I've been on a weight loss journey for the past few months, and it's been going surprisingly well. While I was aiming to lose roughly 1 pound per week, I managed to lose 11 pounds in a single month, and I also decreased my body fat percentage and increased my muscle mass (my main goal).
These are the three main products that have helped me get into shape in time for the summer, all of which are on sale right now for Prime Day.
Google Pixel Watch 4
The Pixel Watch 4 is one of my go-to smartwatches, thanks to its advanced health and fitness tracking, accurate GPS, and access to my favorite music and fitness apps, including YouTube Music, MyFitnessPal, and Strava.
With the Google Health app Premium subscription, I tell the AI health coach my goals, and it creates a fitness plan for me. Based on my goals, the coach put together a plan that incorporates some of what I already do and includes recommended gym and running sessions. I can then send them to my Pixel Watch 4 to track my workouts.
I can even use my Pixel Watch 4 as a live heart rate monitor for my Peloton, which adds even more value.
Oura Ring 4
The Oura Ring 4 remains one of the best health and fitness wearables, one that I rarely took off my finger. My favorite thing about the Oura Ring 4 is that it has some of the best automatic activity detection on a wearable. It knows when I'm walking, running, working out, and even when I'm dancing, all without me having to manually track it.
The Oura Ring 4 is also incredibly comfortable to wear while sleeping, which is an important part of fitness.
Even with the newer Oura Ring 5 already on store shelves, the Oura Ring 4 is still worth it. The best part is that you can purchase the Oura Ring 4 and the Oura Membership with your FSA/HSA.
Withings smart scale
It wasn't until after getting a Withings smart scale that I realized my weight trend had been going upwards over the past several years. Fortunately, that was a big part of my motivation to take my fitness and nutrition seriously.
Since I started paying more attention to what I eat and being more consistent with my workouts, I noticed that my weight trend had been going down, just as I expected. My Withings scale has become one of the main ways I track my progress, and while I don't expect it to be 100% accurate, I know it's at least in the ballpark for my weight, body fat, and muscle mass.
Bonus: MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal is a great way to track your caloric intake and your macros. It's easy to log food in the app, and even on my Pixel Watch 4. With the subscription, you can make it easier by scanning barcodes. There's even an Intermittent Fasting mode to help you stay within your eating window, which I highly recommend.
