Blog Week One

For Valentine's Day instead of getting flowers and chocolates, I received a FitBit. A FitBit is a watch that tracks the number of steps you take, your heartrate, miles you walk, calories you burn, and the stairs you walk up. It is said 10,000 steps a day is good for your heart which makes you less likely to have a heart attack. So each day I am given a goal to walk 10,000 steps or more.
My pre-Fitbit days used to go something like this, wake up half asleep while wondering when I can sleep again, also brushing my teeth. But now I wake up and think about what I can do so I can complete my 10,000 steps. Whether it is walking around brushing my teeth or taking my dogs on a walk.
My first day of my new goal was Valentine's Day. That morning my friend came to my house, half asleep but we planned the night before to go for a hike. We were both constantly yawning while walking. Instead of him being a motivator, only 200 steps in he persuaded me to allow us to turn around and go during a different time. I managed to get 8,000 steps by cleaning and going grocery shopping with my mom. However by 8 pm I noticed I was 2,000 steps behind. I got my dog Chowder on a leash and decided to walk her around the neighborhood. I would have walked my other dog as well, however he's a misanthropist dog, who tries to attack everyone. Strangely, he is also the biggest baby who tries to crawl onto your lap when you sit outside. At 10,000 steps I felt a vibration on my wrist which alarmed me for accomplishing my goal. I went to sleep having roughly 13,000 steps.