I have to admit something… I lent our wii fit setup to a friend in the spring, and since we got it back it has been sitting in a corner gathering dust. What a waste of an expensive bit of kit that actually makes it fun to get a bit of excercise!

So it was with a very apprehensive feeling I put on my joggers yesterday, and wiped down our balance board, popped in fresh batteries, and loaded up the game. I was certain that it was going to scold me for putting on weight and being absent, so you can imagine how amazed I was when it actually congratulated me on losing several pounds! We’ll brush over the part where it told me I hadn’t been on it for 166 days!! Ouch, naughty Zoe neglecting it since March!

photo credit: davidking

However, our summer busy busy busy madness is beginning to lessen now & so it was with renewed resolve to “give it a go” that I sweated my way through an entire hour of wii fit last night! I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was smashing my previous personal bests on my first go. I enjoyed it, but I think the 30 minutes (over 2500 steps!) of “free step” whilst watching Project Runway have taken their toll – my leg muscles have been aching all day! I guess that’s what you get when you do an hour of muscle workouts & aerobic excercises and ignore the much more relaxed balance games & yoga!

Wish me luck in my quest to get a bit healthier! I’m going to try to eat less rubbish (which will save money too), but I’m not going to deny myself the stuff I like & be miserable! Our diet has improved in the last few months already so I need to concentrate on perservering with wii fit. I’m pleased that I’ve been losing weight with just a few diet change though. It doesn’t bother me too much, being overweight, but I would like to lose some just so I am healthier for the future.