Through the Holidays

Your printable guide

Your Holiday Game Board guide has all 11 moves, your holiday plan to fill out, and paper tracker pages if you'd rather play on paper.

Fill out your plan this week. Put it on the fridge, or snap a photo of it, and read it before every gathering.

Play the game on your phone

The Holiday Game Board app is free and private. Nobody sees your cards but you, and it saves to your account.

1. 1

   Create your account

   Go to play.haliejean.com. On an iPhone, use Safari. Tap Continue with Google, the easiest way in, and you skip the password and the email code. Or enter your first and last name, email, and a password, then tap Create my account.

   
2. 2

   Type in your 6-digit code

   If you signed up with email, the app sends you a 6-digit code. You only do this once. Don't see it? Give it a minute, then check your spam or promotions folder.

3. 3

   Put it on your home screen

   iPhone: open it in Safari, tap the Share button (the square with the arrow), then Add to Home Screen. Android: tap the three dots in the corner, then Add to Home screen or Install app.

   
4. 4

   Answer one question

   The app asks if you're a Balanced by Design member. If you are, type in your BBD code. If not, tap No, skip. You'll have every card we taught in Food Freedom Framework and this guide.

5. 5

   Build your game

   Check the cards you'd realistically draw on a typical day. Don't overthink it. You can change them anytime with Change my cards.

   
6. 6

   Draw your cards

   Every choice is a card. Tap the card that matches under My cards. Green moves you forward, yellow holds your spot, red steps you back one. Your week never goes below zero.

   
7. 7

   Watch your day

   Each dot is one card, in its color. Drew the wrong one? Tap the dot to remove it, or tap Undo last move.

   
8. 8

   Don't see the card?

   Tap Draw from the library and search. Still not there? Create your own card.

   
9. 9

   Look back at your week

   See your pattern, and answer the two questions: What did I notice today? And one choice I want to practice tomorrow.