fitbit ultra tracker

I have had mine since the end of May, and I have lost a little over 15lbs since then!

I love the sleep tracker, I love that I honestly do not HAVE to log my exercise anymore ( I set MFP to sedentary and take the fitbit adjustment)

I literally leave mine on 24/7 unless I am showering or in the pool. Bout once a week I take it off and put it on the charger while I play on my computer....

What is it?
Do I need one ?
Where do I get one ?

Actually I guess I could just Google it :-P

I love mine also and wear it all the time from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning till they come off at night.

I like how I can use the stop watch to track my jogging or walking whatever I may be doing. No disappointment in spending the money on it at all.

Thanks for this post! I keep going back and forth about which one to buy and I think the fitbit is going to be it!!

I love love love mine. I have been known to walk in circles in my house to reach my daily step goal. I love the way it syncs with MFP.

For more information,go to the tools section of MFP there is a link to Fitbit.

I just got mine (fitbit) today and am trying to understand the whole thing. Any advice as to the easiest way to understand it? I've been using MFP since May and have lost 28#'s so far. I am walking or doing walking dvd's at home. I know the fitbit won't accurately register those steps, but it did register about 4000 steps (if I'm doing this right) I've checked and both MFP and the fitbit are synched but the totals aren't the same.

I have been thinking about getting one of these. Now after reading this I just bid on one on Ebay.

Im with you jamtown...just got mine, and am feeling kind of lost. i would also love to be directed to the best place to learn how to use your fit bit....

Just go to fitbit.com, register and there is an instruction manual on there.

I love mine too. I actually just walked in circles to get my 5 miles. Sometimes it takes a little while to sync up with MFP, but it does.

Love it. Use it 24/7 as well. The sync feature is great. It helps keep me on track (along with all of my other gizmos).

I love mine, got it about 3 weeks ago. It's just nice that I don't have to log my activity, I just log food on MFP, and check my activity and sleep at fitbit.com. I also have been known to walk around the house in circles, and up and down the stairs, one big loop. It's definitely a motivator for me.

I just got mine (fitbit) today and am trying to understand the whole thing. Any advice as to the easiest way to understand it? I've been using MFP since May and have lost 28#'s so far. I am walking or doing walking dvd's at home. I know the fitbit won't accurately register those steps, but it did register about 4000 steps (if I'm doing this right) I've checked and both MFP and the fitbit are synched but the totals aren't the same.

Sorry - should've read this one first.

Part of the issue is how you have your profile set. The two systems use different/yet related methods to calculate energy requirements. Are you "sedentary" on both FitBit.com and MFP? That's where to start.

I "borrowed" this explanation from another poster over at FitBit.com:


The adjustment sent from FITBIT to MFP IS NOT the total amount burned. as reported by FITBIT

The adjustment is a time weighted excess calculated by FITBIT over your target calorie expenditure. That value is applied to FITBITs projection for the amount of calories you can take in. There are some other averaging that FITBIT does behind the scenes. But that 32 calories that FITBIT applied is the excess. The program figured that you neded and would have burned that other 74 calories anyway.

That extra is reported to MFP as an adjustment. You may lose part or all of that at the end of the day if FITBIT misses in its estimate of how much energy you were going to expend in the previous hours. That is not an error, that is an inherent assumption of the software (eventually built by recognition of your energy expenditure pattern)

Please note that the adjustment can be reasonably "fast" through the two systems yet you can be surprised if you are reasonably close to your zero balance at the end of the day. You could have as much as a 250 calorie swing after hours (depending upon how your profile is set) and go from having a deficit (calories to spare) to a surplus (you ate more than you should have). That is because the two systems do not calculate/ project intake and expenditure the same. At the end of the day they come up with nearly the same result, but getting there can be messy.

To me, it's an essential part of my fitness.