Wii Fit......i Got It and Love It!

[PamperedTre]

I just registered for Wii and Wii Fit for my wedding registry.

It sounds like so much fun!

 

[ChefEileen]

I also got a Wii fit. The lady that does my hair pre-ordered one and she loves it. She suggested I stop at the game store and see if there were any that weren't claimed. There weren't, but the sales associate said that there were 5 coming in Saturday AM. I was there at 9:00 and I was third in line.

The problem is I can't use it until my toe heals. I was going up to my daughter's room Friday night and my slipper fell off and I fell and sprained my toe. : ( I can't get my shoe on my left foot. When I went to pick up the Wii I put on a slip on shoe but that just made it worse and it swelled up more. OUCH! Anyway my son tried it and he was having a alot of fun with it.

I hope I can use it soon.

Eileen
/eileenhoupt

 

[crystalscookingnow]

I want one too!!

 

[crystalscookingnow]

I just got one!!!

My Wal-Mart has 4 more in stock right now. I got a call that they were in & I raced out there 'cuz they wouldn't hold it for me. I got out there in time.

 

[pamperedbecky]

I visited a friend a couple weeks ago and they had a Wii. I've never been that interested in it because I know my husband would sort of frown at the idea. Then some other friends of ours that we were out with Friday night were talking more and more about it and now DH thinks it might be fun to get. And the more I hear about the Wii Fit stuff, I'd love that. Especially because I won't have the same workout routine this summer that I've enjoyed during the school year. So, now I"d love to get one, but the trick will be to find a Wii. Then Wii Fit. Oh well, we're in no hurry. I don't want to go the Ebay route though.

We have no video games except the little Leap Frog things that hook up to the tv and my son does have a Nintendo DS. I could really get into games, but DH has never been that into them. I played Wii golf at my friend's and it was SO fun! Although her 3 year old was doing better than me. So, now I"ll be on a quest to find it somewhere!!! I don't even want to know what my mii would look like on Wii Fit!! But that would be motivating! I did start working with a personal trainer about 2 months ago and lost 7.75 inches, but not much movement on the scale. That's ok, I'll take the inches!!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

FIrst of all, I love a great challenge. My dh went out on Thursday night trying to locate one and couldn't find one and was told that they're impossible to find unless you resort to ___(you know where!) So he says to me "If you can track one down, here's $140 for the wii fit and wii we ski. I wasn't sold at this point to buy one but after thinking about it for a second, I said GAME ON and went to try and find one. I went to Electronics boutique at the mall and was the 2nd person waiting in line for it. Of course the guy in front of me had a pre-order ticket so he got his and I asked if there were any more for sale. The guy said no but then the phone rang and it was a woman who was releasing her presell wii fit for sale. He hung up and said I have one now! Yes! That was too easy!!

So then I say, I would like to get we ski as well and he said that they were also sold out of that until UPS arrived. Right after I paid, UPS WALKED IN!!! I told him that I know that he's busy but my children would be so happy to have this game! He looked and I got it!!

We started playing it last night and it does a body analysis on you and the only thing you type in is your birthdate and height. Well, i admit that I'm not skinny (never have been and bearing 3 children and a thyroid disease, okay, I'm full of excuses, huh?) but after it configuring my weight, my mii totally plumped out! I'm so sad to see a :cry: fat mii girl so now I"m determined to work it off.

What's nice is you have to check in with your goals and like I put in that I'd like to lose 20 pounds in 2 months. It then told me that the avg weight loss is 3 lbs per 2 weeks so my goal is not realistic. I'm excited about it and look forward to getting skinnier and healthier this summer.

After you invest so much time, you unlock new games and exercise programs. I'm not a runner and man, I was out of breath last night. Of course, I'm giving it my all so I look forward to seeing some results!!

Does anyone else have it? What do you think?

Where the heck did you find a Wii console for under $300.00?!?!?!?!

DH looked for weeks, and finally found one online, well the guy charged our card, and ran with the money- thankfully DH used his visa check card, so Wells Fargo went after the guy and didn't charge us a cent and reversed the original charge, and we still don't have a wii.

