Come say hi & introduce yourself (2019)

[FitbitCommunity]

Welcome to the Fitbit family!

Whether you've just got your Fitbit or have been with us for years, share a little about yourself with the wider Fitbit fam. You might find someone with the same interests or even the same health goals as you. You can say hi any way you like but if you're stuck, kick it off with: 

1. Where in the world are you?
2. What is your current health/fitness goal?
3. How do you like to stay fit?
4. What motivates you?
5. Favorite guilty pleasure

Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[WendyB]

@Chicken8405  Welcome! I can image its hard to keep with the the 5 Year old. He sure is cute tho 🙂

@Mtaz22  Welcome! Love to binge watch series to!

[Chicken8405]

@WendyB Thank you for the welcome.  Yes he is cute, with a hint of devil.  Within 2 and 1/2 days of getting him a fitbit he had earned his Marathon Badge (I think I have my work cut out) 🙂 

[WendyB]

He has his own Fitbit? @Chicken8405 That's awesome! I'm sure he will beat you in steps 😀😁

[Chicken8405]

Fitbit Ace 2....he already has beaten me on more than 1 occasion 🤦‍:male_sign:🤣 

[Puravida4all]

Hola! My name is Cheryl and I’ve been retired  and living in Costa Rica for 15 years. My favourite guilty pleasure is drinking 2 cups of coffee each morning which I grow here on my finca. I fast until 9:30 each morning and the coffee is a bit hard on my stomach but I can’t resist it. What motivates me is that I’m 72 and live in a “Blue Zone” and although I don’t care about living until I’m 100, I do want to stay as healthy as possible while I’m here. I’ve always lived a healthy lifestyle,having been married to a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon but back in the early days they didn’t know much about diet. We always exercised and raised 2 children to exercise but I wish I had known then what I know now about nutrition. I’ve been vegetarian for many years but I’ve only recently given up dairy, eggs and fish. I follow a whole food plant based diet and have a blood pressure of 110/70 without any medication since doing so. I keep fit by daily walks with the dogs and HIIT on the up hills, yoga stretches, and laps in my lap pool. Until last year, I kept 4 horses and rode regularly but I’m down to only 1 and still have to clean and file hooves. I have a big organic garden and work on the finca. I grow citrus and have papaya, noni, and bananas as well. My current fitness goal is to be better at fasting and drinking more water which I fail to do daily. I love my Fitbit and occasionally forget to take it off when I drive to town in my old Land Rover. The Fitbit intuits  that I’m riding a bike and the whistles and bells go off saying I’m an over achiever. The truth is I gave up my mountain bike years ago knowing I’d kill myself on these mountain roads. I’d love to hear from other older people who remain in good shape. 

[Jitterfix]

Hi Fitbit family! 🙂

I've had Fitbit for a while now but I'm considering using it more now because I'll be stuck at home for a while, containing myself due to COVID-19. I think that during this time, it'll be a nice opportunity for me to keep track of my fitness routines and goals. I live in Los Angeles (Westwood), California, USA. My current health goal is to eat less calories and feel satisfied doing so. My fitness goal is to workout at least 4-5 times per week, doing a combination of cardio and weight training. I'm an avid dancer!  So I stay fit by doing what I love! I've been swing dancing (lindy hop mostly, balboa, shag and Charleston) for over ten years. I also enjoy salsa, ballroom and tap dancing every now and then. My favorite gym classes are cycling,  Pilates, yoga and Zumba. For sports, I enjoy swimming, playing tennis, golf, and doing water sports like sailing, stand-up paddle boarding, Windsurfing and surfing. I love going for long walks as well. I'm a competitive  person so I'm usually motivated by challenges (from other people and from myself). Sometimes the idea of possibly failing in some realm of life can be motivating too. Lately, my favorite guilty pleasure is Noosa yogurt. I need to stay away from it! It's too delicious! haha. Looking forward to getting fit and healthy with you all very soon~

Best,

Jennifer

[logdrum]

1. Where in the world are you? ABQ Metro and/or San Diego CA (40/60)
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? Back to cycling. Used to race, now just  moderate gravel rides 10 - 30 miles. Muscle tone would be great and some running 3 miles 3 weekly would be good. Weight loss too,
3. How do you like to stay fit? Cycling, some jogging , 7 minute interval aka scientific workout. Lived in ashram so yoga not for looks, more for peace
4. What motivates you? Progressive ideas, inclusion
5. Favorite guilty pleasure? Thai food, doing nothing

[Marenka]

I'm from Johnstown, PA I have type two diabetes I want to lose about 25ls and control my blood sugar I am a Catholic I sing at the contemporary choir at my church I enjoy art music bowling movies ceramics reading and journaling

[HenkFeenstra]

Hi everyone!

To get directly to the questions....

1. Where in the world are you? The Netherlands!
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? I really need to get in a better shape and loose some weight. Not much, but just enough to get more muscle and loose that weird belly 😛
3. How do you like to stay fit? Right now i'm walking with the dog. Got to start somewhere.
4. What motivates you? Tbh... every time i look in the mirror and the moment i wear my favorite sweater. My belly is showing to much "shape"  in that sweater :P.
5. Favorite guilty pleasure Beer. So i quit drinking that during the week. Only in the weekend and when i do, i take a special one. No regular beer anymore.

