Since it is getting cold here I have been doing more and more of my workouts on the Wii. I own just about every fitness game that they have made for the Wii including:
Walk it out
Biggest Loser Game
Jillian Michaels 2009 & 2010 & 2011
Wii Fit & Wii Fit Plus
EA Sports Active 1 & 2 & More Workouts
My fitness Coach
and more that I can't even think about right now.
My favorite to do during the day is Walk it out. To be honest it was an epic fail of a game, but I love it dearly. You create your character and have the option of walking with a Wiimote in your pocket, on a DDR pad, or the Wii balance board. I use the DDR mat it's the only real way to count for the game and get a real workout. So once you have all of this you walk in place on the board in time with some music around this virtual island. Each time you step on rhythm (It's called rhythm island) you collect chips. You can use the chips to unlock more of the island, new songs, rainbows, trees, buildings, car, stores, homes, and just about everything you would find in a normal city. Pretty much when you start the whole island is just a bunch of bubbles and you have to "buy" them with the chips to open everything up. This is not easy and it takes forever. I am only about 33% open and I have been on it for about a year. Some people who play with it about 30 minutes a day everyday say that you can open up everything in about 3 months if you stick with it. I just have too many workout games to stick with anything.
So back to the original point. There I am in the last part of my workout having been walking in place on the mat on this virtual island for 70 minutes and a virtual 3.1 miles later and I hear CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH. I'm staring at the Wii hoping that it's not going to break down any time soon and I hear it again. CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH. I stop walking and turn around. There is my husband with a king sized kit kat and an entire row a saltines standing behind me watching me work out and eating.
So I ask him what he's doing. He says "Oh Nothing. Want some kit kat?"........ At this point I'm thinking seriously? What's wrong with you? How many people do you know eat chocolate and workout at the same time?
All this after the whole I can't fit on the Wii board thing. I just keep on taking deep breaths and not looking back at him and his food.
Seriously. Thin feels better then that Kit Kat tastes anyways.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Ups and Downs
First with the ups.
I am now officially 3.3 lbs lighter. My first week went great and I am so happy with my outcome. It's given me a great amount of strength to know that I can do this and lose all the weight I need to lose.
There are somethings that I worry about. Like will my skin go back. I don't want to be one of those people who look like someone fluffed them out and then have to go and have it fixed.
As for the down, it's kind of depressing. You want so badly for everyone to come on board and be with you. It's not always like that though. We are moving in the right direction. Both of my kids are starting to eat more healthy and my husband is now on board. This is not without it's own situation.
In my house we do not own a scale. The closest thing that we own is a Wii. We have the Wii fit plus game and since no one really uses it anymore I use it as a charting tool. I update my kids heights and I weight them occasionally. Everyone in the house get's weighted on Family Weigh Day. Other then that I try and keep the kids from getting obsessed with the number on the screen. Even for my own weigh in's which are weekly to record progress on my bodybugg site, I do it while they are at school. Now family weigh day was yesterday, since we missed the actual day. Everyone got weighed and finally it was time for my husband. He gets on the board and the program tells him that it cannot weight him. What?!? It must be a mistake right? So we try again, and again, and finally again. Nope, not a mistake.
I hope that you are seeing where I am going with this.
If you don't let me let you in on a little secret. The Wii Fit Balance Board has a weight limit of 330 lbs.
Now lets put all the together. If the game will not weigh him anymore then he actually put on weight and is now over 330 lbs. I'm pissed. That means from the last time that he weighed in he gained at least 15 lbs. Seriously? Why am I pissed? Because even when I was not trying to lose weight the whole purpose of family weigh day was to at least maintain your weight and not gain anymore. I know it's not good to be or stay fat, but if your not losing it, it's better then nothing to not be gaining more.
Let me know what you think. Am I way off on this for being mad at him?
I am now officially 3.3 lbs lighter. My first week went great and I am so happy with my outcome. It's given me a great amount of strength to know that I can do this and lose all the weight I need to lose.
There are somethings that I worry about. Like will my skin go back. I don't want to be one of those people who look like someone fluffed them out and then have to go and have it fixed.
As for the down, it's kind of depressing. You want so badly for everyone to come on board and be with you. It's not always like that though. We are moving in the right direction. Both of my kids are starting to eat more healthy and my husband is now on board. This is not without it's own situation.
