Day...9...

Okay, so it had been a while since I had continued my "routine."

During that time off, I was working up a sweat, though...at our rental townhouse. The lease was up on July 31, so we ended up stuck there trying to get it deposit-refund ready...and we were there until 10pm just about every night last week. So in the war of bed vs. Wii Fit, I'm afraid bed won.

Of course, the little balance board character in the game flipped me flack for not working out in a week, but it was nothing to scare me away.

My BMI was the same, but I had gained 1.1 pounds.

I first started with Yoga--I still suck at Tree pose. I unlocked a few other moves, but there are still left to unlock.

Where I had the most success was with Strength Training--my ratings were awesome!

I logged about 35 minutes last night, and am back in the saddle to do it every day.

Day 2

I began Wii Fit after getting home from work while waiting for my husband to get home. I had a limited amount of time because we were heading to our old rental townhouse once he arrived home.

Body Test--good. I apparently had a smaller BMI (still in the 22 range), but I apparently had lost two pounds and was down to 126. Hmm...it could be that I took the first Body Test in the afternoon right after lunch, and this was around 5:30 on an empty stomach. Even the Wii Fit icon mentioned to do it around the same time of day...

I decided to do some Yoga. It was the only fitness category I hadn't touched. I was actually a little nervous because I hadn't done Yoga in a while (translation: at least two years!), and I wasn't sure if I actually had balance and muscle underneath my pudgy exterior.

Turns out I'm actually pretty good! On the Warrior pose I got a Yoga Master rating (four stars), but the Tree pose was my worst--and Tree pose used to be my best!

As I was going through the poses (I actually found the Sun Salutation to be a bit difficult!), I was absolutely blown away with the fact that I may actually be sore tomorrow due to a video game. I was suspicious when Wii Fit was first announced that it would be light exercise--and some of it is--but I never realized that this was something I could actually use to tone up and lose weight.

Well, the amazed thoughts didn't last long because my husband came home and we took off to go paint. I only logged in about 10 minutes. :(

Wii Fit Finally.

After pining for Wii Fit for months (see my other blog, Up And At Them), we finally got it.

Wii Fit.

I set my alarm for 6:30am on a Sunday, threw some clothes on, and went down to my local Freddy's.

It was the same thing I did two Januaries ago to get the Wii.

I pull in to the parking lot, and there's a line at the front entrance.

It didn't phase me- sometimes people are insane early birds and just want to get their grocery shopping done before all of the other crazy fucks come in on a Sunday (which is our grocery shopping day and also for the rest of the world).

The Freddys employee opened the doors, and the line began to snake into the store.

And all snaked right into the Electronics section.

Shit.

Immediately my competitive nature arose, my blood beginning to get hot and my leg muscles itching to jump over everyone. But I refrained. If I was meant to get Wii Fit, I was meant to get it.

Plus, if they only had three, they would have announced to the small crowd.

Still, I sniffed out the purchases of all the people in front of me. Guy 1- Wii...and Wii Fit. Dammit. Next people- Wii and Wii Play. Smart and a sigh of relief. Guy 2- Wii, Wii Play, and Wii Fit.

This continued until it was my turn to come up to the counter. I swallowed and said, "Wii Fit, please."

Knowing my typical luck I was half expecting the girl to shake her head and say, "Sorry, we just ran out," but instead she turned around, reached in a box, took out the glorious glossy green and white box and set it on the counter.

There it was.

And after a swipe of my card, it was mine.

I get it home, open her up, and begin.

It takes my weight (128-ouch), and my BMI (23). Ouch again.

Granted, I am not fat. I am 5'2", and these measurements (although not accurate to a T) put me in the normal category. But it was closer to the Overweight category than the Underweight category. I want to be in the middle. Or lower.

People may scoff when I say I'm a tubbo, but I do have some pudge. I have the beer belly. Or muffin top. Whatever you call it, it's there. It's not huge, but it's enough for me to look at it and want to gag. Or cry.

I put in my goal to lose 10 pounds in three months. Losing 15 or 20 pounds would be ideal (this would put me at the weight I would be when I was doing TV commercials and movies), but 10 pounds would make most of my clothes fit way better.

I started with the Balance Games. Soccer was WAY hard--it felt like my movements were the opposite of what they should be. Even though I totally sucked, it was still funny to see my very sad Mii and the sad music come up after the game was over with my grade: Unbalanced. It was just funny.

My husband pointed out after some time why I was having such difficulty with the Balance Games- the balance board was backward. Der. I switched it, and it made everything so much easier.

Aerobic Games were next. The Step Aerobics was easy once I realized to follow the Miis instead of the feet. Hula Hoop is now my favorite so far.

I did about 30 minutes of exercises total until I had to stop for the Comcast guy to install our fiber optic Internets!

I cleaned house, and then did some more exercises, including the Strength Training. As much as I can't do a push up, I got a Bodybuilder ranking on the Push-Up/Side Plank exercise!

I totaled an hour for Sunday, and my husband started to do it, too.

I think we want to get a cover for the balance board. We have clean floors, but they are tile and hardwood, so our feet just get dirty. Add some sweating with Wii Fit and that equals a gross-looking balance board after a few days.