my weight is still going up

Let me just say that I did not sleep well last night and I am very tired. I am sure that over time these numbers will start to look better than they are right now. Remember muscle weights more than fat so as we add muscle our weight may increase, but muscle mass also burns more calories than fat. I am reminding myself of these facts so I don't get discouraged.

BMI = 25.23
Weight = 166.4
Wii Fit age = 38

My day is going by faster than I would like, well I did have a breakfast date with my husband so that did put my exercise schedule a little behind for the day. I have to go get the little man from preschool soon so I did not get my run in yet, I am hoping he will run with me after I pick him up. I did get in 2 Zen classes and 1 new cardio class, with all the training time to learn all the new moves it was like doing 2 sessions.

Run accomplished and then some. I actually started my run and was a good 5 minutes plus into it when I had to tend to the little man's needs so I restarted my 30 minute run and I have a new record for my 30 minute run even after running for 5 minutes shortly before starting my 30 minutes. I am so happy. I got a good work out in 5 days in a row and I outdid my current record on my run 4 of the 5 days. Hopefully if I keep up with my exercises I will start to see a difference in the number on the scale or at least a difference in the way my clothes look and fit on me.

Status quo

Today's Wii Fit checking had the same BMI and weight as yesterday and my Wii Fit age went down to 35.  I did 2 zen classes and 2 cardio classes (1 new one) on the Kinect and I did my same 30 minute run with the Wii Fit. I didn't set a new record for my run today, but I did come in second to yesterdays new record and didn't miss it by too much (less than 0.1 miles).

Now I'm "overweight"

Today's check in on the Wii Fit yielded me the delight of being classified as "overweight." With a BMI of 25.09 and a weight of 165.6 and a Wii Fit Age of 36. Let me just say that I know how not very accurate this thing is, especially on carpet, it seems to fluctuate a lot more when you use it on carpet but it still helps me keep track to some degree of my progress. I always start off the year saying I simply don't want to gain any weight by the end of the year, as most people gain weight every year I figure that this is a great goal that puts me ahead of the average person anyhow and it is a totally attainable goal that won't stress me out. That being said the last several years, the ones where that was my goal, I actually lost more weight than previously.

So I did the same workout with the Kinect today as yesterday, I showed improvement on some of the moves. I did my same 30 minute run today as well with the Wii Fit and set my 3rd new record this week with my run.

My weight skyrocketed over night

Todays check in on the Wii Fit yielded a BMI of 24.96 and a weight of 164.7 and a Wii Fit Age of 44. Obviously I did not gain 13.2 pounds over night so as you can see these things are not perfect but are merely tools intended to encourage us along our fitness and/or weight loss goals. Of course I find it best not to focus on a magic number (weight) that I want to get to, instead I prefer to focus on how I look and feel as well as how my clothes fit. Half the reason for me getting in better and better shape is to keep up with my 3 year old, oh to have his energy. 


I did a double session on my Kinect Your Shape (2 zen classes and 2 cardio sessions), then I did a 30 minute run on my Wii Fit. I actually find the 30 minute free run to be quite motivating for me, I get to run with several of my family members who have Miis on my Wii and I just enjoy seeing all of them.

New year and hopefully an even more fit version of myself

We have just over 6 weeks till our rescheduled cruise, when we booked our cruise we booked it on the Splendor for January 16th. Well, the ship caught fire and we were lucky enough that it was supposed to be ready in time for our sailing. Of course when I finally got around to ordering new swimsuits for our vacation the very next morning we got an email that our cruise date had been canceled as it was taking longer than expected to get parts so the ship could receive all the necessary repairs. We rebooked and well we are once again booked for the first sailing after the repairs are finished, so February 20the here we come.

With the cruise coming and the holidays behind us it seemed like a great time to start working out a little more frequently. I checked in on my Wii Fit this morning which was being rather nice to me. It said my BMI is 22.95 and my weight is 151.5. It wasn't as nice with my Wii Fit Age by telling me it is 38. Anyhow, after I checked in on my Wii Fit I switched over to my Kinect Your Shape and did a little bit of a workout, then I attempted to put in my Kinect Sports but that wasn't being cooperative (we have a bad disc and need to swap it out) so I pulled the Wii Fit back out and did a 30 minute run on there.

Fitness Challenge - Day 2

This morning we walked out as a family to our polling place and took the long way home (someone wanted to make an extra stop on the way home). All in all we probably walked close to a mile on our voting expedition.

I also pulled out the Wii Fit again and did the same workout as yesterday on it, I'm still not feeling too good so I wanted to take it easy once again. I did 30 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of hula hoops and 9 minutes of step.

Sadly just as I thought I was starting to get over this illness I am slipping back a few steps. I do hope this passes soon so I can really kick up the fitness challenge a notch, but I suppose it is also a good lesson to learn how to hold back when you aren't feeling well.

Fitness Challenge - Day 1

I had to give some extra thought to this challenge as it got nearer due to viral bronchitis. Luckily I am getting over it and just have a cough that won't go away, but of course it is still a good idea to be careful after any illness.

To help track my progress for the month: My weight according to my bathroom scale was 161, my weight according to the Wii Fit was about 160.7 and my Wii Fit age was 32.
 I will report back periodically this month on how I am doing.

This morning I did a little yard work (sweeping up pine needles, uprooting a few plants that died and a little bit of weeding). Later I pulled out my Wii Fit and did half an hour of yoga, 10 minutes of hula hoops and 9 minutes of step. For the record I am really terrible at the hula hoops, pretty good at yoga and adequate at step.