FitBit

I got my fitbit in the mail yesterday, so far I really like it!

I got the Ultra Fitbit in pink (duh!)

So what is it? You wear it all day long (I clip it on my bra strap and don't even feel it) and it counts your steps, stairs you climb, all of your activity, your calorie burn etc.... It logs it all onto www.fitbit.com, where you can also track what you eat, workouts if you don't wear your fitbit etc... What I really like about it, is that I can sync it with myfitnesspal since I am already familiar with that website and use it frequently. It syncs my calories and what I'm eating and works together.

The coolest part for me so far is that it tracks your sleep! It let me know what percentage I slept last night, it said I woke up 21 times! I'm curious to see if that is normal or what my routine ends up being. It told me I was in bed for a little over 8 hours and got 6 hours 52 minutes of actual sleep. I find that so fascinating. They give you a wrist thing to wear it on at night and I didn't even feel it.

The reason I bought it was I had a customer tell me about how she has lost 40 pounds using this, so I thought I would give it a try.

I do have a heart rate monitor that I use when I work out, which is great for your calories and making sure you are working at your target heart rate, but it is more invasive to wear and you have to wear a big watch to go with it.

The fitbit automatically syncs anytime it is near my computer.

So hopefully it helps me out on this journey...I'm excited to see. You have this little flower that grows during the day with your activity, and it motivating.

I haven't been to the gym much this week. We have been packing to move, ugh! Soooo ready to be in the new house and setlled.

Don't forget to pick up the Kansas City Star this Sunday and check out my story in the Star Magazine. :)