The "Game On" Diet

This past month I participated in the "Game On" diet - with my mother in laws co workers. I didn't know any of the people in the game, but I thought - heck....it is a month long health challenge..... maybe I could win some money .... maybe I can lose some weight .... but mostly I just wanted to prove that I could do it. So 4 weeks ago it began.

I was on a team with 3 other women, whom I didn't know, and we each earned a certain amount of points each day for doing healthy things. These healthy things were to drink 3 liters of water daily, exercise 20 minutes daily, sleep 7 hours each night, keep a new good habit, and eat 5 small meals daily. Being in a team and not just being accountable to myself really helped me a lot! If I didn't get the points for a meal, or if I didn't exercise - I wasn't just letting myself down - I was letting these ladies who didn't even know me down. It was a killer to mess up. I felt so bad on the weeks that I didn't get full points!

So now that the month is up, we tallied our scores, and unfortunately, my team did not win. I am okay with it though because I lost a good 8 pounds this last month, and I feel like I can keep going!

The food is the hard part - for sure. Each meal has to have protein, a healthy carb, and a healthy fat. I have a hard time thinking of new things, but I think I can keep this up for most of my meals. The hard part is dinner - because I don't want to subject Ryan to bland fare - but he probably doesn't know the difference since I am not a great cook anyway!

So cheers to the "Game On" diet. You got me out of my rut - you got me motivated - and I am glad I participated.

Here's to a new healthy life!