Wii are Fit!

If you’ve been reading for some time, you know that FireDad stalked a Nintendo Wii for quite some time. After his successful hunting, we became somewhat addicted. Really, and somewhat strangely, it’s become a great bonding activity for the two of us in the evenings after the two brothers go to bed. It should not surprise you that I then pre-ordered Wii Fit from Amazon.

Originally set to release on May 19th and pushed back to May 21st, I was initially excited when my Wii Fit shipped on the original date of May 19th. But then it sat around for awhile, not making any progress until the 21st and did not make it here until today, four days after the initial shipment notice. This is especially aggravating as we are Amazon Prime members and, as such, get Two-Day Shipping on all orders at no “extra” cost. (We pay a flat rate, once a year.) So, of course, being the … nag-type … that I am, I e-mailed Amazon. They credited our account $5.00. I feel somewhat vindicated.

Moving on to how we’re liking the Wii Fit after two hours of play.

DUDE. LOVIN’ IT! Okay, I’m mostly just saying that because of the following reasons:

1. I weigh less than I thought I did!
2. My BMI is actually in the normal/healthy range though I still could stand to use a few pounds!
3. I have “great posture” according to my personal trainer. (I chose the female trainer.)
4. My first day Wii Fit age? TWENTY-SEVEN! Yeah, my ACTUAL age! It’s like I “WIN” at Wii Fit on my very first attempt. WOOHOO!
5. AND? I’m YOUNGER (!) than FireDad (which is opposite of real life ages). WOO!

All that said? Dang. It’s hard stuff! Don’t let the negative reviews in which people say “you can’t get fit sitting in front of a TV, go outside, you lazy bums,” sway you. Now, I’ve never done yoga (though once we join the gym, I will be doing it weekly) but, whoa! Those poses are hard to do. The benefit of the Wii Fit for first time yoga “users” is that it shows you how to keep your center of balance with a little circle and if you sway, bend too far or move around, you can see that with your own little red dot. So I “know” that I’m doing the pose “right” when my dot stays inside of the circle. Awesome.

Also? I rock at Hula-Hooping but not so much soccer heading. FireDad is digging the ski events and some of the balance games as well.

We set our weight loss goals. (Though, technically FireDad doesn’t need to lose weight, he just needs to tone!) We’re both aware, as we are intelligent adults, that weight loss isn’t done just in front of the television. It also involves food consumption, healthy sleep (meaning, don’t play Wii Fit (or any Wii games) until 3am!) and a host of other things. But this? This is a nice way to keep track of progress. We’re still joining the gym. I’ll still be taking almost daily walks with both boys in the double stroller. I’ll still be drinking 64(+!) ounces of water per day. I’ll still be watching my food intake and attempting to make healthy food choices. (Uh, minus this weekend. Primanti Bros. at the Pirates game for Fire Fighter’s night! Will you be there?) But this is just an added thing to help me (us) achieve our goals.

Plus? Yay fun!