The first weigh-in.
Friday, May 9th, 2008Alright, I decided we needed to get some baseline readings this morning. We’ll do this one more time when Wii Fit arrives just so we have an official starting point, but here’s where I stand right now:
- 278.4 pounds
- Height: 6′6″
Taking my height and weight and putting it into a body mass index calculator, I get 32.1, which is just over the line for obesity.
As you can see, all the sweet, creamy obesity resides in one concentrated area on my body. It will be interesting to see how that affects the balance tests in Wii Fit.
Good news is that I’ve already lost 4 pounds since the last time I weighed (probably a month ago), so that’s good.
I put my height, age, and gender into an ideal weight calculator and came up with 239 pounds. That means I need to lose 39 pounds.
Do I think that I’ll lose all of it in 2 months using only Wii Fit and a sensible diet? No. That’s a lot of weight to lose even with daily vigorous exercise. I will however try to see how much of that goal I can attain in 2 months and then will see it through, no matter how long it takes.