I attend Oral Roberts University, the college that is requiring all incoming freshmen and transfer students to wear Fitbit activity trackers to record their Aerobic Points (previously recorded on paper for the past 50 years). ORU has been attacked by different media sources because of this requirement. I'm not a freshman, but the thought of no longer having to keep track of my Aerobic Points on paper thrilled me. So December 2015, I joined the Fitbit community. I never thought my Fitbit would have so much influence in my life, but it did, and now I'm never going back to the days without it. I guess you could call me a Fitbit addict.
You know you're a Fitbit addict when...
1. You feel defeated when you don't reach 10,000 steps.
I love the sense of accomplishment I get when I feel my Fitbit vibrate when I've reached 10,000 steps. There have been days where it's really been a task to reach my goal. I'll admit to walking around in circles (and shaking my Fitbit like a maraca) just to reach 10,000 steps.
2. You realize just how bad your sleep schedule is.
This bothers me so much. I average about six hours of sleep a night, I wake up between three and five times a night, and I'm apparently restless 22-30 times. Most nights I'm not falling asleep until well after midnight, and then waking up at 6:30 in the morning for work.
3. Your Fitbit dies in the middle of the day, and you feel like all your steps were for nothing.
Not only do you feel like your steps were for nothing, you keep absentmindedly checking your Fitbit to see how you're doing only to get the empty battery with the exclamation point in it. That is the most disappointing feeling.
4. You will do anything to beat your friends in challenges.
I'm a naturally competitive person, but Fitbit challenges bring out the worst in me. I will taunt everyone who is ahead of me unless I pass them with flying colors. Needless to say, I've never lost a challenge before.
5. When you accidentally leave the house without your Fitbit on, you turn around to go get it.
Or just go the day without it and pretend that you were the epitome of lazy. More than once, I have left my house or dorm room without my Fitbit on (mainly because it's charging), and more than once, have I turned around to go get it. It's worth being late to wherever I'm going.
6. You have a major Fitbit tan line.
My left wrist looks pretty hilarious when I'm not wearing my Fitbit. There's a majorly noticeable one inch thick white line that stands out like a sore thumb against my tan skin. But hey, now I have a Fitbit tan line to go with my Chaco tan line.
7. A good day means making every blue item on the Fitbit app turn green.
My best days are the days that I have reached all my goals that I have set. My days feel complete then.
