False Start

Well, it has been a little over a week since I began my Wii Fit Get Into Shape endeavour. And, I am sad to say, that it has hit a little bit of a snag. Let me start by saying that I wasn't as adamant this past week as I should've been about the effort that I put into the Wii Fit workout. I weighed in everyday, but I didn't go through all of the exercises. I mainly stuck with the aerobic and balance exercises. And I did between 10-20 minutes of exercise each day. Yeah...I know...not really cutting it if I want to see a change in myself.

So, one week later, Uncle Sam has decided to intervene. Apparently, this obesity thing is worse than I thought. And the Wii Fit just isn't a solution that is reasonable for the Navy. So...I have been assigned a fitness trainer. And I am to participate in 3 mandatory sessions a week, 1-hour per session.

Normally, this is where I would piss and moan, but this fitness trainer is kick-ass. See, the last time that Uncle Sam felt that I was obese, I was sent to this trainer for fat boy workouts and she whipped me into about the best shape that I have ever been. And then, after I got "in shape", Uncle Sam felt that I didn't need to go to a trainer anymore. And then I got fat again. It's funny how the world eventually comes back around full circle.

Her routine is pretty out there. And it's never the same thing 2 sessions in a row. She loves cardio, though. Do a minute of wall sits. 2 laps around the gym. 30 push ups. Another 2 laps. 40 lunges. Then 4 laps around the gym. And this goes on for about an hour, plus some stretching. And then, on Fridays, she likes to go for a 3-mile run on the beach. Wonderful.

Like I said, fat and unhealthy John would protest this to no end. But, getting-into-shape John will not. New John will glady accept this mandatory fitness. Because it works. Well, as long as I work with it. I really have to curb the nasty eating. And the Pepsi, too. It's no bueno. Really doesn't help to do a 3-mile run and then go smash a quad stacker from BK, even though it IS delicious.

By the way, she took an "official" weight measurement with some sort of super sensitive scale, and I came out to 232 lbs. Not sure about the body fat percentage, but 232 isn't too terrible. It's about what I felt that I was. And sure as hell better than 241 that I was measured at a couple of weeks ago.

So, for the time being, I am going to hold off on the Wii Fit, as far as a solitary means of weight loss, since I will be doing a much more intense workout now. It would definitely skew the results that I would be seeing on the Wii Fit.

**I apologize for the lack of wittiness in this posting. I really tried my best to throw in a little wit, but you can only go so far when it comes to being fat and forced into working out. I promise that I will try harder on my next post. Really...I will.**