Stepping UP my Life

So probably one of the best purchases I have ever made was my Jawbone UP. I've known for a few years that I need to be more active in my life. Not to boast, but I'm not one of those people who gain weight and can't lose it no matter what I do. I actually have a really good metabolism and if I were to come home every day for a month and stay active, I would probably lose weight without even exercise..

ANYWAY... When I put my UP bracelet on, it really put into perspective how lazy I was actually being. I set my goal for 10,000 steps knowing full well I would probably never get there and went on with my day. Crazy enough, the first full day of me wearing my bracelet, I met my goal. It was like a fun game. I wanted to beat myself at my own game.

After my first 7 days of wearing the bracelet, I had walked an average of 8,612 with only 2 days of actually meeting my goal, but I'm not going to let that stop me. I just let it push me with the goal that I WILL meet it tomorrow. This bracelet has also made me want to do even more than just walking more steps everyday. I'm proud to say that I now have a regular exercise schedule and am watching my food intake better. I'm not stopping myself from eating 'bad' food like for instance, a blizzard from Dairy Queen. But when I get home from eating those foods, I don't plop in front of the t.v. for 3 hours and then head to bed. For instance, the other day we went and watched a movie and I shared a large popcorn (extra butter, yum!) with the kiddos. I was so full and I could have very easily went to bed then. But I knew, I made the wrong choice in eating the popcorn. But, I wasn't going to make myself feel bad about it and just wallow in my self pity, so instead I did a 30 minute Just Dance workout and walked a mile on the treadmill.

I've found with all the exercise I have been doing, I have more energy all together. I'm staying up later, getting up earlier and just doing more around the house. I'm happy :) And I would say it's all because the awesome people at Jawbone for making the UP but mainly its because of me make the awesome decision to make better choices which just happened to begin with the UP :)

If you are thinking about buying into the fad of an activity wristband, you should check out the UP. It competes with the Nike Fuel band and the upcoming FitBit Flex.