I’ve missed 2 workouts, but I’m still doing them as I can.
This week was zany. I only missed one this week, the other was from a while back.
Haven’t had any weight loss that stuck yet, ‘cept maybe a pound.
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12-02-09 Workout – 153.5 Cal – Down some pounds
December 1, 2009 — ChivalrybeanI am down around 5 pounds. I know it can fluctuate, but it’s nice to see 210 when it was 215.
Pulled off the 12 pushups, but just barely.
11-28-09 Workout – 210.7 Cal – Above Minimum
November 28, 2009 — ChivalrybeanI didn’t crap out doing the reverse crunches and I burned about 20 more calories then projected, just like I was doing before I stopped working out again.
11-27-09 Workout – 134.4 Cal – Getting Better
November 27, 2009 — ChivalrybeanLittle to report. I’m getting better at the workouts and feeling better. I keep realizing I’m not eating enough fruits and veggies. Need to work on that.
11-25-09 Workout – 170.0 Cal – Just missed my calorie goal
November 25, 2009 — ChivalrybeanAnother Wii EA Active More Workouts day completed. I just about 7 calories short of the calorie goal. I had some trouble on a few workouts in the obstacle course. I think I was trying to go too fast. Also, I didn’t do go super fast on the running ones. It’s good to keep at it though.
We were going to get a yoga mat on sale the other day, but it turned out it was the yoga block (whatever that is for?) next to it that was on sale. Instead of 11 bucks it was going to be 35 bucks. We declined and I just use a towel on the floor instead. Works just fine as far as I can tell.
11-21-09 Workout – 135.0 Cal – Pushups Are Hard!
November 21, 2009 — ChivalrybeanWorkout 2 today, with pushups. Good. Grief. Those. Are. Hard. They;ll become easier I’m sure, but for the moment my flabby arms aren’t much for doing them.
The Squash workout took me a bit to get the controls to respond right. Could have been me or the controls, don’t know.
I saw the trainer’s arm movements get choppy once or twice. Seemed odd, since I don’t think anything out of the ordinary happened.
Do I get extra points for trying to defend myself from an 18 month old while trying to do sit-up type exercises?
11-20-09 Workout – 187.9Cal – Starting EA Active again
November 20, 2009 — ChivalrybeanMy wife got EA Active More Workouts to review on her blog. The six week challenge for the blog tour started today and I am doing the workouts too. I completed the 30 day challenge before, but gave blood the next day after I completed it, and didn’t for a few days to recover, and never started again. It’s good to be back to sweating copious amounts of liquid all over the place.
EA Active More Workouts is really what EA Active should have been in the fist place (a whole heckuva lot like Wii Fit Plus is what Wii Fit should have been). But, that aside, it is really a better product.
The warm up/down section is a real improvement, and the several of the same workouts are improved in the presentation and approach. The obstacle course melds several new and old workouts into one event, making them less dull. The boxing is also improved by more moves and variety.
Overall, I’m liking EA Active More Workouts. It’s not as fun as a workout as playing Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, but I bet it’s more effective all around. I’ll keep you updated on my fitness progress and experience with the various Wii workout software and hardware I’m using.
10 hour mark passed on EA Active
September 17, 2009 — ChivalrybeanI did my workout today. I bumped it back up to the heavy workout for the last few days of the 30 day challenge. I’m surprisingly less worn out than I would have expected. I didn’t do too well on the final squat holds and running, but I did as good as I could.
I reached the 10 hour workout time. Seems like I would have had a lot more than 10, but maybe it just goes slower then you might think.
Haven’t got a new resistance band yet, but the one we have (that I damaged the other day) still appears to work.
I looked at the year graph of my weight in the Wii Fit. I appear to be about the same. I haven’t been working out the whole time. I thought I was down 5 pounds just the other day, but I think using the balance board on the shaggy rug messed it up.
I feel better though and maybe some is muscle weight because I feel a little less flabby.
I’ll keep up with the working out, and maybe keep on with the harder workout.
Nearly 200
September 13, 2009 — ChivalrybeanNo, I’m not almost as old as Chewbacca (nerd), I am down 5.5 pounds. I’ve been consistantly using the EA Active on the Wii. Also playing Wii Resort a bit now and then, so that is a workout. Some walks a few times a week as well all seem to be subtracting down to a loss in weight. Just a few pounds more an I’ll be under 200. The Wii Fit still says I’m obese. Eventually it’ll let my mii be skinny again.
Cursed Pirates RPG project begun
September 5, 2009 — ChivalrybeanI started working on a set of adventures for a pirate themed RPG using the BRP system. I don’t know if I’ll see if I can get permission to sell it myself, or just try selling it to Chaosium.
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I hit the halfway mark on my EA Active 30-day challenge today.