Cool New Mommy Links

Ok, maybe not new, but new to me.   Thanks to my sister-in-law for this one: http://www.youtube.com/formom And from there I got to this one: http://www.wiimommies.com/  and this one:  http://www.momspective.com/ Reminded me of my posts on losing weight and using the Wii Fit from last year: http://clevelandmom.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/on-losing-weight/ and http://clevelandmom.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/wii-fit-kicked-mii-bootie/ I’d actually managed to lose about 20 [...]

On Losing Weight

I found an interesting post this week: Are Doctors Really “Lecturing” Patients About Weight? According to this post and a study by the Mayo Clinic, only 20% of patients who are obese are diagnosed as such by their physicians.    Unfortunately, this comes as no surprise to me.   The first doctor to point out to me [...]

Wii Fit Kicked Mii Bootie

Tonight was the first real adventure into the world of Wii Fit for me. 40 minutes later of hula hooping and strength training and I’m ready for bed. I’ve done enough Wii Fit to open up the 6 minute hula hoop session, and have discovered that I am significantly better at hula hooping to the [...]

Wii Fit

So, last Tuesday, thanks to www.wiialerts.com, and using the My WiiAlerts! page, I was able to order 3 Wii Fits online, one for us, one for my father-in-law and one for a friend through the Toys R Us website.    I was extremely surprised though when all 3 showed up on my doorstep on Thursday when [...]

How to Get a Wii Fit

These two sites will send you email alerts whenever a Wii Fit is available to purchase online on a number of websites including BestBuy.com, CircuitCity.com, ToysRUs.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, Samsclub.com and Amazon.com. http://www.wiialerts.com/ and http://www.zoolert.com/ I can now say that it works.    I received the alerts yesterday morning and was able to order a Wii Fit online.   [...]