Fitbit

Kimpop42
Kimpop42 Posts: 7 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone purchased a Fitbit.....I got mine last night and I am loving it!!!
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  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Someone gave me the older version in December. It's fun.
  • ablissabby
    ablissabby Posts: 56 Member
    I just connected mine and did my first workout so I'm seeing what it's going to do now!
  • dmmsquared
    dmmsquared Posts: 69
    Got mine a couple days ago and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it... Especially like how it tracks my sleep patterns and the fact that it connects to MFP is so cool! Worth every penny.
  • microwoman999
    microwoman999 Posts: 545 Member
    Yes it is a fun device to help me out :) I love mine and don't leave home without it!
  • Lovelybirdxx
    Lovelybirdxx Posts: 22 Member
    I have one. I love it. It helps me keep track of how my day is going calorie wise and what not. I wish it had a HRM but i will just have to get that as well.
  • kimmireads
    kimmireads Posts: 66 Member
    My daughter just got one for an early birthday present. I'm excited to find more out about it to determine whether I should save for one.
  • navinator24
    navinator24 Posts: 4 Member
    got mine last week and I solutely love it. The sleep tracking aspect is really cool, but the actual pedometer is super accurate! I highly suggest it. I got mine on Amazon because it was $12 cheaper than the fitbit site lol.
  • Ninja_Knitty
    Ninja_Knitty Posts: 67
    LoVe my fitbit. Never leave home without it. So... Did you leave your stride length and running stride length at 0, or did you set yours. If you set yours, how tall are you and what did you set it at? Curious. I just reset mine to 0 because I cannot seem to get mine right.
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    I've had mine since April and really like it. I don't bother tracking sleep very often though, it's always been about the same at 95% when I have so I don't feel the need to be wearing it at night now. Just be careful to check it before and after car journeys though because it can rack up extra flights and steps that you will need to overwrite online.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    I love it but be careful I'm on my 3rd. not waterproof at all.... killed mine with sweat and then another in the rain. best to wear it on your top. you get sweaty on your bra if you exercise hard... always have somewhere safe to put it if you may get drenched in the rain x
  • IronTitaness
    IronTitaness Posts: 117
    I got mine a few days ago and it is absolutly brilliant! I am always wearing it. I totally love that it syncs with MFP amd the sleep tracking is fantastic. Defo worth every penny :)
  • CDG1013
    CDG1013 Posts: 106 Member
    I have one and love it! I wear it all the time. Using the fitbit allows me to see how active I am when not working out and adjust my allowable calories accordingly each day. I track exercise using a HRM, but use the fitbit for everything else.
  • dragonladywendy
    dragonladywendy Posts: 71
    Good advice Zara, didn't realise it was that sensitive.

    Love mine and always have it on. However, it's no good for gym excercises as it doesn't recognise step machines or cross trainers or excertion. HRM are best for gym work and swimming. Then if you update any HRM exercises, log them on MFP and it overrides the fitbit site, but don't then adjust that site too, as you'll end up doubling up calories burnt.

    Try Amazon for HRM, mine was £30.

    Have fun with all the graphs :smile:
  • Ninja_Knitty
    Ninja_Knitty Posts: 67
    The Danskin tanktop at Walmart have a little pocket on the shoulder that is perfect for the fitbit. Keeps it safe and dry and they're under 10 bucks and a built in bra!
  • Beleg
    Beleg Posts: 227 Member
    I have had mine for 8 weeks and love it.
  • steve_crowther
    steve_crowther Posts: 28 Member
    Wouldn't be without mine now. Don't use it to track sleep, but it really does make me move more. I like the excitement of seeing how many more calories it gives me on MFP.
    Good luck with it.

    Steve
  • MissMormie
    MissMormie Posts: 359 Member
    I've got mine a week or 3 now. I'm surprised that every single day I get a higher activity level than I thought, and burn loads more calories than I ever expected.
  • MrsT99
    MrsT99 Posts: 148 Member
    Love mine.