 

[janetupnorth]

Where the heck did you find a Wii console for under $300.00?!?!?!?!

DH looked for weeks, and finally found one online, well the guy charged our card, and ran with the money- thankfully DH used his visa check card, so Wells Fargo went after the guy and didn't charge us a cent and reversed the original charge, and we still don't have a wii.

I thought they were about $250 in the stores...what options were you getting?!?!?!

 

[susanr613]

i'm so happy to read the great reviews for the wii fit. i had to remove the wii after DS had a bad report card in january and am itching to put it back. i do belong to a gym, but it's so much easier to xercise at home. i was silly not to preorder, so i'm on amazon's waiting list.

 

[janetupnorth]

Wow - just looked at Walmart at their bundle - they make you buy 3 extra games and spend $500 for it! YIKES!

 

[PampMomof3]

Where the heck did you find a Wii console for under $300.00?!?!?!?!

DH looked for weeks, and finally found one online, well the guy charged our card, and ran with the money- thankfully DH used his visa check card, so Wells Fargo went after the guy and didn't charge us a cent and reversed the original charge, and we still don't have a wii.

I bought the wii for $250 at Christmas time but it's the wii fit that I just purchased. Today I bought the silicone cover and the rechargeable battery pack for it. Another $30 spent on it!

 

[janetupnorth]

So what color cover did you get Kristi?

 

[PampMomof3]

I only saw clear and pink online and I shopped late last night so I wanted to put my order in. I was going to go with pink but a-my boys would hate it and b-walmart didn't have the rechar battery pack in stock.

Circuit city had both and free in store pick up 24 minutes later! So I picked them up today. BUT when I went there, they had NOTHING for the wii fit! I'm super glad I did my shopping last night for it!!

 

[cathyskitchen]

Thanks for the feedback on the Wii Fit. DH and I have been hesitant to get the Wii for the kids, since we have XBox 360 and they each have a Nintendo DS. But, I love that you can work out with it, and that the kids exercise, too. This is going to have to be on my Christmas list this year, along with my Rock Band game for XBox! (Yep, I'm as big of a kid as my DH and boys! LOL!)

 

[chefmoseley]

My hubby has been asking for the Wii since Christmas as a bunch of our friends got them. We have played at friend's homes but I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend that kind of money on one. When I heard about the Wii Fit I was sold. We were at the mall looking for a bathing suit (yuck,yuck) for our trip to Nj beach father's day week and Game Stop had a sign up that said "Wii have Wii's instock" <<<cute sign. Hubby looks at me with puppy eyes 'can we get it please?' We go in and they have Wii's in stock but no Wii fits. Hubby goes to our local BJs that night and they had like 50 in stock when he got there (he put one on hold at customer service while he finished his shopping). He said when he went to check out there were like 5 left. He also cut two rectangles out of cardboard for our girls (18 months and a 3 yr old) so they can do the step class and stuff with mommy on their 'own boards'. My 3yr old can play tennis, pitch for baseball and golf pretty well! This was a great investment for our family and I love that it keeps track of a goal for you and sets up tips to reach your goals.

Sorry to ramble

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I want one now- even if my Wii-me is pudgie! The Wii's here are about $250-$275 and then you need one more controller, so it ends up being just above $300.00- So do you have to buy the Wii console to get the Wii fit, too?

 

[chefmoseley]

the wii fit is a 'game' that you buy to go with your wii. Just like with Rockband or Guitar hero you are buying a game and a guitar (instrument) to use with your wii. We purchased the Wii console, a Wii Play bundle (came with 9games an extra numbchuck(sp?) and wii remote) and the wii fit. The wii console has a remote and one numbchuck (sp?) that comes with it.

 

[PampMomof3]

My hubby has been asking for the Wii since Christmas as a bunch of our friends got them. We have played at friend's homes but I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend that kind of money on one. When I heard about the Wii Fit I was sold. We were at the mall looking for a bathing suit (yuck,yuck) for our trip to Nj beach father's day week and Game Stop had a sign up that said "Wii have Wii's instock" <<<cute sign. Hubby looks at me with puppy eyes 'can we get it please?' We go in and they have Wii's in stock but no Wii fits. Hubby goes to our local BJs that night and they had like 50 in stock when he got there (he put one on hold at customer service while he finished his shopping). He said when he went to check out there were like 5 left. He also cut two rectangles out of cardboard for our girls (18 months and a 3 yr old) so they can do the step class and stuff with mommy on their 'own boards'. My 3yr old can play tennis, pitch for baseball and golf pretty well! This was a great investment for our family and I love that it keeps track of a goal for you and sets up tips to reach your goals.

