Word: fitful
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...cringed the first time I stepped on the scale and endured the indignity of learning that my "Wii Fit Age" - a figure that takes into account your weight, body mass index, and sense of balance - was nine years older than I actually am. Puh-leeze. The insolence. I was miffed alright. Even more horrifying was the colorful chart Wii Fit generated each day to detail my progress (and setbacks). I felt like a contestant on the Biggest Loser. I started thinking about those late-night cookies and other treats that no one knew about - for the first time...
...think Wii Fit will be more popular with adults than kids, and especially with women, although there are a few challenges, like trying to catch fish jumping out of the water by sliding from one side of the board to the other, that are especially kid friendly. Namco Bandai's WeSki patrol, which is compatible with the Wii balance board, is already on sale, and a bunch more titles using the board are rumored to be in the works...
...needed to do to shed a few pounds. "When you weigh yourself on a daily basis, and you see changes, you think about why," says Miyamoto. I was skeptical when he told me that a month ago, but now I'm a believer. It's no wonder Wii Fit has already sold more than two million units since it went on sale in Japan earlier this year. It's pure fantasy to imagine myself as a champion snowboarder, but being more aware of how skipping workouts and sneaking in snacks affects my weight is a reality check...
...alone. The Moscow city government and that of the Yekaterinburg region in the Urals are preparing legislation patterned on the law being applied around Sochi, in order to make it easier to appropriate land as the authorities see fit. In today's Russia, apparently you don't need an Olympic Games to find an excuse for confiscating property...
...Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, said that the unified calendar fit with the University’s plans to bring its disparate schools closer together...