In my house we do not own a scale. The closest thing that we own is a Wii. We have the Wii fit plus game and since no one really uses it anymore I use it as a charting tool. I update my kids heights and I weight them occasionally. Everyone in the house get's weighted on Family Weigh Day. Other then that I try and keep the kids from getting obsessed with the number on the screen. Even for my own weigh in's which are weekly to record progress on my bodybugg site, I do it while they are at school. Now family weigh day was yesterday, since we missed the actual day. Everyone got weighed and finally it was time for my husband. He gets on the board and the program tells him that it cannot weight him. What?!? It must be a mistake right? So we try again, and again, and finally again. Nope, not a mistake.
I hope that you are seeing where I am going with this.
If you don't let me let you in on a little secret. The Wii Fit Balance Board has a weight limit of 330 lbs.
Now lets put all the together. If the game will not weigh him anymore then he actually put on weight and is now over 330 lbs. I'm pissed. That means from the last time that he weighed in he gained at least 15 lbs. Seriously? Why am I pissed? Because even when I was not trying to lose weight the whole purpose of family weigh day was to at least maintain your weight and not gain anymore. I know it's not good to be or stay fat, but if your not losing it, it's better then nothing to not be gaining more.
Let me know what you think. Am I way off on this for being mad at him?
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Challenges
I cannot wait until tomorrow. I ordered a new BodyBugg and it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
Right now I have to take my arm armband off and plug it into the computer. The new unit is Bluetooth and will connect to my IPad or my android phone. It will be much easier to see my numbers when I am not at home or when working out.
Lunch today was ok we went to Cracker Barrel. I caved and ate a cheeseburger. Since Cracker Barrl doesn't publish their nutrition info I tried to piece it together. 1200 calories lateri gave up. I have been tracking my calories for years and I'm pretty sure I was over estimating but I'm going to leave it that way better to have a higher deficit then over eat.
Lastly, talk about temptation, McDonalds put the small mochas on sale for several days for $1. I can't remember how many I drank when they did this last year. Then again there is the same reason I now weigh 280 lbs.
Right now I have to take my arm armband off and plug it into the computer. The new unit is Bluetooth and will connect to my IPad or my android phone. It will be much easier to see my numbers when I am not at home or when working out.
Lunch today was ok we went to Cracker Barrel. I caved and ate a cheeseburger. Since Cracker Barrl doesn't publish their nutrition info I tried to piece it together. 1200 calories lateri gave up. I have been tracking my calories for years and I'm pretty sure I was over estimating but I'm going to leave it that way better to have a higher deficit then over eat.
Lastly, talk about temptation, McDonalds put the small mochas on sale for several days for $1. I can't remember how many I drank when they did this last year. Then again there is the same reason I now weigh 280 lbs.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Restarting?
I kinda fell off the wagon there. I started the blog and then did nothing. Not a very good start if you ask me.
But I restated on Wednesday and I finally am going in the right direction. Here is the break down from my last 2 days.
Thursday, December 1
Calories in: 2052
Calories out: 2905
Deficit: 853
Physical Activity: 37 minutes
Steps: 5607
Comments: I had an awesome, first day restart! Shouldn't have eaten the late snack and I would have been much better off.
Friday, December 2
Calories in: 1826
Calories out: 3342
Deficit: 1516
Physical Activity: 47 minutes
Steps: 4225
Comments: Did much better today. I drank a couple cans of soda and need to cut it out.
As of this morning I am down .9 lbs. So if I am planning on lost about 2lbs a week I am right on track for this week. If you are wondering how I got the numbers above it's because I track my food, every single bite and I wear a BodyBugg (that thing the biggest loser people wear). I love mine and the insight that it give me into what I'm actually doing with my body and day.
But I restated on Wednesday and I finally am going in the right direction. Here is the break down from my last 2 days.
Thursday, December 1
Calories in: 2052
Calories out: 2905
Deficit: 853
Physical Activity: 37 minutes
Steps: 5607
Comments: I had an awesome, first day restart! Shouldn't have eaten the late snack and I would have been much better off.
Friday, December 2
Calories in: 1826
Calories out: 3342
Deficit: 1516
Physical Activity: 47 minutes
Steps: 4225
Comments: Did much better today. I drank a couple cans of soda and need to cut it out.
As of this morning I am down .9 lbs. So if I am planning on lost about 2lbs a week I am right on track for this week. If you are wondering how I got the numbers above it's because I track my food, every single bite and I wear a BodyBugg (that thing the biggest loser people wear). I love mine and the insight that it give me into what I'm actually doing with my body and day.
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