Fitbit Advice?

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  • flechero
    flechero Posts: 260 Member
    I've discovered while its not 100% accurate to the distance on my GPS its REALLY close.

    Have you recently adjusted your calibration on it? when I dialed it in, I was within 1/100th of a mile most of the time as compared to the gps

    Every month or so, I would warm up and run a mile or so and then hit the button and run an exact mile on a track... divide the number of steps into 5280 and you'll be right on.
  • Stdavis53
    Stdavis53 Posts: 233 Member
    I have the Fitbit Ultra and absolutely love it! To actually see the numbers of your daily activity is really eye opening. Before I set goals to try and beat, I did 2 days of testing just to see what I actually did. A shopping/grocery day and a lazy stay at home day. To be able to see the difference in your physical activity, even if its as simple as walking around the grocery store is incredible. Its probably one of the tools that helped me decide that I could really focus on this weight loss journey and finally do it.

    Cliffnotes version: Love it, HIGHLY recommended.

    Stdavis
  • cajungirltx
    cajungirltx Posts: 147 Member
    I have the Fitbit Ultra and absolutely love it! To actually see the numbers of your daily activity is really eye opening. Before I set goals to try and beat, I did 2 days of testing just to see what I actually did. A shopping/grocery day and a lazy stay at home day. To be able to see the difference in your physical activity, even if its as simple as walking around the grocery store is incredible. Its probably one of the tools that helped me decide that I could really focus on this weight loss journey and finally do it.

    Cliffnotes version: Love it, HIGHLY recommended.

    Stdavis
    Thanks for sharing! Makes me feel better beings I just ordered the Zip 5 minutes ago.
  • abasmom
    abasmom Posts: 49
    I loved mine until I accidentally forgot to remove it from my gym clothes. Threw it in the washer and my fitbit broke. I was able to revive it once, but the second time I threw it in the wash the fitbit was a goner :(

    I saw the new fitbits are a lot cheaper than the $99 one I purchased three years ago so I may consider buying a new one. If I buy a new fitbit I am putting signs on my laundry basket and washing machine to check my gym clothes for the fitbit!!!

    I too washed mine...and was no reviving it :( BUT I LOVE MINE SOOOOO MUCH that I ran out the next day and bought a new one :happy: To me it was the best money I have ever spent (twice lol) it keeps me accountable of my movement or lack of sometimes. I only take mine off to shower.....I LOVE IT!!!! Would reccomend it 100%
  • trackercasey76
    trackercasey76 Posts: 781 Member
    I love mine, the key is just don't over think it. I log food only and let the FB do the rest. I wear mine all the time, at the gym, in my karate class, everywhere.
  • danielledesj
    danielledesj Posts: 14 Member
    I have had my Fitbit since May 15 and I just love it so much. It really motivates me to take more steps everyday:) It is completely worth it: . It is worth the investment.
    I recommend as a lady, wear it on your bra, cause I heard that people who wear it with the belt clip have lost one and some even lost 2. That can become expensive.:(
  • fitnfancy80
    fitnfancy80 Posts: 251 Member
    I got the Fitbit Zip and I love it. I wear it every single day.
  • bridgelene
    bridgelene Posts: 358 Member
    Exactly this! I will also add that I started out with the Ultra (about 2 months before the One came out). Loved it, except that I had constant ongoing issues syncing it with my Macbook Pro. I was in frequent communication with fitbit support trying to figure it out, and basically in the end I was told that it's an ongoing issue that some (but not all?) mac users have, that they are aware of. And they don't have any resolution for it yet, but are working on it :-X Basically, the only way I could get it to sync (EVERY TIME) was to fully uninstall, restart, reinstall, restart, and then sync. Which is a pretty big inconvenience for the $ spent. I was pretty bummed about that, but a few months later when the One came out, my generous girlfriend (who had gotten me the Ultra) who knew I had been having trouble with the syncing randomly got me a One so I wouldn't have so much trouble. I sync it with my iPhone and all is good in the world again!

