A Tale of WiiFit and Weight Loss
(skip down to the TL;DR version if you're in a rush :p)
For those of you who know me personally or have talked to me at length, you know that during the summer of 2006, I managed to lose about 50 lbs just from playing Wii Sports. I rode my bike occasionally, but the majority of the calorie-burning came from doing Boxing for 20-30 minutes every day. It was an accomplishment I was really proud of, and it boosted my self-esteem through the roof. People from high school were amazed, and I even got congratulated on it.
Unfortunately, I've let myself slip again and I've gained almost 20 lbs. It's not a lot, but it's enough to make several of my pants no longer fit me. The biggest culprit for the gain was the fact I've been playing WoW. Sitting in front of the computer instead of getting exercise. I've finally gotten myself to quit the game (due to some internal problems and generally just getting tired of it). I've also been taking some new medicine in the recent months, called Lexapro. Yes, it's an anti-depressant. I take it for my anxiety (since no doctor in their right mind would prescribe Xanax or Ativan to a 21 year old, lol). I know there's a lot of people out there who argue that you should never take anti-depressants, and I know people may look down on me for taking it.
Anyways, I'm getting off topic.
Due to my past success with using the Wii, I've decided to start today with using WiiFit to try and shed some pounds. I just spent 30 minutes on the game, hula-hooping, jogging, dancing, and doing the "jack knife" (oh, my abs T.T ). As a way to encourage myself to keep going, I'm going to try and post in here about my progress and my feelings towards the new goal.
I'm currently at 182 lbs. I was a 165 just a few months ago. A healthy weight for my height and body shape is around 140-150. I'm going to shoot for 160 within the next 3 months. I want to lose it slow and gradual, and try to guarantee I won't gain it back again.
For those of you wondering, I'm not doing this for my apperance. I actually am fine with how I look currently. I'm doing it for the sake of my right knee, which does not haver cartilege on the lateral side. I had a roller blading accident when I was younger, which caused shredding of the tissue. Currently there is no successful surgery to repair the lost cartilege, but research is being made into a "pourous polymer." When this will be done? There's no telling. So until then, the less weight is placed on my knee, the better I'll be and the longer I can wait until I'll need a total knee replacement.
Anyways, I think that about wraps it up. While I'm trying to do this on my own and for myself, I'm sure a word or two of encouragement will go a long way =)
TL;DR VERSION: I got tubby. Time to hula-hoop that pooch away!
For those of you who know me personally or have talked to me at length, you know that during the summer of 2006, I managed to lose about 50 lbs just from playing Wii Sports. I rode my bike occasionally, but the majority of the calorie-burning came from doing Boxing for 20-30 minutes every day. It was an accomplishment I was really proud of, and it boosted my self-esteem through the roof. People from high school were amazed, and I even got congratulated on it.
Unfortunately, I've let myself slip again and I've gained almost 20 lbs. It's not a lot, but it's enough to make several of my pants no longer fit me. The biggest culprit for the gain was the fact I've been playing WoW. Sitting in front of the computer instead of getting exercise. I've finally gotten myself to quit the game (due to some internal problems and generally just getting tired of it). I've also been taking some new medicine in the recent months, called Lexapro. Yes, it's an anti-depressant. I take it for my anxiety (since no doctor in their right mind would prescribe Xanax or Ativan to a 21 year old, lol). I know there's a lot of people out there who argue that you should never take anti-depressants, and I know people may look down on me for taking it.
Anyways, I'm getting off topic.
Due to my past success with using the Wii, I've decided to start today with using WiiFit to try and shed some pounds. I just spent 30 minutes on the game, hula-hooping, jogging, dancing, and doing the "jack knife" (oh, my abs T.T ). As a way to encourage myself to keep going, I'm going to try and post in here about my progress and my feelings towards the new goal.
I'm currently at 182 lbs. I was a 165 just a few months ago. A healthy weight for my height and body shape is around 140-150. I'm going to shoot for 160 within the next 3 months. I want to lose it slow and gradual, and try to guarantee I won't gain it back again.
For those of you wondering, I'm not doing this for my apperance. I actually am fine with how I look currently. I'm doing it for the sake of my right knee, which does not haver cartilege on the lateral side. I had a roller blading accident when I was younger, which caused shredding of the tissue. Currently there is no successful surgery to repair the lost cartilege, but research is being made into a "pourous polymer." When this will be done? There's no telling. So until then, the less weight is placed on my knee, the better I'll be and the longer I can wait until I'll need a total knee replacement.
Anyways, I think that about wraps it up. While I'm trying to do this on my own and for myself, I'm sure a word or two of encouragement will go a long way =)
TL;DR VERSION: I got tubby. Time to hula-hoop that pooch away!