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Being healthy... fun??

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Wow-- I must say i am impressed with this game! Reading all the reviews off this website I admit I was slighlty skeptical, but I am so happy with my purchase! I'm about the average weight for a 20 year old woman and I haven't had any problems with the game.

The pedometer is a bit bigger than most, but it goes with me everywhere! It has only reset itself to '0' once, when i dropped it and the battery popped out. Other than that it works fine. The game rewards you if you complete challenges and your daily tasks by having your stick figure walk to different mile stones-- it isn't implying that you've walked that specific number of miles in that day- it's just another feature to help motivate you.

The little stick figure is adorable and motivating, just as everyone says. The games are a little corny and the challenges aren't too demanding... But if you're like me, with 10 t0 25 pounds to lose, and need some day to day motivation, you might want to consider purchasing this game. Mind you, it won't do the work for you, but it's simple enough to get you motivated and keep you going if you let it help you out.

I am particularly amused by the food intake part of the game in which you must feed the little stick figure all the foods you've eaten for the day. While the foods are limited and you aren't always able to select the exact fods you've eaten, it should still make you aware of your daily nutrition and eating habits. And hey! Health and fitness is ALL about AWARENESS!!

I empower anyone seeking a little more motivation to excercise and develop a healthier lifestyle to go out and purchase "My Weightloss Coach". I really enjoy playing this game, and I hope you will too.

Great game, I'm losing weight!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have started losing weight after one week! I have tried so many other things with no results. I am trilled at the results so far. I love the idea of weighing food vs exercise. You don't have to get so detailed with the food or exercise imputs so it's fast and easy to keep up to date. It's got me moving more and the weight is coming off. There are lots of sites and programs where you can monitor these things but I like that I'm not tied to a PC. It goes with me.

nice idea, pedometer sucks

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just got this today, and as far as I can tell the program itself might be alright. I just can't get the clip into the pedometer. What the hell they were thinking with that one I don't know. So since you have to plug that into the ds, I can't exactly move forward. I don't know if anyone has had this much trouble putting it in or if it's just mine. So far not impressed.

Disappointed

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a good concept, but it's too easy to put down. The pedometer is a bit bulky to wear with my work clothes at the office. The "side games" are informative and your little coach character is the cutest thing. Unfortunately, that's not enough to keep me coming back. Logging the food you eat each day was very difficult. Instead of picking from a written list you tap on pictures of food. Sometimes I wasn't quite sure what type of food the picture represented. The foods shown are very limited and there is no way to know what a serving is. If you tap on a food and realize you made a mistake, you can't fix it. I used the game for about a week and then lost all interest. Chalk up another wasted $[...] to my weight loss quest. My recommendation is to use the old reliable Weight Watchers program. Leave your DS for video games.

Great concept.....very poor support

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: July 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I own Brain Age, Big Brain, and PicrossDS......All are great and easy to learn. So I was very excited to order My Weight Loss Coach. It has been very frustrating. Very very poor support. Wrote to the support team and they sent me to other sites that had nothing on them about My Weight Loss Coach. Also, couldn't register because it didn't have this game listed.
The game itself has a great concept and I think could be fun, if it wasn't soooo frustrating. Can't go back.... difficulty trying to hook up the pedometer......Have spent 4 hours trying to get it to work and still can't get the pedometer to register the steps in the game. I think it could be a great game if it had a better manual and support. I finally gave up on support and will see if my grandkids can help....LOL

My weight loss coach

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My weight loss coach is user friendly, but that's it. The pedometer falls off constantly. Not a lot of detailed information can be put in. It's okay for a beginner, but I want something with more details.

Gets you up and moving!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I really like this game. As a person who would not join a gym for exercise, this game encourages you to move around and eat healthy. The food part is not necessarily a diet to get thin as showing you how to eat a more balanced diet. I love the little stick woman!!

used to hate exercising...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I agree with the other reviews that the nutrition part is lacking in this game, but it is a lot less stressful to pick foods i've eaten than spend time researching exactly how many calories a food has. The pedometer has really motivated me to get up and move a lot. I'm a junior in college and my weight fluctuates a lot because it's hard to eat healthily there and i only exercise intensely before spring break. This game has helped me get on a steady routine that I can definetely keep up with, even if it does just include walking 30 minutes a day on the treadmill. People who are really serious about weight loss should maybe count their calories separately but I am just trying to maintain weight so I like that it encourages me to eat more than I normally do.

Motivator and Helpful to an extent

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It is interesting to keep track of daily food intake and exercise so that I can see where I need to make improvements. However, there need to be improvements in the game. The food intake guide is very limited so you cant get a real accurate count of calories. Also the fitness input is limited. If you are just looking for an assistance for motivation this is a good "game" to purchase. But if you are looking for precise details, you may not be pleased.

Sharon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love this! It's easy, it's fun! The tips are helpful, but most of all it is so much fun I stay with it. You never know what the next challenge will be or what reaction you will get from your workout pal.

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