A Bevy of Information

L.I.F.E. owner Eric Viskovicz gave a talk on nutrition yesterday. It was very enlightening.



Calories and Women


The average woman needs about 300 calories every 3-4 hours in order to keep her insulin levels even and prevent her body from going into “starvation mode”. Anything over and above the 300 calories is stored as fat.

It seems as if the writers of the Game On! Diet know this fact. 300 calories is approximately the size of a legal Game On! meal my team the Wonder Women have been consuming for 5 weeks.


For those of who diet by not eating all day, then just eat dinner (which usually leads to nighttime grazing until bedtime), your body is going into starvation mode. When you finally decide to give your body the calories it’s craving it will hold on to all those calories and store them as fat because your body doesn’t know when it will get calories again. 5 small meals every 3-4 hours will alleviate this.


Eating Out


Eric shared some tips on how to eat out and he had real food from The Cheesecake Factory to use as examples. He showed us a portion of the Chicken Carbonara. If you’ve ever eaten at The Cheesecake Factory you know their portions are obscene. The Chicken Carbonara is 2200 calories - more than a Big Mac, fries & coke. Eric’s advice: if you really love the Chicken Carbonara, then order it with extra chicken and separate it into several meals (5-7) and eat it for your next several meals until you get tired of eating the same thing and dump the rest. That’s a smart idea. Think about it, now we’re not depriving ourselves of our favorite foods, but we’re eating them in moderation. I love it!



Having Dessert


How often do we go out to eat and only get an entrée? Most people also order an appetizer and who can forgo the cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory? Eric suggests deciding right up front whether or not you’ll be eating dessert. If you are, then the dessert is your carb for the meal. So order protein and veggies for dinner, then get the dessert. BUT get the dessert to go. While at the restaurant eat only 2-3 bites of the dessert and take the remainder home. Enjoy 2-3 bites for the next several evenings. Yet another great idea. Again, we’re not depriving ourselves, but we’re enjoying our favorite foods in moderation. AND it’s easy to stay on track during the day when we know we have a few bites of our favorite dessert waiting for us at the end of the day.

 Game On! Scores - Week 5


1) Wonder Women-- 3780 points (765 points week #5)
2) Ga Ga Girls-- 3771 points (741 points week #5)
3) Sassy Sunrise Divas-- 3687 (707 points week #5)




Total pounds released to date: 199 lbs in 5 weeks by 23 women


If you haven’t checked it out, I strongly encourage you to do so:


http://www.thegameondiet.com/




Overdoing It


Today I was sent home at 1:30. I was feeling great and ready to take on the world. At 9am I had 50 minutes of cardio intervals and Jonathan had me running on the treadmill for up to 90 seconds. I had done just a wee bit of interval running at the park yesterday and decided I was up to the challenge to add more running today.

At 10am a bunch of us walked over to Admiralty Park for boot camp. In between each exercise I would run to the next station. By the end of the 90 minutes I was running for 3 minutes. As we walked back to the gym I led the way dancing to my ipod to keep my heart rate up. I immediately filled my water bottle and sucked down all 28 oz. in 5 minutes, then refilled it and started on more. I ate lunch at noon - chicken spinach salad - then relaxed on the sofa and almost fell asleep. My cheeks were red and my face was warm to the touch.


At 1:30 I got back on the treadmill to burn more calories before heading out to volleyball on the beach. Within 5 minutes I began feeling a little woozy. They sent me home. I had already burned almost 2500 calories and they told me my body was fighting back. I pushed too hard today. So I was back in the apartment by 2pm. I showered, napped, had a yogurt with granola, then a protein bar. My face is just beginning to get back to normal.


Tomorrow I have the Santa Monica Stairs. I’m planning to go down the 2nd set of stairs - a concrete narrow maze. I plan to have one of the trainers walk down in front of me so I can see his back and not the descent.

                                                      Only a small section of the stairs.

I will be victorious tomorrow!