tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post6274148187510502394..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Fitbit ManiaMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-8510818257499119542015-10-19T17:45:49.390-04:002015-10-19T17:45:49.390-04:00November 19th: I'm still in love with my Fitbi...November 19th: I'm still in love with my Fitbit.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83465207992605484952015-09-12T20:22:10.056-04:002015-09-12T20:22:10.056-04:00When your Fitbit gets set up you'll have a das...When your Fitbit gets set up you'll have a dashboard to the site on your computer where you can see your stats on niffy charts but it also has a place where you have to manually log your food, water and weight. It automatically calculate the calories, nutrition and tells you how how many more calories you can eat. But the amount you eat can increase through out the day if you've walked orMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37656343714883338012015-09-12T20:19:07.478-04:002015-09-12T20:19:07.478-04:00I just checked the Culver's website and they a...I just checked the Culver's website and they are only located in the mid-west and southern states. They make the best North American Cod sandwiches I've ever had in my life. (600 calories!) A concrete mixer is their name for a frozen custard they make in a ton of flavors. It's so thick you can turn them upside down and it won't fall out of the cup. They are one of my favorite Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-22082093743794555672015-09-12T19:40:48.266-04:002015-09-12T19:40:48.266-04:00I need an explanation please. Either I have had m...I need an explanation please. Either I have had my head too much in the sand (which is possible) or this doesn't exist on the East Coast. Who is Culver and what are concrete mixers??<br />Regards,<br />LezeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40739516780670686552015-09-12T18:05:10.579-04:002015-09-12T18:05:10.579-04:00Wow! 6,000 in an hour must be intense. I'm imp...Wow! 6,000 in an hour must be intense. I'm impressed.The only time I ever got to 5,000 in an hours was when I was doing a Zimba class and I thought my pedometer was broken.Then I did it a second time and clocked up the same step count. Unfortunately I screwed up my replacement knee and my bone doctor didn't want me to go back to class. One day I want to be up to 10,000 steps but for Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-512132984451750282015-09-12T14:58:24.249-04:002015-09-12T14:58:24.249-04:00I use my Fitbit to get to 10,000 steps a day whene...I use my Fitbit to get to 10,000 steps a day whenever my feet stop hurting so much. If I get there on a regular basis I lose weight. I need to lose the 40 pounds I gained by moving to Michigan with no friends or relatives around. By 10 o'clock I check and if I need to I can get 6000 steps in an hour.oc1deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302555382262295577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34576424881974981332015-09-11T13:27:36.239-04:002015-09-11T13:27:36.239-04:00How does it know what you ate or drank? What if y...How does it know what you ate or drank? What if you did a bad thing like drinking alcohol -- can you erase the info so no one else would know? Can you keep track of what medicines you take and when? I'm a smoker -- can it keep track of when and how many cigarettes I smoke? I went to their site, but I need to visit it again because I wasn't thinking seriously about getting one at the Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36077603420269036162015-09-10T22:40:00.837-04:002015-09-10T22:40:00.837-04:00I've never posted an evaluation of products I ...I've never posted an evaluation of products I buy online at Amazon or other stores where I buy stuff. I don't pay bills or bank online either---that idea scares the heck out of me---and I hope I never will. I might if I can no longer drive to the post office or the bank but, knock on wood, that's years off. <br /><br />I do love statistics and I'm sure that is one of the reasons Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14585300859158618402015-09-10T22:06:56.602-04:002015-09-10T22:06:56.602-04:00All I could think while reading your description w...All I could think while reading your description was, "I don't have time to keep up with all that." And I'm one of those weird ones that doesn't even post evaluations of products I've purchased on the Amazon site. I just don't want any more personal information on the web than necessary. I don't do any bill paying online, don't bank online, etc. And, I'veshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32895222225698122015-09-10T14:53:44.475-04:002015-09-10T14:53:44.475-04:00I hope you like it as well as I do and that your d...I hope you like it as well as I do and that your daughters don't get their bottom of the line choice which doesn't do as much as my Charger HR. There is one above mine in price and bells and whistles. That one will notify you when you're getting a cell call and a few other things I don't need and is really pricey. <br /><br />Thanks for the nice words about my writing and for Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46894733976728670032015-09-10T13:34:25.909-04:002015-09-10T13:34:25.909-04:00After reading your post, I texted my 2 daughters t...After reading your post, I texted my 2 daughters that a Fitbit would be a good present for them to get me for my upcoming birthday in Oct.