While I was at Wal-Mart the other day, I knew it was time to get serious about weightloss and fitness when I became fatigued just walking through the store. Now it was a huge Wal-Mart, and I was lugging around the little one. That’s not a good excuse though. Just a simple activity shouldn’t take so much out of me.

Since I enjoy gaming, Yourself!fitness for the Xbox has been a great way for me to exercise. Maya the virtual fitness trainer keeps me going. The routines are also different each day, giving this video game a huge advantage over traditional workout videos.

However, the game is not enough. Sometimes you just need support from other individuals on the same weigtloss/body building journey. One active community is BodyBuilding.net. Their forums are made up of men and women who are getting into shape. The community seems to be a nice resource for information as well as encouragement. I don’t know if I would be as brave a some of those folks are to post before pictures. Maybe after I’ve had some success I’ll have more nerve.