Today, my Wii Fit age is 35. This is the highest it has been this week. Monday, I was 24, and yesterday I was 27. I don’t put a lot of stock in the Wii Fit age other than it is fun to brag and talk about with the other people using Wii Fit in my house. It is especially funny when my Wii Fit age says I am younger than some of the children.
I have lost a net total of 4.5 pounds since I started using Wii Fit. I try to use the Wii Fit at the same time every day, and I always wear the same clothes — a pair of yoga pants and my CMU t-shirt. I did gain some weight the first week I was using it, so my actual weight loss is just over 6 pounds.
Today I also set two new records. The first was in advanced step. My highest score is 646 points. I had only 30 “OK” steps and no missed steps, which means all of the rest of the steps were “perfect.” I am in every spot in the top 10, and my two lowest scores are 598. The other eight positions are all over 600 points. I suspect by tomorrow every spot will be over 600.
My other new record was in advanced (or is it expert? it is the highest option anyway) rhythm boxing. It was 1066 points. I am finding that I really like the rhythm boxing. I just wish the pace would be a bit faster. Right now you have to wait while you watch the new pattern. I’d like to see that part go a bit faster or at least have some longer patterns, so it doesn’t happen as often.
And that’s my update for today.
Every two weeks I set a goal to lose 2 pounds, and as I checked my weight this week, I was surprised to see that I haven’t met my second goal. When I compare my weight today to the day I started, I have met and lost more than the 4 pounds, but the Wii Fit has not yet recorded my goal. I think this was because I haven’t lost two pounds since the new goal was set. I am 1.1 pounds away.
What I noticed today that was very cool was where I fell on the range scale. The Wii Fit measures your body, and when it is time to measure, I see a scale divided into three sections: normal weight, overweight and obese. When I first started using the Wii Fit, my place on the scale would start at the very bottom, and it would travel all the way to the very top as far as the little needle could go. I would then here that cheerful little voice say, “That’s obese.”
Today, I watched the needle go up the scale, and it did NOT go all the way to the very top. There was room on the other side of the needle! Yes, I am still obese, but I am making visible progress. It is very cool to see that.
I am also loving the feedback that the kids are getting as they do their body tests and watch me do mine. The Wii Fit gives great input, and it really helps the kids get a healthy perspective of their body. When my oldest daughter logged on the other day, the Wii Fit told her she should gain 4 pounds. My daughter doesn’t want to gain any weight, but it was a heads up for her that she was on the lower side of the normal (healthy) weight range. It surprised her.
As a mom, I really like this because it isn’t focusing on weight loss — it is focusing on health and noting that being healthy can be gaining weight as well as losing weight. It is a great perspective to expose my kids to.
When I am in the Wii Fit plaza, four out of six of the Miis created by my family now fall asleep. It is because four members of my family have not been logging on lately. We are busy almost every night, so it is hard for the kids to find time to log in, but I suspect it will happen much more often when school ends in a couple of weeks.
