Okay, so I’m not exactly fat.  YET. I’m tall for a girl, and curvy, but lately, the curves have started to fall in the wrong places. Blogging for a living puts me up at odd hours of the day and night, and generally, I will forget to consume anything besides coffee all day while working, and then bam! Whoa, I’m hungry! Then what do I want? Something filling (read: carbs).  Then I snack all night.

And I wonder why I’ve gained weight.

It wasn’t until I stepped on the scale at The Boyfriend’s dad’s house the other night that I realized just how much weight. I’ve never been athletic. I can barely even walk without falling over something. Granted, I can swim like a fish, but who’s going to go swimming at this time of year? And worse, who wants to put on a bathing suit when she’s ashamed of her weight?

I spent the weekend kind of upset and depressed about this. I mean, had we not been buying healthier options at the grocery store? Sure, I have been mixing a lot of hot chocolate packs into my coffee lately, but how much damage can powder do?  But that night I decided, no more carbs, no more sugar. At least for two-to-four weeks.  And since it is as cold as you-know-what outside, I was going to start by working out on the Wii Fit again.  After all, I didn’t spend $100 to use it for six days and then let it be a doggy pad!

The first day food-wise was killer. I don’t know why “I’m on a diet” is code for “Bring a cheesecake into this house.” Or why it would warrant The Boyfriend’s mom into thinking a cheesecake, two Hardee’s Thick Burgers, and a pizza would be good diet food. But I’ve been good…I’ve only had a couple of bites of the cheesecake. (And none of the burger or pizza!) The Wii Fit itself I have found it not too hard to overcome obstacles.  Day One I was struggling with Advanced Boxing. Day Two I was kicking butt in Expert. So I’m just working on increasing my time and type of workout everyday.

The third day, I decided I didn’t have the willpower to completely cut out carbs. So I have been eating bran flakes and fiber bars.  A little brown rice. Since accepting that, I haven’t even thought about trying anymore cheesecake!

I don’t know how challenging the Wii Fit will be after a couple of weeks, but it is nice to have a little guidance.  Doing yoga, even though I can only do like four different poses without falling at this point, has alleviated that crick I’ve had in my back for weeks.  I find myself bonding with my male trainer, even though he says the same things over and over and over again.  “Keep it up! You’re doing great! You have great posture!”  Running in place while watching recorded episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation (I’ve just admitted my dirty little secret. You now know everything there is to know about me).  I forgot how good it felt to move after those first few hard days!

Today I saw my first real decline on the graph.  It gives me hope and incentive to keep it up. And if that weren’t incentive enough, The Boyfriend is promising to pay me $1 per pound, or a shopping spree (which would cost way more $$) when I reach my goal.  Cheesecake, I think I’m going to win this round.

Help me keep it up! Share your Wii Fit stories and let’s start a network…hold each other accountable! Drop me a line or follow me on Twitter and we can keep in touch. This is one wagon I definitely don’t want to fall off.

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