Wii fit anyone?

[sushikam]

Ok, so I have been out of the GF loop for quite a while...I used to visit everday! Now it's a rarity!! I feel horrible, but life has taken over lately.

Anyway, I know I labeled this thread as "Wii fit anyone?"....and I wanted to talk about that, as well as saying....I MISS YOU GUYS ON THIS FORUM!! I can't catch up! LoL .

Anyone have the Wii? If so, do you have the Wii fit also? I do!! It's been one of the things keeping me busy...I'm trying to lose a little weight and get more in shape and toned, since that's really all it can do because it's not a "true" workout, but definitely leaves you a little sweaty and fatigued in the muscles.

Today is my two week deadline for my goal of losing 5 pounds, and sadly, it didn't happen. I did go up and down throughout the whole two weeks, but I never really lost much weight, though my stomach feels a little flatter and my muscles are getting stronger.

I guess I just wanted to see if anyone else is taking the "wii fit challenge". I need some support to keep me motivated here! I think I am going to start running to supplement my wii workouts, since the indoor running in place it offers gets old and hurts my ankles.

Anyone?!

 

[JayLeo57]

to me the best work out machine are real ones
yea its cool to play video games and try to lose weight but you wont get the best results

 

[packs_fan]

Hello nice to see you back on since its been so long you dont even know me I havent been here that long. About the Wii though I do not have a wii but from what I read it seems people have the same problem. They say it works..... but not as much as they thought. One person quoted that "I turned it off and decided t go jogging 2 blocks instead." So basically yeah it does work but alot of people say you need more then just that. Hope this helps

 

[T&KBrouse]

Hey Kristin. Good to see you back!
Did you happen to have a body mass index done? You may have lost 5 pounds, just regained it in muscle.
I did the same thing when I did Tae Bo. (sp?)
Didn't loose a pound, but I had to buy all new clothes and I swear I could have bench pressed a Buick.

 

[sushikam]

Hey Kristin. Good to see you back!
Did you happen to have a body mass index done? You may have lost 5 pounds, just regained it in muscle.
I did the same thing when I did Tae Bo. (sp?)
Didn't loose a pound, but I had to buy all new clothes and I swear I could have bench pressed a Buick.

I did have my BMI done, everday when I did a body test it would tell me my BMI and weight. I know I am at a healthy weight, and actually I think it says I should gain weight to be "more normal", but I don't want to do that!!

I do feel like I've lost some inches and definitely gained a bit of muscle - not a lot, but enough to make myself feel better!

I'll give you a run down of my BMI for each day of the two weeks I did this (I did miss about 3 days though):

Day 1 down to Day 12:
20.90
20.96
21.02
21.14
20.96
21.23
20.90
20.59
20.71
20.83
20.71
20.93

As you can see I fluctauted a lot! But I do realize that was probably due to the fact that I did the test in the evenings during the week (between 5 and 7) and then on the weekends would usually do it in the morning, or mid afternoon. So I wish I had been more consistent with the time of day I did it. I think I want to start doing it every morning before I eat.

But I didn't lose any weight really, my BMI actually went up a tad! My goal BMI was 20.49 and that would be 146.4 pounds.

I don't know how accurate the Wii is at measuring BMI, but I think it gives me a good idea of how "healthy" I am! And I feel good that I worked out a total of 10 hours and 17 minutes in the two week period! That's more than ever :main_laugh:!

 

[sushikam]

I also wanted to add that it may not be the best way to lose weight and get fit, but it definitely motivates you to want to do more! Like I said, I now want to go running, because after running with the computer for the past two weeks, I have gained enough energy and muscle to actually run for 10 minutes or more at a time, where in the past I couldn't run or jog for more than say 1 minute.

I like how it keeps track of everything and since it includes yoga and strength training, I really feel like I'm getting "balanced" and gaining muscle where I don't think I ever really had it before .

 

[modestmouse]

Well I haven't actually played Wii Fit... But I've played Wii Sports & that is not really the same... but it does help you in ways I didn't think possible! I mostly just play tennis to get my WiiFit Age lower, now I'm 52! I started at 73! But it's really good that it motivates you to do more.. That's a start!

 

[dprince]

I still can't even get my hands on one yet. :main_no: They're always sold out; the last time my local store got some, they had 30 that sold out in 10 minutes. :main_rolleyes:

 

[sushikam]

Well I haven't actually played Wii Fit... But I've played Wii Sports & that is not really the same... but it does help you in ways I didn't think possible! I mostly just play tennis to get my WiiFit Age lower, now I'm 52! I started at 73! But it's really good that it motivates you to do more.. That's a start!

I like it for how it's something that makes you get up off the couch and actually move! ...I love the tennis too! I just don't play it enough anymore, so my age would probably be ridiculously high now!

I still can't even get my hands on one yet. :main_no: They're always sold out; the last time my local store got some, they had 30 that sold out in 10 minutes. :main_rolleyes:

It took me a while to get one myself. I actually got one off ebay - I know they are way overpriced on ebay, but I went the hard way around to get one at retail. I bought a Wii bundle that included the Wii, Wii fit, and a bunch of other stuff for a lot of money, but all at retail, and now I'm just reselling all the other stuff but the Wii Fit . I almost regret doing that, I would have rather paid $100 more for one instead of taking all this time to resell everything...but I've almost got it all sold!! So in the end I am technically getting one at retail price :main_rolleyes:.