I Got a Fitbit! A Product Review

Product Review: Fitbit Flex and Fitbit Aria

I've now had my Fitbit for several months and I felt like I could do a thorough review on it now that I have used it in several different instances.

I got a Fitbit Flex in the mail on Wednesday the 15th of January. My aunt had given me $100 for Christmas and I was trying to think of something to get with it when my lovely friend Katie told me about Fitbit. I immediately read through their entire website and ordered the Fitbit Flex in black. This wristband is slightly narrower than the new Force, but I don't ever wear watches and I thought having a device with a screen/watchface would be overkill. I always have my phone with me, so I can look at the number of steps I have taken there.

I then spent the next week reading and watching every review on the planet about all the Fitbit products to make sure that my decision was the right one. (Normally people do this before they buy a product. I tend to do it after and wait with trepidation for the item to ship, hoping that all those horrible reviews were just grumpy people.) After a long wait, I was so excited to receive my Flex in the mail. I set it up in about 20 minutes and was out the door to go to the gym to put it to the test. It was a pretty easy gym workout for me because someone had brought their whining three year old son to the gym. I couldn't concentrate on doing anything super hard because I was spending all my mental power to try not to yell at this child. After 45 minutes, they left and quiet descended.

I always do the elliptical when I'm at the gym and I tested the step count of the machine vs the flex to see if it was accurate. The flex was low by about 200 steps, but that probably was when I was using the stationary handles to get my heart rate several times during the exercise. I then added the weightlifting section as an activity and I think it calculated my workout quite nicely. I have since been to the gym many times and I can say that the flex is always about 20- 50 steps off compared to the machine. I think this discrepancy indicates the times I am fiddling with my headphones or raising the crossramp and resistance.

Ballet was another challenge. I take three ballet classes a week. They are all 1.5 hours or longer and I work up enough of a sweat that I drip on the floor if I don't bring a towel. (I am not over exaggerating. I work really hard in those classes.) I only wore my Flex twice in class. The first time, it told me I took about 200 steps in 1.5 hours. I know I walk more than that, but my arms are either waving around or completely still, so this wristband does not calculate this well at all. Jewelry is not allowed in my ballet studio, so I felt really strange walking in with a giant black band on my wrist when no one else is wearing any jewelry at all. Also, I mentioned sweat. My Fitbit got in the way of the sweat and my towel as I tried to quickly wipe down my arms in between exercises. After the second class, I just decided it wasn't worth it to wear to class. I take it off my wrist when I put on my skirt and shoes and I put it back on when I change clothes after class. I don't really care that it will be slightly off. I just add my activity into the fitness log and I move on with my life.

I have noticed two things that do bug me about the flex.

The first is that it sometimes counts bumpy roads as steps. This wouldn't be a problem, except for the fact that I live in an area of Louisiana that has some of the worst and/or bumpiest roads in the history of roads. The only other roads that I have been on that have been worse were honest to goodness dirt roads in the woods of North Carolina. When I drive into New Orleans four times a week, I drive across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The south bound road is older than the north bound and is much bumpier. My tracker counts every bump over every joint of the bridge as a step. It only does it on the south bound bridge, not the north, but it does it, nonetheless. I recently found an app for my phone called DriveBit that you tap when you commute and it tells your Fitbit app on your phone that you were driving and not walking and not to count those steps. I'm not sure if it actually works since I haven't used it over the bridge yet, just the interstate, but I hope it works.

The second is that it goes into sleep mode when I am shaking spices into my cooking. It is really funny to suddenly feel my wrist vibrate when I'm shaking oregano into my spaghetti sauce. I think this is just a problem you get if you are vigorously shaking your spices (which you do when moisture gets in there and solidifies your garlic salt!) so it shouldn't bother most people. The only problem I've had is that it thought I was sleeping for several hours when I didn't notice and correct the accidental sleep log. I went back in on my app and fixed it later all it was all fine.

On the subject of apps, the Fitbit application works really well. (I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII for reference.) I usually use it instead of the online webpage, just because my phone in normally on hand and my computer isn't always. I haven't had any problems with the application or syncing between the app and the webpage. I hardly ever use the dongle that came with the Fitbit, since I usually sync via my phone, but it does work well when I do use it. I use the phone app to record my foods so I can see how many more calories I should burn or eat in that day. Many of the foods I like to eat are not in the database because they are usually obscure brands or vegan. I try to find similar products and substitute them in my food log. I know someone who just makes custom foods with the number of calories they think they ate.

