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So, a week into my new adventures with EA Sports and Wii Fit Plus, I did my body check again. Well, I didn't quite understand one of the things it wanted me to do on it, so I kinda bombed the test and it said my Wii age was 57!! UH OH!! But, since I didn't quite "get" what it was wanting me to do, I'm not worrying about that! Now for the GOOD NEWS!! I dropped 3 lbs!! YAY!!! I'm small, so I watch my weight very closely b/c every pound shows on me! I had put on 10 lbs during the holiday season b/c I just pretty much ate everything in site! Now I'm 1/3 of the way to being back down to where I was the end of the summer when I looked at my absolute best ever!! My pants don't feel snug in my middle anymore either! I've been moderating my eating as well, but not obsessively. Mostly just been working out about a total of an hour 5 to 6 days a week. It was saying originally I was "at risk" for being overweight, now it says I'm normal again!! When you're only 4'11", there isn't a lot of wiggle room between normal and overweight! But I'm happy to say I'm once again "normal"!! I'll check back in next week and share if I continue to drop or those pounds somehow catch up to me again! Oh, and on a side note, my ds2 has been doing the workouts as well. He is showing progress, too! In fact, yesterday was my "rest" day and he STILL drug me into the living room to do the Wii Fit Plus with him!! Too funny! I was winning on the obstacle course for a while, then he kicked my hiney!! Oh well!
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Congrats Jodi! I was using my Wii before my June 09 trip and haven't been on it since we got back. It was alot of fun and miss some of the games like the ski jump.
It told me I was in my 50's too - ugh! I'm not quite 40 yet. I did start a new program the last week of January and have lost about 5lbs. It would have been slightly more but my uncle was married Valentine's weekend and I have bad self-discipline.
Congrats! I love EA Active- I have the Wii Fit and Fit Plus, but really like the Active so much more. And it can get addictive- especially if you do the 30 day challenges. I lost 50 pounds using it from June to Dec. And I keep it up just to keep the weight off. Keep up the good work!
Congrats! I love EA Active- I have the Wii Fit and Fit Plus, but really like the Active so much more. And it can get addictive- especially if you do the 30 day challenges. I lost 50 pounds using it from June to Dec. And I keep it up just to keep the weight off. Keep up the good work!
WOW!!! 50 lbs?? That's AMAZING!!! I lost 54 lbs 18 months ago (or maybe closer to 2 years now??), but it too almost a year to do!! I used my treadmill and a few other things back then as well as weight watchers (all by myself, no meetings, not even the online thing) but with a lot of support for my boys and dh. This time losing the 10 lbs has been harder than the 54 b/c dh has been slightly less helpful. He still cooks in healthier ways which is awesome, but he has gotten back into the habit of eating all sorts of junk in bed right next to me! Talk about wanting to kick someone! I'm really trying to get him to stop, but he isn't budging on it right now! And yet, he stays fairly thin! A little tummy, but not a big guy by any means! How wrong is that?? And when I say junk, I mean junk!! Like cookies and milk, ice cream, peanut butter and crackers, pepperoni, candy, etc! I guess he's just building my willpower!! The good news is that this is his busy travelling season coming up, so he won't be home much of the time to tempt me! Maybe THAT'S why I'm slimmer in the warm months!! But hopefully me doing the Sports Active and Wii Fit Plus in the evenings where I don't spend as much time watching tv in bed will alleviate the problem all together!! I just know I don't EVER want to be round again!! I NEVER want to have to lose 54 lbs again!! WAY too much work!!!
And when I say junk, I mean junk!! Like cookies and milk, ice cream, peanut butter and crackers, pepperoni, candy, etc!
