This is rapidly becoming an obsession.
I just ordered a GoWear Fit system thinking that I could cancel my heart rate monitor order but it was too late to cancel so I’m going to have both devices arrive next week. I know I need to send one or the other back but I’m tempted to keep them both.
I was sold on the GoWear Fit because you wear it nonstop and it tells you how many calories you’ve burned all day, not just during exercise like the heart rate monitor; also it functions as a pedometer and tracks your sleep, which was the deciding factor for me because sleep is a huge issue for me and I’m really curious to see how much I’m actually getting. I also like the idea of wearing it all the time, because let’s face it, I’m lazy, and the thought of having to strap on the heart rate monitor every time I want to exercise worries me because a lot of my exercise is of the spontaneous ‘hey I may as well hop on the elliptical in my work clothes for ten minutes since I’m bored’ variety and not of the ‘let’s get dressed up in all this fitness gear and really work out’ variety.
It ended up being far more than I wanted to spend and there is a monthly fee to access their website (which logs your data) BUT I considered that against the cost of a monthly gym membership, or weekly Weight Watchers meetings … comparatively, it’s not so much. Hopefully it’ll be worth it.
I also hope it’s accurate enough. I’ve been thinking a lot about it and there’s no real way of knowing if what I’ve calculated as my daily calorie usage is anywhere near accurate. I chose ‘sedentary’ when setting it up because I work a desk job, but there are so many different shades of sedentary, you know? There’s a difference between someone lying on the couch watching TV all day and someone working at a desk and getting up several times an hour to go down the hall to the copy machine. The ‘one size fits all’ approach scares me because I’m basing my calorie intake according to some average that someone out there has formulated, not basing it on what my own unique body and lifestyle requires. I would love it if this thing turns out to be fairly accurate and gives me a trustworthy idea of what my calorie needs really are so I can get this down to an exact science.
I also really want a Nike + kit for my iPod. I’ve never been interested in fitness gadgets but now suddenly I’m all over them. The Nike + would be something I’d buy more out of curiosity than anything because I know that the distance display on my treadmill is WAY off, but it wouldn’t be that functional because I’ve never focused my workouts on distance anyway. Still, I want one; especially if I start running again.
I hate to be spending all this money right now, but I need to take action and I need the best tools and the best information I can get in order to make this process work. And if this stuff keeps me motivated to stay on the diet it’ll save me money in the long run on fast food and junk anyway.
She Shrinks 