Wii for Mii

Ok...well...I finally broke down and bought a Wii. For those of you who don't know what that is here is a picture:



We've been having a lot of fun with it. DS set up our little Mii people (the characters that are your digital alter egos that I think look like little veggie-tale like people -- no arms but they can do all kinds of stuff) and at first DH had totally gray hair and I told him that his dad would probably not appreciate that at all. So he ended up giving him blond hair and a fu-man-chu facial hair thing. DH loves it -- please, Lord, don't let him grow one of those things on his face in real life!!! My Wii ended up with a ponytail and I realized that DS probably rarely sees me without a ponytail. I never really realized that I was so predictable -- hmmm...I may have to get hair crazy one of these days! He also made a Wii for himself that looks creepily just like him and a really pretty one for his GF. Don't you think he should have made the pretty one for his mommy?!?! ;-)

After our Miis were created it was time to play. As a family we immediately went bowling:



I can actually get a pretty decent score which only happens at the regular bowling alley if they put the gutters up for me! That's why I like to bowl with little kids. I look like I'm being so sweet and nice and kind and all that jazz, but really all I'm doing is ensuring that I don't look like a total dork bowling with the gutters up just for me. I can blame the little rug rats instead! See...I'm always thinking!

Well...after bowling for a few days I decided to try out the other games that come with the console. I really liked boxing -- that is until the next day when I couldn't lift my arms or pick up my purse. What a great workout. That led me to doing some research about using the Wii as a fitness plan. I found out that 15 minutes of boxing burns approximately 125 calories! Woohoo!! If 3500 calories equals a pound then I should be able to lose one pound with every 7 hours of boxing. Considering I've only been able to last 20 minutes without collasping on the floor in a pool of sweat (I know that wasn't a very attractive mental picture for you but you get the idea!) I think it's going to take me a while to get to that 7 hours!

After I did some boxing I tried out the fitness age test that's included. It takes you through bowling, baseball (I hit a home run -- booyah!), boxing, and tennis. The tennis is what put me over the edge. I couldn't hit the ball the right direction to save my life and I think my Mii might need an emergency room visit due to all the times she fell down. I tested out at 68 years old - eeek! DS confided in me that he tested out at 64 so maybe I'm not so bad after all. Now I need to get DH to test himself so maybe I can feel superior to someone in this house!

For my birthday I've asked for the latest and greatest for this wonderful piece of electronic wonderment -- the Wii Fit. Here's the description of that "game":

Categories: Wii Fit features four main categories to choose from: Strength Training, Aerobics, Yoga and Balance Games. As you spend time exercising, you’ll earn Fit Credits that unlock additional exercises and activities within these categories. Wii Fit also tracks the activities you do the most and puts them into the Favorites category.

Strength Training: Put your strength to the test with muscle-toning exercises like Single Leg Extension, Sideways Leg Lift, Arm and Leg Lift, Single-Arm Stand, Torso Twists, Rowing Squat, Single Leg Twist, Lunge, Push-Up and Side Plank, Jackknife, Plank and Tricep Extension. Challenges include Push-Up Challenge, Plank Challenge and Jackknife Challenge.

Aerobics: Get your heart pumping with fun, interactive Aerobic exercises like Hula Hoop®, Basic Step, Basic Run, Super Hula Hoop, Advanced Step, 2-P Run, Rhythm Boxing, Free Step and Free Run.

Yoga: Work on your balance and flexibility with Yoga poses and activities like Deep Breathing, Half-Moon, Dance, Cobra, Bridge, Spinal Twist, Shoulder Stand, Warrior, Tree, Sun Salutation, Standing Knee, Palm Tree, Chair, Triangle and Downward-Facing Dog.

Balance Games: Get into the action with fun, balanced-based games like Soccer Heading, Ski Slalom, Ski Jump, Table Tilt, Tightrope Walk, Balance Bubble, Penguin Slide, Snowboard Slalom and Lotus Focus.

Once I get this "game" you may never hear from me again. I might collapse completely into the carpet fibers never to be heard from again! Or maybe I'll actually get to my goal weight and start a world-wide Wii fitness center! I've lost 4 pounds since I started playing with it 2 weeks ago so it just might happen! Let's just add that to my list of projects!!

Ok...gotta go beat up some veggie-tale people with no arms!

The start of something old but new again

Well...here I am trying to put my thoughts in writing when what I should really be doing is getting some much needed sleep. I don't even know if I will ever tell anyone that I have this blog out there but it's just that I have been thinking so much lately about the goals I have and how I've had such a hard time meeting them. I just feel like putting them in writing like this is something I really need to do. One big goal is to get to a healthy weight. I spend hours setting up spreadsheets that show when I will meet my goal if (and that's the operative word here) I lose a certain amount of weight each week. Inevitably the dates go whooshing by and I am not much closer to that goal than when I sat back all proud of my accomplishment of making the goals so many weeks earlier! Tonight is one of those nights.

This morning while getting ready for church I was looking in the mirror before jumping in the shower (BTW...I have a real love/hate relationship with that darn wall decoration; I love that it allows me to make sure I'm not going out with some ugly stray hair where it shouldn't be or that I have some giant piece of agricultural matter stuck between my teeth but I hate the fact that it shows all those bumps, rolls, stretch marks, and other such unwanted baggage in full and glorious technicolor) and really felt that need to do something about the parts of my reflection that I just don't like. The bible says that our bodies are God's temple and I've let mine decay until it's almost not in useable service. I'm ashamed and disgusted with myself. I know that God loves me, warts and all, but I don't love myself (or at least my body anyway) very much right now. I'm uncomfortable and self-conscious and really tired of it.

I know what I need to do - eat better and get some exercise! I've known this winning combination for years but any long term ownership has eluded me. So...I'm putting it in writing, hence the reason for being up much later than I should be, I will pack my gym clothes tomorrow so that when I get back to town from work at 4:00 I can go straight to the gym. They have a dance/aerobics class 4:30 so I will have more than enough time to get there, change, and stake my spot at the back of the class. If I am going to be a klutz (which will most likely be the case -- my mother didn't call me Grace because that was the name on my birth certificate), I certainly don't want to be up in the front! I've had that happen before and my poor bruised self esteem just couldn't take that kind of abuse again.

So...I'm off to bed and if anyone happens to surf on into my foray into blogging, think nice thoughts of me and wish me well. I really do want this to be something I've followed through on and then can look back knowing that the girl who wrote those crazy rambling sentences wasn't as hopeless as she felt. After I tackle this issue maybe I'll think about tackling my house next!! Oh my, girl, one impossibility at a time!!! ;-)