Wii Fit Diary: Week Four
Previous Installments
Introduction
I’m late with the column this week because I’ve been feeling really guilty. When I bought this game over a month ago, I made a silent promise to myself that I would never miss more than one day. I wanted to give this game/application/whatever a fair shake, and really didn’t want my legendary laziness to stand in the way of that.
For the first three weeks, I was golden. I only missed one day. But then, starting this past Friday, due to my all-day iPhone-line affair, I missed a day. And, missing one day, it became easy to miss the next day, and then the day after that, and on and on.
In all, I missed four days. I am not proud of myself.
Today (Tuesday) was my first day getting back into it. I did 40 minutes on my lunch hour (working from home — I don’t have a Wii at the office or anything) which were way more painful than they had any right to be.
Clicking through for the weigh-in, I was pretty nervous. I was sure missing all those days would hurt me.
The Routine
I’ve started to think more about the exercises I’m doing. (Or, at least, I was, before my unfortunate detour). I tend to alternate between two routines now, just to keep things ‘fresh’. I do:
Day One: Advanced Step, Ski Slalom, Leg Twist, Half Moon Pose, Ski Jump, Warrior Pose, 100 Jackknife Challenge
Day Two: Advanced Step, Ski Slalom, Leg Twist, Half Moon Pose, Hula Hoop, Ski Jump, Six-minute Boxing, Plank Exercise (60-seconds if I can: this is brutal), 10-minute Free Run (If I’m feeling exhausted, I’ll switch this with the 10-minute Free Step)
The 100 Jackknife Challenge game is pretty much 100 sit-ups, modified so that you have to lift your legs up in the air as well. At first, the trainer had me do 10. The next day, 20. Then it went to 30, 40 and 50. Finally, it all of the sudden jumped to 100. The first time nearly killed me and also made me feel depressed. It’s easier now, as are most of the exercises, which is a nice sign of progress.
Speaking of which…
The Progress
To my surprise, the 4-day sabbatical from exercising didn’t hurt my progress at all. Now, it didn’t HELP, which is still pretty bad, but it didn’t hurt either. On the day before I stopped, I hit the 186.2 lbs mark. Coming back to it today, my weight was at 186.2 lbs. Nothing lost, and nothing gained.
The fact that I managed to stay there is good. It means my total weight loss due to Wii Fit is now a sustained 5 lbs. Not a great achievement for a month, I suppose, but it’s a solid start. Wii Fit now has me so close to the line between “Normal” and “Overweight” on its BMI scale that I am really driven to drop these last three pounds or so.
It’d be awesome to be “Normal.”
The Progress in the Form of a Table
| Starting Weight | Current Weight | Difference | Goal | Need to Lose |
| 191.6 lbs | 186.1 lbs | - 5.5 lbs | 183.6 lbs | 2.5 lbs |