About three weeks after I bought my Fitbit Flex, I was at BestBuy and saw that they carried Fitbit products. I bought a pack of extra bands (navy blue, turquoise, and orange) and a Fitbit Aria. The bands are really fantastic. I love the black band for nicer/dressy occasions such as church or going to a fancy restaurant. I also wear black a lot, so it matches almost everything I wear. The other colors are great for when I want to add a splash of color or match my outfit for the day. They are all rather stiff for the first week or two, but they soften up nicely as you wear them more. Here is one of my problems. If you don't take them off and clean them everyday or every few days (depending on how much you sweat) they begin to smell. I haven't been able to get the smell to go away entirely and it really doesn't smell good. It's a cross between strong cheese sitting in the sun and old shoes. Not a very pleasant smell. This is the one thing that really, really bothers me. Maybe a deodorizing or vinegar spray would get the smell out, I'll let you know when I try it.

The Aria is pretty nice. I got it in white to match my bedroom floor, but it also comes in black that would match my bathroom. It takes a little while to set up, so you can't just step on it and go. I put in all my information on the computer and it wirelessly synced up with the scale. I find that it tends to weigh you on the heavy side, but only by about 2 pounds. It is very consistent. The body fat percentage, in my opinion, is off. It is also consistent, but I can't believe that my body fat take up almost half of my body weight. Compared to my lean muscle level that is taken at my gym, it should be about 10 to 15 pounds less than it says it is. I can't complain too much about this though, because it helps me understand how my body reacts to different activities. The thing I like most about the Aria is the wireless sync to my Fitbit. I don't have to input anything. It just uploads by itself. This is really helpful when I roll out of bed and weigh myself and don't remember to write it down until ten hours later and I've forgotten how much I weighed.

In conclusion, I love my Fitbit Flex. It has be monumental in my Walk to Mordor and much more accurate than hip pedometers have been for me in the past. (Hip pedometers have to sit upright for the step count to be accurate. When you are overweight, the pedometer will not sit in the upright position, and will not accurately count steps. One previously used pedometer gave me an extra two steps for every one step I took going up the stairs.) It works really well in normal everyday life as well as on hikes and in the gym. I don't recommend it for ballet or dance where your arms are largely stationary while your body moves. (Maybe one of the other Fitbits would work better for you in this instance, like the One or the Zip.) I think it is well worth the money and has helped me quantify my fitness on a daily basis. I also enjoy the Aria, but I wouldn't say it is necessary for life. If you already have a nice scale, stick with that. If you don't, watch some review videos on YouTube and decide if you want to spend a large chunk of money on a home scale.

Fitbit Flex $99.95 (4.75/5)
Fitbit Bands set of 3 $29.95 (5/5)
Fitbit Aria $129.95 (4/5)
Fitbit Flex individual bands $14.95

(my rating scale: 0- I hated it and want to return it. 1- it was bad, but not bad enough to return. 2- it was ok, but I don't see myself using it very much. 3- it works well, but there are several problems that annoy me. 4- I really like it but there is one this that bugs me about this. 5- I absolutely love this product and will use it forever until I die.)

Trip to New York

Visiting New York and my friend Sara.
(Warning! Picture heavy at the end!)

 

As I said in my last post about Mordor, I was in New York City for a few days. My good friend Sara, whom I have mentioned several times on this blog, invited me to be a witness in her wedding. I was honored to go and see my friend (it had been over 2.5 years since we had last seen each other!) and witness her wedding.

 

While in New York, we ate. A LOT. And it was wonderful good food. Here are my reviews of the foods I got at several restaurants:

 

Peacefood Café:

 

I went to Peacefood Café twice on my trip. The first night, Sara and I walked there to meet Euntaek, her then fiancée, and his friend Christine. It is a fun, small, vegan restaurant on Amsterdam Ave at 82nd street. Sara and I both had the raw lasagna. I had the other Caesar salad and Sara had the quinoa salad. The lasagna was layers of beautiful flavored mushrooms, zucchini, and tomatoes with a kick of basil and nutty walnut cheese. The salad was crisp and light with just the right amount of dressing: enough to cover the leaves, but not enough that it would run or drip when eaten. The smoked tempeh tasted just like the turkey bacon I used to eat in high school and the croutons were delightfully crunchy. Euntaek had the Mushroom Panini and Christine had the Roasted Japanese Pumpkin Sandwich and they both seemed to like them a great deal. We all split a side of chickpea fries with a very rich dipping sauce.

