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Does anyone have a FitBit Ultra?

ctroxell2004
ctroxell2004 Posts: 56
edited January 7 in Health and Weight Loss
Looking fvor more info on it before I go spend the $100 to get it.
Worth it?

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  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    Looking fvor more info on it before I go spend the $100 to get it.
    Worth it?

    What are you needing from it?

    I have had one since May. I wanted one badly because I felt like I was sedentary, but suspected that all the little daily things that a mother does might be a lot more than I thought. I was right! The first few days I found that as a "sedentary" person, I still managed to walk 10,000-12,000 steps!

    I set MFP on sedentary, and no longer have to log ANY exercise--I just wear my fitbit and let it do its thing. On a super busy day I can get a 700+ calorie adjustment!
  • LisaGirlfriend
    LisaGirlfriend Posts: 493 Member
    I LOVE my Fitbit Ultra!! I got it in October and wear it all the time. Sleep with it at night. Feel lost without it. I got it because I wasn't convinced that my daily calorie burn was as high as all the online calculators said it was. Well the Fitbit confirmed that it is. I burn between 2000-2200 cals a day just doing life... I have it synced with MFP and I love the adjustments it gives me on lazy days vs active days. I love my weekly progress reports and seeing all the steps I take. It makes me walk more instead of drive. TOTALLY Worth the $100!!! I even bought one for my sister and she LOVES hers too! Do it...
  • MiCool90
    MiCool90 Posts: 460 Member
    Looking fvor more info on it before I go spend the $100 to get it.
    Worth it?

    No, its worth spending $60 on eBay for a brand new one. :-) :-) :-)
  • RVfrog
    RVfrog Posts: 213 Member
    I have one and really don't care for it. For me it's a waste of money.
  • glitteredgrave
    glitteredgrave Posts: 194 Member
    I love mine.
  • ctroxell2004
    ctroxell2004 Posts: 56
    I am wanting to lose weight, so I worry that seeing how many steps I take during the day and the calories I work off will let me think I can eat more...and more turns into tons.
  • ctroxell2004
    ctroxell2004 Posts: 56
    And my other question is....if I walk so much and/or burn so many calories on a regular day then why aren't I losing weight? I kinda worrry it might not motivate me...does that sound stupid.
  • Heaven71
    Heaven71 Posts: 706 Member
    I would never live without it again. I think the One just came out, I would get that as it is the updated version.

    Their Customer service is the bestest, if anything at all happens to it, they send you a new one right away, free
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    I am wanting to lose weight, so I worry that seeing how many steps I take during the day and the calories I work off will let me think I can eat more...and more turns into tons.

    Think of it more as a tool to ensure that you have a correct deficit for optimal weight loss.

    Once I got mine, I realized that my 60 minute treadmill sessions were overkill. I was undereating, and really couldn't eat any more ( I was eating over 2,000 calories a day, and having nets of like 400 cal). I cut my treadmill time in half and still lost decent weight!

    it was my tool to tell me that on grocery shopping day I didn't need to feel guilty about running through Arby's for lunch--all the walking through the store more than made up for it! And when I walked around the fair, I didn't need to feel guilty about the various bites of things I had ( an elephant toe, a couple bites of pizza, a whole gyro, some fair fries, etc)
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