The Game On! Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson

Book Description from HarperCollins

The Game On! Diet is not a diet. It’s a bold new approach to fitness that turns the latest, smartest, most successful health science into a fun, fierce, and exhilarating game. Developed by Az Ferguson, to help Grey’s Anatomy writer Krista Vernoff shed forty pounds of postpregnancy weight, it is the ideal program for busy people who should be working out but have a thousand good excuses not to.

Az keeps you motivated and Krista keeps you laughing as they show you how to organize opposing teams, set goals, and compete to earn points for daily exercise, healthy meal plans, and positive lifestyle changes. With The Game On! Diet, the process of losing weight, for the first time ever, is actually fun. After all, what’s better than a bikini body . . . and bragging rights?
Get out there and lose . . . to win! Game on!

Blogger Participation

A number of book bloggers have formed teams going by such improbable names as Twinkies, HoHos, and DingDongs in order to participate in this competition for the joint benefit of ourselves and our readers. (Well, not necessarily the latter group who will be exposed to periodic updates as we moan and wail about the difficulties of behaving in order to improve our lives.)

The idea of working as a team is that you have the added incentive not to let your teammates down. Additionally, you have a built-in support group.

We are not only supposed to give up unhealthy foods, but load up on water, participate in exercise, get enough sleep, and give up bad habits. In particular, the authors of this book excoriate the evil effects of all sodas (including diet) and all alcoholic beverages. (Good grief, you may ask, what’s the point of moving away from home if you have to obey these sorts of rules?!!!)

We are to try this for a month, after which time presumably we shall all be so fit and happy we will want to continue forever. Please feel free to check up on fellow participants at the following blogs:

Dawn at She Is Too Fond of Books

Amy at My Friend Amy

Julie at Booking Mama

Candace at Beth Fish Reads

Denise at M. Denise C.

Jennifer at Find Your Next Book Here

Ti at Book Chatter and Other Stuff

Jenn at Jenn’s Bookshelf

Kathy at The Brain Lair

Jill at Fizzy Thoughts

For tips and inspiration, go to the source of all this madness, Jennifer at Book Club Girl

As a lovely coincidence, I recently received this award from Wisteria at Bookworms Dinner:

“Blogs that receive the Let’s Be Friends Award are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to any other bloggers you choose.”

I extend this award to my fellow game-on-sters, whether they be Twinkies or Ding Dongs or HoHos; their blogs show them to be Hostesses with the Mostest Incentive around, and I wish them all (and me!) the best of luck!