60 days ago in November I downloaded the application Lose It! on my iPhone. The next day, I opened up an early Christmas gift, the Wii Fit. I did my first weigh in at 180 lbs on the Wii Fit. The Wii told me my ideal weight was 162, which would make my BMI 22. I never exercise on a regular basis, and I don’t eat very healthy. In August, I started working out of my house instead of the office I was currently at. In an office you get some casual activity during your day, even if it’s just a walk to the copier or to someone’s office to ask them a question. Working from home, you roll out of bed and into your chair and sit in front of a computer all day. If you’re lucky, you’ll remember to get up to take a shower.
After a couple of months of working from home, I could tell I needed more activity in my day. That’s why I wanted to get going on the Wii Fit. I also knew that I had to start eating better, so the Lose It! app allowed me to keep track of my calories. I’m a person who loves stats and graphs and trends. The Wii Fit and Lose It! provided great charts for me to follow as I progressed on this journey of eating better and exercising.
On the Wii Fit, I would typically exercise around 30 minutes. There were some days I didn’t exercise at all, and even a week over Christmas where I didn’t have access to my Wii Fit. With Lose It!, I was able to keep track of my calories at all times, no matter where I was at. That was a huge help. I eventually started losing weight and just over all feeling better. I was still eating foods like Hot Dogs and Pizza, only now it was turkey dogs on whole wheat buns with carrots and Lean Cuisine Pizzas (which I think are really good). Fortunately I don’t usually like mayo, or any other sauces on my foods, so that made it a little easier for me to adjust.
60 days later, I now weigh 162! I couldn’t have done it without the combined tools of Lose It! and the Wii Fit. Now for the next trick, not losing any more weight! It’s hard to imagine that I used to consume 2,000 plus calories in a day after being limited to 1,500. I think tomorrow I’ll eat a donut!