The second trip was on Saturday morning. Sara, Euntaek, and I went around 10:30 and it wasn't nearly as packed as Thursday night. We all ordered the Scrambled Tofu with Home Fries, (which also came with lettuce that tasted super great paired with the tofu). The fries were seasoned with rosemary and salt and everything was served at a fantastic temperature. I also ordered a mango lassi that had the perfect combination of soy yogurt and cardamom that blended with the mango seamlessly. I hadn't had a mango lassi in years, and I was so excited to receive such a wonderful vegan one! Euntaek also drank a smoothie, but I don't remember which one (it was purple). Lastly we ordered cookies. I really wanted an oatmeal raisin cookie, but they were out, so I got the double chocolate cookie. It was a little dry for my tastes, but was wonderfully chocolaty.

In all, I would highly recommend this restaurant and I hope to go back and try more foods on their menu.

 

Blossom (in Chelsea):

 

Blossom is a vegan restaurant that we went to after Sara and Euntaek's wedding. The menu was varied and had many options I wanted to try, so it was hard to make a decision. Sara and I ended up sharing a spinach mushroom and pine nut ravioli in cashew cream and a BLT with fried tofu and tempeh bacon with a side green salad. The ravioli was a dream. Cheese is the one non-vegan thing I still get massive cravings for. The cashew cream on this ravioli was so thick and delectable that it satisfied any craving I'll probably have for at least a month. It came with four ravioli the size of my palm and a little cherry tomato on top. It was really spectacular. The BLT was good, but could have used more of the chipotle aioli because the bread was a little dry. The green salad was a pretty basic green salad, but nice. What really sold me on this place was the desert. I had the chocolate ganache that came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of peanut butter sauce. It was heaven on a plate. This super filling desert was rich, dense, creamy, and cold; just what I wanted. The service was a little slow at times, but overall it was a fantastic experience.

 

Café Grumpy (W 20th Street):

 

This little coffee shop was super crowded when we headed there before we ventured on to lunch at Blossom. It was a little cramped for  five of us in the back room, but we managed to fit around a tiny table and have a nice chat. I didn't have any of the pastries because I didn't want to ruin my appetite for lunch, but I did have a white peach blossom tea which was lovely. The front room of the café had a lot of character with the exposed pipes and brick walls. The back room was a little more sterile with different styles of artwork arranged around the room.

 

Grom (On Broadway):

 

Grom is an Italian based gelato company. Pear Sorbet is probably one of the best sorbets I have ever tasted. I tend to get sorbets at all the restaurants I go to because they are usually the only vegan deserts that I can order. Not many places serve pear sorbet though, and this was one of the best sorbet's I've ever had. (The best was a blood orange sorbet I got at this awesome place in Freiburg, Germany.) I loved that the vegan options had a little (v) next to them, so I was able to easily choose the foods I could eat. It is very filling and satisfying. The small is perfect for a snack.

 

Hummus Place (On Amsterdam):

 

This was another great place to eat! I had the falafel sandwich. Euntaek and Sara had this really cool looking tomato egg cheese dish and we shared baba ganoush, hummus, and grapeleaves. Falafel is yummy! It was a great atmosphere even though it was a little crowded. 

 

We did do somethings besides eating. That included shopping!  We went shopping in Sephora and sara got and awesome lipstick/lip stain that was a beautiful bright red that went well with her skin tone. I didn't get anything because I'm trying to use up all the makeup I already own. I did however end up buying done henna and we put it in my hair.That was an adventure. It took several tries, but we finally got the right color. I really love it!  

 

We also went on a walk through central park and by the Met.

At the Met

Looking at the beautiful rainbow

It's the Bifrost!

Me in Central Park. Look at my new skinny jeans!

In Central Park

Sara and I love to be out in the sun!

