Progress! And the Wii Fit Plus (original) (raw)

Progress! And the Wii Fit Plus

All things are possible, except for skiing through a revolving door.

Hi, everybody! I've been terrible at posting here, but here is my first endeavor to remedy that.

First of all, I have to give myself a little happy dance. I have lost 5 pounds since January! According to the goal I set for myself, I still have 13 to go by June, but hey, it's a start! I was able to buy a size medium for the first time in a long time the other day. I didn't get TOO crazy about it because it was a pair of scrub pants, which tend to run a little big, and they were drawstring so no muffin top. But regardless! My thighs finally fit into a pair of pants that didn't stand off my waist 2 inches. Sucks having He-Man thighs. ;)

And here's the product-plugging portion of my entry:

If you haven't tried it or if you wrote it off as just a video game system, I would urge you to consider trying the Nintendo Wii. My mom and I bought the Wii for Christmas last year along with the Wii Fit Plus program. It's a bit of a financial commitment, but well worth it, for our purposes. It offers a low-maintenance way to monitor your weight, your waist measurement, the amount of calories you should burn per day and the amount you DO burn. All kinds of stuff. It's been wonderful for me. As you see above, I have lost 5 pounds in 2 months. Last year I worked out all year - January to December - at Bally and only lost 5 pounds total. It helps so much to have a good tracking system. Mom's lost 3 pounds, too!

Initially, I thought I would keep my Bally membership alongside the Wii just in case the Wii exercises were too high-impact for me. I have one bad knee and the other's not all that great either. Truthfully though? I haven't been back to Bally once since we got it. I used to have to wear a knee brace whenever I would work on the cardio machines at Bally. As of right now, I don't even remember where I put that thing!

So - Wii Fit Plus - highly recommended.

Also, for certain hams out there (like myself), the Wii has a Michael Jackson game where you have to dance like him. Oh my gosh, I can't even TELL you how fun that is. Quite the workout, too, if you ham it up, which is really the only way to go.

Well, my tutor should be arriving any minute now, so I have to go do some work. I hope everyone's lives are going well, and that we're all working towards being healthier, happier people.

Cheers!