Saturday, October 18, 2008

Zumba and Wii



Well, I have now been doing Zumba (Latin dance workout videos) AND the Wii Fit every single day for the past two weeks, and what is my net result: I have gained 1.8 pds. Hmm....I told Ben if I don't lose weight I am no longer going to work out- he insists it just takes time. We will see in a couple of more weeks if it is worth it!!!
A funny thing about Zumba...I don't know if any of you watched King of Queens, but there was this one episode where Doug decided his wife, Carrie, should take pole dancing lessons. Carrie complied, only to Doug's dismay she was absolutely horrible and it was absolutely awful watching her pole dance. That is how I feel about Zumba. It is supposed to be a sexy Latin dance, and I am pretty sure I look like a monkey jumping around instead of anything near sexy. Oh, well- it is still a lot of fun!

11 comments:

  1. I remember that King of Queens episode, especially when her husband does his own version of the pole dance. I think I pee'd my pants I laughed so hard. As far as the Wii goes, it's harder than it looks. I was making fun of my husband trying to do the hola hoop one, and when I tried it, I about threw my back out!

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  2. Muscle weight. Yes. Muscle weight.

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  3. You usually gain before you lose, like Danielle said. Plus, your weight fluctuates between 2 pounds at any given moment of the day; don't get discouraged. Practice makes you better at least, so you may become that sexy dancer after all.

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  4. I am impressed you are so diligent! Keep it up, I'm sure it will start paying off soon. Plus, you will have some great moves for the dance floor :) I love King of Queens and I remember that episode. It was pretty funny. You also made me think of the movie Housesitter when Goldie Hawn takes dance lessons. :)

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  5. Oooh I love the Wii Fit! What is your favorite game? The soccer ball one cracks me up. And I'm sure you have some mad Zumba skills!

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  6. Thank you for all of your words of encouragement- I do appreciate it, I will let you know if it pays off!
    My favorite Wii fit game? Let's see...maybe the penguin one or the hula hoops...it's hard to decide! I would say the soccer one, but I am HORRIBLE at it!!!

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  7. We just bought the wii fit and I have done it twice and i'm so sored lol, I really feel it working, plus we're changing our eating habits...lets see what happens. Keep it up, you'll see it pays off.

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  8. What are you eating in the way of food? Composition, calories?

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  9. As others have said - weight can fluctuate! There are so many factors. (Hydration level and umm...the elimination factor...being two of them.) Go by the fit of your clothes.

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  10. so do you have a zumba for your Wii now? Cuz i just did a search and it doesnt come out until Oct 2010

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  11. The Wii and Zumba are two separate items. I doubt I will get Zumba for the Wii- seems like I waste of money since I already have the videos!

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