Is the Fitbit worth it?

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I've had one since August. Most days, I don't even put it on anymore. It was great for the first couple months, to help me determine that I was at the right "daily activity" level. But once I found the pattern of how many calories I burn on an average day (both lazy days and super active days), I didn't use it anymore. Honestly, I find it calculates high for me in pretty much everything I do. That's not helpful to me. I use my HRM for cardio, and when I wore the Fitbit at the same time, it always calculated about double what my HRM did. Makes me wonder if t figures the rest of my day higher than it should, too.

I appreciate that it helped me figure out my activity level, but for day to day activity, I don't bother with it.

HOWEVER, I do have several friends on my list who use it daily and have it linked to MFP and allow the adjustments, etc - and LOVE it.

I have had one for about a year and a half and I wore it very consistently, but I really don't think it is worth it. I bought the higher end version. In the end, my Polar bluetooth HRM (about $60) and Runkeeper on my iPhone have been a billion times more beneficial.

On a psychological level, I felt like the counting of steps made me really limit myself. My goals were to hit 10,000, but I never necessarily pushed myself or became athletic. Since switching to Runkeeper, I've really upped my workouts and just did three 5k races in a month. My calorie burn certainly went way up when I made the switch to actually be athletic. That's just a personal note, but I think in order to make this decision you need to consider what your ideal Fitbit results will be and whether those results could be exceeded or pushed by a different device.

Mine is wasting away, used it once. Bought it because I love gadgets, but it doesn't fit well with the type of workouts that I do and I use my heart rate monitor much more.

I've had mine for about a week now. For me, yes it was expensive and i'm sure in a year I probably wont use it anymore. But for now, its REALLY opened my eyes on how un-active I really am. I thought I burned WAY more calories than I really do. So now I can adjust my calories to what I really should be eating and now I'll probably lose weight.

I have the Fitbit One and for me, it is worth it. I am always moving for my job and had no idea how active vs. non active I was until I got the Fitbit. I am a numbers person so I enjoy trying to "rack up" my numbers each day. However, it does not tell you anything you couldn't figure out by other means, it's just more convenient. I thought about waiting for the Flex as well but I wasn't sure how accurate it would be on your wrist. For example, if I'm doing desk work reaching here and there for items will it count it as steps? How will it know if I am just moving my arms or moving my body? I prefer to clip it to my torso and know it only registers movement when I ACTUALLY move. Maybe the flex will be smarter than I think but I know when I wear my Fitbit One in the wrist strap before bed and move my arm, it counts it as steps.

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I have had my fitbit for almost a year, actually this is my second, I washed my 1st in the washer and it was gone so I ran right out and bought another one..thats how much I love mine!!! I only take it off to shower....it has been a very useful tool in my weight loss journey. I have worn a HRM and fitbit at same time for an exercise and they were very close in the cals burnt...I love mine and would def recommend getting one

I have been wearing my FitBit every day since August 2011 (a year and a half now). I absolutely love it! The customer service is top notch - they will replace your device if you lose it or run it through the wash!

Since I got mine, I now have my fiance, aunt, mom, sister, brother, and 5 friends using them - many of which I bought for them. But we all use them daily and compete with each other on the leaderboard. It's helped us all become healthier and more active.

Yes, it's $100... but for that kind of money you're less likely to throw it in a drawer and stop using it. You could get a $10 pedometer but if you spend more, you'll be more likely to want to get max value from your investment in yourself!

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I found out I can get it at the Best buy mobile in the mall for about $40-$50.

I started here in Jun 2012 and by mid-July I bought mine and then after another month, one for my daughter. We wear them all the time. We never took the stairs and we always parked the closest to the store, etc. (you get the point). Well we don't do that anymore. We find places that will give us credit for climbing floors and I walk everywhere now for small errands - 1.5 mile to the store for just a couple of items or the bank 2 miles.

They redesigned it because (I think) the case will eventually crack. I'm so addicted to mine that I bought a back up replacement for when that happens - but I got the newer version.

I got the body media also later, but I can't wear it because I have fibro and it doesn't agree with me. I can see what other people are saying and really it's going to be up to you. Are you the type of person that likes to challenge yourself? Well, I passed my 1 millions steps in December and my 500 miles in January and climbing 1000 floors in December. If getting an electronic badge for walking 5 miles, 10 floors or 10,000 steps encourages you - then this is meant for you also. It's harder than you think to get 10,000 steps a day unless you are on your feet a lot.

This thingy is on my body at all times - EXCEPT SHOWER, since last July. But, also, I do use an app called MapMyWalk so that it tells me how fast I walk since the Fitbit doesn't do that.

Good luck.

My Fitbit goes everywhere with me. It has a few issues that I could do without (sometimes it counts steps when I'm driving because my truck is bouncy, and sometimes it counts stairs when I'm walking or driving uphill because I live in a hilly region). Besides those, it keeps me focused on staying active through the day - getting my butt out of my office chair and moving more, such as, going to someone's desk to talk to them instead of calling - and I can always gauge my calories out compared to my calories in, any time.