My Exercise Regimen Involved Playing Video Games
For many years I struggled with my weight. The extra weight never seemed to go away even though I tried several food regimens that said they would work. Even though I belonged to a health spa, I did not maintain it for too long. It was something I did not use. It seemed that I would just have to accept the fact that I was fat and could not change it. It all changed one day.
I was reading an article and in the article was a advertisement for how to get a free xbox 360 and rather than ignoring it like I normally would I checked it out, filled out the information and a month or so later was notified that I had won and I would be receiving my new Xbox in just a short while so I decided that I would look into the best ways for me to use this new system so that I could get the most out of my unexpected windfall.
The new system was not the same as the ones that I had used as a child. There was no need to use a remote control. My body was going to be the controller. It required more than fast thumbs to succeed with this system. That meant I was going to get some physical activity. I decided to use this physical activity as part of an overall fitness program. There were plenty of titles that would help me exercise when I went to the store to look for one.
My plan involved more than gaming. I wanted to learn what a person had to do to get to a healthy weight. I watched the Biggest Loser and saw people change their lives and drop a lot of weight. I did not need to lose as much as them, but I used them as my inspiration. I found out that through a good diet and exercise a person can get into shape. I decided to make it work for me too.
This time I was going to start to use all of the tools that I had acquired as time has passed by. My new gaming console made it more difficult for me to avoid working out. I could not blame the weather or say I did not have the time to get to the gym. I was protected from the elements by the four walls of my own house. I also started to use my computer to keep a journal. I could write about what was going on with my fitness regimen. I set goals. I tracked my progress. The video game helped with some of this also.
My wife and kids became involved when they saw how much fun the console was. Anytime I turned the game on to workout my children would be moving right along with me. My wife became my workout partner. Fitness became a game that all of us would enjoy.
To help our diet we looked online for better ways to cook and were not disappointed. Research turned up healthy alternatives to many things that we enjoyed. We wrote down our meal plans in advance to keep track of it. Because I had to write it down, I found myself avoiding the things that I should not be eating. We were making a lot of foods from scratch and discovered that cooking was a great family activity.
Many months have passed since we received our kinect system and it has been great as I have taken off much of my extra weight and kept it off and because the system was free and we did not spend much on games, and due to the fact that eating healthier was actually cheaper, we are in better financial shape as well. I have never been happier.
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