Wii, Mii and Mexico...

My wonderful husband got me a Wii for Christmas, and his parents got me the Wii Fit. This is something I wanted, and his parents made sure to tell me that they didn't get it for me because they felt I needed it, but rather that Troy told them I asked for it. :)

So, since December, it has been my goal to shed the last 5lbs of baby-weight I have been carrying. Because I know myself, and my lack of motivation, I used Mexico as my deadline. I want to feel confident in my bathing suit on the beaches of Cancun!

I feel it is important to note that while yes, I do fit in most of my clothes from pre-Lauren and yes, I am tiny again, I do still carry a bit of weight in my belly that makes me self-conscious at times. I gained 50+ pounds when I was pregnant - and I did this with joy! I attempted the first trimester or so to eat healthy. But, I had terrible morning sickness and really wasn't able to eat much. Except Cool Ranch Doritos and Shocktarts. By the end of my fourth month, I realized that it was the prenatal vitamins making me sick and (after okay-ing it with my doc) went to Flintstones and Folic Acid. Then I started to eat. And enjoy my food. I still wanted to eat "healthy" until the last trimester hit and then I wasn't so concerned. I was still fortunate that about 45 of the 50 pounds I gained was all in my belly. I stood sideways and looked like I just had a basketball under my shirt. That is no exaggeration. I have pictures to prove it.

I was also fortunate that after Lauren was born, my weight fell off! It may be partial to the fact that I was pumping, but I like to think that my metabolism is just that good. Less than 4 weeks after having her, I had my maternity clothes packed up and was wearing my "normal" clothes again. But, those pesky last 5 pounds weren't going to fall off.

Thus, my Wii Fit. I created my Mii and got excited about training. I liked my trainer - she encouraged me. I was totally dedicated to Wii Fit for two weeks. Then we went on vacation to Hilton Head...and after that I found it hard to make time to work on it. Around March, I decided to get back into it. But then, I went to St. Louis and fell off the wagon. By the time I got back, I only had a week and a half until my surgery and I knew I wouldn't be able to work out for a week or so after that, so I just didn't do it as frequently.

The Wii reminds you of that. "Hello...Jennifer, is that you? It's been 110 days since our last visit." Yeah. I had some stuff going on. My goal date had come and gone, along with my actual goal of losing 5 pounds. The wonderful (please note the sarcasm) Wii board suggested I make a more realistic goal. It told me to try and maintain my BMI at 22.00 - which still puts me at a normal weight and BMI, but about 2 pounds over the actual weight I would like. Today is my goal date - I'm nervous to go home and see what it is. Yesterday I was "on track" with a BMI of 22.19 - a 0.7+ pound gain since the previous Thursday. Hopefully today goes better.

Sometimes, the Wii is not very motivating. Jen posted on her facebook account about the Wii Fit last night and had me laughing at loud by myself at home. What she stated was totally true. The Wii likes to ask you questions. The most frustrating for me would be when I would gain a pound or two - most often around "that time of month" and would ask me if I knew the reason for my weight gain, giving me eight options. None of which were PMS. If you picked "Don't Know" it would lecture you on eating. I think the Wii is male.

The Trainers also try to keep you motivated. For something new, I changed from the female trainer to the male trainer. I hate him. He is boring and tells me the same things over and over. My female trainer would switch things up, but this guy will literally repeat himself during the same exercise. And then they ask you if you are feeling it - well, usually I am but not where they tell me I should be!! Oops...

But, it has made me feel better and even though I will not reach my goal weight for Mexico, that will be okay. Troy and I leave in less than 4 weeks, and I am going to be satisfied with my extra little bit of weight and not worry about it. That little bit of weight is my reminder that I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. I may never be a size 4 again - I think delivering an 8 pound baby with my frame stretched my hips to the point of no return - but if the exchange for that is Lauren, I'm blessed.

And I've also decided that with the next baby, I will try to be healthy, but I will also enjoy my food! Knowing full well that my Wii Fit will shame me into shedding my extra weight.