Love my FITBIT!

Panthers89

I have worn my FitBit Force for nearly a week now. Like a lot of posters previously said, it really does keep you motivated to hit the daily goals set. I have not had any bad experiences with the strap and it seemed to clasp easier each day. I wear mine as I would a wristwatch.

My wife commented on it about the 2nd day I had it on and began asking me questions so I ordered a Force for her on Monday. It must be very popular because it is on backorder and I got a 4-6 week delivery lead time. I got mine in 5 days, so I must have been pretty lucky.

Nyeslonye

I totally agree with you! I just got mine set up on Saturday and every nite it's fun to see how many steps and calories burned. I was just curious since I just got it synced with MFP, what time of the day do the calories burned go over to MFP?? Or do I enter them at the end of my day?

Nyeslonye

I totally agree with you! I just got mine set up on Saturday and every nite it's fun to see how many steps and calories burned. I was just curious since I just got it synced with MFP, what time of the day do the calories burned go over to MFP?? Or do I enter them at the end of my day?

if you have synced your fitbit with MFP, then when you upload your fitbit to the computer, it will automatically put in your adjustments. If you upload early in the day it estimates by how many steps you have had and calories burned at that point to determine whether to add extra calories to your day. I usually upload my fitbit zip after I have been on the treadmill in the morning and then upload again after dinner. Then I know what would make for a good evening snack. I have not lost my motivation with my fitbit.....if anything it has made me extremely motivated! Enjoy!

ScrappyOT

Got my FitBit One in mid January as well as the scale. In November was diagnosed at age 70 with breast cancer. Stage one, had lumpectomy and 5 days, 2 times a day brachytherapy radiation and now on hormone therapy for 5 years,a Then at the beginning of January crossed the line into Type 2 Diabetes as well as cholesterols outside the norms, Talk about "Wake Up Call, Plus I refuse to take statins, So made big lifestyle changes with diet and 45 to 60 minutes of exercise programs at the local YMCA 5-6 days a week and monitoring weight, blood glucose, blood pressure, weight, and sleep; iti is time to monitor food items starting today with adding My Fittness Pal. Goal is to lose 72 lbs. So far blood glucose and blood pressure have been well within normal limits. The biggest change has been no soft drinks of any kind since Jan. 6th and don't miss them.

scrapjen

I've had a Fitbit for almost three years now, instead of getting tired of the novelty, I'm utterly addicted to my Fitbit feedback. I've even got many of my family on board (my two oldest boys, my parents, three brothers, three SIL) ... we are a Fitbit Family, there is a but of a competition going ... no one can beat me in steps!

In regards to the OP wondering about 1700 total burn in on an inactive day ... that sounds about right for me (it depends on your size, age, sex ... I'm 5'5", 43 year old female, 150 pounds. If I just have a regular day but no dedicated exercise, that is about where I end up. That lines up with MFP, which gives me a 1200 calorie intake limit (1700-500) to try and lose a pound a week). But I AM active, and try to get my total burn to 3000 many days.

Someone else asked about Fitbit & a HRM. I wear my Fitbit and HRM together a lot, they don't interfere at all. It's really interesting to compare the two. Sometimes they are so close (even identical) in calorie burn estimate, other times they are WAY off. While I do like the HRM feedback, it is NOT something I would (or should) wear for the entire day. It's uncomfortable, I sometimes don't wear it because I just don't want to bother putting it on (the strap is cold and you need to wet the electrodes), put on the watch, remember to turn it on/off ... the Fitbit is so easy, I wear it 24/7 (recharging it when I take a shower).

I'm a Fitbit fan ... it's the topic of several posts on my blog
http://jenbsjourney.blogspot.com

Lesa_Sass

I had problems with the force band coming off at random times, made me uncomfortable all the time thinking it may have fallen off. Even to the point I would reach for it in my sleep and knock it off. I developed bitbelt to fix this problem and would ask anyone who would like to add some security to their investment to check us out and spread the word. Facebook/fitbitfix

Can you provide the complete link for the facebook page? I can not seem to find it.

AHASRADA

I've been thinking of getting a Fitbit One but I also like wearing a heart rate monitor during exercise. Does anyone still wear their HRM's with their Fitbit? Do the devices interfere with each other?

I wear my Fitbit Zip all the time and use my HRM during dedicated workouts. The Fitbit is best at recording step-based exercise, so walking, running and everyday moving around while you conduct your daily business. I do a variety of exercise DVDs with different styles of movement, so I prefer to use my HRM for those in order to get a more accurate burn estimate. I then record that exercise in MFP with the start time and length of workout, which causes the calorie burn I entered (from my HRM) to override whatever Fitbit registered for that time period.

This combination has been very effective for me.

klab11

I have both the HRM and the fitbit Flex. Do I need to link the two together in order for them to work with eachother? Or when I go to input my exercise workout to MFP from my HRM do they automatically figure it out and work together?

1Cor1510

I got my fitbit flex on January 15, but a week or so ago, I put in all the numbers since I started:
cals burned per fitbit minus food input per MFP, and divided that by the 3500 cals per lb, and compared it to my actual weight loss and it was .2 lbs difference. Pretty close!!! The difference is probably from a low estimate on food, but overall, I was happy with the numbers the fitbit is giving me.

uptomoonandback

The fitbit makes you think of things differently. I have a sit-down job so I don't get a lot of steps in, but it makes me think about what I need to do and when you excited about going to walmart just so you can get more steps in you know your addicted .

