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Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am
I'm taking the plunge and getting a Fitbit too! My work will subsidize the cost, but only until the end of this year. I'm really interested in seeing what the sleep function can tell me.
I will be starting off pretty low with steps - I have no idea how low, because I don't know how many steps I take in a day. But I have to start from where I am, right?
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That is pretty nice that your work will subsidize the cost, Georgia. I too have no idea how many steps I'm getting in per day, but after I pick up my device, I will know without a doubt. The "Fitbit" I saw was at a retailer (Big Lots), so it might not be a bonafide Fitbit, but it does count steps and it tags your heart rate, things like that. I saw it this past weekend and I almost bought it then. I think the price was just under $50. If it's not the same as Fitbit, I may ask my clinic if they have a similar device I can buy via the clinic. They're pretty resourceful, with things of this nature. As I recall, two years ago I needed a mobile B/P cuff and a those things you use to monitor your blood glucose (the strips, the machine, the finger pricking thingy, etc) which my health insurance wouldn't let me get for free. But they got it for me, so maybe they could help me get a Fitbit device too. Or something like it.
Remember: Low numbers are just as good as higher numbers, in some cases. Proportionally, I am hoping for the best outcome possible... for us all. It's almost like an AA meeting for me, in my mind. One step at a time.
Cheers to all the exercisers tonight.
