Daily fluctuations! I jumped up .6lbs since yesterday but I'm not going to sweat it. I followed the diet, I stayed under 20 carbs so I'm good... hell, I even worked out.
Yesterday I bought a new FitBit Alta. I know it's been floating around that you can use a 20% off coupon for Bed, Bath and Beyond, but for Canadian residence they don't let you do it. So I'm here to spread the good word that if you go to sport check's website and sign up for their newsletter, they will email you a 10% off coupon you CAN use to buy a FitBit. I got mine for a little bit less, and I feel better about dropping that kind of money. I tend to like to upgrade my models on a regular basis, but I just sold my Charge yesterday so that it covered some of my purchase.
So... small review on it:
Impressions on Visual:Pros: Small, Sleek, Light Weight, nice display options both horizontally and vertically. Looks good for the office. Can change the band.
Cons: I hear the display scratches easily, so be prepared to buy screen protectors. I hate the sports band grooves, the wears down and looks ugly over time and I can attest to this with my older Charge. Again, proprietary cable, which I hate.
Impressions on Functions: Pros: SmartTrack DOES actually sense what activity you are doing. Tested out the elliptical and it registered. Reminder to move function is great to counteract the sit-all-day effect on your body. It has a battery charge display on it, which is great. I enjoy the text, calendar alerts and caller ID immensely, helps me not be attached to my phone at all times.
Cons: Does not have altimeter, so it wont track your stairs count. No heart rate monitor. Bluetooth connection will drain your phone. Sluggish to respond on tap wake up and does not have a button to navigate.
Overall impression:Despite lacking an altimeter and heart rate monitor, I would say this is a pretty good little device. I do enjoy it more than my charge, and it does solve the problem of "thick, ugly and obvious sports band on my wrist in the office". I have small wrists, but the small size has so many holes that I can get it to fit right. It's very comfortable, but I am weary of sleeping with it on until I install a screen protector. I like the OLED screen. It does actually track the type of workout you do, and the steps are pretty accurate. As always when you drive, it does accumulate some steps, but you can download an app called "DriveBit". I actually do recommend, these are my first impressions so I may come back in a few months ad do another update.
Here's a picture of my new bit to get me fit.
Here's another before picture that shows how round I was 7 days before I started my lifestyle change at 198lbs:
Here's a picture of me from yesterday for progress:
