Blitzkrieg

I used to be over weight. Once I ended up at the hospital at age 21 with my heart going wacky, I figured it was time to stop screwing around and loose some. Starting with changing my diet completely, whole grains, small portions, breakfast, no junk food, I decided one of the best ways to start working out would be DDR. I've been an avid gamer since 3, so what better tool to help me loose the weight then the very thing I let take control of me causing me to gain so much.

I started doing Workout mode in DDR Ultramix 1 for Xbox, 30 minutes a day, 7 days a week. With the combination of the diet and DDR, being consistent and not giving up, I was able to drop 5lbs a week. I kept up with this for 4.5 months, going from 250lbs to 165lbs. Best thing I've ever done in my life, and DDR was a great tool to help me achieve it. Even when I was being put down for trying to lose weight though a silly video game or that I was too heavy to be dancing, I sure as hell showed everyone. :D

Now being slimmer, I have a very active lifestyle, doing real physical activity before I even think of gaming. I would love to see DDR more widely adopted as a way for gaming kids to get more active. All you have in the end is your health, family and friends. Throwing your health out the window to game is not the way to go.