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I kind of love scientific experiments in closely monitored, carefully guarded environments, because I'm seriously an armchair psychologist, but I also find that real life trials are just as important. After all, we're not living in a hermetically sealed bubble (unless you are, and if so, um...hello!).

It so happens that this gentleman did an experiment, using his Wii Fit like a piece of gym equipment each night and has lost 15 pounds in 41 days. He promises that he didn't otherwise change his lifestyle whatsoever, as he wanted to truly monitor how much effect the addition of the Wii Fit would have on his weight and overall fitness. As it happens, he also did a similar experiment using Wii Sports a few years ago and in the same time period, presumably under the same conditions, lost 9 pounds. All of which makes me even that much more interested in getting one of these little doohickeys in our house.

As long as it doesn't repeatedly call me "fatso," we'll be fine.