    So I would personally suggest the One over the Ultra.
    I really like my fitbit. It keeps me aware of how much moving I do in a day. I aim for 10,000 steps during the week and at least 10 flights of stairs during the week. On the weekends, I am to do 8,000 steps and 8 flights of stairs.
    I like that it can tell how many times you wake up at night and how long it took you to fall asleep.
    The only disadvantage is if you don't do walking as your main exercise, then it doesn't track other things (such as swimming, zumba). My main exercise is walking so, I really like it.
  • bridgelene
    bridgelene Posts: 358 Member
    I did lose one while wearing it on the bra, at the end of last month :( I got another one (It was a ONE I'd lost, it fell out of the clip and the clip stayed on my bra), and now my hand is on it on and off throughout the day.
    I have had my Fitbit since May 15 and I just love it so much. It really motivates me to take more steps everyday:) It is completely worth it: . It is worth the investment.
    I recommend as a lady, wear it on your bra, cause I heard that people who wear it with the belt clip have lost one and some even lost 2. That can become expensive.:(
  • dsimmons107
    dsimmons107 Posts: 387 Member
    I had the Ultra and upgraded to the One when it came out. I have bought and given away four to family and friends. I think they are fantastic. It has really helped me monitor my activity level. It makes me walk a lot more which is a major fat burner. I don't try to use it as a heart rate monitor. I have a Polar FT60 for that purpose. Between my Fitbit, Polar FT60 and MFP I have a very complete picture of my overall fitness. I use all three sites because I download all of my Polar data to their free site and I link my Fitbit to MFP. Using them together I have a very accurate picture of calories in and calories out. I have actually lost more than 70 lbs. I started MFP after I had lost only 20 LBS. I would recommend it to anyone. I put my money where my mouth is. I have bought a total of seven.
  • JohnMessmer
    JohnMessmer Posts: 536
    It is a great pedometer, and they do a good job on motivating you via the information that is available on the Fitbit site. With that being said, I will not buy another, because I believe the money would be better spent on a good HRM. While it is nice to know how many steps you have taken, and to try to pass your previous records, in the end I want to know how many calories I have burned not just how far I have walked/run/stairs climbed. So I would recommend getting a Heart Rate Monitor that will track your caloric burn on Every Exercise that you do rather than a Fitbit that will simply estimate your calories burned when walking or running.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    It is a great pedometer, and they do a good job on motivating you via the information that is available on the Fitbit site. With that being said, I will not buy another, because I believe the money would be better spent on a good HRM. While it is nice to know how many steps you have taken, and to try to pass your previous records, in the end I want to know how many calories I have burned not just how far I have walked/run/stairs climbed. So I would recommend getting a Heart Rate Monitor that will track your caloric burn on Every Exercise that you do rather than a Fitbit that will simply estimate your calories burned when walking or running.

    They are different things. A fitbit will measure your daily activity and a HRM will be better for e exercise. Lots of people have both.
  • Codefox
    Codefox Posts: 309 Member
    I've discovered while its not 100% accurate to the distance on my GPS its REALLY close.

    Have you recently adjusted your calibration on it? when I dialed it in, I was within 1/100th of a mile most of the time as compared to the gps

    Every month or so, I would warm up and run a mile or so and then hit the button and run an exact mile on a track... divide the number of steps into 5280 and you'll be right on.

    No, I'll get around to it eventually. I have a Polar RC3 GPS watch for my training. Fitbit just comes along for the ride so I don't care if its dead on. 8)
  • barbi1281
    barbi1281 Posts: 48
    its not worth the money. just use this site and log exercise, spend the money you will save on xmas.

    xxx

    Is this your opinion based on use or just economics? I'm done Christmas shopping and I just got a relatively nice Christmas bonus so this is my present to myself if I get it. I currently use an app on my iPhone but it's (1) not very accurate, (2) draining the crap out of my battery and (3) not feasible in most of my work attire. It's hard to track on here what I walk since I have my level put as sedentary but some days I walk back and forth like crazy because of copy/print needs at work but trying to quantify that is ridiculous and time consuming.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    If you do a search, you will find loads of posts on this. Majority of people love it.
  • Mindochka
    Mindochka Posts: 61 Member
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE mine. It is such a motivator to get steps in and burn calories and it syncs with MFP. It is like my phone, always with me!! Never leave home without it....

    This about sums up my thoughts too. :)
  • tiggersstar
    tiggersstar Posts: 193 Member
    yes I have a fitbit, I got it ealier this year. I wear it every day, as it cost so dam much, I have to get my moneys worth! but it doesnt really do anything special that I couldnt have gained from using a cheap step counter and this site. I got it for myself to try and motivate me when I hit a slump, but I cant say it has.

    x

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