Wii Fit Plus

I bought Wii Fit Plus last week. And I must say that it is a BIG improvement over the original. I liked being able to pick out each exercise but it was very time consuming choosing each one and having to go through the menu screens. In Wii Fit Plus you can go to one of the screens and choose up to 4 out of 12 options to customize a workout. For example, what I like to choose is Overindulgence (cause I love my sweets), Tummy, Figure, and Arms. I can't remember the rest of the options but that's what works for me. Then I chose "up to 3 at a time" (not sure why they let you choose 4 things and then you can only go up to 3 at a time). So that gave me a seamless 26 minute workout. And not only does it show you the minutes you've racked up at the end, but it tells you the calories you've burned. One thing I don't like about the new version is how they set up the create your own workout options. Rather than letting the computer choose the exercises for you, there is a screen where you can choose. But it only has Strength and Yoga for options. That's really frustrating to me. I'll have to look and see if there is something I'm missing.

I also bought 4 lb ankle weights and 1 lb gloves. Both are awesome. I found the gloves by the Wii games in Target, by the way. I really liked working out with them this morning. And in order to keep the workout seamless (cause I didn't know which exercises came up when) it was easier to keep the weights on for the whole workout.

So I managed to get the hubby motivated again. And since he's the main cook around our house, that was really good! He went out and bought all sorts of stuff to help us eat better. My main goal right now is to eat more fruits and vegetables. But I also know me, so I'm allowing myself to have my sweets, just in smaller portions. I'm hoping this will work out really well and we can keep it up. Not just do this for a little while and then go back to our evil ways. Maybe we'll even go back to competing for weight loss :-) I also really want to buy Jorge Cruise's new book when it comes out in December. It's called the Belly Fat Cure. If you go read his website, his method sounds really good. Instead of cutting out sweets and carbs, he does what he calls carb swapping.

Here's to a good work week and hopefully working out every morning! (That's my plan is to work out Monday - Friday every week.)