The familiar music of the Nintendo Wii fills the room as I turn down the volume on the TV, hit a button on the Wii Remote to wake it from sleep mode and head to the bathroom.  I come back and point the Wii Hand to the Fitness Channel, then click start.  The Wii Fit music now replaces the Wii menu sounds and I watch the Mii’s run up to the screen waiting to be selected.  I pick my Mii, and wait for the box to say “This is your XX day” – currently I’m over 60 days into this routine; I select “Body Test”.  Then the Wii Scale starts in…

“Welcome Back… Working Out everyday takes dedication… Would you like to hear a fitness tip?”

I hit No:

“Oh… well I’m willing to share my fitness tips whenever you want me to!”

“Lets start by you telling me how much your clothes weigh”

I select “Other, 0 lbs”

“Hit the button to turn on the scale with your foot… Don’t step on yet….”

“Ok – step on now… Ohhh…”

“Ohh”??? Really?  Do I need that?  A scale that can’t help but say “Ohh” when I get on it?  I think I would be at least entertained by “Whoa man, lay off the pizza” or “Ohh… Its you again”  I’m not making this up folks, this thing says “Ohh…” every time I get on the scale.  Ok – back to the routine:

“Relax and stand still… 3… 2… 1… Measuring, Measuring, Measuring… All Done!”

After showing me how much I fidget, my Mii is standing there looking as thin as can be next to a progress bar with Underweight, Healthy, Overweight, and Obese listed in BMI numbers… I hit “A” and my Mii gains weight quickly as the bar rises from healthy, to overweight, and finally obese…

“That’s Obese…”

Come On!  Really?  Do I need to hear that over and over and over… that’s obese, that’s obese, that’s obese, that’s obese… 60 days in a row???  I’m over 150lbs overweight… I am 100lbs over overweight… Its going to take many many months of real dedication to lose 100lbs.  Is it too much to ask that the scale use a little bit of tact?  How about “Same as yesterday” or “try again tomorrow”… No, each and everyday I have to hear it —- “That’s Obese…”

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