To fitbit or not to fitbit?!

Fitbit is an activity tracker you wear on your body--like a pedometer, but it also tracks your sleep. If you link your accounts, MFP sends your water intake & aggregate meal data to Fitbit. Fitbit sends your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) to MFP. If you move more than the average for your selected activity level, you get more calories to eat.

Edited to add that MFP has a "Fitbit Users" group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/1307-fitbit-users

I wasn't losing much weight when I got my first activity tracker. At first, the adjustments didn't seem very accurate. But they got better, almost as if the system was "learning" my routine. It took a lot of trial & error to find the settings that worked best for me. But then everything clicked. I changed my MFP settings from sedentary to lightly active (even though I have a desk job), and now my adjustments are pretty minimal. And I'm losing!

I find my step goal really motivating. If I get home at night and see I'm thisclose to making goal, I'll walk around the block. A little bit more every day really adds up.

I am using the iPhone app whilst I wait for the force to be available in the UK. It is meant to be on sale later this month. I have linked my accounts and like how it tracks my steps and general activity level, not simply the exercise I put in on mfp.

I used it and disconnected it. I got it as a Christmas gift and was so excited about it untilI realized it's just an over priced pedometer. You're better off getting a heart rate monitor and tracking calories that way.

Its OK but the rubber wristband lasts 5mins....it doesn't motivate me but does help me see why I can't eat much as I am clearly very lazy!

I have a fitbit one and I love it. Definitely makes me move more to meet targets in the app...... especially on days where I feel lazy! ! To me it's worth it for the motivation.

I'm in the UK too and treated myself to the One last weekend. I really like it! I also find it motivates me more and the numbers so far seem quite accurate. I'm not looking to lose weight anymore and i haven't yet linked it to MFP.

Love my Fitbit One, had it almost a year, clip it to my bra and off I go. Wouldn't be without it now.

I also have a Polar FT4 for when I'm running to get a more accurate reading of my burn, but Fitbit is pretty good at it too.

I love mine! As others have said I find it makes me more active, I want to meet my step goal so will go for that extra walk/dance around the kitchen! I also work nights and would try and stick to my calories but still get ravenous around 4am and become discouraged, getting my fitbit showed me that I really do walk miles during my night shifts so now I can allow myself a few extra calories during my shift and still meet my targets

I've had my Fitbit One for about 3 weeks now and wouldn't be without it. Their customer care team is also excellent, the dongle for mine was faulty and they shipped a new one out no questions asked which arrived from the states in just a few days.

Mostly, being a competitive little beggar, I am finding that I am looking to find extra steps and stairs just to beat myself the previous day. I'm also on the Move your @ss challenge group both here and on the fitbit forums which gives me an extra thing to compete against.

My weight loss had stalled for about four weeks prior to getting it, I'm now losing again since getting a technological kick up the butt to move more.

Worth every penny!

My Fitbit Zip is the reason the indicator on my ticker is over to the right side . It's great for tracking your activity all day, which is ideal for my routine.