I’m a big dude. My body disguises it relatively well, but I’m not what most people would call “in shape”. I inherited a barrel chest from my father’s side of the family, and that hides my weight pretty well. But I’m far from being in shape at the moment. From the peak of being in shape (summer of 2002) I’m about 55 lbs heavier at the moment. While I don’t believe that the BMI system is reliable, there’s still a shock when a video calls you obese.

This week, I managed to pick up a Wii Fit thanks to a friend who works in video games. I opened it up tonight and found out that I am, according to my Nintendo, obese. I’m determined to use the Wii Fit to attempt to lose weight, and over the next three months I’ll see if I can lose the 22 pounds that I have set out to lose using the Wii Fit. I would have attempted to lose more over a longer period of time, but the Wii Fit will only let me set a goal of losing 22 pounds at a time.

And, for motivation, I’ll be posting my weight on the blog for everyone to read.

Current weight: 241

Whew. That felt good.