Sabine_Stroehm

I have also been thinking about getting a Fitbit Force. Does anyone that currently has one have problems with the strap (falling off or hard to close)? A majority of the Amazon reviews I've seen seemed to focus on problems with that.

Yes the strap is definitely flawed and you have to be careful that it does not fall off. I thought that I lost mine twice. Both times it was in the sleeve of the jacket I was wearing. Hopefully they fix that problem. A friend of mine was able to find her's by tracking it with her mobile device. Other than that I love my Fitbit!

Which is odd, because it's virtually the same strap as the flex, and there don't seem to be problems with it coming loose on the flex.

carolina822

So my Fitbit turned out to be a dud. The replacement should be here tomorrow.

I know we're supposed to exercise for the sake of it and not just to rack up steps or calories or whatever, but taking a 2 mile walk and getting 100 steps credit for it was a bummer! Here's hoping the new one works like it's supposed to.

ancho84

I have had absolutely no problems with it falling off. I have had it for about two weeks. It can be a bit tough to get it securely strapped on, but this gets easier as you get used to it. Those who have problems with the strap coming undone probably didn't secure it correctly.

ReneR4

I hate mine some days. By the time I'm ready for bed I need a few hundred more steps to reach my goal for the day, so I run up and down my stairs until I reach my goal. It's definitely pushing me to do more.

CC_Maam

Okay ... if anyone on this thread has their fitbit and would like to fitbit friend me ... I'd love to keep pushing goals with others ... please let me know. ThanX

CC

fayefayee5

I want to get the fitbit flex but my HTC phone is not compatible. Do I NEED to sync it to a phone, or could I get one and just view my stats at the end of the day near the computer.

I thought I read for the sleep part your phone had to be so close to it, to monitor it, so this would be an issue. Its annoying more phones arent supported yet, but oh well.

carolina822

You don't have to sync it to your phone. It comes with a dongle that you plug into your usb port on the computer and it updates from there.

clair3jane

I love my fitbit too! I got it yesterday--before then I was hungry for no reason, haha. So far today I have burned 200 calories just getting to uni and doing the same walking around that I normally do. The difference is that I can now have a midmorning coffee and not feel starving... and not actually starve! I plan to get up during my study breaks and get some more walking in, it'll add up the calories and also keep me awake. I love this thing.

gimpygramma

I too love my Fitbit. I have had my Fitbit One since September 2012 and since then I have logged almost 3,500 miles. (I am a couple of months shy of 70 years old, so that's not too shabby.) I have compared the mileage on a walk as recorded by my Fitbit with a friend who has a Garmond and it is pretty well dead on.

It sounds so juvenile but I love getting badges. I have been at maintenance for a year now. I have set my activity level at sedentary and I eat back the calories my Fitbit says I have earned. It is working well for me.

gimpygramma

An additional point, and no they are not paying me to act as a spokesperson.
I started with the Ultra, a model that is no longer available. It did not have the little rubber encasement the One has
and it really objected to getting wet. I was wearing it on my bra and on a hot summer day it got sweat soaked and died. I notified Fitbit and they had another in the mail to me immediately. Check out the other Fitbit related threads here. Their customer service is excellent. I have friends who've thrown their tracker in the wash or simply lost it. Fitbit has replaced them.

gimpygramma

I've been thinking of getting a Fitbit One but I also like wearing a heart rate monitor during exercise. Does anyone still wear their HRM's with their Fitbit? Do the devices interfere with each other?

I don't see why they would interfere with each other but you would have to explain to your MFP site what it is you are doing. The Fitbit does not accurately record things like elliptical trainers, rowing machines, stair climbers, etc. For those you will want to rely on your HRM. Keep track of your start time and the duration of your exercise, enter the figures you get from your HRM on the exercise page of your MFP account and MFP will ignore the Fitbit numbers for that period of time. On your Fitbit site you will still get credit for your steps and mileage if you are doing an exercise that it tracks.

Edmond_Dantes

I hear you. I am addicted to my Fitbit and have not logged under 10,000 steps since I got it in January. I credit it (partially) with my 13 lbs weight loss since January. I don't care that the Force has been recalled. It doesn't bother me and it would suck if I didn't have it anymore.

ywalchle

I've had my Fitbit Flex for about two and a half weeks now, I'm LOVING IT. I make sure to do the extra walking to get over my 10,000 step goal daily. I think today is the first day I haven't because of health reason's. It makes you really rethink how much you move in a day and how much you eat as well. Since getting it, I've lost more weight than previously and push myself to move more. My sister has one as well as a few friends and co workers and it's neat to see who's moving more and such.

Since getting the Flex I was able to up my TDEE on days I work cause I honestly didn't know how MUCH I moved in the day and how much energy I was spending on a typical work day. My days off I have to either get out and exercise or take a nice long walk, but it's helped me be more thoughtful of my activity level.

ywalchle

An additional point, and no they are not paying me to act as a spokesperson.
I started with the Ultra, a model that is no longer available. It did not have the little rubber encasement the One has
and it really objected to getting wet. I was wearing it on my bra and on a hot summer day it got sweat soaked and died. I notified Fitbit and they had another in the mail to me immediately. Check out the other Fitbit related threads here. Their customer service is excellent. I have friends who've thrown their tracker in the wash or simply lost it. Fitbit has replaced them.

Everywhere I have read they have the superior customer service when it comes to their devices. From replacing lost and stolen devices to replacing faulty one's as well. Gotta love a company that bends over backwards to make their customers happy.