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This week, I bring you my favorite thing this week that has helped me get off my tookus (prounounced: Took - Us) and start moving.
I bring you: UP by Jawbone [link]
Many of you may already have one of these, or its cousin the FitBit. I recently received one for my anniversary.
Before you say nasty things about my husband asking me to lose weight for our 12th anniversary, hear me (and him) out. I have been BEGGING, I mean BEGGING him to get me one of these forEVER. And silly me, didn't do what I normally do and go to amazon, find the product and just click "buy."
Why? I dunno. Call me crazy. But there was something inside me that said, nope. Just wait.
So, I did.
One night, after I had gone to sleep, hubby called me up (around midnight on a work night mind you) to ask me some really odd questions:
"Out of these 6 colors, which ones would you wear most often" and "what is the size of your wrist? If you need to, grab a dollar bill and measure it that way."
HUH!?!
In my sleepy daze, I went downstairs to find a dollar bill to wrap around my wrist and measure it. Surprisingly, its exactly the size of my wrist - that's a fact I never thought I'd learn!
Little did I know, these strange questions were for my anniversary gift and he caught me off guard, half asleep so I wouldn't suspect a thing! Sneaky sneaky!
Now - on to the important things - do I like it? LOVE IT! Granted, I knew I would! My coworker has been jamming with one since March and hasn't taken it off except in extreme situations, like when she forgets (but that's rare, I promise you). It's part of her now.
Its features are so awesome, and work really well with my mobile lifestyle. I'm over the moon about this not-so-common anniversary gift!
The features I'm really digging:
This week, I bring you my favorite thing this week that has helped me get off my tookus (prounounced: Took - Us) and start moving.
I bring you: UP by Jawbone [link]
Before you say nasty things about my husband asking me to lose weight for our 12th anniversary, hear me (and him) out. I have been BEGGING, I mean BEGGING him to get me one of these forEVER. And silly me, didn't do what I normally do and go to amazon, find the product and just click "buy."
Why? I dunno. Call me crazy. But there was something inside me that said, nope. Just wait.
So, I did.
"Out of these 6 colors, which ones would you wear most often" and "what is the size of your wrist? If you need to, grab a dollar bill and measure it that way."
HUH!?!
In my sleepy daze, I went downstairs to find a dollar bill to wrap around my wrist and measure it. Surprisingly, its exactly the size of my wrist - that's a fact I never thought I'd learn!
Little did I know, these strange questions were for my anniversary gift and he caught me off guard, half asleep so I wouldn't suspect a thing! Sneaky sneaky!
Now - on to the important things - do I like it? LOVE IT! Granted, I knew I would! My coworker has been jamming with one since March and hasn't taken it off except in extreme situations, like when she forgets (but that's rare, I promise you). It's part of her now.
Its features are so awesome, and work really well with my mobile lifestyle. I'm over the moon about this not-so-common anniversary gift!
The features I'm really digging:
- Counts my steps
- Has an idol sensor to tell me to get off my tookus after 45 minutes during the work day (read: if I've been jamming work too long at my desk or just surfing Pinterest....)
- Monitors my eating habits - I can even take pics
- My favorite thing, is this screen though:
It tracks how well I sleep. Because you know us mamas - we need to make sure we get plenty of sleep to take on our days!
Do you have an UP or a FitBit that helps you move and groove? Is it a great motivator? Do you have any advice for an UP newbie like myself?
I'm still trying to hit my "steps" goal each day - coming in at about 60% is terrible - so my goal is to get to my goal. Silly sounding I know!
Very cool! I love my fitbit. It definitely motivates me to move more and park a little further away in the parking lot!
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