We can rebuild him.... We have the technology!

Like many "man children" of my generation I enjoy playing video games from time to time. Many of the games I have played (Fallout 3, Skyrim, Mass Effect, Etc...) have a level progression system which you build upon through the entire game until essentially your character becomes strong enough to defeat what ever comes his/her way. There are detailed statistics in all of these games for you to obsess over and track.

When I finally made my decision to commit and start losing weight I started trying to think of ways I would enjoy doing it. Essentially I came to the conclusion that I'm gonna turn my weight loss into a video game!

                               The game is to turn myself from This Guy                             Into This guy

Thanks to playing these video games my entire life I am obsessive when it comes to tracking stats. So that's just what I'm going to do with myself. Personal trainers generally do a great job doing all that stuff for you but they also come with a price tag about the same as a used car. Thankfully we live in the 21st century and practically anyone can be replaced with technology! Enter the Withing WiFi Scale and Nike + Sports Kit, for $200 and $30 respectively, I have replaced an entire person with technology.

My scale is my favorite thing on the planet right now. This amazing piece of technology weighs you in Lbs, Kg and even in stones. Through biometric impedance analysis, the scale will also measure my fat mass, muscle mass, and BMI. But what makes this scale so special is WiFi! The scale is always connected to the internet and sends all your data automatically to an online account which shows and tracks all your progress. I can even get the data on my smart phone thanks to a free app they created. This scale is also so smart that it can auto-recognize up to 8 individual people just by standing on it.

This video will give you a basic idea of the awesomeness I have purchased

The second piece of technology is the Nike + sports kit, it essentially turns your iPod or iPhone into a personal trainer. Nike + will track how far you've run, your pace, how many calories you've burnt, all while sending this data to your online account. There's also an option where you can add a power song, which you select and can call upon at anytime to give you that extra boost.  Nike + will also let you challenge friends online and let you track all your progress against them. Watch this video for all the details about Nike +.

As you can see after watching both videos, with this technology I'm essentially turning my weight loss into a video game. I'm super pumped to start using both of these together and begin tracking my progression  to awesomeness!

Next blog entry I'll add pictures of all the data I have collected so far.

Thanks for reading today and please comment below on what you think of my new toys!

-DD

P.S. As I mentioned above the Nike + kit is between $20-$30 (pretty cheap considering), if anyone feels inspired to go out an buy one after seeing this I'd love to compete with anyone in walking/running challenges!