Trauma served up by Wii fit…

It was nearly the end of January when we finally got the Wii Fit that I’d been given for Christmas out and set up. It wasn’t really that I procrastinated that much, but more that my well-meaning mother-in-law bought the game with no board. And, now apparently, you can’t buy the board without the game in stores.

So, I knew the setup might prove to be traumatic for me right now. Since before Christmas, I estimate that I  may have gained upwards of 10 pounds. Did I go on an extreme bingefest? Sadly, no. I wish I had a bunch of chocolate cakes and apple pies behind me to show for this gain. But, unfortunately, when you have the health disorders that I have, your body is working against you weight-wise. All it took for me, was to eat a little less cautiously, have a few holiday cookies within a 2-3 day period and to not be working out regularly. When, I think on that, it really scares me for my elderly years, so I will try not to think too much.

I knew the setup involved weighing me and tell me my BMI. I knew this wouldn’t be pretty. I made my son leave the room and my daughter cover her eyes. Weight, done. Sigh. Suddenly, the machine is spouting out, “You are obese.”

Oh, thanks, Wii. Can I just say I’d like to Whiip your Wiii you-know-what about now? The system redeemed itself a little by giving me a Wii age of only 42. Given that I’m not quite 40, that’s not ideal but I’ve done similar tests online that have put me up in my upper-50s, so I didn’t mind much. The system actually asked me if I trip when trying to walk often after the balance test. Call me crazy, but I’m thinking that’s not a good result.

The interesting thing was when it came to doing my son and daughter’s profiles. My son showed in the healthy BMI range based on his weight. But, apparently, his off-the-charts height confused the machine. His Wii age was 30, which he thought was funny.

My daughter, who is tiny and very petite is apparently “prone to be overweight” at her height, which is actually laughable because when you look at her she’s skin and bones. But, the Wii age was 5, which is exactly right!

It took us so long to get all this set up, that we didn’t get to play on the Wii Fit at all. But, I think it may take me an evening to get over hearing that voice repeating in my head, “You are Obese.”

I told my husband our results and he didn’t believe me on that last part. He kept saying over and over again, “No, it didn’t say that.” I think I’ll let him hop on the board tomorrow night and we’ll see how his ego fairs in Wii-land.

Good luck, Dude. Wii can be a realy ego-buster if you let it…