Yesterday I had time to do four virtual laps around the Island before going about my exciting and crazy Saturday (6.5 virtual miles). The Fit’s coach started off by letting me know that I started my account 500 days ago. It would’ve been a better milestone if I were more consistent on using it, like every morning or five days a week. Still, the novelty of this exercise device/video game hybrid hasn’t worn off. My bigger obstacle is getting up early enough to use it without being ultra late to work. I do have over 50 hours logged on it and if I throw in activities outside of the Wii Fit, it’s 65-plus hours. Doing the math now…I’m averaging six minutes per day. Not very good as my Mayo Clinic advisor said the goal should be 30 minutes per day. Well, I did regain the impetus to start again after we returned from our July vacation. Before the trip, I had pulled my weight below the 225 (pounds) mark to wear a smaller size from Lucky Jeans when I bought a new pair at the annual Summer sale. Then I ballooned back up shy of 230 through the rationalization of “hey, I can eat a tad more…I’m on vacation!” This provided inspiration over a few weeks.
My current plan involves tracking the distance from the house to some faraway landmark against my cumulative mileage. The inevitable goal will be the address of our time share in Las Vegas, 1352 miles should I use I-10 for the primary route. I’m realistic. It will take years. Meanwhile, I am on the cusp of the Toyota Center in Houston (it’s where the Rockets and Aeros play) which is 165 miles according to Google Maps. Then it’s the AA Arena/Center/Whatever in Dallas (where the Stars and Mavs play) at 183 miles. I have three months remaining so I think I can come close to Bakersfield, TX along I-10 by New Year’s Eve (324 miles).
This week Nintendo releases the upgrade Wii Fit Plus. I think I will receive a new boost from it for several reasons:
- It’s only $20 because we already own the Fit Board.
- It provides the means to calculate how many calories are burned through the activities, no more guessing through the Nintendo site in Japanese.
- I can customize the workout which will speed up the process. No more delays from all the A-button pushing I had to do with Yoga!
Now if I can only get Nintendo to create something to give me more time to write about all the other games I’ve bought and played over the last year. I will make the effort to blather on Fit Plus when I’m 100 or so days into it.
I’ll close with this joke my friend Bryant sent me. It certainly makes Cooking Mama look easy.