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I've been wanting Wii Fit ever since I've heard of it (about 8mos ago.) Every time I would go to buy one however, they were sold out. WELL (drum roll please), this Sunday we just happened to be at a Game Stop (I tend to find myself there a lot with my boys) AND they had two in stock! YAY!

Why would I want this you may be asking? If you know nothing about the Wii system, you have to know that it is sensor based. It includes a lot of motion to play. Wii Fit is a health and finessed based "game" that utilizes this feature. It comes with a large (scale size) sensor pad that you stand on for many various activities. Balance, strength, even cardio! You also have your own "cyber" trainer.

Three things made me hate my precious new Wii Fit faster than I've ever hated anything before.

#1. When I stepped on it, it actually said "OH!" Like "OW You're Hurting Me!" Kind of way. WTHell!?!? What kind of motivation is that to be programed to groan like some kind of sick Garfield scale!? I felt a little better when it did it to my husband too.

#2. My "health scale meter" didn't just hit "OBESE," That sucker nearly crashed through the top. If it were a carnival guessing game, the bell would have rung, then flung off.

#3 After my scale hit "OBESE" it made my little character (my Mii girl that I designed to look like me) get SUPER fat. Now she was already pudgy (actually as fat as the character designer could make her, but still pretty), but the stupid game tripled her size!

Jammies and no makeup
See how honest I am in my blogs?

Soooo, how is any of this supposed to make me feel good about wanting to use it? You would think at this point I threw the damn thing out the window, right? Wrong. Actually, I wasn't very surprised by any of this. I know I'm fat. All of us big ladies always think that a scale is screaming on the inside when you step on it, so to have one really do it wasn't as startling as you would think. Also, my husband did no better. His little Mii is just as fat as mine (in fact, my BMI was better!). The other reason I didn't send it flying is my son.

My man in shock over his BMI

My son was on the "normal to underweight" side when he did it. He also came up +17 years older than his real age due to "imbalance." I wasn't surprised as his Aspergers Syndrome affects his muscle tone, balance and coordination. However, he loves it. The games (so far) are really fun and I actually think it's going to be a beneficial tool for our whole family.

GO SON GO! (Doing the ski jump)

You can make goals and track your own progress. My husband said "It's like our own Biggest Loser!" I agree. We're also both very competitive and you can rank your score on the activities against other family members. We also happen to be almost exactly the same weight, so I think we'll have a good time fighting each other to reach our goals.

I wouldn't buy Wii Fit for younger women (as it could really add to any size issues and self-esteem they may be dealing with), but for our family it will be a fun tool, if not a big slap in the face. However, sometimes those slaps are welcome.

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