Totally looking like a dancer in that fifth position

Yay! The Met again!

After the first application of Henna

After second application of henna

I love this new color

It even goes well with my glasses

close up of the color



We walked around town so much while we were there. I walked almost 10 miles on Friday! I was so glad that I had my fitbit so I was able to see how much I actually walked. I also lost a few pounds just from walking around so much. I can't imagine anyone being really overweight in NYC if you end up walking around as much as we did. I did end up having to go back home. (ugh, flying is not so fun... so cramped in those seats) but I'm super glad that I was able to see my friend and have a great trip!

Sara with her flowers

The buffalo tofu I got at La Guardia. It was super tasty but upset my tummy... curse you buffalo sauce of doom!

Update Walk to Mordor Week 16

Update Walk to Mordor Week #16

Week #__16____ WTR Goals: Mileage___5___ Weight ___268___ BMI___?___ Location* ____Day 3!______

Starting Weight	Current Weight	Goal Weight	Projected Goal Date	Days Left**
270	270	175	?	?

Date	Activity	Duration Miles	Beginning Mileage	Ending Mileage	Location*	Duration
1/ 15/ 14	walk	1.8	37.63	39.43	Go on in twilight. Begin to sing. (ca. 7:00 p.m.)	4:00:00
1/16/14	walk	4.54	39.73	44.27	“And NOW to bed!” Pippin says, when BLACK RIDER is heard again (ca. 9 p.m.). ELVES arrive, RIDER leaves, and Frodo & Co. continue with Elves. Wood more dense, and lane went lower, running in a fold of hills, with hazel on the slopes alongside. Pippin quickly becomes sleepy.	16:00:00
1/17/14	walk	4.68	44.27	48.95	Turn right off the path on a green ride through thickets. Camp - Woody End. A green floor in the wood, roofed by boughs of trees. To the east a steep shoulder falls, and they can overlook the river valley. The lights of the village of Woodhall seen below (ca. 11 p.m.). Begin day 3! Sleep late (leaving time ca. 11:00 a.m.). Frodo decides to cut SE to Buckleberry Ferry. Scramble down hill into the thick trees below. It begins to cloud up. A deep-banked stream below the hill cuts across their path. Looking back, they see a Black Rider on the hillcrest where they had camped. They force through the bushes alongside the stream. Pippin realizes it is the Stock-brook. The banks are low enough now for them to cross. The land on its south bank is wet and reedy.	17:00:00
1/18/14	walk	2.80	48.95	51.75	They reach a belt of trees, mostly oaks with a few elms and ash. Drops of rain fall.	16:00:00
Totals	This week:	13.82	Total Miles:	51.75	Total Time:	65:24:23

This week was a little different compared to previous weeks because I got a Fitbit Flex and started tracking all my steps. I didn't realized that I was walking multiple miles a day just doing normal things like cooking and the laundry. I had to change how I count the time spent walking... I just went on my activity log for my fit bit and calculated how long I was active (aka not counting the time I am asleep or driving in the car and not walking) and that is how I got the new duration number. I might give up writing a duration in the future since it will be slightly skewed because of the changes in the way I record my walking. My walk will happen much faster now. I can actually picture it finishing in less than 3 years.

A Black Rider from the Fellowship of the Ring movie

In my chart above you can see that the hobbits sang in the evening of day two. This is the song that the hobbits are singing before they see the black rider for the second time. A cool bit of trivia, Pippin sings parts of the last verse in the movie Return of the King so the song is partly kept in the movie!

Upon the hearth the fire is red,

Beneath the roof there is a bed;

But not yet weary are our feet,

Still round the corner we may meet

A sudden tree or standing stone

That none have seen but we alone.

Tree and flower and leaf and grass,

Let them pass! Let them pass!

Hill and water under sky,

Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait

A new road or a secret gate,

And though we pass them by today,

Tomorrow we may come this way

And take the hidden paths that run

Towards the Moon or to the Sun.

Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,

Let them go! Let them go!

Sand and stone and pool and dell,

Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,

And there are many paths to tread

Through shadows to the edge of night,

Until the stars are all alight.

Then world behind and home ahead,

We'll wander back to home and bed.

Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,

Away shall fade! Away shall fade!

Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,

And then to bed! And then to bed!

