Wii Fit + Drinking = Comedy

Here is a good morning laugh for ya'll!!

Most weekend evenings have been spent at the neighbors house enjoying a bonfire and drinking.  It's just what we do on our street.  We get together to chill after a long week, most of the time we grill out here first and then head down the street for fire.

Any whoo, after working for a short time yesterday, I headed down the hang with the fam and friends.  Of course the were cocktails involved. :) The evening ended a bit early (midnight is early) so a few of us came back here to just chat.  Well, I got this bright idea...since I was home and hadn't log on to Fit that I would do so.  (start chuckling now)

Here is what I figured out after drinking + Wii Fit:

• I am much better at Step (250'ish)
• I am not so good at Yoga (duh, it takes balancing)
• I am phenomenal at Running-long (167%)
• Jackknife is no more easier sober than drunk

I know, funny right.  Well in my own defense, at least I took the time to exercise!

Day Six - WOO HOO

Okay, so I was a bit worried stepping back on the board today. Expecting to get yelled at for not logging in yesterday, or even worse gain weight back. To my surprise I LOST weight!!

I really love my Wii Fit. I cannot say this enough and I BRAG about it as often as I can. Joe even looks for Wii Fit items now at the store to see if there is any thing neat I could use. Really, all you need is the board. Yoga mat not really needed. Nice, but not necessary. Though I did see a pouch today that would be helpful with running. Right now I either hold the remote in one hand, or slide it into the waist band of my pants.

Any whoo, I was making a list of what I have accomplished in the first six days and thought I would post it.

1. Step is now my favorite and I finally beat Katie to be #1 with 240 points. (couldn't even get coordinated enough to finish it day 1 or 2)
2. I LOVE running. Today I ran the Short race (burning 97%) and Long (67%).
3. I can do the Hula Hoop, though NO ONE can beat Katie at this one. She has the record at our house and at Robin's.
4. I thought the Yoga would be my favorite. It's okay and I do have better posture, but I mostly use it to loosen up for the other things.

Here are my starting stats, weight included (gulp)

• Weight - 186.1 pounds (yes really)
• BMI - 29.9 (obese)
• Wii Fit Age - 47 (I'm 37)
• Ideal Weight - 136 pounds (I don't agree)

As of January 29, 2009

• Weight - 183.6 pounds (-2.5)
• BMI - 29.51 (overweight)
• Wii Fit Age - 45 (-2 years)

I am pretty proud of what little changes I have made. The first 4 days were 15 minutes of workout time, today was 22. Just a bit sore and winded, but in a good way.

The First Five days...

So, I was REALLY excited to get my Wii Fit last Saturday. So much so that I opened it and set it up the minute I got home. It was love at first play. It is really easy to follow and very encouraging.

• Day one - 15 minutes and I was surprised I made it that far. Worked at yoga and running.
• Day two - 15 minutes, worked at yoga, running and tried step. Failed miserably at step.
• Day three - 15 minutes, worked at yoga, tried hula hoop and was surprised I could do it, and finally finished step!
• Day four - 20 minutes, running, yoga, hula hoops and I tried jack knife and found it easier than I thought. I was really gung-ho this day. It was 14 minutes at night when I got home on 6 minutes before work. I literally squeezed those six minutes in before I walked out the door for work.
• Day five - no Fit - was at work 16 hours. :`(

So that is my log so far. I was really proud to be on such a roll. Today is day six, I plan to work out tonight.

Oh, I lost 1 pound in the first four days. Hopefully I didn't ruin that with the last 2 days.

Blowing Smoke

So I smoked my last cigarette on January 8, 2009.

I didn't make a big deal out of it. When someone ask to bum a smoke, I just said I didn't have any. No one really noticed at first. However, when they did it spread like wildfire.

Again, technically I did not quite smoking. I just stopped. If I quit, that means I have a chance to not quit. Then people look at you with the evil-eye if you choose to have a cigarette.

Right now I am smoke free and enjoying it. Though, I had to figure out a way to take breaks at work now. My breaks use to be like clockwork. Now I have found other ways to hide from the servers. (wink)

TWENTY DAYS AND COUNTING!

My New Year NON-resolutions

Everyone makes New Year resolutions. Most are mad with good intentions. Other just out of pure fun. I have even made a few over the past 37 years. Truly, I cannot think of one that I actually stuck with. So with the start of 2009, I decided to my resolution was to not make any resolutions.

So, if I didn't...

1. Quick smoking
2. Exercise more
3. Lose weight

It would really wouldn't make that I failed.

So cheers (okay, technically it was 26 days ago, get over it)