Fitbit

I love my Fitbit.  I have been a member since 2010.  I will never go without a Fibtit, because I love it.

That said...

As I was folding laundry today, I was thinking about my mighty quest for steps. In the early days I averaged over 40,000 steps daily.  My highest day was 65,576 steps in October of 2011.  And then my feet got messed up.  And my step count went in the basement.  Now? I have good days and bad, and my goal is to hit 10,000 on bad days and 12-15,000 on good days.  Does that work? Nope.

I am sick today.  The flu has been upon me the past few days, but today the fever, the aches, the pains, the everything else--my step count is at 1,000.  And that's what spurred my thinking.  I wanted to go to Jo's Gym (my basement) and do a strength training workout.  Then I realized I had best do something cardio because my step count is low.

BOOM, right there is the epic fail.  I have always done strength training in the form of kettlebell or with weights/barbell at home or with the machines and cables at the gym.  I love to strength train.  BUT today I realized that I don't do near enough of it because I'm on a quest for high steps.

And that, my friends, is the epic fail.

I want to lift. And it takes a lot of energy, yet it yields superior results.  Fitness is not just about steps.

Saying that again:  Fitness is not just about step count!

I'm competitive. I like to compete with myself and get good numbers. The Fitbit is superior because it fuels my competitive nature.  But--but-but--does it do so at the expense of weight training?

YES!!!  Absolutely, 100% positive that answer is a yes.  I know it.

This post is deep from my soul.  I realized a flaw, an epic fail on my own part, and I'm putting it out there.

Maybe, just maybe, it's time to re-think my fitness routine.  As I said, I do not neglect strength training.  However, I don't give it my all.  I do when I'm doing it, but I don't do it CONSISTENTLY to yield the results I am capable of obtaining.

Bingo.

Yup.  Time to re-map.

Body Pump, Cathe Friedrich, Cory Everson--you all are going to become a greater part of my life.  Kettlebells, too.  And I may start hitting the gym now that spring is back, because I haven't gone since January because I hate going into -0 temps when I'm all sweaty.  Well, that's done now.  (That's one big, fat excuse, but it's true.)

Get with it, girl.  Everyone always says to get rid of your scale, it's just a number, ignore it.  I need the scale daily as it sets the tone for me.  However, I think I need to eliminate my fascination with STEP COUNT on the Fitbit.  Feet need to heal still, and I need to find balance.

Consistency right now is my biggest goal.  I'm throwing in a dose of balance with that.