Any success stories using fitbit?

nicole2792

Anyone lose a significant amount of weight while using a fitbit? Do you think it was the fitbit that motivated you?
How many steps did you start off taking?
How many did you take now?
Any info/advice will help!


I've just started myself and I'm up to 20-30k steps a day.
The challenges really motivate me to keep stepping.
I'm just curious if all of this stepping will really make a difference in my weight loss?
I do eat healthy now also.

BodyByBex

Shwilli30 wrote: »

Anyone lose a significant amount of weight while using a fitbit? Do you think it was the fitbit that motivated you?
How many steps did you start off taking?
How many did you take now?
Any info/advice will help!


I've just started myself and I'm up to 20-30k steps a day.
The challenges really motivate me to keep stepping.
I'm just curious if all of this stepping will really make a difference in my weight loss?
I do eat healthy now also.

Eating 'healthy' is great. But do you weigh/measure everything to ensure that you log your calorie intake as accurately as possible?
All that stepping will not make a bit of difference if you are eating too many calories.

Weigh, measure, and log your food accurately. Ensure that you are eating less calories than your body is using up.
Simple Calories In < Calories Out(CICO) is where the weight loss success comes from. Not from just a Fitbit as motivation or a gym membership. People have done it different ways(low carb, high protein, low fat, going vegan, whatever the trend is) but it all comes out the same, CICO.

Hold yourself accountable, measure and log your food, eat less calories than your body uses up and it will happen.

ETA: I'm using the idea of getting a Fitbit as motivation for me to get into the 170 lb range. So this month's success so far is partially attributed to that.

nicole2792

Yes I weigh everything with a scale and I measure everything to the T with my measuring cups


Eating 'healthy' is great. But do you weigh/measure everything to ensure that you log your calorie intake as accurately as possible?
All that stepping will not make a bit of difference if you are eating too many calories.

Weigh, measure, and log your food accurately. Ensure that you are eating less calories than your body is using up.
Simple Calories In < Calories Out(CICO) is where the weight loss success comes from. Not from just a Fitbit as motivation or a gym membership. People have done it different ways(low carb, high protein, low fat, going vegan, whatever the trend is) but it all comes out the same, CICO.

Hold yourself accountable, measure and log your food, eat less calories than your body uses up and it will happen.

ETA: I'm using the idea of getting a Fitbit as motivation for me to get into the 170 lb range. So this month's success so far is partially attributed to that. [/quote]

BodyByBex

Shwilli30 wrote: »

Yes I weigh everything with a scale and I measure everything to the T with my measuring cups

Then the answer is yes. All those steps will add up, especially if you've placed yourself as 'sedentary' on MFP. Walking is a great form of exercise and if you keep challenging yourself, and taking on those fitbit challenges, then I think you will see a difference.

The most difficult part of weight loss is patiently waiting for the results of all your efforts.

nicole2792

You're right, it's the "being patient" part for me. I have to just give it time. Thanks for replying



Then the answer is yes. All those steps will add up, especially if you've placed yourself as 'sedentary' on MFP. Walking is a great form of exercise and if you keep challenging yourself, and taking on those fitbit challenges, then I think you will see a difference.

The most difficult part of weight loss is patiently waiting for the results of all your efforts. [/quote]

BodyByBex

Shwilli30 wrote: »

You're right, it's the "being patient" part for me. I have to just give it time. Thanks for replying

No problem, we've all been there.

I know how you feel. I have a stubborn 1.5 pounds that refuse to abandon the oversized ship right now, but my pants are practically falling off my butt. I'm hoping for a 'whoosh' on the scale here in a few days but waiting for it is the WORST!

editorgrrl

lilaclovebird wrote: »

All those steps will add up, especially if you've placed yourself as 'sedentary' on MFP. Walking is a great form of exercise and if you keep challenging yourself, and taking on those fitbit challenges, then I think you will see a difference.

If (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings, choosing an activity level is a matter of personal preference with a Fitbit. At lightly active, you start with more calories in the morning but get smaller adjustments. Either way, your adjusted goal is TDEE minus deficit.

You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

I lost the weight and have kept it off with MFP + Fitbit + Trendweight. I log exercise in Fitbit (not MFP) and eat back 100% of my adjustments. Trust your Fitbit for several weeks, reevaluate your progress, and adjust accordingly.

iwantwow

got it last month only i am excited.

snowflake930

Weight loss is 80% eating less calories than you burn. Some experts put the percent even higher. If you are eating less calories than you burn and getting 20-30K steps daily you will definitely lose weight. Eating healthier and exercising is great for your overall health, but calories are calories. As long as you eat less calories than you burn, you will lose weight.
I got a fitbit after I had lost 140# and lost another 25# after getting my first fitbit. It is a great motivator for getting me to move more. I was morbidly obese and very sedentary, until I had lost the first 100# when I began to move more. That was 3 years ago. I have been maintaining for almost 2 years.
When I began using my fit bit, I struggled to get 10K per day. I work very long hours and have a 45 min commute each way to work. That was Feb 2013. My New Years resolution for January 2014 was to get 20,000 steps per day for 2014. I achieved that goal for the year and have continued to strive for 20K in 2015. I have not gotten 20K every day in 2015, but I always get at least 18K. It is a habit for me now and my fitbit and MFP are responsible for helping me get to where I am now.

jennifer_417

It's a tool, and like any tool, it works if you use it properly. It doesn't have any magical weight loss properties, but it help motivate some people when they can see exactly what they're doing every day. I love my FitBit, but I lost plenty of weight before I got it, and I know I could continue to lose weight without it.