meals.
-25 for alcohol. Alcohol can only be consumed on meal off and day off times. (twice a week)

Each week scores are tallied and posted FOR THE TEAM. An average score is created for the team - so you can have a bad week and let the team carry you OR you can have a good week and carry another team mate that may not have done so well.

Game runs for four weeks. Winning team awarded a prize determined by the group.




That's what I know so far.

[Vanquisher]

Well, at least I'll get 15 points for sleeping. I don't know about the habit one. That one seems vague. How can you change habits that quickly and frequently. Also, if I don't have a coke today, it doesn't mean my coke habit isn't coming back tomorrow. I don't know.

Five meals a day doesn't work for me either. I could to 3 meals at more points per meal. I think the premise is good as long as we can tailor it individually.

The more motivation I can muster, the better.

[medpedspouse]

My interest is peaked. At first I thought "I don't want to be with the post training spouses.....our metabolisms are working against us...at our age"

BUT - after reading the posts - I am now motivated.