If you are using a Body Media / Jawbone / Fitbit / Fuel Band

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  • frugalafterfifty
    frugalafterfifty Posts: 240 Member
    Bump. Fitbit Flex on b/o until July.
  • LisaGirlfriend
    LisaGirlfriend Posts: 493 Member
    If you are using a device that measures all-day burn, could you please post the following?

    Device: Fitbit Ultra
    Daily Average Burn: Around 2100 a day
    Workout schedule: Strength: 3X/wk, Jogging or cardio (interval) DVD 2x a week, walk to and from work M-F (about 40 min total)
    Gender: F
    Age: 42
    Weight: 156
    Height: 5'3

    Is your weight/body composition trend indicating accuracy of the device? Yes I think so. I typically try to eat at a 17% deficit daily so around 1700 calories, but I've stalled out big time and am not really sure where to go from here... up closer to TDEE or down another 100 calories. Have to experiment.
  • Labouffecestbon
    Labouffecestbon Posts: 182 Member
    Bumpity bump
  • wnramirez77
    wnramirez77 Posts: 4 Member
    Interesting
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Device: Fitbit Zip
    Daily Average Burn: 2384lbs (Aug 1 - 26)
    Workout schedule: Aim to walk at least 3 miles daily is the only exercise that is consistent, the rest is really random right now
    Gender : Female
    Age : 23
    Weight : 176.2lbs

    Is your weight/body composition trend indicating accuracy of the device?
    This past month it has been pretty darn close to being accurate. Walking has been my form of exercise this past month. In previous months where I was more consistent with workouts like EA Active 2.0, Dance Central 2, and Gold's gym cardio workout, it was actually underestimating my calorie burn by quite a bit.

    From Aug 1 - Aug 26:
    Total Burn: 61996
    Total Deficit: 14354 (AVG of about 552 cals per day)
    So based on that total loss should be approximately 4.1 lbs
    Total Loss for this time frame: 4.7lbs
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    Device: Bodymedia Link
    Daily Average Burn: 2806 (ranges from 1900-3700)
    Workout schedule: Run and/or bike 5-6 times/week, free weights 2 days/week
    Gender: Female
    Age: 39
    Weight: 155-ish

    Is your weight/body composition trend indicating accuracy of the device?

    Well, yes and no. I have been consuming an average of 500 calories less than the armband says I burn, but have maintained for the last 3 months (or as it's called on the forums-keep gaining and losing the same 5 lbs). But, my activity level (and daily burns) are so varied, that I do feel the device is accurately capturing that. I just think it's measuring 10-15% high for me. I do weigh & measure my food-although it's also possible that some of the discrepancy comes from my side (I eat the same things all the time-so if I'm messing up weighing/measuring, it will be consistent). So, yes, I think it's accurate as it does seem list calorie burns that correlate with my activity level, but the actual number seems a touch high for me. I have recently (in the last week) increased my deficit goal to 750-1000, so we shall see how that works.

    Overall, I love my bodymedia armband and wouldn't consider giving it up. But like everything, I just need to find what works. I'm down to my last 10 or so lbs (maybe), so I expect these to be the most difficult to lose. It's just a matter of finding what IS a deficit, and one I can actually stick to. I consider the armband to be one tool in my arsenal, and a huge motivator to be more active in daily life (eg parking further from the store kind of stuff). The huge difference in overall daily burn isn't from "exercise" and workouts, it's from being more active in general daily activities. The armband really helps to see that and encourage that activity.

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