I know this is late to this topic, but I was wondering. You say you have more time for your projects, but do you ALSO lose motivation to do your projects too?

I am in a career that I really enjoy, but which requires high motivation and productivity. I don't want to lose that along with the pounds.

Not really. It lets me focus on what I want to focus on without losing motivation. Gaming is just an addictive behavior which is why it works against it, but not real work that I actually want to do.