Do you love your fitbit?

I have a Zip, because when I bought it, I had the same feeling-- I've tried a lot of weight loss/fitness journeys before and always lost interest or willpower. But 5 months later, I'm still wearing it daily and am disappointed when I don't. While its stats and syncing aren't always optimal in the way it functions with MFP, it does one very key thing for me: it keeps me moving and keeps me accountable.

A lot of my exercise is still step-based (walks when I can get them in, mostly) and a large part of my goal is to get off my butt more often from my desk job.

I'm considering upgrading to a Flex or a similar product, so that's my two cents!

I agree with this. I had the fit bit ultra and loved it. I got it wet so I upgraded to the flex. I kinda wish I had gotten the fitbit one instead. I miss people able to look at it and see how many actual steps I have taken. Plus the flex doesn't look as cool as I thought it would and I wouldn't want to wear with a nice outfit. But all in all. I am happy with my flex. (It is water proof)

I have the FitBit One and love it. Really motivates me to move more - speaking of which I'm off to walk the doggies since I'm over on my calories today & didn't go to the gym or yoga.

I also like the sleep tracker on it since I'm peri menopausal and I want to figure out if there's a pattern to my sleeplessness.

I have a BodyMedia Fit monitor, the one they use on Biggest Loser. It's fabulous, so much more accurate than a Fitbit. I got a brand new one with the bluetooth for $66 on Ebay. Still sealed in the pkg. The best purchase I ever made. Ive lost 63 lbs!

i have the fitbit one since mid january, ant that along with my fitness pal. helped me lose 67 pounds so far. they are very motivating. if this helps. they have a deal now on living social where you can get a $50 gift certificate for $25 at brookstone ,and they do carry fitbits. so you basically get it for $75. you will love it. heres the link

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Love it. You have to have friends to motivate you.
I am competitive so like to try to stay at the top of my friends list.
Currently this week I am #1 with 101k steps and I am at 83% of my weekly total of 70k steps
The 101k steps is the for the last 7 days. where as the 70k steps starts over every week.
My wrist band broke and they sent me a new one and received it Thursday after Labor day and got a hold of them on Saturday before labor day and sent them the copy of my receipt and picture of the broken wrist band with my repair number in the picture and they sent it right out.

I have an Ultra and love it. I hope to upgrade to a One for either my birthday or Xmas. The only downside I've had with it is I can't get a replacement for my broken belt clip. Customer service wanted a copy of my receipt to mail a replacement and I didn't have it.

I find the calorie tracking/counting is as accurate as anything. likely moreso because I wear it all the time.

I got my Flex at the end of August. I love the product but hate the website and support. There is little documentation, and very little support.

I did find that I push myself more every day to try and get more steps in. I have also been wearing a pedometer to determine accuracy. They vary during the day (one higher/one lower then reverse), but by night, they are pretty close.

I have not been able to replicate their calories burned, however, they must be fairly accurate. In early August, I was VERY sedentary. Desk job, sat in the recliner at home etc. I started doing 7500 to 11000 steps per day. Last weekend, my body started going into starvation mode. I looked at my "net calories" and they were averaging 658 per day over a 2 week period. I fixed that and am feeling better.

I also like the friendly competition. I found a small group of people on MFP who are also on the Fitbit site. We have a daily or weekly friendly competition. We have also helped each other out with issues, etc.

Overall, I would recommend it!!!

I LOVE my One! I would highly recommend the One over the Flex as it counts stairs and gives you detailed stats on the go (time, steps, calories burned, miles walked). I use it as a watch and stopwatch often, and I love the silent alarm. It's the first alarm clock that's ever worked for me. I think the Flex also has the alarm, but not the other on-the-go features.

I sync mine wirelessly with a tablet, would not love it half as much if I had to use the USB.

I wear it as a necklace, on a cord, and move it to my bra for formal occasions. I never take it off except to shower. Hope you get One!

Aaahhh! How do you sync it wireless with the tablet? I want to know! I love love my FitBit One. My only complaint would be the syncing. I rarely use my computer and it forces me to go turn on the computer if I want it to sync.
I havent had mine long, but would definitely say go with the One. The clock, timer, silent, alarm, always available stats, multiple readings; including flights of stairs, calories burned and steps. The sleep monitoring; time spent in bed, times awaken, how restless you are and time spent sleeping. Plus, your progress flower that grows or shrinks. I really get moving more if I see my flower is small.
TheOne is definitely my pick of the FitBits.

I'm definitely a fan. Got mine in November and was instantly hooked. My Fitbit One is on me 24/7 (except when showering). I eye it often to see how much I'm moving. For me, the actual data is very motivating as a way to be active and accountable. I can no longer lie to myself about how much I'm moving; the damn thing doesn't lie. I do sync mine to MFP and really see no problems: I log food and exercise on MFP and let Fitbit do its thing reconciling the calories (so it won't double-count from my intentional gym-type exercise which I enter manually). The One counts floors and the first thing I found was that I had been avoiding stairs. Now I welcome them and get an average of 20 per day. I've considered the Flex, and might get one someday), but not sure if I'd like the lack of a display on the device itself which the One does have. Also, it's very visible on the wrist while I can hide the One on a bra strap. I talk up the Fitbit all the time and definitely have no regrets. I've tried conventional pedometers over the years but was constantly bugged at their inconsistencies and downright inaccuracies, plus they were very particular about where on your body you could wear it. The Fitbit is right on, consistent, and you can carry it in a pocket, clip it on your shirt, bra strap, wherever.

I sync mine wirelessly with a tablet, would not love it half as much if I had to use the USB.

I would love to know how you sync with a tablet too. I have a flex but would like to see if I can get it to work too... Please PM me if you don't want to post it on here.

I believe you'd need a tablet with Bluetooth 4.0, the same as syncing with a smartphone, though I may be wrong?

My husband and I compare our Fitbit numbers and I find that for me to go 5 miles I have to take approx. 12,000 steps, but he can get his 5 miles with about 10K steps. Just a difference in stride...

Do you guys notice if it counts phantom steps while driving? I've tried other electronic pedometers and constantly have this problem since I have a long commute to and from work. I saw one poster mention it, but didn't know if it was a fluke or a common issue.

I've had my fitbit for a couple of months and I still adore it. I really feel that it has made my weightloss journey easier. Best $100 I've ever spent!

I completely agree! I got the flex; I was a little concerned because I hate things on my wrist, but I thought having to pin it to my bra or whatever every day would be more annoying. Now I don't even notice I'm wearing it. The only times I take it off are to charge it or when I shower. (I *could* wear it in the shower, but then I just have to take it off to dry underneath it so it is easier to take it off.) I get such a thrill when it goes off for reaching my goal steps.