Let’s file this one under nobody really cares.

It’s the truth! No one really cares how tubby of a dork I am [except for maybe my fiancee]. Most of you are probably struggling with your own fat issues. Welp, here it is: I am going to try to make you care about my weight loss.

So how am I going to do this?

By losing weight by playing a video game. I recently purchased the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach. I figure that because I really can’t get into the swing of regular exercise I figure the best way to get going is by letting a video game tell me what to do. Awesome! No thinking required, just follow the games instructions and ‘bickety bam’ back to thin Chris. I just hope that the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach will help we lose enough weight so I can tuxedo shopping this August.

Now I am not a huge guy. I’m just bigger than I remember ever being. I am a victim of my own circumstance. For the last 2 years I have either been going to school for web design, doing internet marketing work from home, or graphic design work. All of these things require my ass to be glued to a chair. So naturally I went from my normal 180lbs all the way up to 230lbs (at my fattest).

Holy F@#K, I was a tubby bitch!

Currently I am at 214lbs which is still too big. So this is where the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach comes in. Before I bought the game I read a bunch of reviews of the game and found a lot of mixed results. At first I decided that I would not purchase the game…and then I changed my mind. So now Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach is practically glued to the inside of my DS.

When I first loaded up the game I was asked a whole bunch of questions about myself in order to get an idea of what my current health and weight situation is. And then it started barking orders! At first it wanted me to drink a glass of water, then it told me to strap on the pedometer (which is included in the game) and walk 500 steps. It basically did a bunch of things to get me familiar with how the game works. The Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach is actually pretty addictive thus far AND it is really easy and super motivational. It doesn’t really make you work that hard. So far I have just made tiny little changes to my life, and have barely even done any exercise and I feel awesome.

There are a few things that you do on a daily basis with Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach. First off, in the morning you start off by selecting a few challenges that fit into 3 categories:

Minute Challenge: These are things that you can do right away. Such as Make some hot tea, situps, sit down and stand up 10 times, hold your arms out to your side for 10 seconds.

and

24 Hour Challenge: These are things that you can do in the next 24 hours. Such as concentrate on how the tips of your toes propel you forward when you walk, walk through a park, walk to a scenic or relaxing location, prepare a cold meal for dinner.

Both of these categories have both food and physical related task, and you can choose up to 6 challenges. And like I said before they are really easy. It seems that the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach is focused on walking, which is really good because I hate running.

The next thing you do is clip on your pedometer and begin your day. Throughout your day you will try to find places where you can execute the really simple challenges. Personally I do most of my challenges on the way to work.

At the end of your day you then enter all of the food you have eaten during the day and mark down any physical activities you have done. The Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach then tells you whether you have achieved a “Perfect Balance” or not. This is basically making sure that you have eaten enough food throughout the day to keep your metabolism going. I have found that I really don’t eat enough food throughout the day. I’m pretty stoked to be able to eat more food and loose weight.

The game is pretty cool in the sense that it calculates your metabolism for you, let’s you know your BMI(body mass index), and sets you up with realistic weight loss goals. Right now the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach wants me to loose 8 pounds in the next month.

A few other great features are that it customizes your challenges based your answers to questions, has a personal coaching section, and has some great trivia games to keep you entertained and educated.

Over the next weeks I am going to be chronically my weight loss adventures using no other advice than the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach’s advice. I’ve read way too many books and blogs on weight loss and have accomplished nothing. So at this point I will be a true dork and point my weight loss future in the hands of a video game.

As of right now may current stats are:

Weight: 214 lbs
BMI: 30.7

My goal:
Weight: 190 lbs
BMI: 24.9

If you are interested in loosing weight with me by using the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach, then I suggest that you head to eBay or Amazon and pick up a copy there. You can find it there pretty cheap:

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I’ve added a few videos to show how the Nintendo DS My Weight Loss Coach game looks.