Accuracy of iPhone step counter?

jennyhart200

Has anyone used the step counter on an iPhone and found it accurate? Backstory is that I have been losing more than expected since starting on a 1200 cal/day diet, so I decided to turn on the step counter on my phone to try to determine if I was sedentary or more active. On Wednesday and Thursday, it measured ~2000 steps for me, which seems really low. If I am really only taking that many steps, then my activity level is set correctly at sedentary, which doesn't make sense because I have been losing 2 lbs a week instead of 1 for the past month. I am currently 138 lbs, 24 yo, female, 5'1". I don't have the funds right now to get a more accurate fitness tracker.

bunnyluv19

I use the steps app.on my iPhone-it's free_i think it's pretty accurate_i read a lot of the reviews for it_maybe you could download it and compare.

PAV8888

So eat more than 1200!

You don't need to know your steps to know whether you're losing faster or slower than you want to.

<of course steps are a nice thing to know; but they are not NECESSARY>

You don't need a specific label <sedentary, very active> to adjust the calories that you eat so that your rate of loss is appropriate!

You probably should use a trending weight app to help you.

happy scale iphone.
libra android.
www.trendweight.com (requires a supported scale or a free--and available without a band--Fitbit.com account) or
www.weightgrapher.com (set up yourself as wanting to maintain to tone down the commentary)