Dancing Queen

I don’t know what possessed me but when I read that the X-Box 360 (which I got for free) now has its own Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) game, I decided to try it.

DDR always looked fun, but hard. It features plenty of dance music, which I do enjoy. And I keep hearing that some people have lost weight playing that thing. You see, even though I’ve lost some weight in the last few months, I think that I could probably use losing 15-20 more pounds and I’ll be happy with my weight.

So I ordered DDR for my X-Box 360. It arrived on Friday, which is perfect timing because that gave me the weekend to test it out. And boy, have I tested it out. I have been playing that thing non-stop. My feet and calfs are killing me. But I had so much fun. It’s also very tiring. I had sweat running down my back. And I’ve slept like a baby the last couple of nights thanks to it.

The game is hard though. Kids make it look so easy. Even though after playing with it for a couple of days, I can say that I am getting considerably better at it. Although sometimes things just get too crazy.

It has a calory-burning counter and I seem to burn about 500-600 calories a day. I don’t play it full time of course, just a few songs here and there. But hey, that is almost one of my meals, or a snack.

Who knows, maybe I’ll get good at it AND lose weight!

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