January 1, 2010 (later)

Ok, so I did it. I pushed myself to do 5 attempts per Wii activity AND I made it to 26 minutes. Time flies when your Mii is falling down.

I made it through 3 more activities - Ski Slalom, Ski Jump and Table Tilt.

Ski Slalom involves shifting your balance right and left to steer yourself through sets of flags, and shifting forward to accelerate. I bombed the first time just figuring it out, but I did get one 3 star run.

Ski Jump is about maintaining control over your balance left and right. You have to maintain your balance throughout to get the high scores. Fortunately, Wii gives you a visual target where you can see the correct balance dot and your dot wobbling around. If you match them, you do well. Again, you shift forward to accelerate. The trick this time is about bending at the knees when going down the ramp, then popping up to a standing position at the correct time. If you are too late, you'll turn into a snowball. I got to a 2 star (Average) a couple times, so I'm feeling a little more confident.

Table Tilt is about fine motor balance. The goal is to shift your balance left, right, front, back to tilt the table so a ball goes through a hole. If you move too quickly the ball goes shooting off the edge. You have a limited amount of time to get the ball in the hole. Once done, your timer gets a boost of seconds and you move onto another table with more balls. The tables get more complex as you progress. I did alright on this one too.

I think I need to raise my tv. I don't like looking down the whole time.

I also think that after a week of this, I will feel A LOT more confident even if I'm still scoring low. The interface is fairly easy to understand. There is a surprising lack of "instruction". If you are a visual learner, you will probably figure it out without being aware that you have. I think it's a good exercise for your eyeballs . I can't wait to notice more hints and details.

I'm excited! I will be recommending the Wii at my weekly Weight Watchers meeting.
Amy