Every day, technology is increasingly growing and coming up with new gadgets to suck people in. One of the latest gadgets to suck people in is something that has been around for awhile, some might say it was an idea stole from the pedometer, is the all mighty Fitbit.

Now, if you have not heard of the Fitbit, let me give you a basic description: it is a simple band that goes around your wrist to count your steps and your exercise that sets a goal of 10,000 steps a day for you to accomplish. There are some models that have a watch or keep track of your heart beat but I like the basic one that is just a small band. I know it seems silly to track how much you walk or step or whatever but it is actual tons of fun plus interesting. I got my Fitbit for Christmas and I thought that I would be above and beyond the Fitbit daily goal of 10,000 steps. The first day I wore the Fitbit, I didn't change anything in my pattern of daily activity to see how many steps I took.

I was heartbroken.

Maybe it was because I was home for the holidays and wasn't walking all over campus, but I only took 6,000 steps. Granted, that is better than some people who use their Fitbit everyday but I always want to be the overachiever. I decided for the next day I would wake up, go for a morning walk then go for a walk at night before going to bed to see how many steps that would get me. The next day, I got 10,187 steps with those basic walks. Maybe it was the hype of the Fitbit or the adorable app on your phone that tracks and encourages you, but I felt a million times better!

That's when I knew then I was becoming a slave.

Another fun part of the Fitbit app is that you can challenge your Facebook friends to daily or weekly competitions. Because many of my friends don't have a Fitbit, I was challenging one of my friends who, like me, received his Fitbit for Christmas. This is when life got really rough. My friend that I was battling is a guy that is 6'4". I am only 5'3". He was able to blow me out of the water with distance just because his legs are as long as my whole body. Then next part about him that made this duel incredibly hard was the fact he cannot lose. Marcus would get up and just walk for miles. It was truly terrifying and upsetting to someone who does not like to fail.

My Fitbit became my mission.

My whole rest of winter break and even when I returned to school was dedicated to walking. I was so proud of myself because there were days I was doubling the daily amount of what Fitbit required. Joyful with my accomplishments, I would pull up my app to see how much I had beaten Marcus by. Every day, I lost (expect for one day when his Fitbit died in the middle of the day but I still call it a victory).

After my strenuous competitions with Marcus, I decided to take a break from wearing it but still keep up my walks everyday.

When talking to other people that have the Fitbit, they all agree that it truly is addicting. I always itched to pull it back out to track myself once again, but I resisted; until this week. I dug out my old pal and once again am at a race against time with my trusty turquoise bracelet to feel the experience that buzz of joy your Fitbit rings out once 10,000 steps are accomplished. For now, I will compete with myself until I know I can handle the loss of competing with other people. So, Fitbit might be a silly idea. I mean, why would you want to care about how many steps you take? But if you do end up becoming curious and indulge yourself, you are warned. You will be addicted.