Now that video games are having you do everything from pretend-bowling to pretend-yogaing, it's getting tough to keep track of all of those pounds rolling off. Ubisoft's new release My Weight Loss Coach hopes to target "male and female DS owners 20-years-old and above who have difficulties reaching and maintaining their target weight because of lack of motivation, time or daily life constraints." In other words, they want to make fat, lazy college kids less fat and less lazy. How do they propose doing this? Make losing weight a video game, of course.

This got me to thinking—where can I find someone to test out this wonder of modern weight loss? Luckily we have one curious staffer who saw the bright, shiny box and quickly volunteered to put it through its paces. Her name? "Heather." Her height? "5-foot-11." Her weight? "Uhhh... varies." When asked what her motivation was, she replied, "My sister's wedding is in a month and I want to pretend to lose weight." Good 'nuff for me.

Now that you met the contestant, let's see what this $39.99 marvel can do...