A FitBit question

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  • gimpygramma
    gimpygramma Posts: 383 Member


    Because it is so new, here's what I haven't figured out yet. I wear mine to work and at the end of the day, I've walked 3+ miles and burned 1000+ calories. I believe the 3 mile part but not the 1000+ calories. If i went for a walk and walked 2 mph, I would NOT burn 1000 calories. So I'm not sure how the FitBit calculates the calories. Is it including the calories I burn just for being alive? If so, isn't MFP already using that info when it calculates how many calories I get to eat each day? I haven't had a chance to figure it out yet.
    I too am new to Fitbit. Mine arrived 3 days ago. Love the size and the fact that I can secure it pretty well anywhere on my person. Have checked it with a friend's Garmin and the distance is dead on. But I too question the calorie count.
  • loumaag
    loumaag Posts: 118
    BTW... I have myself set as sedentary because the Fit tracks EVERYTHING you do so your activity being set at active and such will make the Fitbit pointless. You will be consuming way more calories than you should be I would think, because MFP is allowing you extra calories because you are active and the Fitbit is giving you more as you go through your day. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
    Well, we bought two, one for the wife and one for me. We are in MFP as two different setups. I am sedentary, she is lightly active (she is a nurse practitioner and I sit down all day). Her FB does not adjust her exercise as much as mine does. Indeed, she has been complaining that even "forcing" a sync nothing changes unless she does a lot of extra exercise. So I think MFP takes that into account.

    To the OP: You can also "record" activity, both exercise and sleep, and then if you add the exercise in here at MFP (your exercise page changes to include a start time on MFP) it is excluded from your automatic calorie adjustment.
  • loumaag
    loumaag Posts: 118
    Mine's new and the only problem I'm having is that it registers a LOT of steps when I'm driving. The roads are bumpy and the suspension on my car isn't the greatest, so I'll wind up with a couple hundred extra steps from a car ride. Once I even got five extra flights of stairs due to an underpass. Is there any way around this?
    lol
    Since your target is 10,000 steps a day, surely a couple hundred extra steps don't matter too much.
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    Thanks Crosbinium, I'll try that tomorrow. A couple of hundred steps each car trip adds up.
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
    I LOVE mine....I wear it 24/7 except when in the shower or swimming...I clip mine to the front of my bra and it seem pretty accurate. I wish I could make it water proof because I swim alot. My weight loss has slowed since getting it to around a pound a week where as I was loosing faster because I was eating more than a 500 calorie deficit - it allowes me to more closeley monitor my daily calorie intake vs burn for healthier weight loss. It is tricky to sync, but I have learned that if I refresh fitbit after plugging it in and then open mfp that it will sync ok. sometimes it takes a few minutes - it doesn't transfer instantly and I sometimes have to refresh mfp. The only other thing is that mfp doesn't post fitbit adjustments as exercise on your wall, so your friends don't know if you have exercised. I like/need the encouragement I get from my friends, so I have just started posting when I exercise - I know that sounds silly but I don't like to exercise and some of my good friends are really into their workouts.
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
    oh, and I just realized tonight that they sell them in the store at Best Buy as well as the aria scale....
  • Lyssa62
    Lyssa62 Posts: 930 Member
    I love mine! Short and to the point LOVE
  • Fitness4Paul
    Fitness4Paul Posts: 166 Member
    oh, and I just realized tonight that they sell them in the store at Best Buy as well as the aria scale....


    I have the scale and the fitbit. Both are great products. I wear my fitbit everyday, I've had I since march. I just got the scale and have been impressed with it. No more writing down stats from my old scale. It just uploads everything for me. Fully automated. Love it.
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    I like it.
    Only thing that annoys me is that when I get home from work & I don't have anywhere else to go that my activity level goes down.
    I come from work and have a decent adjustment, but at the end of the day nothing! lol.

    I usually sync in the morning, when i come home at 3pm, and when I complete my log and go to sleep.
  • AngelAtkins61
    AngelAtkins61 Posts: 52 Member
    Agree with the strange behavior! I will , on days I need to get my 10 flights finished, end my lunch time walk with the stairwell at work until I get to 10.
    I did 7 miles today using that and mapmywalk love both. Fitbit was slightly higher in how far I went but not by much.
    I am TOTALLY addicted to this little pedometer on crack as I call it LOL
    Lost mine and was in tears.. withdrawl I believe! They were awesome when I contacted them and sent me a new one :)
    Be careful if you wear it on pants, shorts etc. If they are very thin keep a close eye on it. THats how mine fell off and no one bothered to turn it in :(
    If I am hiking or unsure of what I am attatching it to I put it on my bra..
  • bigsisterdice
    bigsisterdice Posts: 51
    I would LOVE to have it sync to my phone's android app for FitBit- yes they have a FitBit app, but its just a tracker- you can't sync with it. No bluetooth :( That would make it -amazing- for me, lol :)

    I had this thought just yesterday, it really is my only complaint so far, I've had mine for about three months. If it had bluetooth to sync with my phone on the go, it would be PERFECT!

    Also, I usually keep mine hooked to the center of my bra, and I'm a dog walker, so I have to use the start/stop button before and after every walk, and it can be a little awkward to have to look down my shirt to push it, or just poke my boobs for a few seconds lol

    The thing I didn't know when I got it was that it wouldn't be good for tracking Zumba, but I attach it to my workout pants and it usually picks up about 2/3 of what that one Zumba calorie estimator says I'm burning, so I usually go back afterwords and override that time period with a number about halfway between those two numbers.

    In short - I would say it is definitely worth the investment because it tracks what you do all day, everyday :) Hope that helped!
  • Crosbinium
    Crosbinium Posts: 415 Member
    I would LOVE to have it sync to my phone's android app for FitBit- yes they have a FitBit app, but its just a tracker- you can't sync with it. No bluetooth :( That would make it -amazing- for me, lol :)

    I had this thought just yesterday, it really is my only complaint so far, I've had mine for about three months. If it had bluetooth to sync with my phone on the go, it would be PERFECT!

    Just saw that there is a new fitbit coming out (fitbit one) that syncs to iphones and ipads through bluetooth. It says andrios support is coming soon.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Someone gave me the old version last year. I'm surprised by how upset I am upon realizing that I forgot to put it back on after showering. I'm losing points in my imaginary competition!

    If you buy one, sign up on the Earndit site.
  • Mylolamia
    Mylolamia Posts: 88 Member
    One of the very best gadgets I've ever bought! Saw the Fitbit in Myrtle Beach last May and had to have it. Haven't looked back. Easy to set up, the website only needs your height, weight, age, to get started. You can wear it in your pocket, in your bra if you're a female, on pants waistband with clip which I don't use. LOVE IT! Tracks steps walked, stairs climbed, the time including a chronometer, calories burned and miles walked. Wearing while sleeping with wristband tells you on website your sleep patterns...amazing. Very easy to use.
  • gpstrucker
    gpstrucker Posts: 930 Member
    oh, and I just realized tonight that they sell them in the store at Best Buy as well as the aria scale....


    I have the scale and the fitbit. Both are great products. I wear my fitbit everyday, I've had I since march. I just got the scale and have been impressed with it. No more writing down stats from my old scale. It just uploads everything for me. Fully automated. Love it.

    I also have the scale and love it. Well, ok, I AM a tech geek LOL

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