So, in the new year I hope to drop a few pounds through playing video games like Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc. The idea is to be more active while playing and to actually burn a few calories. That means standing up and playing games, so playing games in the recliner will be a no no.

I will need to look up some information on how many calories are burned when at rest, asleep, and exercise. DDR will keep track of how many calories you are burning, so for less active games I will burn less calories. Hopefully I can guesstimate an amount that will be conservative but close to the actual calories that will be burned.

Before the new year gets here, it’s just another thing I need to do to make sure we get off on the right track with our weight loss plan.

Usually every Christmas my husband and I buy each other a writing pen. It doesn’t have to be an expensive one, sometimes we even give some advertising pens that we have accumulate through the year that the other one really likes. This year we completely forgot about the pen stocking stuffer.

I have found one pen this year that I really enjoy writing with. Hopefully I will remember before the Christmas season is over to pick up one for my husband so that our little tradition doesn’t become a thing of the past.

I always go way overboard with spending in December. One purchase I am proud of is Boogie for the PS2. I’m hoping the game will fit into my fitness revolution plan for 2008. I have already begun buying some exercise equipment just in case the pounds do not drop off with a video game regime.

I’m hoping to use my PS2 dance pad with Boogie, although I’m not sure it will work. It doesn’t say it is compatible, but I thought I might try just to see if I could use it. I noticed that Dancing with the Stars is compatible with the PS2 dance pad and might be a future purchase that I will make.

Tuesday begins my first day on my made up program. Hopefully I can lose a pound a week by watching what I eat and doing fun exercises.