A MUM who was too fat for the Nintendo Wii – making her computerised character EXPLODE when she stood on the Wii-Fit board – can now play with her children again after losing an incredible eight stone.
Deb Rose was mortified to be told by the Nintendo Wii that she was too heavy for the board when she went to play with her young daughter one Christmas.
Weighing in at a super-sized 22st 6lb, the machine told her it could not cope with her weight – even making her computerised character explode on screen.
After years of battling the bulge, it was the stark wake-up call the 33-year-old needed – and forced her into shedding weight.
And the size 28 mother of two has incredibly managed to shed just under nine stone in two years – and can now join in with family fun and play with her children on the console.
Deb, who lives in Brownhills, Staffs, and has two daughters, Alana, eight, and Summer, two, said: “I was so miserable, but didn’t realise how sad I was until I look back at that time.
“We bought my eldest daughter Alana a Wii Fit for Christmas but when I got on it the game made my character explode before we could even start.
“I was stunned when it said that I was too heavy for it.”
The machine, which helps users keep track of their fitness and weight with interactive exercises, states the maximum weight for gamers is 21.5st.
Deb, who works at Asda, is married to Tim, joined Weight Watchers at the Park View Centre in Brownhills in January 2010.
She swapped her diet of biscuits, crisps, and curries for fruit, cereals and low-fat meals, and hasn’t looked back.
“Things like going shopping for clothes used to be an emotional trauma,” she said.
“But now I have a wardrobe full of clothes. I’m still keen to lose more weight and it would be wonderful to get to my goal of 11st 10lb this year.”
And she’s back on the Wii Fit with her daughters. “As soon as I’d lost enough weight to use the Wii I was on it – and I can join in with the family Wii parties as well.”
Deb’s diet before she lost weight:
Breakfast: Four slices of toast with butter and jam.
Morning snack: Biscuits and crisps.
Lunch: A cheese sandwich with a packet of crisps and a chocolate bar.
Afternoon snack: A piece of cake.
Dinner: Full-fat curry with chips, rice, naan bread and onion bhajis.
Deb’s diet since losing weight:
Breakfast: Branflakes with banana and raisins.
Morning snack: Piece of fruit.
Lunch: Ryvita with low fat cheese spread and salad.
Afternoon snack: Low fat yogurt and a Weight Watchers bar.
Dinner: Healthy curry with rice, a finger of naan bread and salad.
