Week 1 Day 3

So yesterday's workout was a little... off.

My child fell asleep and he usually takes about an hour and a half to two hours of nap time. I figured this was a perfect opportunity to get out the Fit and get my workout done without him distracting me. Well that worked for about 10 minutes. Two activities in to my workout I hear a grumbling and the baby is staring at me. Two minutes later he was trying to play on the balance board. That doesn't help.

So thanks to the time bank I can tell you I managed to get 14 minutes in before the little man interrupted my workout and then after the wife got home I did another 46 minutes to take me to an hour for the day. Although I would say that my "workout" was last night when I did 46 minutes, since the goal is to get your heart rate up and keep it up, not do an activity here and there throughout the day.

So on to the results. 3rd Body Test. 2nd day in a row the results showed an INCREASE in weight and BMI. Ungh, this is not going the way I thought it would. I am sore and FEEL like I have worked out, but the scale says I'm not getting any benefits. Now to be fair, I did have Pizza on Thursday... only two slices, but, it's not considered health food is it. But the premise was I was not going to change my diet, so there you go.

We continue to unlock more activities, but I continue to utilize only the Aerobics and Balance games, trying to maximize time in the "fat burn zone". It would be nice if the Wii would estimate how many calories you burn with each activity. It would be nice just to have a ballpark figure.

So here are the results from my body test before working out on day 3.

BMI: 31.82
Weight: 240.1
Wii Fit Age: 41
Activity Time for Today: 60 minutes

I have been doing the Body test before and after each workout. It should be noted that every time the weight and BMI after a workout is about a pound lower than the before, I am only recording the before here.

I am also going to try to make the Body Test something I do at a specific time each day for more consistent results. I realize that I will not be able to work out each day, but if I start each morning with the body test, much like many people start their day by stepping on the scale, at least that portion of this exercise will be consistent.

Stay Tuned!