I Should Be Insulted

On the day Wii Fit was released, my son and I stood at the doors of Best Buy (a new store they've built waaaay too close to my house!) so that I could send him running in to grab one of the few contraptions that weren't pre-ordered (he's much faster than me!). I liked the sound of the set-up and even though it was a bit pricey, I compared it to a gym membership and figured if I could be consistent with it for about 3 months, it will have paid for itself. I am not a gym person. I prefer the privacy of my own home, jogging in pjs if that's what I want to do.

We were successful in our quest and in his usual exuberant fashion, my ds set up everything without reading any directions. That's why my intial weigh-in was way different than that on the second day (in the wrong direction of course); he didn't install the extensions that make the step work accurately on carpet. Oh well. He doesn't care--he found a gym he can ride his bike to and prefers working out the company of other people. To each his own. The Wii Fit is mine, all mine! Who'd a thunk it? Now I have something I can do with the Wii besides play Dr. Mario or bowl and not feel like I'm frittering away time.

I fell in love with the system instantly. While I'm not a fan of yoga, I don't mind a good stretch. The strength training doesn't feel like much without weights, but I'm not sure I can lift them. LOL! Discipline gets me to warm up doing the not-my-favorite exercises and then I get on to the good stuff: aerobics and balance exercises.

Aerobics?

Yep. Oddly enough. I probably look like I'm having spasms trying to hula hoop, but I must be doing something right. My score keeps climbing. The boxing has come in handy. Fake punches in the direction of the TV don't hurt much and can do wonders for frustration. I even go for short jogs. My all time favorite though is the step routines. I did a free step to my favorite CD today for 30 minutes. 2400 steps. Woohoo me!

And I continue to enjoy the balance exercises. I think they are doing some good. But here is where I had to overcome a little jolt. My initial attempts weren't so great, and the "progress report" after the exercise was over kept informing me that I was "unbalanced."

Now I can't help but take this little comment seriously, a bit personally. How long have I been reaching for a little balance in my life? I feel like the computer is reading through my feet and ends up knowing more about me than it should. Then it has the nerve to tell me to my face that I am unbalanced! A true professinal would a little more tactful.

I'll get there. Wii will help. :)

P.S. If I didn't feel so great I'd be extremely distressed. In addition to being unbalanced, I have not dropped any appreciable weight AT ALL, even after 36 days of at least 30 minutes a day. *sigh* Most days I try for 45 minutes and if I'm feeling especially spry, I'll go for an hour. And I enjoy it enough, plus there's enough variety, to keep me coming back day after day. So I'm ignoring the body check even though I do it daily, except for weekends. We'll see if all the extra movement has a cumulative effect on down the road. I am sleeping better. That may be the best start of all.