Dave gave me a Fit Bit for my birthday. Sadly this was four days after my foot surgery. My activity level was severely restricted and counting steps to get to 10,000 was basically impossible......never mind a constant reminder that I was spending a LOT of time sitting on my you-know-what. So I gave it back to him so he could use it.
Now I am at the point where I am wearing gym shoes and no longer using the walker. I can begin to get around more easily and try to increase my exercise level. So Dave bought me a new Fit Bit and spent some time getting it set up. This seemed to involve sitting with my phone and the Fit Bit next to the computer for about 30 minutes while using a few choice four-letter words. I stayed at the sewing machine in the kitchen until he presented me with my new arm band only to discover it was too small.....very tight on my wrist.
So he drove back to Target to exchange it for the next size. Lots of confusion ensued because even though the device had been on sale the day before it no longer was on sale so it took him several trips between electronic department and customer service to get the whole thing straightened out. I stayed at home with my sewing machine and my music.
Then, back to the computer with my phone and the newest Fit Bit and the computer and more four letter words......we were living Bill Murray's film, "Ground Hog Day".
But ta da......finally all set and on my wrist and beginning to help me stay inspired to walk more and more and more. Except somehow I seem to be walking in my sleep. The gadget resets to zero somewhere around midnight.....but when I wake up between 6:30 and 7:00ish in the morning I discover I've traveled anywhere from 65 to 412 steps. This can't be right....or am I sleep walking? A huge case of restless leg syndrome?
Dave was going to try to re-set the whole thing but frankly it's not worth the effort or the frustration. I'll just figure that those "ghost steps" give me a head start on the goal for the day!
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