I love that hobbits sing all the time. Singing helps make the soul glad and when setting out on a very hard journey, it is one of the things that keeps you going. Later that night, they meet some Elves on the road they are singing the following song: The Elven Hymn to Elbereth.
 

Snow-white! Snow-white! O Lady clear!

O Queen beyond the Western Seas!

O Light to us that wander here
Amid the world of woven trees!

Gilthoniel! O Elbereth!

Clear are thy eyes and bright thy breath!
Snow-white! Snow-white! We sing to thee
In a far land beyond the Sea.

O stars that in the Sunless Year

With shining hand by her were sown,
In windy fields now bright and clear
We see your silver blossom blown!

O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!

We still remember, we who dwell
In this far land beneath the trees,
Thy starlight on Western Seas.

I love the differences between these two songs. You can really tell that Elves and Hobbits are different when you see the different ways they sing and think about story telling. This is a sad but hopeful song about Elbereth over the sea. These elves are traveling to the Grey Havens to leave Middle Earth. They are sad, but happy that they will go beyond the sea once more. The hobbit's song is sad in a less epic way. They are going far away from home and they are not sure that they will ever see it again. That is why they sing so much about death, in my opinion.

Anywho... poetry aside.

This week was also fun at Koko Fitclub. I won a T-shirt because I didn't gain weight (I actually lost a pound) over the month of December. It is a burnt orange color and says "Koko Strong". I'm pretty excited about it. I also hit 50,000 points and I get to get an orange lanyard. I didn't check my email until I got home, so I had to get it on friday. I'm pretty excited about it, because that means I have been working out, even if my scale doesn't say so, and I have been getting better at ballet.

I'll post more this week. Have a fantastic day!

The Black Hole Vortex of YouTube

Hey there everyone! I had some trouble sleeping a few nights ago and watched a bunch of videos on Youtube to try to go to sleep. The black hole vortex that is YouTube swept me away and I ended up watching videos for several hours. I'm not sure it actually helped with getting me to bed, but these are the highlights of the videos I have watched in the past few weeks and wanted to share with you.

Reiki Me

 

This video is one of the best parodies that I have seen in a very long time! Megan has a great voice and her filming of the video was very artistic. I love the original "Wrecking Ball" song, but I find the video to be a little strange. (It's the licking of the sledge hammer that really throws me off. Miley, what is that about?)

But Where Do You Get Your Protein?

 

This video answers the question all vegans hate to be asked: "But where do you get your protein?" FullyRawKristina answers that question here. I love how fun and light Kristina's energy is. It makes me happy to watch her videos.

Wobble Baby, Wobble!

I absolutely adore this music video! I heard this song on the radio for the first time about 3 months ago. I immediately turned it up loud and danced in my car at the red light. This is the ultimate low-key dance. Wobble Baby, Wobble!

Look! I Can Run Through Mud!

This is a fun review of the Fitbit Flex and the Jawbone Up, two different wrist fitness monitors. I think a mud run is a great way to test if these products work. It's also fun to watch people get covered in mud while I am clean and dry.

The Weightless Project

This is an introduction video to a wonderful project. The Weightless Project is a way to motivate you to exercise by donating money to feed the world's hungry every time you workout. For every 1000 calories you burn, $1 is generated to help the Weightless Project feed the hungry. At the moment it is only setup to work with Jawbone and Fitbit, but they will be adding more devices and apps soon. As of right now, they have burned/ earned: CALORIES 26,178,218 CONTRIBUTION $18194.23. This project reminds me greatly of the game Free Rice. The premise of this game is that it quizzes you so you can better your vocabulary or geography knowledge while also earning money to feed the hungry.

OMG SHERLOCK!

This is the video that I have watched the most over the past few weeks. I am waiting with bated breath for the new season of BBC's Sherlock. This seven minute video, Many Happy Returns, is packed full of emotional moments for fans as Watson, Lestrade, and Anderson all contemplate their (supposedly) deceased friend Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock is one of the best shows I have ever seen. I have watched the first 2 seasons 5 times (all 6 episodes) and listened to the commentaries several times. And, I own both seasons on Blue Ray and both soundtracks on CD. Just another few weeks and we will all be waiting years again for the next 3 episodes!

