Dustin's Goal

[sippin2004]

Hey all, I just got DDR Ultramix yesterday. I saw a thing on TV about DDR and Tonya was on there. I didn't really think much about it cause I'm one of those hardcore gamers ya know. I thought oh thats just a stupid game for girly boys who wanna dance. Then I was talkin to a girl in school and she told me that this guy I know played DDR alot. This is a guy I looked up to when I was younger so that changed my thinking a little bit. I decided to go ahead and get the game. I got a RedOctane wannabe pad for 35 bux on ebay and a soft pad with the game(so i can play with friends).

Well on to my goal I weigh about 208 pounds(varies depending on if i just ate or how much water I have in me) I want to get down to 180 by the end of summer so I'm better looking for college ;D Ya I am currently a senior in high school. I also want to lose weight so I can snowboard better(broke my wrist this winter doing it, just got the cast off a week ago). Most snowboards just aren't made for 200+ pounders.

On Saturday night there is some girls coming over to play DDR with me, yay! It should be fun and I can impress them with my mad crazy dancing skills haha

I currently can get A in almost all 3 footer and pass a few 5 footers. Those darn half steps are what screws me up all the time, and jumping on 2 arrows at once if they are right and up or left and down etc. My mind just can't read them fast enough yet, but I guess I have only had the game 2 days, so I have plenty of time to improve still.

I drink lots of water while playing 'cause I get so thirsty. Thats a good thing though because before I only drank like one glass of water a day and drank lots of kool-aid and pop and such. Wow this is the longest post I have ever made anywhere. I'm not really the posting kind of person

[FaerieLink3]

hehe... yea... these boards just make you wanna post!!

Anyhoo...welcome!! and i know that with DDR you can totally make your goal.

people forget that it is just about moving....getting up and doing something...and for some people that is running... or playing basketball... and for others it is DDR!!

As long as you are happy and healthy, nothing else matters!!

If you ever have a question or something you just dont wanna post, feel free to PM me =)

[Pyrochaos]

sippin2004 said:

Most snowboards just aren't made for 200+ pounders.

I disagree. I weigh about 240 and am 6'4" and I can tear it up snowboarding. Ive been snowboading since I was little and have always been able to do well. You must remember that muscle does weigh more than fat. There are some people who I've seen snowboading who weigh well over 250 or even close to 300.

[sippin2004]

Here's a small update. It has been about 2 weeks since I got DDR. I ussually play around an hour a day. I can pass almost all the light songs on DDR Ultramix. I just can't pass the really hard light songs(like 7 footers). Paranoia has way too many arrows Anyway, I have lost about 5 pounds and I seem to have more stamina. Also I notice my calf muscles seem harder ;D Today I just started something new. The small rest between songs was a waste of time, so i do some really fast punches on my punching bag between songs to keep my heart rate going. It makes me sweat when I do that so i think it will help me lose weight faster and strengthen my arms too.

[Elegantly Wasted]

I disagree. I weigh about 240 and am 6'4" and I can tear it up snowboarding

Good god you're tall. Man you're like a foot and an Inch taller than me.. I feel like a midget lol..

Anyaways, DDR is so diverse, a year or two ago it was just for gamers. Now it's mostly for people who wants to encorporate a great workout into there daily lives without braking the bank. I personally think that when the fitness industry see the results of this game. They're going to be pulling there hairs out.

[FaerieLink3]

hahaha....yay for short people ... i am totally short..but man...those tall guys make me drool!!

but yea... they are totally gonna have DDR classes instead of spinning classes someday!!

[Elegantly Wasted]

;D ;D ;DI totally drool over tall guys.. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. It's good being short and tall boys makes me blush.hehe Anyhue.. I can just see us being DDR instructors hahahahahahahahaha... And Jump it, Six hops this time.. hahahahaha

[FaerieLink3]

they would like pay us to dress up like the characters from the game...

i have dressed up like ALice before....

i think Akira (4th mix) is WAY hot...LOL

[Elegantly Wasted]

Hahahahaha I don't know who I want to dress up as just yet, I was really thinking of either Foxy brown or wonder woman, but they're not from the game... Crudd... hahahahahahahaha WOnder woman.. Hahahahah I can't help it.

[quadrollersk8r]

I used to be tall 6' 3" untill I gained a ton of weight now I am only 6' 2".. sheesh.. my wife is as tall as me when I take my shoes off. I love tall girls.