Those are the questions. Now for some more background.

I'm 44 years young, married, 2 kids, both boys. Age 16 and 12 the moment i wrote this

As the years go by, my belly started to grow. Probably because of the beer intake. I used to drink about 24 bottles a week. And that's a lot. I think. So i dropped that and brought it back to around 5 every weekend.

I also started to look more at my food intake. I'm trying to match my calorie intake with what i use during the day.

Right now I'm just using the Fitbit app but I'm saving some money for a Versa 2.

My steps won't be as accurate and they only track my daily walk and not everything else.

I own a rowing machine, so that is something i'm starting to use again too. And have some weights which i can use.

A couple of years ago i was working out and playing tennis and that gave me a good feeling until i got injured. I stopped with everything.

Diagnose: shin splint in both legs. It hurt like hell every time i started running. And i still can't run.

It's like learning to run all over again. I can walk so that's what I'll do for know.

The injury happened during playing tennis. It was there already for an amount of time but didn't pay much attention to it. Because every time i was done playing it went by and everything was back to normal. Until that last game. I was playing and my wife saw that something was wrong but i didn't tell her and we played the game. It was a good game. When the last point was scored i dropped down on the floor. I just couldn't walk anymore. Got some help from other people and both legs were packed with ice. And that was the moment i knew i **ahem**ed up. And i got scared to work out.

So the months go by, had to stick tape at my shins to keep the pressure away and went to the physiotherapist.

But it is getting better and i want to get back in shape. And that is something more about me 🙂

It's a long story 😁

If you want to be friends on fitbit or myfitnesspal (henkfeenstra2019) feel free to add me!

[IrmiMari]

Hey Peeps,

My name is Irmi. I live in South Africa. Just popping in to say hi to everybody. I also have a burning question, but I'll post about that in a while 🙂

1. Where in the world are you? South Africa, Johannesburg
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? I'm learning to run like a crossfitter...After having my little boy 4 months ago, I'm ready to get back into it.
3. How do you like to stay fit? Running, HIIT, lifting heavy stuff.
4. What motivates you? Breathing. I really want to keep doing it well and with as little pain and effort as possible. To do that, I need to become stronger.
5. Favorite guilty pleasure What, just one? Okay hmmm right now it's chocolate. Copious amounts of chocolate.

[Marenka]

Hi I'm from Johnstown, PA I habe type two diabetes I'd like to lose about
25 lbs I'm 56 single I had colon cancer 6 Yeats ago My belly button now
looks like a backwards c I had a hiayal hernia

I sing at the contemporary choir at my church I'm a Catholic I like music.
art I like to draw, play guitar do ceramics bowl write read

[VGROSSO]

1. I live in Pleasant Hope, Missouri, USA
2. I have lost 20 lbs and striving to drop another 35 lbs. I have dropped my unhealthy A1C of 9.2 down to 5.8 by eating right and exercise so I am trying to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
3. I really enjoy walking, swimming, water aerobics, light weight lifting, cardio and working around our home and yard.
4. I am motivated because I want to live as long as possible to enjoy my spouse, kids and grand kids.  Also, my in-laws, they are both in their late 80's and they do yoga, walk, golf and exercise.
5. My favorite guilty pleasure is digging into a big plate of pasta and meat balls.  Just have to work out harder the next day, but totally worth it! 🙂

[Marenka]

Hi

[Chicken8405]

@VGROSSO @You look a little like Popeye 🤣🤣

[reddog18]

Hello the struggle is real weight loss

[reddog18]

Yes I needed a day off

[Kathy_Guchi]

“Hi” back I hope everyone is doing ok wherever you live!
CA is virtually shut down.
Walked 6 mailed yesterday with my labradoodle but not much else...Amazon prime at its best...

Moderator Edit: Personal info removed

[skye1949]

Hello,

I live in Northern Ontario but that's all I am going to say. This is why and I hope this is the right place to post this. If not perhaps an admin can move it.

I had a friend request this morning to my e-mail and on my app. I do not know who this is , but the message seemed fine, wanting someone to share fitness ideas with and track successes. Being cautious I was able to find the persons user name and found out it was a troll looking to have online sex. So please do not accept a friend request without checking it out first.

[Marenka]

Hi I just got a new smartphone and figuring out how it works I haven't gone
anywhere but the store and they're sold out of stiff I did take a couple
walks You can't even go to church anymore

[WendyB]

@Puravida  Welcome! Your coffee sounds wonderful!

@Jitterfit  I have never had Noosa Yougurt. I guess thats a good thing!

@logdrum  You have some great goals!

@Marenka  All your hobbies soon awesome!

@HenkFeenstra  Sad that Beer does that. But I love it! But restrict it as well

@IrmiMari   Ahh 4 month old but he is adorable!

@VGROSSO  Good for you dropping your A1C keep at it!

@reddog18Losing weight is hard just keep plugging away

@Kathy_Guchi    Its not just CA that is shut down. Pretty sad

@skye1949  No this was a a good place for your post. As people are introducing themselfs.

But I'm glad you ignored him. I generally Block them so they can not come back