Sometimes I Need Distracted

My two friends, Deb & Steph, have lost 117 & 131 pounds.  I kind-a, sort-a, most definitely want to join their party, and with those numbers, they have to know something.  Right? 

What is their secret?  Watching their calorie intake and exercising.  I know.  BORING.  They are the ones that introduced me to My Fitness Pal www.myfitnesspal.com as a place to journal my food/calories and have a support system.  I've enjoyed it, writing it down is a must for me, but the one tool that I fell in love with that Steph and my other friend Carol introduced me to is this.

Fit Bit

I have the blue one.

I used my birthday money (At Target it is $99.00, but I got mine off of eBay for $85.00 w/shipping.) and got myself one.

What does this little guy do for me? 

*Counts my steps.  My daily goal is 10,000.  You can make your goal what you want it to be.

*Tells me how many calories I've burned.

*Tells me how many flights of stairs I've climbed.

*If I want it to, it will tell me how long I stayed in bed and how many hours I actually slept.  I don't do this very often because I wake up a lot at night and I get all crazy in the head when I realize I'm not sleeping.  It doesn't bother me as much when I'm not monitoring myself.  Don't ask. I don't know how my mind works.

*It tells me how many sedentary hours, lightly active, fairly active, and very active minutes/hours I have in my day.  Talk about a wake up call!

*It gives little reward badges when I accomplish different goals and milestones.

*I am linked up with my friends so we can have little competitions, if we like.  We can also check on each other.  You can also keep everything private if you'd rather.  Deb is a big time walker and she got one about the time I did.  I think she has already surpassed Steph who has had one for a long time.  I don't base my happiness on if I catch up with these two and their steps (Deb averages 17,000/day) but it does motivate me to see how great they are doing and knowing that they can see how I'm doing gets me moving too. 

*On their website you can track all of your food, weight, etc but like I said, I use myfitnesspal.  The greatest thing...this syncs up with myfitnesspal and several other online weight loss websites. 

*You can use apps if you'd rather use your wireless toys.

*No one knows I have it on.  I clip it right in the middle of my bra and no one knows the difference.  You can also put it in your pocket or clip it on your pocket.  Whatever you feel comfortable with. I just don't like everyone seeing it.  If I have on something that you can see where it is I'll move it to one side of my bra strap or a pocket.

*It syncs up when I'm in range of the little charger dock that it comes with.  You can also see your numbers right on the device.  So if I'm ever digging around in my shirt it is because I'm checking to see where I am on my numbers.

I have worn it everyday since I got it.  I find that this little 'tattle tale' I have has changed the way I do a lot of things.  When I'm sitting at a youth dance I'll go outside and walk the parking lot.  When I'm waiting for the kids at baseball I'll walk the parking lot or walking track.  If I am only three more flights of stairs away from getting to my goal of 10/day it makes it easier to run downstairs for something. 

I've probably left out a bunch of stuff but these are things on the top of my head about my fun little toy.  Have you seen one?  Do you have one?  Do tell.  If you get one or if you have one make sure we hook up as friends.