Psychologically, at least. Yesterday sowed me just how powerful a FitBit is. I had unfortunately forgotten my FitBit Ultra at home, having left it in my shorts I wore the night before. I meant to grab it when I was getting dressed, and honestly thought I had. When I got to work, I was doing a few extra trips around, to get some extra steps in when I went for coffee, or to use the restroom. you know, I wanted to increase my total for the day.
At lunchtime I decided to see where my total was for the day. I reached into my pocket to retrieve it and lo and behold it wasn't there. After a momentary panic that I had lost it, I realized that it must still be in my shorts at home. At that point I lost all motivation to do any extra steps. My mind said, "what's the point, they won't be recorded and so don't count."
That mentality lasted all of about 10 minutes. Just until I got back to my desk with my Atkins meal for lunch and I read a couple of posts on Facebook from FitBit users who were posting their Transformation Tuesday pictures. I realized that while the steps didn't count towards my FitBit step total for the week, they did count as far as my health was concerned. So I still did the extra steps whenever I got up from my desk, but my total for the week won't reflect that.
I think the extra motivation from having that little piece of technology is invaluable as it is a tangible result, showing what I have accomplished. I don't have to wait to see any results on the scale or in my body, its almost immediate satisfaction showing that I am doing something.
If you are on the fence about getting a FitBit, I heartily endorse doing so as it will help motivate you to do more than you normally would. Not to mention there is a great community of other FitBit users out there who support and and encourage each other on a daily basis.
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