Sunday, May 6, 2012

Other Rules

The following are direct quotes from the book.

Krista Vernoff; Az Ferguson. The Game On! Diet: Kick Your Friend's Butt While Shrinking Your Own. HarperCollins.

Rule #1: You get one day off of every aspect of the game. Note that your food day off does not have to be the same day as your exercise day off, which can be different from your sleep day off. You can spread them out throughout the week if you choose.
Rule #2: In addition to your food day off, you get one meal off a week. At this meal, which can last no more than 1.5 hours, you can eat whatever you want and drink one portion of alcohol without penalty.
Rule #3: Every day, you can eat or drink 100 calories of whatever you want—except alcohol, soda, or diet soda—without penalty.
Apparently, when you stick to the same old, same old for too long, your body gets lazy, your metabolism slows down, and it becomes harder to burn calories and lose weight. By breaking the rules once in awhile, you are saying to your metabolism, “Hey! Hey, you! Don’t get too comfortable! You never know when I’m gonna hit the gas! Or the breaks! Or the gas! Or the breaks!” And now I have equated amping your metabolism with driving behind an old lady on the freeway. Which makes me happy for no good reason. I’m a little punchy. I’ve had too much caffeine. Whatever. The point I am trying to make here is, THIS GAME LETS YOU HAVE CANDY!! I loooove candy. LOVE IT. Yum, candy. My first ever day off of the game was in late October, and I ate Halloween candy for breakfast. Nine pieces. I also ate it for snacks, for lunch, and for dinner, in addition to French toast, French fries, ice cream, and pizza. You think I’m kidding. You have noticed, perhaps, that I have a tendency to exaggerate; a flair for the dramatic. Yes, I do, but in this case, I’m stating the facts.

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