Thoughts on tracking one's steps

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So, apparently - tracking my steps is not for me. Last spring, so - a year and a half ago - I noticed my weight was getting weigh (way) out of hand. I decided I needed to do something. Enter my first Fitbit. Took the plunge, and bought it off of Ebay. It was only slightly less expensive than if I had bought it in the store, but I still did save a little money. I bought the cheapest one, the "Zip" model, which is not on a wrist band like so many of them, but is a clip style fitness tracker. Well, I promptly lost it, within a month. I decided that I didn't want to wait, and a bought another one, in the store. So my first one had cost somewhere near $40, and my second one was somewhere near $50. That's a total of $90 on fitbits. I know $90 isn't a lot to some - but it is enough for me to feel. But I decided that if it improved my health it was worth it. Well, I had better luck with the second one - I had it over a year until, I finally lost it, too - about a month ago. Since I didn't really log in to the app much since it runs so slowly on my computer - I thought - maybe I should just go dig up my old pedometer. That's just a gauge that shows how many steps you take in the day, but doesn't do any of the fancy online stuff like a fitbit. So I was lucky enough to find it, and lucky enough that the batteries were still working. Annnnd I lost it, too, after a couple of weeks of wearing it. You know, in the long maybe this will be better for my long term fitness goals. Sometimes I would skip non-step related workouts in favor of racking up steps. Maybe now I will diversify more. I wonder if I should try my luck with another pedometer? Hm. Have you tried a step tracker or fitness tracker? * This is just my thoughts on the popular fitness tracker trend. I neither encourage or discourage anyone from getting one and I promote no particular brand. Here is a parody of a fitbit commercial :