I like my Fitbit. I even have a cool fancy bracelet for
it made by my friend Suzanne. But
it is not the key to my fitness.
Part of the problem is that I am
lazy. Not so much in the sense
that I won’t get off the couch (I’m still on tv restriction), but in that I don’t
have the time/energy/patience to log all the non-step-taking activities I do,
like Pilates and spin class. I
really tried to log my food, but found it a pain in my patella (a phrase
invented by my then-3-year-old).
When they make a truly psychic tracker that knows everything without me
having to enter anything, I’ll be right there.
I use my Fitbit to keep me honest
with myself. Too many days of
minimal steps and I know I’m slacking.
I personally don’t find the little badge things motivational. Its little messages seem slightly
passive aggressive, encouraging me that I’m almost to my goal and then calling
me an overachiever when I surpass it.
I’m talking about the specifics
of one tool, but the point is broader:
no one magic piece of equipment is going to transform us. I could write a similar post about my
relationship with my spin bike or my weight rack or my Pilates reformer. The tools don’t do the work; we do.
Remember that you are the boss of
you, not your Fitbit, not the voices in your head, not the refrigerator, not
even your trainer. You do the
work; you get the credit.
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