Sorry to ramble

That's AWESOME!! you won't regret that purchase! I promise!

I do have to report that when I laid down last night my ab muscles (I can't believe that I found some in there :blushing: ) were sore and my calves are letting me know that theyre not happy with me with every step I take!

WHen you play for so much time or you play enough of one activity, it unlocks new exercises for you. Yesterday, I got boxing and free step which is try and do 800 steps in 10 minutes. Yeah, that's why I'm feeling it today. Getting up and down off of the board, I think that will be a exercise that's done every other day!!

 

[PampMomof3]

i'm so happy to read the great reviews for the wii fit. i had to remove the wii after DS had a bad report card in january and am itching to put it back. i do belong to a gym, but it's so much easier to xercise at home. i was silly not to preorder, so i'm on amazon's waiting list.

The great part is I know I need to work out but I can't pay the gym membership prices. So, I have this wii fit here and I can treat it as a game rather than a chore to do. I also don't have to pay the gas prices to get to the gym either. Have I mentioned how happy I am with the purchase?

 

[PampMomof3]

He also cut two rectangles out of cardboard for our girls (18 months and a 3 yr old) so they can do the step class and stuff with mommy on their 'own boards'. My 3yr old can play tennis, pitch for baseball and golf pretty well!

My dd is 3 but will be 4 in July and LOVES it! She plays it almost as much as I do. My boys really like it as well and enjoy the soccer and skiing/snowboarding ones!

 

[pamperedbecky]

My dd is 3 but will be 4 in July and LOVES it! She plays it almost as much as I do. My boys really like it as well and enjoy the soccer and skiing/snowboarding ones!

My 3 y.o. will be 4 in Sept, so they're pretty close in age. My son is almost 6 1/2 so I know he'd love the Wii. I just need to start looking for one.

 

[PampMomof3]

My 3 y.o. will be 4 in Sept, so they're pretty close in age. My son is almost 6 1/2 so I know he'd love the Wii. I just need to start looking for one.

My SD went to EB yesterday and they had some in stock so they bought one. Now she's on the hunt for a Wii Fit.

Good Luck Becky! You should be able to find one! If not, tell Vinnie that I"m up for a shopping challenge for you guys!!

I just finished 45 minutes for the day so off to clean before my pool party. I've been doing jack knifes everyday and my abs feel it! I should take a measurement around my hips and stuff to see what difference it's making there.

 

[pamperedbecky]

My SD went to EB yesterday and they had some in stock so they bought one. Now she's on the hunt for a Wii Fit.

Good Luck Becky! You should be able to find one! If not, tell Vinnie that I"m up for a shopping challenge for you guys!!

I just finished 45 minutes for the day so off to clean before my pool party. I've been doing jack knifes everyday and my abs feel it! I should take a measurement around my hips and stuff to see what difference it's making there.

Definitely take some measurements!! That's the most amazing thing to see the inches come off. After 6 weeks with a personal trainer, my scale didn't show much (I started doing weights which I hadn't done probably since high school so hopefully it's because I gained muscle), but the measurements sure changed (7.75 inches lost from various parts). So, I highly recommend that. What a fun way to get some exercise! Have a great party!

I'll be on the hunt for a Wii....if I don't have luck I'll tell Vinnie that you'll scout one out for us. Thanks!

 

[bsaxman]

So wii fit... does it actually let you do exercises, or only calculate weight, bmi, etc? I am wondering what it really does. Does it choose exercises for you, design a workout for you? What makes this so cool and expensive! I have the wii and have heard about wii fit, but I am soooooo out of the loop!