My DH is the same way - He hates anything but meat and potatoes, literally. He never ate any vegetable other than corn and potatoes when I met him. He doesn't cook for us (DD and me) cause if he did, we would eat processed everything, hot dogs, lunch meat, already prepared chicken patties, fish sticks, canned soup, canned chili, etc. UGH!!! I almost feel bad for him when I make dinner cause he only eats the "meat" and then makes himself lettuce and blue cheese dressing as a salad since he won't eat squash, spinach, asparagus, zuccinni, cooked carrots, etc. And he will go through an ENTIRE 20oz bag of M&Ms in less than a week. He pours himself a container full when he gets home and grazes on them until dinner - eats barely anything cause he don't like it - and then grazes on them until bedtime. He will also eat about 3 bowls of ice cream and chocolate sauce a week. NEVER GAINS A POUND!!!!!
If I did that - I would be atleast 100lbs more than I am.
My DH is the same way - He hates anything but meat and potatoes, literally. He never ate any vegetable other than corn and potatoes when I met him. He doesn't cook for us (DD and me) cause if he did, we would eat processed everything, hot dogs, lunch meat, already prepared chicken patties, fish sticks, canned soup, canned chili, etc. UGH!!! I almost feel bad for him when I make dinner cause he only eats the "meat" and then makes himself lettuce and blue cheese dressing as a salad since he won't eat squash, spinach, asparagus, zuccinni, cooked carrots, etc. And he will go through an ENTIRE 20oz bag of M&Ms in less than a week. He pours himself a container full when he gets home and grazes on them until dinner - eats barely anything cause he don't like it - and then grazes on them until bedtime. He will also eat about 3 bowls of ice cream and chocolate sauce a week. NEVER GAINS A POUND!!!!! If I did that - I would be atleast 100lbs more than I am.
I'm glad I'm not alone in the world! When we got married, dh only ate meat and potatoes, too! Oh, and bread! However, when he took the position he is in now where he travels a lot and eats out a lot and with a lot of different people, things changed a lot! My years of nagging made no difference, but having coworkers tease him and pick on him for not even TRYING anything new DID work! He has discovered that broccoli isn't a terrible thing if mixed into a pasta dish, he eats cobblers now, too! And he eats quite a few other new things, too! I'm so proud of him! He's a good cook, too. He likes to do stuff from scratch, so that's kinda cool! And he's good about doing things like making me a veggie section if he makes homemade pizza, etc. He will even cut up the veggies these days (something that 3 yrs ago would NOT have been done b/c it would have meant actually TOUCHING vegetables!). So, he's getting better. But he's still a junk food junkie! His current favorite thing is Munchies! He eats like 3 or 4 bags a week when he is home! UGH! And, in bed, right next to me! JINKIES!! I just keep telling myself to be strong.......
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Progressing with EA Sports and Wii Fit Plus!
But, since I didn't quite "get" what it was wanting me to do, I'm not worrying about that! Now for the GOOD NEWS!! I dropped 3 lbs!! YAY!!! I'm small, so I watch my weight very closely b/c every pound shows on me! I had put on 10 lbs during the holiday season b/c I just pretty much ate everything in site!
Now I'm 1/3 of the way to being back down to where I was the end of the summer when I looked at my absolute best ever!! My pants don't feel snug in my middle anymore either! I've been moderating my eating as well, but not obsessively. Mostly just been working out about a total of an hour 5 to 6 days a week. It was saying originally I was "at risk" for being overweight, now it says I'm normal again!! When you're only 4'11", there isn't a lot of wiggle room between normal and overweight!
But I'm happy to say I'm once again "normal"!!
I'll check back in next week and share if I continue to drop or those pounds somehow catch up to me again! Oh, and on a side note, my ds2 has been doing the workouts as well. He is showing progress, too! In fact, yesterday was my "rest" day and he STILL drug me into the living room to do the Wii Fit Plus with him!! Too funny!
I was winning on the obstacle course for a while, then he kicked my hiney!! Oh well!
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The good news is that this is his busy travelling season coming up, so he won't be home much of the time to tempt me! Maybe THAT'S why I'm slimmer in the warm months!!
I NEVER want to have to lose 54 lbs again!! WAY too much work!!!
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