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Harnessing the Competitive Spirit

Harnessing the Competitive Spirit. The Gameification of Quantified Self. My Name is Chris and I Am…. Impatient Competitive OCD Detail focussed Obsessive/addictive A lover of habit. December 31, 2013. 139 Kg (21 St 12 Lbs; 306 Lbs) High blood pressure Type 2 diabetes

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Harnessing the Competitive Spirit

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  1. Harnessing theCompetitiveSpirit The Gameification of Quantified Self

  2. My Name is Chris and I Am… • Impatient • Competitive • OCD • Detail focussed • Obsessive/addictive • A lover of habit

  3. December 31, 2013 • 139 Kg (21 St 12 Lbs; 306 Lbs) • High blood pressure • Type 2 diabetes • Low energy, motivation & mood • Nothing to wear!

  4. A Better Way? • What factors promote the fastest weight loss in my body? • Can tracking yield data that supports accurate prediction of weight loss based on known inputs? • Can data stop the cycle of loss and regain?

  5. Quantified Chris • Fitbit • Omron body composition scale • Omron BP cuff • NutraCheck • Google spread sheet • Polar HR monitor • Tableau public • My clothes!

  6. The Spread Sheet • Weight (incl. variance to previous day) • BMI • Body fat % • Skeletal muscle % • Calories in • Calories burned in exercise • Visceral fat level • Three daily goals • Daily gratitude • Movies • Books • New music • Music purchases For interest only – no effect on the goal

  7. Ritual • Tracking became a ritual almost immediately • An activity which gives me comfort, joy and, sometimes, dismay • The need for something to record began to drive physical activity • My competitive nature drives achievement so that measurements are improving

  8. Gameification Takes Hold • Tiny rewards of tracking began to mean a great deal • FitBit badges • NutraCheck rosettes • Increasing Kcal burn through exercise • Tweets favourited by family and friends • Encouraging charts made from my data

  9. The Numbers (1 Jan to 17 Apr) • 182,613Kcal consumed • 66,141Kcal burned through exercise • 618average daily Kcal exercise burn • 0.26 Kgaverage daily weight loss • 12% reduction in % of body mass composed of fat • 6.3% increase in skeletal muscle mass

  10. April 17, 2014 • 111 Kg (17 St 7 Lbs; 244.7 Lbs) • High blood pressure • Type 2 diabetes • High energy, motivation & mood • Lots to wear!

  11. What Did I Learn? • The game has become the objective • I enjoy both the game and the ritual of playing it • Weight loss comes as a result of the game and harnessing my competitive nature • No magic formula – yet!

  12. Contact Details • Chris.angel0547@gmail.com • @QuantifiedChris • chris-angel-blog.tumblr.com

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