Will You Be My Fitbit Friend?

I always think my bp monitor is lying to me.  Since the Queen Bean took over kidney function, I now have – for the first time in over a decade – normal blood pressure without the aid of any pills.  So when I look at that screen I think my monitor is calibrating it wrong.  I brought it with me to my kidney appointment to confirm it wasn’t lying.

My whole body took a hit when the kidneys became diseased.  Besides my heart, my bones weakened too.  My latest DEXA scan shows the beginnings of osteoporosis.  In fact ten years ago I was already diagnosed with osteopenia, the precursor to osteoporosis.  Being a petite, Asian female – I was told – started me off with a lower baseline anyway, so “not to worry; the trajectory is normal.”  Since my kidney diagnosis, we now know bad kidneys were the cause.

So I’m starting off 2017 with a renewed dedication to get strong.  80% of success is showing up, and I’m happy to say I’ve been checking in to my gym 4 days a week.  I always do the weights, and my goal now is to increase the cardio.  I’ll get there.  My Fitbit motivates me towvards my 10,000 steps a day.  Yesterday I reached over 15,000 steps, and my Fitbit app broke out into a happy celebration, confetti raining down on my stats.

If you have a Fitbit, will you be my Fitbit Friend?  Find me at dorisjlew@gmail.com, and we can cheer/ taunt each other as we exercise our way toward our respective goals. (I’m talkin’ to you, Anita F.!  I know your treadmill ate your iPhone, but you’ve got a new one by now.  Sync it up, and see you on the Fitbit Friends board!)

If you’re looking to get a Fitbit, try Costco or Groupon.  And if you don’t already know about camelcamelcamel.com you should get on that; it’s a price tracking tool for all things Amazon.

Let’s get fit together.  Poor health is too costly.

 

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