I dont make predictions but I feel so strong about this one so I will!

2011 is the year of self-reported health & wellness #quantifiedself tools- there I said it!

I wrote about “Self-reported data portability” almost 1 year ago. Interestingly enough it was right around the time when New Year resolutions are set for weight goals, physical activities, quitting nasty habits - so here I am again just about 2 weeks shy of the anniversary of my original post. It is an interesting reflection of the last 351 days and I must admit there has been progress.

1. Withings really got me going in 2010. The ease of the setup, the slick graphs and tracking tools as well as the multi-user recognition (whole family can do this!) and dont forget a very clean Google Health integration. I am definitely looking forward to the blood pressure monitor coming out shortly. #Winner in my book

  2. I ordered my Wakemate on November 24th, 2009. After losing all hope for it to  ever be delivered, I finally received it on December 30th, 2010. I was away working out my @fitbit (more on that below) on the slopes of Jack Frost and received an email on December 31st that the USB power adapter that ships with it is faulty and could cause fires. When I got home, I anxiously ripped open the envelope, the wakemate device was in a plastic sandwich-bag looking packaging (#packagingFAIL). I grabbed a different USB power adapter, plugged it in, let it charge and NOTHING - it will not turn on to do a Bluetooth sync with my iPhone. The wristband itself and the design is really weak, the setup is not smooth, the execution of the launch of the product was the worst I have ever seen #BIG #FAIL for 2010. I feel bad enough for these guys to give them one more chance - 2011 redemption?

3.  It took some time for it to arrive but the @fitbit was delivered and I started tracking on December 18th. From packaging, to the setup of the device (WOW!) to the online tracking tools that include precise and supposedly very accurate sleep tracking - oh and once again a great Google Health integration (I missed that at first and in fault called it weak - retracted that tweet). The greatest feature of the Fitbit is the motivation. I find myself taking the stairs instead of the elevators just to beat myself. #kudos #win

4. I will stop at Google Health  - I finally got my primary physician to release the Quest Diagnostics data, I now have Withings logging there, Fitbit data is streaming every night - it is all about trends and the more data I gather about myself, the more information I will have that hopefully will turn into knowledge - the knowledge of what makes my body tick

Let 2011 be the year of the #quantifiedself