I have become a FitBit 5 mile addict. Music helps, and being a group. Anyone else?
Today was rainy, I had to use the $129 Kmart treadmill..
When I do that I listen to music.
Today I walked at a 3.0 mile per hour rate with lots of great songs,
Gotta have songs.
It works so well, 30 pounds lost since tracking my steps.
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It's a little electronic device that uses an accelerometer to sense motion and count your steps.
It's wi-fi enabled, so can talk to your phone or computer, there are apps, of course.
They make more than one model, some fit on your wrist, one clips to your belt or waist.
http://www.fitbit.com/home
I have the fitbit flex:
I am in my slow spring and summer slimming period due to much increased activity - sitting at 211, but hope to get to 190 by the summer - which would be 6 lbs lower than my recent all time, post-WW and post Engine 2 plan weight.
Feeling really very good - and sore (since yard work has started).
Biggie - still - been keeping a daily food log since mid 2011. Total honesty, no cheating - if I eat or drink it, it gets logged. Really helps me keep on track - the Fitbit is great for that.
The fitbit helps me to be sure that on those days that I'm tied to the computer, or sitting for hours in a car or other vehicle, that I get out somehow and put in at least my 10,000 steps, but usually 12,000.
And it's interesting how on other days it builds up.
I haven't been keeping the food log but when I do I'm more successful in losing a little weight.
probably need to pace the house for a while to do it before bedtime. LOL
Am using My Fitness Pal.com as my food log and all, as I started that before getting the fitbit.
We'll see how it goes.
Do NOT lose your little charger.
And, my wristband was starting to come undone, Target has three packs for $30, but I didn't buy them. I only need one for when this one completely splits open.
a while.
That's my daily goal, I live for the automatic vibration when I get there every day, or almost every day.
watching that and my MFP food diary changing as I move around.
But I'm thinking about returning it and getting a Fitbit One instead, for the same price.
https://www.fitbit.com/one
I like that it displays steps, miles, and still syncs with iPhone.
Have fun, keep up the good work!
a One so he can read all that stuff while he is hiking. But he has forgotten to put it on more often than I have forgotten my Flex, so for that reason I will stick with it.
Because my girlfriend also has a flex, her birthday present, and we could share chargers, etc.
But I couldn't get over not having a readout, but OTOH I'm not sure I'll be happy with clipping to my waist as opposed to wearing it on my wrist or, what I had been doing more often than not, putting the flex around my ankle inside my sock.
I felt it was more likely to count steps than on my wrist, but the sock technique might also be why it's now been lost.
wrist almost at all times. 
At the 4.0mi mark for today. Phew! Should make goal by bedtime.