THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS

To get you up to speed with my progress, I'll hit the highs and lows of the first eight weeks that took place before I started blogging.

I've logged over eighty hours on the Wii Fit I'm typically completing two hours of activity per day on Wii Fit and I've logged over eighty hours. My weight has dropped about thirteen pounds.

Initially, I completed various balance games, such as ski jump, soccer heading, ski slalom, and table tilt, as well as the aerobic activities, like basic step, basic run, rhythm boxing, and free run. Over the past few weeks, I've switched exclusively to free run, usually the 30-minute variety.

The low point was the development of meralgia paresthetica, a nerve entrapment syndrome affecting the lateral surface of my left thigh. During the first half-hour of running, the area goes numb. The second half-hour usually brings on a mildly painful "pins & needles" sensation. On a recent two-hour run, I developed a severe pain that felt like lit cigarettes being extinguished on my thigh. Obesity is one of the causes of meralgia paresthetica, so hopefully I'm gradually curing myself.