<br /><br />btw, I've been reading your blog for a couple of years, on and off. You are a very good writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36507661478527759222015-09-10T12:05:59.689-04:002015-09-10T12:05:59.689-04:00I did read about that idea on their website discus...I did read about that idea on their website discussion board but I don't think mine is big enough for that. I might try putting it in my pocket and see if it works like a regular pedometer. Someone there said they pull their cart around and I thought that was kind of cool. We'll be able to tell the Fitbit fanatics from the rest of society. LOL<br /><br />I'm so glad you find my blog Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73393717032451991442015-09-10T11:05:17.793-04:002015-09-10T11:05:17.793-04:00Hi Jean. My BIL has a FitBit and loves it. Regard...Hi Jean. My BIL has a FitBit and loves it. Regarding grocery shopping, I read somewhere that one can put the FitBit on one's ankle to help track steps taken. Have you heard anything like that? BTW, I am so glad you write this blog! It has been a consistent encouragement to me. Ann in ILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15125403918961459432015-09-10T00:03:51.097-04:002015-09-10T00:03:51.097-04:00If you go to their website message board and get s...If you go to their website message board and get sucked into reading the success stories or sign up for a buddy team, I could see how you could keep interested in it beyond the novelty. Some of those people are real jocks or fitness nuts! We shall see............. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20713159931542490052015-09-09T23:14:31.048-04:002015-09-09T23:14:31.048-04:00I could see the Fitbit would be an entertaining th...I could see the Fitbit would be an entertaining thing to use. But I can also see that you can get obsessive about it in the way that you have described. The novelty will wear off and then it will be interesting to see how much it is used! Enjoy it while it is still a novelty!!<br />Regards,<br />LezeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52091016365631177862015-09-09T22:22:32.335-04:002015-09-09T22:22:32.335-04:00Thank you, Elizabeth. I did at one point think abo...Thank you, Elizabeth. I did at one point think about closing this blog and starting another because I have changed a lot since I first started this blog. But I AM still a widow with widow related issues from time to time. They just aren't as raw as in the beginning and I hope my introduction at the top explains enough so any new widows who find this place will start reading at the beginning.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9173074762754957012015-09-09T22:16:55.305-04:002015-09-09T22:16:55.305-04:00You work so hard on your gardening, I doubt you ev...You work so hard on your gardening, I doubt you ever have to worry about calories in being higher than calories out. <br /><br />I was watching an episode of Hoarders, the TV show, and there was actually a woman featured who had to walk to the gas station to use the toilet and bathe in the sink because the bathroom at her house was unusable and full of junk. I would like to see the homes of the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30672045266337440442015-09-09T21:09:38.946-04:002015-09-09T21:09:38.946-04:00Many, many thanks for keeping up with this blog. A...Many, many thanks for keeping up with this blog. As az widow, you've chaged över the last few years - as we all widows have - and its so wonderful to know that there is az time in the future when the grief is not as sharp. Please keep up the blog. <br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34767704676523552112015-09-09T20:55:22.064-04:002015-09-09T20:55:22.064-04:00I don't have a FitBit, but I've been watch...I don't have a FitBit, but I've been watching the mania with interest. I know that having a way to log calories and exercise does provide incentives to change behavior -- although I don't think I'm willing to go so far as to walk to a public restroom every time I need to pee! ;-) -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46705359552279797092015-09-09T20:41:32.098-04:002015-09-09T20:41:32.098-04:00Wow,almost 7 miles a day! That must have been fun ...Wow,almost 7 miles a day! That must have been fun to watch on Fitbit and to eat whatever you wanted on vacation without guilt because you knew it was being burned up must have made it even more fun. <br /><br />Once they make the Fitbit shower safe I could see it being taken for granted. My sister-in-law has a scale and arm cuff she uses once a day that and the results go to her doctor's Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-90139389319199258912015-09-09T20:27:28.580-04:002015-09-09T20:27:28.580-04:00Thanks for the shout out on my blog, Jean. And co...Thanks for the shout out on my blog, Jean. And congrats on joining FitBit Nation! LOL I LOVE mine too! I have done those things -- walked late at night to get my goal steps in; sat down while it was charging. I even got out of bed and went up and down the stairs 3 more times to get 20 flights in. (Yep, big house -- two flights of stairs from basement to bedroom). We just got back from DC donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-91309595004385233902015-09-09T18:56:49.580-04:002015-09-09T18:56:49.580-04:00I got mine from the Fitbid official website. They ...I got mine from the Fitbid official website. They were the same price as on Amazon. I just compared the features on the different models and went with the one in the middle, price wise and feature wise. It's not much trouble to get set up at their website and to sync it on a computer. I haven't got the phone app because I'm not married to it like I am the computer, but I understand Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46302442030920348442015-09-09T18:29:55.468-04:002015-09-09T18:29:55.468-04:00Darn it! Now I am going to get one. Health shoul...Darn it! Now I am going to get one. Health should be our No. 1 priority and what a great way to see it ... up close and personal. CRAZY! I had no idea FitBit did so many things! I thought it was to measure steps ... and I have a free pedometer. Sleep cycles? Calories? Oh my goodness! NOW ... where did you get yours? And how did you choose a model?The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-24201489616507381082015-09-09T16:24:56.830-04:002015-09-09T16:24:56.830-04:00I know! That's why I resisted jumping on the b...I know! That's why I resisted jumping on the bandwagon for so long. But I'm having fun with it and it was a reward to myself for sending so many things off to the auction house this past couple of money.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78904354859785333142015-09-09T16:15:22.262-04:002015-09-09T16:15:22.262-04:00This is just another fad in a long list of fads, b...This is just another fad in a long list of fads, but you like it now and that's all that matters. Enjoy knowing how well you are doing.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.com