January 3, 2010

Sunday, January 03, 2010

23 min: 55 cal

:( For the first time in four months, I did not lose at weigh-in. Last week, my points got reduced and I did good job of sticking to my daily points. Hardly touched my weekly points. Maybe shorting the points is not a good idea? Something I ate? My overall level of activity was too low for the week?

I did my Wii workout again in the evening. Roughly about when I'd normally get home from work.

The Wii thinks I gained 2 pounds from yesterday! Not sure if it is the clothes I had on, or the time of day or what. My balance is also beginning to show consistently to the left and back - both on the initial assessment and when I do the Balance games.

The Body Test was new again. This time it had me do a Single Leg Balance. You keep one foot in the middle of the board and try to balance within a decreasing channel of space without wobbling into the blue zones. I made it to 30 seconds.

Then it offered me a Peripheral Vision Test. I couldn't seem to figure it out. While staying balanced, it told me to point the remote at numbered dots in order. I tried pointing and clicking, but nothing happened. Not sure what I was doing wrong, and it wouldn't let me try again. Oh well.

Then... My GOD - not only am I heavier but I'm OLDER! My Wii age today is 55!

Balance Games tonight: Soccer Header, Tight Rope, Ski Slalom, and Balance Bubble.

My Mii spends so much time on her knees pounding the ground because she sucks at Soccer, that she should have grass stains on her knees. Sad. I'm still "Unbalanced" but my scores are getting better.

I tried the Tight Rope again next. I had only tried it 2 times yesterday, so I gave it a full rep of 5 today. I fell of twice, but the other 3 reps I got "Professional"! That's 3 out of 4 stars. Woohoo!

With the Tight Rope, you have to remain fairly upright and take small steps. If your Mii wobbles, you just center and adjust slightly with your balance the other direction. This feels comfortable for me to do. Then there is a black mechanical chomping thing you have to squat and then "jump" over. The Wii does NOT like being jumped on, so any 'jumping' is actually just going from a squat to a stand - or 'extending' as the Wii says. I accidentally jumped once and got scolded/warned and the game reset on me. Not completely reset, but I had to start that tight rope walk over.

I tried the Ski Slalom next and found I kept missing a set of flags in particular - the blue ones that are way over to the right. I'm having a hard time slowing down and then quickly adjusting my weight to the right to get through them. I think fast transitions are going to take me awhile to get down. Plus, my calves are feeling it.

I decided to try another new game tonight - Balance Bubble. In this game, your Mii floats down a river in a bubble. You shift left, right, forward and back to navigate. Avoid the bees - those stingers will pop your bubble! And so will the river banks. I scored unbalanced all 5 times and never made it to the end of the course. There is a rock island towards the end with turbulence off of it and I found it really hard to get around. I struggle at keeping steady and timing my shifts of weight. I tend to overcorrect. I'm 'Unbalanced' but I still find it interesting and look forward to trying it again!

The Wii Fit also has an Activity Log for non-Wii activities. I'd seen it yesterday but couldn't find it again today which kinda bummed me out. I had walked 3 miles in an hour and wanted to get 'credit' for it. Oh well.

I did discover two things. Hover over each Balance Game to see how many times you've played it. Also, go into Wii Fit Plus, and click on the balance board character wiggling around - there are those Body Tests to retake!

I'm going to take a pass on tomorrow, so I can try switching to a morning workout on Tuesday. I've keep finding myself eating at 7:00 or so, and I think that's too late. Plus, perhaps a morning workout will help boost my morning energy?

Cheers!
Amy