my Fitbit Flex review

After reading all the reviews, evaluating my needs, and comparing your products to other similar products (Nike fuel band, BodyMedia, Jawbone, etc.), I decided to purchase your Fitbit Flex because I decided it was a product met my needs. I purchased my Fitbit Flex at Best Buy on 06/03/13. I loved it and enjoyed telling my friends and family about it. My husband purchased one too and this really motivated us to becoming more active. I have a few friends that were also intending to purchase it so that we could "compete."

Although I am not a fitness guru I have a lot of Facebook friends who follow me and have been following my menu plan and my fitness activities and motivational posts. I recommended the Flex to them because it was an awesome motivator.

Less than one month after purchasing it, my Fitbit flex kicked the bucket and refused to charge. I returned it to Best Buy because I had purchased their extended warranty. I was just going to get the item exchanged for another Flex because I really enjoyed the features. I was informed that the item was no longer on their inventory lists and it seemed that they were no longer going to carry it. They refunded me my money for the purchase price via gift card. Although I know that this is not your fault because you do not have anything to do with Best Buy's policies. I was extremely disappointed because I now have a gift card that is pretty much useless because I normally do not shop there. I am now out over 100 dollars and I do not want to be out another 100 dollars if I purchase another and have similar experience with it.

I am not convinced about purchasing the item directly from your company. From what I have read, if I had had purchased the item through you directly, I would only have a 45 day RMA warranty plus I would be responsible for all the shipping costs and only a limited warranty for 365 days through your company. Hence the reason for purchasing it at Best Buy.

Since I have had this issue, my husband is only using his Flex sporadically and is planning to return it as soon as he has ANY issues with it. Additionally, several of my friends have decided to put off purchasing a Flex until I decide if I am going to purchase another or go with another product. At this time I am considering purchasing a Nike Fuel Band or a Jawbone. Leaning towards the Fuel Band though because my brother has had a Nike Fuel band since Christmas and has had no issues with it
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I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it for the short period of time that I owned it. I decided to email you regarding this issue because I wanted to let you know what my thoughts were and what I am telling my friends as they continue to wait for the latest installment of what pedometer I will be using in the future. Wish I had not had any issues with your product. I was extremely disappointed. 

I have a confession...

Actually no confession from me since I am pretty blunt for the most part, but today I read a blog by Smitten By which really hit home ... actually a lot of things have hit home lately.  I think that her confession really affected me because is sums up a lot of how I feel.

http://www.smittenby.net/2013/03/17/i-have-a-confession/ 

I know that most people who know me KNOW that I am LDS (Mormon) I have never been ashamed about proclaiming my religion but I have been ashamed about my behavior and how exemplify what a Mormon really is... pretty much for the past 7 years I have been pretty "JACK" and it has really sucked because I feel like a hypocrite at times when I proclaim I am a Mormon. 

Sometimes our past haunt us. Well maybe "haunt" is not the right word because it's more like regrets of what could have been and what should have been. 

Sometimes I feel that because I did the things I was supposed to do like they tell us in church then everything should have been hunky dory but I forget that other people in my life may not always make good choices. 

Mormons call this free agency.  Sometimes that person's free agency affects the people that are choosing the right.  Kind of like when a good person gets killed by a drunk driver.  Make sense??   Well, I was making good choices and everything should have been happily ever after, but someone in my life that I truly loved was not and it affected my (our) happily ever after.

After that I built up a lot of resentment towards the Church not wanting to hear that I am a Child of God, not wanting to hear that Families are Forever, etc.

I still knew the Church was true because I have seen the blessings in my life.  The awesome kids I have.  My parents and my siblings.  What more can I ask for?  But I was not living my life as I should have been.

I have made a decision today and I want my life to go on without the hurt and without the regrets!

I guess more than anything I want to say

I AM MORMON!!
I know it!
I need to live it!
I love it!

Have I become a Yogi?

I haven't posted since the 20th, but I don't always have time to do this stuff.  haha.

I finally went back to 8 hour shift and I am working 1st shift.. and I don't have time? 
seems kind of stupid to say it, but find myself spending more time with the family and making good food. 

On Monday we made some burgers on the George Foreman
On Tuesday I made some Burbon Chicken --from a reciepe I got off pintrest that every seems to enjoy.  I also made a Blooming Bread with mozzeralla
Yesterday we made steaks on the grill! super YUM!!

Today's plan is Tilapia or some other fish for dinner.
 I been keeping up on drinking water usually 96 oz sometimes more--yesterday I had more than 124 oz.

Weighing in tomorrow it will be almost 2 weeks since I started eating right! I am excited. 

