![]() Rebecca Mott lost 30 pounds about eight years ago without wearing a tracker. (Speed up your progress towards your weight-loss goals with Women's Health's Look Better Naked DVD.) ![]() In the first few months of using her tracker, her seven-day daily average increased from about 9,000 steps to almost 18,000 steps. She has lost 15 pounds since using her tracker over the course of 13 months.įavorite weight-loss feature: The ‘Smart Coach’ feature gives a seven-day daily average, and Jennifer says that helps motivate her more than a daily goal since she’s able to be more active on the weekend. On a weekday, she now aims to get 18,000 steps and tries to get more on the weekend, by going for hikes or long walks. She wore it for a week to get a snapshot of how much activity she was logging, and she realized on an average day she was logging about 9,000 steps. Last year, Jennifer invested in a Jawbone UP2. She estimates that she walked at least 12,000 steps a day when she was in college, commuting to campus and running errands on foot, in addition to the movement she was logging at the gym. While earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she didn’t have a car and walked around campus. “I was actually eating healthier than I was in college and my workout routine was almost exactly the same, so I had to figure out the variable that was causing me to gain weight,” Jennifer says. Over the course of three years, she put on 18 pounds. But she started to gain weight after graduation when she was working an office job in the finance industry. ![]() Jennifer Li says she actually lost a few pounds in college. “With my tracker, I can see my heart rate and how many calories I’m burning, which means I get an accurate measurement each day and that helps me lose weight overall.”īuy it: FitiBit Charge 2, $148.48, Related: 7 Women Share How They Lost Weight Without Counting a Single Calorieįreshman 15? Pfft. “I felt like I was over-working during my cardio and it was challenging to keep it up,” she says. But her actual resting rate is about 54 to 57 BPM, according to her fitness tracker. Katie's resting rate was originally measured at 69 BPM, which could have been accurate at the time it was taken because she was nervous. Previously, she was working with a personal trainer who designed cardio workout plans for her based on an inaccurate resting heart rate. She's able to track what she eats with her FitBit and sticks to about 1,500 calories per day.įavorite weight-loss feature: Katie says the heart-rate feature on this tracker is a game changer for her. To do so, she performs a combination of weight lifting and cardio five times a week and eats high-protein, low-fat meals based on the Whole30 diet. Over the last 3.5 months, Katie Kozlowski lost more than 20 pounds and gained lean muscle. To help narrow down the trackers that work best for weight loss, we asked five women to share which ones they’ve used to help reach their goals. That's why it's important to find one that suits your individual needs. And deciding which tracker to buy is kind of a BFD since you’ll be spending all day together (and even sleeping with one another). If you’re looking to arm yourself with a fitness tracker and kick your weight loss up a notch, you’ve got options.
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