Looking for Garmin Vivofit/Vivosmart/Vivoactive band users!

DeeDiddyGee

Hi, Folks:

I am looking to have some Vivofit friends to motivate me to increase my steps. If you have a Garmin Vivofit or Garmin Vivoactive or Vivosmart, PLEASE connect with me via GarminConnect. My handle is DeeDiddyGee.

Thank you very much!

Dee

turtlesoup1957

I have a Garmin Vivofit and like it. Still learning all the features since the manual information that came with it was useless.
Trying to get back into being more active. Last few years have gain a lit of weight. I need to lose 60pds and would be nice to have someone to bounce ideals and support with.

Veeedot

I need some connections too i dont have any. @turtlesoup1957 it does have a instruction manual in the app which has all the info in. I also want to lose about 60lbs.

My garmin usernames veeedot if any wants to add me

peacemongernc

I just got my vivofit2 yesterday and sent y'all (veeedot and deediddygee) connection requests. I'm not exactly sure what happens with connections, but I guess I'll see! So now do we challenge each other, or just know that someone is seeing it when we don't meet our goals, or what? My garmin connect username is peacemonger.

20yearsyounger

Garmin challenges arent quite like fitbit. Garmin does have challenges that try to put you in a group of people doing the same steps. You probably had an option to join when you set up your account. There is a leaderboard though where you can compare your steps to your friends. I will add you - my id is the same as MFP

wood_teach

I received a vivoactive for Christmas and will be adding you to my connections on Garmin connect. I have been a mfp member for several years, and was very successful losing weight and improving fitness tremendously. I have fallen off the wagon and am looking to get back to where I was a year and a half ago. Please feel free to add me as well. I am wood_teach on Garmin connect.

rainbow118

I'm Mocha_Belushi feel free to add me!

DeeDiddyGee

Thank you everyone for friending me on Garmin!

Psychgrrl

Sent you an invite. I'm Terpsichorre.

Psychgrrl

Sent everyone invites! Yay!

gleggio

I just got my Garmin Vivosmart HR too and excited to use it to increase my activity. I would love to get in touch with people too to get motivation & support.

Numberwang22

New Vivoactive user here, feel free to add

Numberwang on there

Numberwang22

While I'm here, has anyone tracking steps with Vivoactive/Garmin connect previously used Fitbit? I'm not sure if Garmin is more accurate but I'm getting only half the calories Fitbit earned me! I'm so hungry!!!

Before 13,000 steps would earn me 400+ cals, I'm lucky now to get 200 for the same step count...

20yearsyounger

Numberwang22 wrote: »

While I'm here, has anyone tracking steps with Vivoactive/Garmin connect previously used Fitbit? I'm not sure if Garmin is more accurate but I'm getting only half the calories Fitbit earned me! I'm so hungry!!!

Before 13,000 steps would earn me 400+ cals, I'm lucky now to get 200 for the same step count...

I use both. Yes, Garmin gives less calories but I trust Garmin more. I probably would get around that for 13000 steps as well but as I increase the steps over a certain threshold, I start to get more credit. The faster you walk the more credit you get as well.

MurderMeSomeFat

I am MurderMeSomeFat...

Bob314159

I have a Vivoactive and Fitbit One - and find the steps are pretty close -- 2 random days from last week == 3953/3636 -- 7235/7219

Numberwang22 wrote: »

While I'm here, has anyone tracking steps with Vivoactive/Garmin connect previously used Fitbit? I'm not sure if Garmin is more accurate but I'm getting only half the calories Fitbit earned me! I'm so hungry!!!

Before 13,000 steps would earn me 400+ cals, I'm lucky now to get 200 for the same step count...

DeeDiddyGee

wood_teach wrote: »

I received a vivoactive for Christmas and will be adding you to my connections on Garmin connect. I have been a mfp member for several years, and was very successful losing weight and improving fitness tremendously. I have fallen off the wagon and am looking to get back to where I was a year and a half ago. Please feel free to add me as well. I am wood_teach on Garmin connect.

Added. THANK YOU!

DeeDiddyGee

gleggio wrote: »

I just got my Garmin Vivosmart HR too and excited to use it to increase my activity. I would love to get in touch with people too to get motivation & support.

What is yoru Vivosmart nickname? Is it also gleggio?

DeeDiddyGee

MurderMeSomeFat wrote: »

I am MurderMeSomeFat...

Love this name! Good thing it is not MurderMeSomeFatPEOPLE...that might freak me out. I will add you.

Hornsby

Vivoactive : tjk1977

DeeDiddyGee

Hornsby wrote: »

Vivoactive : tjk1977

Request sent. Thanks!

JennieMaeK

I have a Vivofit. Sent some requests. Feel free to add me - Jennie-Mae

jaliving

THIS! Been using the Vivosmart since it came out. There has been little love for us Garmin Connect user. Time to get it!

Mine:TwoNinetyTwo

Requests sent to everyone above me. :-)

DeeDiddyGee

JennieMaeK wrote: »

I have a Vivofit. Sent some requests. Feel free to add me - Jennie-Mae

Added. Thank you!

Kris_ott

I just got a vivoactive, still figuring out all the features. Feel free to add me - Kris_ott

DeeDiddyGee

My steps from my Vivofit are not showing up in MyFitnessPal log. What am I missing?

carlypi314

My Garmin Connect name is the same: carlypie84

DeeDiddyGee, I'm not sure why it wouldn't be updating to your MFP. You added your Vivofit device on MFP and linked your MFP on the Connect app/site? I can't remember if there were any extra steps during setup that may have caused this.

carlypi314

Vivosmart users; I was thinking about upgrading from my Vivofit to Vivosmart but I really like not having to recharge my fit. So my question is: Are the extra features definitely worth the minor inconvenience of needing to recharge it weekly?

Expatmommy79

Feel free to add me: I have a Garmin Vivofit

Expatmommy79

20yearsyounger

carlypie84 wrote: »

Vivosmart users; I was thinking about upgrading from my Vivofit to Vivosmart but I really like not having to recharge my fit. So my question is: Are the extra features definitely worth the minor inconvenience of needing to recharge it weekly?

Very good question. I think about upgrading over and over again but every time I look at my vivofit and realize that I have worn it for a year without taking it off and I have never once had to change the battery, the thought passes I may think about the vivofit 2 though so I can click that activity button

DeeDiddyGee

carlypie84 wrote: »

My Garmin Connect name is the same: carlypie84

DeeDiddyGee, I'm not sure why it wouldn't be updating to your MFP. You added your Vivofit device on MFP and linked your MFP on the Connect app/site? I can't remember if there were any extra steps during setup that may have caused this.

I see calories burned under Exercise on MFP. In the past, and I don't know when it changed, it used to say, "25 minutes of C25K, burned xxx calories."

Hmph!

p.s. I will friend request you on GarminConnect.