Girls/Girls/Boys

I need to take a moment to thank my friends Rei and Lauren for introducing me to Panic! at the Disco six years ago. They have so many wonderful (and fantastically titled) songs like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage", "There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey. You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet", and "Build God, Then We'll Talk".  This song is probably my favorite of all of them. I can't really explain why I love this song, but it gets stuck in my head and I can't get it out! So, go view this video and watch a half-naked man mesmerizingly sing at you while staring deep into your soul with his brilliant eyes!

Walk to Mordor Week 15 Update and Ramble

Update Week 15 Walk to Mordor

Week #__15____ WTR Goals: Mileage___5___ Weight ___lower___ BMI___?___ Location* ____Somewhere fun______

Starting Weight	Current Weight	Goal Weight	Projected Goal Date	Days Left**
270	271	175	A long time in the future	Millions and Millions

Date	Activity	Duration Miles	Beginning Mileage	Ending Mileage	Location*	Duration
1/6/14	Walk	.87	34.26	35.13		17:00
1/6/14	Walk	.84	35.13	35.97	Keep walking slowly left of the road.	15:00
1/10/14	Walk	.76	35.97	36.73		16:00
1/11/14	walk	.90	36.73	37.63	Road splits. Road to Stock bends left and goes down into the lowlands. Take a lane which branches to the right, winding through a wood of ancient Oaks. Sun down. Quite close to the road-meeting, they creep inside a huge tree. Eat and rest.	15:00
Totals	Miles this week:	3.37	Total miles:	37.63	Total time:	(12:24:23)

Welcome to week 15 of my Walk to Mordor! I only went to the gym on Monday, Friday, and Saturday this week because I was super sore on Wednesday and had trouble moving. It was super cold on Monday and Tuesday (it was below 20 degrees overnight) and I didn't feel like going outside. It, of course, has warmed up greatly since then and fog season has returned. Fog is not something I had to deal with when I was in college. Here at home, it can totally mess up your day if you wake up and see fog out the window.

My house is really close to Lake Pontchartrain, one of the large lakes in southeastern Louisiana, and when I need to drive into the city for doctor's appointments or meeting someone, I have to drive across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. I LOVE driving the causeway. I'm sure this makes me strange, but I love it! I love the *thump thump* sound of the joints in the concrete and the clouds in the sky and the waves in the lake. I don't love driving it in the fog or rain. In the rain, you just have to drive slow enough to see. In the fog, they either close one of the lanes and make you drive really slow or they have a convoy all the way across. It is so creepy looking around you and feeling like you are in a bubble in a cloud. Sometimes it is impossible to see more than just a hint of the taillights of the car in front of you. Yesterday was like that, and I just sang along with the oldies station the whole way across. It helps me feel less creeped-out.

An overhead view of Lake Pontchartrain and New Orleans from Wikipedia

View from the Causeway via Wikipedia

While I was talking to my friend Katie earlier this week, she told me about an awesome thing called Fitbit. I had heard of Fitbit before, but I didn't know what they were. Fitbit is a brand that makes pedometers and fitness trackers. They are made in different styles (wristbands and clips) and are supposed to be pretty accurate when counting steps. I like the idea of a wristband pedometer because I wear lots of dresses that don't have waistbands so it is hard to wear normal pedometers all the time. I had to wear a pedometer for a PE class my freshman year in college. It was really frustrating trying to figure out where to put the darn thing so it would give an accurate reading. I ended up clipping it on my bra straps some times, but it seriously over or undercounted depending on which shoulder I was using to carry my purse.
I ended up ordering a Fitbit Flex online (I of course got mine in the color black because it matches everything I wear). It shipped yesterday evening, so I should be getting it by the end of next week. I've already started logging my foods on the Fitbit website, but I can't really do anything until I get it in the mail. I'll definitely tell you about my first impressions.

This, of course, will change how my Walk to Mordor will work... I will be adding all my steps for the day instead of just the steps that I am tracking at the gym or on my phone when I go walking in the neighborhood. This will also change the "time" section, since it will be the time that I am awake all day. Also, I will be walking "more" since I will be logging the steps and distance I travel all the time. This will help me get to Mordor much faster! Who's excited?!

Hopefully meeting my goals will become easier when I will be able to see what I'm doing all day long. Thanks for reading and I'll post some more for you soon!