fitbitultra

i love mine, but it is just like anything else, only you can do it. I find that I am motivated to log steps and even do stairs to get the floors in. I like knowing how I sleep and seeing the times that I am active. I have mine linked with MFP so my food logs into fitbit and it updates all day.

I love it. It motivates me to move more. It can be frustrating sometimes when the company is having bug issues they are trying to work out like recently.

But I wouldn't give it up. I am addicted to it now.

My husband and I LOVE ours, and rarely are without them clipped on. Our's are linked to MFP as well. Makes it easy!

I have had mine since Feb and have loved it and still wear it daily to take my steps. However now that I am fitter, or maybe always (not sure) I have an Polar HRM and that shows me that my cals were over estimated by the FitBit. So I no longer sync it with MFP, but use the HRM to record my cals burned as I believe that is way more accurate than the FitBit. But for 5 mths it was great and likely somewhat accurate on the cals. Its a good motivator for me as if I see I have not made my 10K steps then I get out and walk in the evenings to get it done. I usually walk 3.5 miles in the mornings, but then my job is sedentary so sometimes I do not make 10K unless I walk again in the evenings or during the lunch hour.

It's a tool. So it depends on how you use it. But I think the main benefit of it is that it's a great motivator. You tend to move when you otherwise would not. So sans all the other features, that alone makes it worth the cost in my opinion. Otherwise, it's just an expensive pedometer. The sleep tracking does not work at all for me. Moreover, I don't need it for that.

i love mine, but it is just like anything else, only you can do it. I find that I am motivated to log steps and even do stairs to get the floors in. I like knowing how I sleep and seeing the times that I am active. I have mine linked with MFP so my food logs into fitbit and it updates all day.

Do you log your food in fitbit and it updated mfp or the otherway round? I log my food in mfp but haven't seen it update fitbit.

And I love mine too ....... only had it since Tuesday but I'm using it all the time.

I like mine, but the mf-er will not sync for the life of me!! Any suggestions?

Check the trouble shooter on their web site. They have good suggestions, or contact them directly. They will walk you through it. They are really good.

if your fitbit wont sync after you set it up, make sure that your base is plugged into your computer, you still need it to upload through fitbit.com in order to show up on MFP.
mine was fairly simple to set up.
also to see your steps taken go to the home tab and then click on check in. and it should be under the measurements where your steps show up. sleep shows up in there too (i do not track my sleep since i have to search for my fitbit in the morning, now i just leave it on my sink in my bathroom).

I have only had mine for 3 days and I love it - same as Joannie30 I went and climbed more stairs to get the numbers up to win teh next badge :laugh: - it is good to see how active or not you are across the day.