Man stages Wii Fit experiment to lose weight, gain fame
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted May 2nd 2008 2:01AM
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Well, seems Nintendo has faith in their product. If the guy doesn't lose any pounds it would be quite funny
yeah.. 360 and ps3 get GTA IV and wii gets this...
Yeah, not like it got Mario Kart and Okami too.
Not to mention Smash Brothers, which for some reason seems more popular than God...
And of course, Wii Sports... it may be basic, but I find myself playing that more than all the other games.
@Rowdehaj Mario Kart is not more popular that god....... of wars.
"One of these things just doesn't belong here, come on can you tell which one..."
He's cute.
He looks emaciated in the second photo, and perfectly healthy in the first. I'm not buying a video game to become anorexic.
Okay, I guess he's a wii bit thinner...
Ba dum pish!
Nice one!
Yah, I can suck in my gut a Wii bit too, so I look like I'm "thinner"... ;o)
Oh.....wow.
Ya got any more of those?Wii would love to hear them.
All he did was lose muscle. . . .
Look at the pic, he has less abs and his arms are smaller.
Exactly my thoughts. He looked stronger and more fit in the "before" pic.
He looks like a loser in the second pic.
Also notice how he looks paler? Sunlight is your friend.
Srsly tho, I would trade muscle mass for cardio, seems healthier to me.
In case you are confused like I was that the summary doesn't match the photo, the pic is from his previous, wii sports experiment.
The summary by engadget plus the photo makes this confusing unless you read the article.
Look at his ass in the before picture...
Yeah.
Although it shames me to say this, I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed...
Haha, I was going to say.
stuffing your ass is worse than stuffing your bra.
He explained that his jeans bunched up in the ass area in the "Before" picture making his ass look perkier. LOL
This pic looks shopped. I am not a Wii hater by any means. I just see a lot of artifacts in the second photo not present in the first.
But even though here come the low ranking.
I was gonna say the same thing; I can tell by the pixels. I've seen quite a few in my day as well, so I know.
...
Can you spot at least 4 more differences between the two panels?
the picture is clearly retouched!! come on I can't think you really thought it was real...
just look at the borders they're not natural and clearly retouched by hand... now even a great retouching job I'd say. Wake up!!!!
So, the guy lost 9 pounds playing Wii Sports, and since then he's GAINED 19 pounds?
Wow, and I thought that the fact that I've gained 10 lbs. during my freshman year of college was bad.
Maybe it was all (or mostly) muscle that he gained?
i think the wii fit is great.
certainly not an excuse not to go and exercise but its better than sitting on a couch mashing controllers.
Just imagine what a stallion he would be had he engaged in some *real* exercise for the same amount of time... simple stuff you don't even have to leave the house for, like push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, maybe some small-scale weightlifting... the mind boggles. I see the added value of the virtual audience giving you its frenetic cheer make up for a lot though.
BTW, anyone spot his height anywhere?
already done http://www.4colorrebellion.com/wii-fit/
I run/walk every day.
I have had to alter my course twice because of moose.
I have been patted down by police.
I have slipped and fallen.
I have been harassed by horn-happy idiots in a red car.
I have destroyed one pair of shoes.
I don't know if I can blame this wuss for wanting to get his exercise indoors...
Same here, with a few variations.
It was a skunk, not a moose.
Their car was silver, and they were throwing (and missing) lemons.
I know what you mean, it feels like a kamakazi mission every time I go for a walk around the block.
"I have been harassed by horn-happy idiots in a red car."
Oh.... Yeah. Sorry about that. : )
Seriously though, moose AND cops? That sounds pretty exciting to me!
I think what he did is playing wii fit all day in 5 weeks and stopped eating, hahahaha...
If you look at the picture more carefully and compare the first with the second, it looked a bit photoshopped, especially the butt.
172 pounds?!?!
I hope he's around 5' 6" tall, because I know 172 is underweight for a normal sized man.
Not healthy, being too skinny.
Eh? Says here on The Google that the acceptable normal weight range for a man 5' 10" age 19-34, is 134-172 lbs. Looks perfectly normal to me.
5' 10 and 134? are you fucking insane? christian bale was 130 for his role in the machinist and he's only 6 foot tall. the guy nearly killed himself at that weight by being malnourished. two inches shorter doesn't make that much difference.
does this look remotely healthy to you?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/BaleMachine.jpg
if it does I suggest you seek immediate professional help.
5'10" 135lbs can be healthy and look the part as well. Everybody has different bodies. I was right around that for years(actually a little less). I didn't look malnourished or anything. Since I'm a runner, I'm actually pretty cut. I could eat all day and not gain a pound. I changed my workout strategies and made it up to the 140s. Now people think I'm a lot more built and weigh a lot more, but I'm still well under 150 with muscle.
The BMI calculation was developed in the 1830s. It's just plain wrong, and is based on wonky, outdated medical knowledge. We updated everything else about health care, but still use a Body Mass Index created by a mathematician around 175 years ago.
You'd have to be very seriously muscled to be 5'6" 175lbs. and healthy. I'm considered stocky with about 4-6% body fat and I weigh 160lbs.
... and this is the guy AFTER playing Wii Fit
http://www.stane-island.net/goodies/WiiFit20lbs.jpg
Steam Carving has a new meaning now. (Thanks to Stane)
i saw that movie.. it was called "the machinist"
gonna be great when he buffs up to be the next batman
Oh God, it's like Mr. Bean & Olive Oyl's offspring.
Comment of the year? That was great! I laughed right out loud at work.
check it henry
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/