Wootini's Weekly Whenever Wii Fit Update:
One Two Years Later

Wow. I can't believe that it was two years ago (and a couple days — sorry, this technically should've been on Tuesday, but whatever...) that I picked up my pre-ordered copy of Wii Fit at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Center and started my weekly updates. As I said at the time, I wasn't really expecting Wii Fit to work, and I figured after a month or so with no weight loss, I'd declare it a sham and stick the Balance Board into a closet never to be seen again.

Imagine my surprise as I started to notice that regular playing of Wii Fit was starting to take off some weight. So I figured that adjusting my eating habits might help accelerate that process. I cut back on the sweets and soda and tried to eat smaller portions of everything in general. And lo and behold, three months later, I'd already dropped 25 pounds! At the urging of my friend, I switched from running in place in my living room with the game to buying a proper pair of sneakers and running outdoors for longer and longer distances. This made me drop another 15 pounds that actually brought me down to what the BMI says is my ideal weight of 145 pounds. Which I seriously haven't weighed since probably high school. Sure, the running went to my head and I decided to run the New York City Half Marathon last August, which was an awesome experience (I finished in under two hours, my goal), but also messed up my knees and sent me to physical therapy. I'm back in shape and running again, and used Wii Fit more during the interim to make sure I didn't put back on too much weight. In fact, weighing in on the Balance Board every single morning goes a long way towards keeping me honest.

And now, two years later, I have continued to maintain my weight of about 145 pounds, give or take a few on either side. And while I do run (which is great cardio), also continue to use the Wii Fit every single day. Mostly just to weigh in and log my progress, but I do also sometimes do the boxing or Hula Hoop cardio exercises and I use the push-up/side plank to keep my arms from looking too scrawny! I would once again like to thank Nintendo for releasing such a life-changing product (at least for me!), and Miyamoto for conceiving of such a radical game. Like they always say on the infomercials, results are not typical, but I love telling people that I lost the weight because of Wii Fit. I always add that I took up running, just to be honest, but I seriously do credit Wii Fit for launching my weight loss and making me more conscious of my health, diet and posture.

(Now I just wish that I'd picked a medium for my pre-order bonus T-shirt so I could work into fitting into it one day... or at least a large to split the difference! I never wear this shirt because I feel like I'm swimming in it!)

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Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 20 May 2010 · Comments (16)
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