This is not a post about last night's Lost. I just couldn't do it justice. For a great recap, head over to Shannon's and see her most descriptive recap and be sure to check out her comments for some other interesting insight...
Anyhoo...The Cheeze family got Wii Fit for Christmas, which was more a gift for me and not BoyBoy or Bubba. Bubba decided he hated Wii Fit when it told him he was overweight and made his Mii pudgy around the middle. BoyBoy likes it but it is not as much fun as his Star Wars or Mario Kart. I, on the other hand am totally addicted. This thing is so cool! It begins by testing your balance, weight, and BMI and then it gives you your Wii Fit age. I am sad to say that on my first attempt my age was 20 years too high...boohoo. I have always thought that I was pretty fit - I exercise regularly (OK, irregularly, geesh, who are you, my mother?) but this thing kicks my fanny! I am not the most flexible person on the planet by any stretch (oops, pardon the pun!) and my Wii Fit trainer points that out to me on a consistent basis. Here is how a session might sound if you listened through the keyhole:
Wii Fit Trainer Girl: You're a little shaky...try to focus on you ab muscles.
Wheezer: If I had any ab muscles, we wouldn't be here, would we?
Wii Fit Trainer Girl: You may not be ready for this exercise...next time start with something easier.
Wheezer: This is level one, exercise one...is there an easier one? Sign me up!
Wii Fit Trainer Girl: Try to focus on stretching your hip flexors...feel the stretch?
Wheezer: What's a hip flexor? Is that some kind of dance they do in South Beach? Sign me up!
Wii Fit Trainer Girl: Are you focusing on your ab muscles? You seem a little shaky.
Wheezer: That could be because I am mixing a cosmopolitan right now...do you need ab muscles for that?
And then it's time to stop...
It says something about my skill set that the exercise I am best at is the called "Lotus Focus." This is the one where you sit on the balance board in the lotus position and do nothing for three minutes. I am great at that. If there were an Olympic sport of Lotus Focus, I would be a gold medal contender!
There are other fun exercises and I do feel like it is making a difference. I have set a goal to be 10 lbs lighter and more toned by the time we go on our cruise in April. I will keep you posted. I just hope that Wii Fit Trainer girl doesn't go all Jillian on me.
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