Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Well, I got the Wii and had to decide which "fitness" program to buy. I really wish our Blockbuster rented them. Would have made the decision easier.

Wii Fit Plus - Lots of friends have it, all love it, easy to start with, wanted the board for other games that might use it, liked the yoga and stretching that were part of the program, probably need the "this isn't exercise, it's fun" aspect to get me going.

EA Sports - Not many friends have this so not many familiar with it, like that it was cheaper (didn't need to buy the board to use it), liked the leg band, didn't like that it didn't keep track of my weight.

BL - didn't find out too much about this one...

Decision - I know I'm going to want the board. I decided to get the Wii Fit Plus/Balance Board for now. If I need to add EA Sports later for the challenge I can do that. As Daniel said, he's got lots of games in his desk that don't get used anymore!


Being bad - eating too many things I shouldn't. I'm calling it "last gasp of the holidays-junk food eating marathon". Hope it ends today.


Biggest Loser - New season started last night. I always tell Daniel (in a sarcastic tone), "If I could quit my job and live on the ranch for 6 weeks, I'd kick ass, too!" That show makes me mad. It's so unrealistic for those of us out there who have lives to live. Anyway, he went online to look up the application details and it asked if you had 100 lbs to lose. Huh. I guess I'm not as bad off as I thought. I'd say I'd like to lose 40-50 lbs. So there, Biggest Loser! Then we thought, what would we do with the animals if by some great miracle we got picked for the show. That darn puppy - she ruins everything!

Yes Virginia, there will be a Christmas (Wii!)

Post Christmas update -

Blood sugar testing: Fell off the wagon again. Ugh. Hate doing this. I started doing my fasting at work first thing but then that prevents me from having a real breakfast at home. Need to find a better routine.

Shoes: Finally replaced my old, possibly spider infested "running" shoes this weekend. Nothing fantastic, but a serviceable pair. Can't wait to break them in.

Health: Caught a cold on the 21st and haven't done anything mildly cardio- since then. Just working on trying to get my breathing back. Feeling better today, finally. Excited to ....

Wii: Between the $400 after taxes from the H1N1 vaccine clinic Saturday work and some money from the parents we scraped together enough to get some Xmas presents for each other (and tires and some other car maintenance) - oh the Best Buy and Sears CC's helped too. So my lovely husband bought me the Wii I've been wanting for ever! I'm so excited! I am excited to play the fun games (Lego Star Wars, anyone?) but I'm also super jazzed at the prospect of a fitness game. I'm doing research on a few...

• Wii Fit Plus (of course) - I like the idea of not realizing you are working out and the yoga
• EA Sports Active - Would a more "grown up" gym experience be a better fit (pardon the pun) for what I'm looking for
• Biggest Loser - Looked good on Amazon.com, would love to hear Jillian/Bob helping me, liked the idea of Challenges and Daniel and I could use the competition aspect to encourage each other; not so keen on the recipes and "tips", would hate it if I ended up with one of the contestants that I HATED being my "stand-in".

That's it for now. Thanks for listening!