Back in May, I posted about the Freshman 15, my Pringle binging, and how I was trying to lose a bit of weight.
Now it’s October, and another kilo (2.2 pounds) has crept on since then. I made a little graph of my weight since the age of 18 and realised that if I extrapolated, I would be overweight in a few years. It’s come on so slowly that it feels much harder to shift.
However, I have discovered the joys of pure cardio in the form of Dancing Stage Megamix. The workout setting defaults at burning 200 calories per session. I’ve been doing this every day for about a week. Unfortunately, both Dancing Stage and Dance Dance Revolution titles are massively restricted in this country (at least for the PS2), and finding any more titles, even online, is proving difficult. I suspect this is because Wii has just released Dance Dance Revolution – and therefore own the rights or something. Well, it’s just typical that I finally find a form of exercise that is fun, burns a crap load of calories, and I can be bothered to do every day – and I can’t do it because I don’t have (and don’t want) a Wii.
Still, I’m determined not to give up. I’d love a proper arcade version – the kind built on a wooden frame, but I don’t know whether they are compatible with the PS2/3 in the UK. Anyone knowledgeable in such areas should inform me immediately.
Anyway, I am weighing and measuring myself weekly, and while my weight has stayed constant, my muscle mass has gone up (according to the “personal trainer” scales my parents have). I hope that this amount of exercise daily will amount to slow, steady weight loss that is sustainable.
Oh, and I’m totally rocking expert mode.
4 Comments
October 28, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Good link to xkcd
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October 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm
always remember sam – muscle weighs more than fat. maybe you just got really BUFF by lifting weights in your sleep.
October 28, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Hmm, what’s your basis of comparison for “massively restricted”? Perhaps you refer to what is available in the shops, but you can easily hop on eBay and pick up Dancing Stage Fever, Fusion, Supernova, or good old Party Edition for the PS1 (although I’m not sure how much the track listings overlap).
Or you could branch out to the Disney versions, Dance Factory, or even play games like Space Channel 5 part 2 (much better than the first) with the dance mat! Admittedly that won’t be so good for exercise…
Then there’s the whole Stepmania route, which I haven’t looked into in ages but will inevitably be what you turn to in the long run!
By an ‘arcade version’ I assume you’re referring to hard rather than soft mats – usually metal or plastic (I don’t recall seeing any wooden ones, sounds cool though!).
What you really need, of course, is a supportive community. I’ve been out of it for years but this is where I used to hang out and it looks like they’re still going strong:
http://www.ddruk.com/forum/forum.php
October 29, 2009 at 12:53 am
lily’s right, Sam. at least about the muscle mass.
so by dancing you’re keeping your metabolism up, and that’s great. the other part of the equation is diet–if you’re still a veggie that should not be a problem, so long as you eliminate Pringles as a choice of veg.
Do not under any circumstances consume anything with high fructose corn syrup (it’s poison), and keep other sugars down to a minimum. Lemon in your tea, no sugar. no sodas. drink water.
now if I could only take my own advice. . . . .