My Magic Fitbit And The Power Of Tracking - 777 Words

My Magic Fitbit and the Power of Tracking By Sherry Essig | Submitted On August 11, 2015 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Sherry Essig A few months ago I spent nine glorious days vacationing in Barcelona. I fell in love with Barcelona - and I discovered that my Fitbit has magic powers. Thank goodness, because I basically ate my way through the city! Fortunately, I walked as much as I ate. And thanks to my Fitbit, I know exactly how much I walked each day, both in steps and in miles. By the end of the trip, I d walked 64.5 miles! And yes, I m marveling that I covered that much distance. It also explained the mystery of why I could still button my pants each day. Had I been Fitbit-less, I d still have done plenty of walking... but probably not as much. And that s why my Fitbit is the reason I didn t spend the end of my trip trekking around in yoga pants! My step count was always top-of-mind. Maximizing my steps became a game. I looked for simple ways to keep moving (like walking around while waiting to be seated for my next meal), and competed with myself to beat the prior day s count by a few steps. Two months back into my normal life, tracking my steps