The DH has already worn his Direct Life for the introductory week. It doesn't want you to change your daily habits for those first days so that it can accurately read your normal activity level. Then at the end of the week, it tells you that you're a lazy slug, or something like that. =)
Your weekly goal increases in small increments. It's supposed to be easy enough that you can keep up with it, but still challenging so that you will be losing weight. When you sync your monitor with the website, it has plenty of stats for you to see, like what time of day you're most active. It also gives you a rank against other people, though we're not sure exactly how this feature works yet.
You have to pay for the website after the first 4 months. But you get a fitness coach who supports you and provides advice on how to step it up.
So far, my DH seems happy with it. And I can tell it's motivating for him. This is just his first week, so it might be the newness, but he's been wanting to go on walks and work harder during his tae kwon do classes. All to keep the dots happy. =)
I don't understand why there aren't more comments on this blog...good weight loss blogs are hard to find and your is pretty darn awesome, is all. Keep writing! I, for one, will be reading. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your low-carb lifestyle, good luck with everything you want and care about. A friend of mine has PCOS and it's hit her pretty hard, but the more weight you lose the better your body will feel (even if it won't make all the emotional crap go away).
Don't know who you are (leave your name next time!) but THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Your comment totally made my day. Not getting feedback on my blog is very discouraging. It almost makes me not want to continue writing, but writing/typing helps me sort out all my emotions, so I keep at it.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I know I could do better is participating on others blogs more myself. I tend to read blogs at work and don't always have time to comment.
I would love to be more of a blogging community. I think the support one could get from others struggling with weight loss would be so beneficial. Plus, I find it hard to make friends in real life because I'm so shy. I'm so much better at communicating online.
And now I've written a book! lol Thanks again for your comment. =D
Thanks for telling me about this! I haven't heard of it! I'll definitely check it out some more. =)
ReplyDeleteNo problem. Happy to be of some assistance. Like I said before, my DH loves his Direct Life monitor. It has really helped to motivate him to make changes in his lifestyle. I'm seriously considering making my purchase soon! (and no, I'm not endorsed by Direct Life in any way. I just love their product!)
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