Wow, that's huge letting go of the FitBit. Can I confess something? I never even noticed that you wear one. It's weird the crutches we rely on. I do hear you about not being able to do it all, I'm there myself and re-evaluating. Can't wait to chat about it!
Same here! That idea that women "can do/have it all" is so deeply ingrained in us, it's really difficult to dislodge it. No matter how much I remind myself that it's BS, the feelings of failure are never far away and creep in when I'm too busy to pay attention.
Yes! I'm scaling back more and more, going to what I consider basics, and leaving everything else behind. That goes especially for numbers: steps, weight, words written, followers, likes - fixating on the numbers is so harmful. And, like I said: it takes the fun out of it!
I wore my fitbit so devotedly it's made a bit of a groove on my wrist. I took a couple of weeks off, but i miss the data. If it's the angel or devil on my shoulder it's used to being disappointed. I think i move more when I'm wearing it though. More likely to dislodge the cat on my lap and get some steps in. 😏
I'm sure it's fine for most people, who use it as motivation or a source of information. I'd love to be able to use ot for that, but for me it always turns into a little drill sergeant on my wrist that makes me feel bad. I'm better off without it!
Wow, that's huge letting go of the FitBit. Can I confess something? I never even noticed that you wear one. It's weird the crutches we rely on. I do hear you about not being able to do it all, I'm there myself and re-evaluating. Can't wait to chat about it!
Same here! That idea that women "can do/have it all" is so deeply ingrained in us, it's really difficult to dislodge it. No matter how much I remind myself that it's BS, the feelings of failure are never far away and creep in when I'm too busy to pay attention.
Bang on! By now, most of us have done it all, and are happy to see how we don't need any of it.
Yes! I'm scaling back more and more, going to what I consider basics, and leaving everything else behind. That goes especially for numbers: steps, weight, words written, followers, likes - fixating on the numbers is so harmful. And, like I said: it takes the fun out of it!
I wore my fitbit so devotedly it's made a bit of a groove on my wrist. I took a couple of weeks off, but i miss the data. If it's the angel or devil on my shoulder it's used to being disappointed. I think i move more when I'm wearing it though. More likely to dislodge the cat on my lap and get some steps in. 😏
I'm sure it's fine for most people, who use it as motivation or a source of information. I'd love to be able to use ot for that, but for me it always turns into a little drill sergeant on my wrist that makes me feel bad. I'm better off without it!