Either way thought I would share the video I am using for doing yoga figured I might as well start somewhere and this stuff is HARD for me but figured once I become a little more flexible and stronger I would proceed to something not so free. haha!

today...

today was my "bad" day I had already planned to have a "bad" day because it was going to be my mom's birthday and we were going to have pizza at work and I figured as long as bad days and bad moments don't get out of control and the amounts are not ridiculous then it was OK. 

I feel like i am cheating a lot though so I have to recommit!

0600 Water
0700 tuna, hard boiled egg-1, cucumber
0900 cheese, tomato
1130 1 slice of pizza, 1 cupcake
1730 rice, beans, flour tortilla-1, chicken leg-made in crock pot


24
33.5
33.5
24

total water 115

Saturday

If I thought I had a late start yesterday; today was actually worse

0900 cereal, low-fat milk
1000 water
1200 Chicken enchilda, tuna, wheat thins-10, strawberries-7
1830 tilapia fish fillet (baked), broccoli
2130 1 slice of Elissa's cake

total water-96 oz

I was sucked in by Elissa's cake.  I thought I was going to regret it and I do--a little bit, but it was worth it!

1 week after

So I weighed my self 1 week ago on Friday today I am 5 lbs less.  That is  equivalent to 1 bag of sugar.  I am happy I am feeling good and I have tons of energy.  I am hoping when Monday rolls around I will have lost 2 additional pounds that will make it 1 lb. per day since I started eating right!  I had a late start today and soooo here is what I am doing.

0700 Water
0800 oatmeal, banana-1 (I actually ate one-first since, well in a long time I think it has been 3-4 years since I have eaten a banana)
1230 Tuna sandwich-lettuce, spinach, tomatoe, cucumber, avocado
1830 grilled chicken breast, steamed green beans
1930 14 tortilla chips- I was sucked in by thier yummy goodness

still drinking water but as of this moment  2030 I have only had

24
24
33.5
24
total water 95.5

hoping to finish another 24 (at least) by bed time will post update

one more day..

0700 water
0730 eggs-2 scrambled, cheese
1130 tilapia-1, steamed broccoli-2 cups
1700 shredded roast beef-1cup, salad-tomatoe, spinach, lettuce

total water: 96oz

why?

Some may ask why I am doing this.  About a month ago my brother Max Cruz, shared this vid with me.  Let's just say I was inspired!

Thanks a bunch Max... and Arthur... and DDP (haha!)

2 more lbs!

0600 Water
0700 strawberry yogurt-8 oz., mango-.5 cup, cantelope-.5 cup
1030 salad--spinach/lettuce, tomato-1, grilled chicken breast-1
1700 2 oven roasted chicken breast, salad-cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, onions (basically subway without the flat bread)

simple math needed to check my water intake today

24
33.5
33.5
33.5
33.5

total water: 158 oz. (if my math is correct??)


doing great have lost another 2 lbs since Monday I am excited! 

218~~~ only 68 more to go! although I would be happy with at least 58!!

another day....

0600 Water
0700 cheese crisp-1, cantaloupe-1 cup
1100 cottage cheese-3/4 cup, strawberries-1.5 cup
1130 approx. 12 peanut m&ms
1500 mango-1 cup, 5 pretzels
1900 honey smoked salmon, wheat thins-10, steamed veggies with cheese (these sucked)-1 cup
         cheese and peperoni off a slice of pizza

total water: 124 oz.

I wanted my salt and pretzels were in my bag... must keep away from them though. haha! and the cheese and peperoni was not a great idea either but it killed my craving for the pizza that my family was having and wasn't as bad as actually eating the entire slice

The other thing was the peanut M&Ms it wasn't about self control or even about wanting the M&Ms.  But a co-worker offered me some and I said "no, thank you." I wasn't craving them or wanting something sweet.   She then opened her ziploc baggie and left it on the counter and said help yourself if you want some.  about 15 minutes later I realized I was on my second handful of about 6 M&Ms.  I didnt even want them.  I wasn't craving them.  If I wanted something yum like that I would have had snickers or  It just goes to show how used to stuffing myself with whatever is in front of you without thinking. 

Another thing that is hard for me is the throwing away of food. For example, what do I do with the pizza crust/bread?  Even when I wasn't watching what I ate I never threw away the crust I would just eat it later.  I forced myself to throw away the crust/bread part when I picked off the cheese and pepperonis.  It was like throwing away my favorite book.  And I don't even LIKE pizza.  I had always been taught to recycle and reuse and above all--DON'T waste!  Cans, water bottles, food waste=compost. I even don't buy green onions any more because I grow my own due to saving the ends of the last ones I bought so I wouldnt have to buy MORE.  I don't know if this makes sense to anyone but seriously it is not fun throwing away half eaten food. :(