    There is a group for those who use them with tips and advice etc
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    I hate it; it makes me move and keeps me accountable. I look at the numbers and if the steps or stairs are not within the goal I have set for myself, I take a walk to get them there.
    I have been able to track my estimated sleep time and times awaken and take this data for later studies.
    It has make me push myself to reach that next badge {come-on I want that 150 flights of stairs within a day badge}.
    After reading a very interesting story I have used others FitBits sleep tracking data to narrow down times of incidents.
  • Ninja_Knitty
    Ninja_Knitty Posts: 67
    Love more people to challenge me on fitbit. Find me on fitbit at hessteria@msn.com.
  • AnnyaSB
    AnnyaSB Posts: 233 Member
    I love it but be careful I'm on my 3rd. not waterproof at all.... killed mine with sweat and then another in the rain. best to wear it on your top. you get sweaty on your bra if you exercise hard... always have somewhere safe to put it if you may get drenched in the rain x

    ^ This. And don't forget to secure it to your trousers if you are wearing it with the belt clip - I lost my first one a few weeks ago just this way so I hook a hair bobble through it now then pin the bobble to my jeans with a nappy pin!

    I loved it so much that I went straight out and bought a second - I feel totally naked without it now :laugh:
  • funkyspunky872
    funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
    *Sobs uncontrollably*

    I won a brand new blue one on ebay for like 80 bucks two weeks ago, and it was supposed to get here on Aug. 28. :cry: I still haven't gotten it and being patient is so hard.

    I CAN'T WAIT!! :love:
  • Maudy16
    Maudy16 Posts: 36
    I have one had it for just under a week now and love it, it really opens your eyes and makes me want to walk the long way round rather than getting there as quick as possible!!!!!! There is a BUT though - I dont seem to be doing things right with it.

    I have tried logging my excercise on MFP by stating the start time but the figure it gives me is different to the figure it shows when I press and hold the button to track an activity - can anyone help?

    As a example I tracked my bokwa session this morning , it said i burnt 557 calories, but when i logged it in MFP is stated 424.

    TOTALLY CONFUSSED :huh:
  • SueMizZou
    SueMizZou Posts: 139 Member
    i've had a fitbit since Oct 2011. I love it. It is very motivating and keeps me moving all day. I ran one through the washer and had to go get another immediately (best buy carries them.) I feel so much better it is worth every bit of its price tag.
  • AnnyaSB
    AnnyaSB Posts: 233 Member
    I have one and love it! I wear it all the time. Using the fitbit allows me to see how active I am when not working out and adjust my allowable calories accordingly each day. I track exercise using a HRM, but use the fitbit for everything else.

    ^This. I find the Fitbit over-estimates calories when I do my Leslie Sansone walk programmes as compared with my HRM so I adjust the calories by logging it as an activity (I turn on the stop watch before I start to walk, walk, walk :happy: ) then adjust the calories accordingly at the end of the work out.
  • Ninja_Knitty
    Ninja_Knitty Posts: 67
    Congrats! :wink:
  • rnhoppe
    rnhoppe Posts: 111 Member
    I am really new to this. Can anyone tell me how the fit bit works? How is it different from a HRM? Which do you prefer? Thanks!
  • kaikoi47
    kaikoi47 Posts: 41 Member
    i've had mine for a year. it's like anything else, you use it for it's purpose and it's amazing, but if you don't' do your part than it's a waste of time and money. i remember for a week i was very lazy. i think i only took about 500 steps every other day. and when my fitbit told me i was disappointed in myself. but at the same time, it made me get up and move more. so it's helpful :3
  • FitSuga
    FitSuga Posts: 259 Member
    I've had mine since feb. and I adore it. No calorie guessing as it tells you your TDEE. It's been great.
  • siegelmh145
    siegelmh145 Posts: 5
    just got mine yesterday and i have 2 questions. is the calorie adjustment the calories from a recent work out, or do i still add my work out calories? Also, how do you see the stats, like distance, for an individual activity? Is this only visible through a recording?

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