John Dufresne and Wii Fit (Have Nothing to do With Each Other)

I said in my next post I would sing the praises of John Dufresne. On second thought go and buy Deep in the Shade of Paradise or Love Warps the Mind a Little. They're two of the greatest books I've ever read, hands down. I'll let John do the talking for me.

Stassney's birthday was this past Friday. She got a sewing machine (she wants to design wedding dresses), and among other things she got a Wii Fit. The Wii Fit is a strange tool as it's an exercise tool masquerading as a video game.

It told me my weight (high) my BMI (overweight), and my "Fit" age (21!). Of course there are a multitude of exercise activities ranging from the silly (hula hoop!) to yoga and bonafide strength training (rowing squats). While the actual validity of Wii Fit will always be disputed as it's been used in actual professional exercise trials all the way to "watch my girlfriend hula hoop in her underwear" Youtube videos, it remains that the Wii is aimed at casual gamers and the Wii Fit is perfect for "casual gamers" who have "casual gamer" bodies. So far I've stopped drinking caffeine and sodas all together, I've maintained my minimum of 20 minutes of exercise a day, and I've so far been losing weight.

See back in the day (pre-college) I did kickboxing for about four years at which I had a really nice, lean kickboxer body. Then I broke my ribs, both my pinkies, and managed to sprain both of my ankles to the point that the arthritis they suffered from just a little bit has turned into a lot. Then (college) I gained weight to the tune of 210 pounds or so and stayed that way due to various reasons. Then post college and a bad breakup later I was running every day at Shelby Farms and eating a lot less than normal bringing me to the 160 pounds I was when I met Stassney. Then I moved to Austin, started eating like a normal human being and playing way too much World of Warcraft to be concerned with trivial things like exercise and health. Now we both want to get back into our prime shape (She used to row, I used to overuse parentheses) and Wii Fit has actual got us back into our exercise minds where we watch what we eat and exercise on a regular basis. What other video game has had that affect on you?

On top of that I've started writing again and I've been more inclined to actually take pictures with my camera rather than using it as a paperweight.

Also I'm getting more used to the idea of furniture shopping and apartment hunting. Stassney's blog is a great place to catch up on how our furniture tastes differ and also to catch up on her pursuits in fashion design and how her sewing is coming along. She already sewed Veronica a lining for her cage and a bed for her to sleep on. So far she's taken to the lining but has rejected the bed. Then again we tried to have her sleep with a piece of my t-shirt in her house and she repeatedly drug it out of her house for a few days until she finally made it a part of her home so it's a matter of time before she takes to it.

On that note I have another bottle of Killian's waiting for me. Until next time.