First, I confess. I lost over 124 pounds in 11 months without exercising. I was so big for such a long time, and have been sedentary for years. It takes a while for the mind to realize how much the body has changed. Even six months in and 90 pounds down, I found myself moving my body slowly, bending carefully, as I did when I was in the 320s.

Well, I recently crossed into ONEDerland, and instead of doing something indulgent, I got myself a fit bit. It came in the mail on Monday, and I have been using it all week. I find this to be a highly empowering tool, that is rapidly making me obsessed with walking. Being able to track my progress and then press myself with how much activity I have recently added, keeps me constantly trying to beat myself/record from the day before!

I also could have come to realize that this gets me out from behind a computer several times a day, into nature, and is supporting my mental health, plus giving me tons of energy. Who knew!?

I highly recommend this fantastic tool, and I invite you to contact me if you have one and would like to "walk together!"

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Congratulations on your weight loss!!

I have been thinking about getting a Fitbit for awhile now, I'm so glad I read your post, makes my decision much easier!!

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I got my fitbit a week ago. I did some research about it before buying. In several studies the fitbit had an almost perfect score in calculating your steps. Best score for heartbeat accuracy. Best place to wear it is 1 to 2 fingers width ABOVE your WRIST bone. Not to tightly or will hinder accuracy. For me it took some getting use to wearing it higher up on my arm. I also have to check if the fitbit has slid down to my wrist and is loosely turning. I started wearing a bracelet under fitbit and am now comfortably wearing fitbit above wrist bone. Overall the Fitbit Charge 2 (which is the model I have) scored the highest out of all other wrist trackers. I wear a 7 1/4 bracelet. I was going to get the small band but got the large one because of placement above wrist. I got the plum color and love it. Goes with everything. The sales person at best buy suggested I try Amazon to buy additional bands. For a "fitbit" brand name costs around a $100 . (Fitbit hasn't come out with additional band colors for the charge 2 yet) On amazon you can by bands that will work with fitbit products. For charge 2 you can get 10 colors for 39.99

Merry Christmas to me.

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Awesome, good for you!!

I was so happy to see your replies! Thank you. I didn't do a great deal of research before choosing my fit bit, because the truth is that in my head I wasn't at all sure it would do anything for me at all. So I bought an older cheaper model on eBay-brand-new but an older version, and it's great. I believe I got the flex. It's a little bit glitchy, specifically when it comes to sleep monitoring. However I have found that when it comes to steps it's quite good. Also, fit bit seems to integrate well with a lot of other apps, including weight watchers which I like because it gives me good meal ideas, and keeps me in the ballpark of what is reasonable as I can tolerate more food. When technology works, it's stinking awesome!

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Love my fitbit, keeps me honest with how much activity I'm getting in each day.