 

[PampMomof3]

So wii fit... does it actually let you do exercises, or only calculate weight, bmi, etc? I am wondering what it really does. Does it choose exercises for you, design a workout for you? What makes this so cool and expensive! I have the wii and have heard about wii fit, but I am soooooo out of the loop!

it lets you do excercises and calcuates your weight and bmi.

You choose what you want to do and for how long unless you choose a timed excercise. Like super hula hoop is for 3 mins but I unlocked it for 6 mins. Running, short or long distance. Lots of examples (trying to keep typing to a min w/my cut finger sorry) but you can choose just to do yoga one day, move to strength training the next or mix it up. I mix it up so it's fun for me and do at LEAST 30 mins each day. It's working for me.

I hope I answered your questions, if not, ask more!!

Off to a pool party!

 

[crystalscookingnow]

I'm loving it too. I have pudgey mii - but I'm determined to make it go away!! I love being able to do the exercising at home & still be able to keep track of my goals & changes. I also love that I don't have to find something to do with the kids while I'm exercising.

I'm really loving the hula (super, too) and the ski jumps. My calves are screaming & so are the muscles under my shoulder blades! It's a good thing, though. I'm so thrilled with it!

 

[chefmoseley]

When we bought the wii a game pack called wii sports came with it. It has tennis, bowling, baseball, golf and something else. I really wish tennis and baseball would count towards my wii fit goals I know that it helps with the weight loss and change in bmi but it is not included in your 'workout minutes'. It makes sense because hubby moves a lot less than I do when playing tennis and baseball. He keeps saying he's going to video tape me because 'I'm all over the court!'. I agree this was a great purchase

 

[pamperedbecky]

Well, after reading more about the Wii here and hearing friends talk about it, I decided my mission this week was to find one!! I'd also love the Wii Fit. So, I had about an extra 30 minutes this morning between working out at the health club and going to pick DD up at preschool. I thought I'd start at Target. Imagine my surprise when they had a Wii!! They actually had a bunch. So, I picked one up, along with the Wii Play (right - that's what it's called, right? with the extra controller). No Wii Fit. I tried Walmart and Best Buy for those and neither of those place had the Wii Fit NOR the Wii. So I'm really glad I found the ones at Target. Woo hoo! Now to decide when to break it open and let the kids know I bought it. Maybe I'll make it an "end of the school year treat" or something like that. I told DH he can decide which of his tv's he wants it hooked up to. The two biggest tv's are his "babies" and he's never wanted anything like games hooked into them. But it would be SOOO cool on the one in the basement because it's a big HD DLP (??) or something like that.

I may break it out tonight after the kids go to bed, then unhook it until we give it to them. Now I just have to find a Wii Fit. I must've hit Target at just the right time! I'm sure I"ll be addicted in no time.

 

[Becky0216]

Well, I got myself excited after trying the wii fit at a local fair. I called around lastnight and found a place where I could purchase the Wii as well as the Wii fit. They had 2 in stock at closing.
I went in this morning. Drove an hour. Got there and held the door open for my DD and some rude women pushes past her to get in the door. Come to find out she got in and got the Wii 2 seconds before I got the chance to ask for it.

Grrrrrrrr. Now I can not find this system anyhwhere....

 

[janetupnorth]

Well, I got myself excited after trying the wii fit at a local fair. I called around lastnight and found a place where I could purchase the Wii as well as the Wii fit. They had 2 in stock at closing.
I went in this morning. Drove an hour. Got there and held the door open for my DD and some rude women pushes past her to get in the door. Come to find out she got in and got the Wii 2 seconds before I got the chance to ask for it.

Grrrrrrrr. Now I can not find this system anyhwhere....

That would be VERY tempting not to say something to her!

 

[Becky0216]

I did say something to her. I told her she was very rude to push past a 3 year old just to buy a gaming system. I also said why would you assume I was holding the door for you when my toddler was trying to get past, I had the door with one arm and a baby carrier in the other. She just huffed and said, I was in a hurry to pick something up.

OMG... I was like, yeah me too. I drove an hour to pick it up and you just cut in front of me. She said maybe you will have better luck next time.

I am so mad, but I was not going to make a scene in front on my kids. thats the last thing I want them to learn.