A few words from a professional procrastinator

07/06/2008
Originally uploaded by mdelamerced

I’ve been on the Wii Fit for a week now and it’s time take the test.

According to the test I now weigh a little less than I did the last time. Even if it’s ever so slightly. Hmmm. But since I gave myself six months to get to my ideal weight the system says it’s ok.

My fitness age

I did however make a significant improvement with my fitness age. The first time I did the test, I was 41 years old. Now it has dropped me to 33. Now that’s a little closer to my age so it’s quite an improvement.

Activities for the week

This is how much time I spent on each of the activities on the board. It’s hard training during the week since I train in the evening and not in the morning. So the week was focused on yoga and strength training. This week I’ll mix it up a bit. I’m going to dedicate my weekends on pure aerobics to allow myself to burn calories since I don’t have the luxury to do so during the weekday. I’ll keep the yoga and strength training to four times a week and then add one more aerobic workout day somewhere there. Maybe Tuesday, but then I would have to do all my training in the morning. Oh well, the sacrifices we have to make to be fit.

06/06/2008
Originally uploaded by mdelamerced

Tomorrow’s the day when I take my second test on the Wii Fit. We’ll see if I lost any weight at all.

I’ve unlocked all of the Yoga poses and all of the strength exercises. I haven’t started on the challenges yet until I get “fitter”.

Wish me luck!

I’ve been trying to stay with a diet of 1200 calories per day and it seems to be working. Today I spent 45 minutes on Wii Fit doing all of the yoga and strength exercises I’ve unlocked.

Some the exercises are getting harder and others, particularly on my left leg is quite challenging. Well it’s been only four days. I’m giving it time.

I don’t know if it’s just endorphins, adrenaline, blood circulation or the placebic effect of the wii fit that makes me think I’m performing better at work.

Whatever it is, it’s working.

I unlocked a few more exercises in the game. The tasks seem feel easier now. Although I am having difficulty standing on one foot. Limited my workout to 30 minutes game coins time. I’m resisting the urge to weigh myself again since it’s too early to tell if there’s been any improvement.

So far I’ve spent 1:30 on the game so I’ve unlocked:

• Sun salutation
• Rowing squat
• Tightrope tension
• Super Hula Hoop
• Standing Knee
• Balance Bubble
• Sideways leg lift
• Palm tree

That does not include the increased number of reps I can do for the other exercises.

I’m worried since I’ve got a business trip in a few weeks and I’ll be away from my Wii for a month I won’t be able to to do the exercises. I’ll try to stay in shape for that one since it involves a lot of walking and more walking. But I’ll still do the test at the end of the week to check if there’s any progress.