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Need help figuring out your TDEE? Get a Fitbit.
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Thanks for this post. This has helped me understand much more what my fitbit is doing. I was also able to calc my avg TDEE (used 7 weeks avg daily calories burned per my fitbit). My question is now that I have that number do I do anything here on MFP to update it to the more accurate TDEE? Then to lose ~1.5 lbs a week take the TDEE -20% and eat that amount on average....is that how it works?0
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saving to reread later0
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You sold me.
Off to buy the fitbit one today. I've downloaded the app on my smartphone and I can't wait to get started.0 -
Day 2 and I'm very happy with it. It sincs to my phone and I'm addicted to watching the lines turn from blue to orange and then to green.
It's extremely motivating.0 -
Do I do anything here on MFP to update it to the more accurate TDEE? Then to lose ~1.5 lbs a week take the TDEE -20% and eat that amount on average....is that how it works?
MFP has a "Fitbit Users" group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/1307-fitbit-users0 -
Thanks for the info! Hoping to get a FB soon!0
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The most useful thing for adjusting is how Fitbit's site shows me calories eaten versus calories burned by day. It also shows an exact calorie deficit on a daily basis. I look primarily at that to see how big of a deficit I'm running. If the deficit is too big I'll raise MFP's goal a bit. If the deficit is too small I lower MFP's goal a bit.
Either way, stick with MFP for meal planning. Just adjust your MFP goal up or down to make sure you're running an appropriate deficit.
Wow, thanks for this tip! I did not know I could see this laid out like that. Totally cool! It's a great way to look at calories burned vs calories eaten. Being able to see the whole week etc, really helps me see how my week is stacking up.0 -
Bump to read later when my fitbit arrives in the mail! :bigsmile:0
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Interesting...I might have to get one.0
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I won't buy one because it doesn't know how much I burn from a weight lifting session. I lift 4 days a week and that is my primary form of exercise. I also do cardio here and there, but lifting is my main thing, so it's useless to me. It's a shame because on all other fronts, it seems pretty legit.
Lifting doesn't burn that many calories. I add 75-100 calories per session depending on how much I do.0 -
Still considering this! Bump to read later.
Jonny, do you think if I don't need the sleep monitor, the Zip would be ok?0 -
I won't buy one because it doesn't know how much I burn from a weight lifting session. I lift 4 days a week and that is my primary form of exercise. I also do cardio here and there, but lifting is my main thing, so it's useless to me. It's a shame because on all other fronts, it seems pretty legit.
Lifting doesn't burn that many calories. I add 75-100 calories per session depending on how much I do.
Lifting is also my primary form of exercise. FitBit still tracks how "active" you are during your lifting sessions, but you're correct that it won't track the exact amount of calories you burn because you're lifting. However, as Jonny said, lifting doesn't burn that many calories. I eat according to FitBit's estimate of my TDEE and ignore whatever pittance of calories are burned during weight-lifting.0 -
I mine. At first it was hard to just let go and trust it to do it's thing. I highly recommend them (I have a Flex).0
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I love my Flex! It's actually confirming the numbers I took months to figure out without one. It's very satisfying. lol0
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Still considering this! Bump to read later.
Jonny, do you think if I don't need the sleep monitor, the Zip would be ok?
I think the floor/elevation tracking of the One is pretty awesome. I find myself taking the stairs just to hit the floors goal. So I think there's a lot of value to that. I also really like the timer function, as it lets me see how many calories I've burned during a workout, while still working out.0 -
Does the Fitbit also calculate accurately during exercise or would I still get that number from my heart rate monitor? I've been thinking about getting one.
IMO, heart rate monitors are terrible for calculating calories. That's a whole other rant though.
Just look at the weight loss graphs in the OP to see how accurate the Fitbit is.
It's not accurate for things where you're not on your feet, like cycling or swimming or rowing. You can just add those manually.
HRM stand alone, are terrible calculators. But if you use the data correctly (i.e. an online calc to figure gross, then net burns) it matches FitBit almost exactly. Of course, now that I have a FitBit, I don't use my HRM for anything other than staying in my zones. So while I run I have on the FitBit, my HRM and Endomondo for my training plan. My little geek heart is happy.0 -
Still considering this! Bump to read later.
Jonny, do you think if I don't need the sleep monitor, the Zip would be ok?
I think the floor/elevation tracking of the One is pretty awesome. I find myself taking the stairs just to hit the floors goal. So I think there's a lot of value to that. I also really like the timer function, as it lets me see how many calories I've burned during a workout, while still working out. And I scored a brand new on on eBay for $38.95! :drinker:0 -
bumping to read later ... just got one a couple of weeks ago and trying to figure it all out still:) Love it so far!0
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I've worn a Ultra, then a One for the last 2 years. I bought it knowing it would not cover all calorie burn activities, but would get me a better TDEE without me having to do any mental work or just trust that the FB or MFP "activity level" was accurate enough.
As stated by the OP, the FB adjusts the daily TDEE estimate from your "keyed activity level" (e.g. sedentary) giving you a more accurate net calories result. This allowed me to eat back calories daily to around a 500 calorie deficit, without me feeling hungry.
I've learned dieting is easy for me, if the calorie deficit is smallish (<500 kcal/day).
Thus, slow and steady as she goes (aye aye Cap'n).........got me to my destination without floundering on some obese reef!0 -
This makes me sad because I asked for a fitbit one for christmas and didn't get one. I've wanted it for so long, I'm going to have to save up myself. I do a lot of walking for work and it would be insanely helpful for those days.0
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