The Game On! Diet: Kick Your Friend's Butt While Shrinking Your Own [Paperback]

Krista Vernoff (Author), Az Ferguson (Author)

Book Description

Release date: June 30, 2009

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!

Editorial Reviews

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The perfect way to get motivated on the path to wellness. (Dr. Mehmet Oz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of YOU: The Owner's Manual )

Getting healthy and losing weight has never been more fun. (Jorge Cruise, #1 New York Times bestselling author and weight-loss specialist )

The Game On! Diet is a creative and practical path to fitness and leanness that weaves psychology, nutrition, and exercise together in wonderful ways to help you give yourself the body you want. (Leo Galland, M.D., author of The Fat Resistance Diet )

About the Author

Krista Vernoff is the Emmy-nominated, Golden Globe-winning head writer and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy, a Writers Guild of America Award winner, and a playwright.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; 1 Original edition (June 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061718890
• ISBN-13: 978-0061718892
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Injuries & Rehabilitation

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 50 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars There's the approach and then there's the book. September 1, 2009

By M. C. Love

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I think overall this is a very creative approach to dieting. Anyone who likes a challenge and/or needs a competition to keep them motivated will find this approach worth trying. I have been using it as an exercise only challenge - and it works. However, all teams must be competitive or the momentum is lost. As a diet approach I find this refreshing and fun. If you are stuck - it is worth getting this book and trying this approach. It might be just what you need to get motivated, stay motivated, and keep on track.

However, my main complaint is the book itself - well the writing style and the use of profanity. It isn't necessary to use the F word so often in this text. It is a real turn off and does not add anything to the content. At times I wanted to put the book down just so I didn't have to be exposed to the profane language. I also have friends that will not read the book because of this - and thus will not work with me on a challenge. {sigh}

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars ...a little too complicated February 20, 2010

By Cynthia

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The book is interesting and fun to read. The actual diet game tho, I found a little too complicated and a little too restrictive. Loved the idea so a friend and I modified the rules a little and are playing our own version of East Coast vs. West Coast. For anyone who is really competitive and doesn't mind following rules and record keeping, I'd recommend this book. If nothing else it looks at the lighter side of trying to diet---if there is such a thing!

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Download falls short January 7, 2012

By Junebug21

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Haven't done the diet yet but my sister and niece are on their second round and loved the results. But immediately, I have a problem with the download of the book to my iPad Kindle program. The score sheets at the back of the book, which one must use to play the game, are useless. You cannot copy them nor send them to yourself in an email nor can I save to Pages or Evernote. In order to have score sheets, I'll have to type myself or ask my sister to send one to me and make copies, which is a pain-in-the-butt solution.