Do you have a FitBit

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  • Veganniee
    Veganniee Posts: 460 Member
    I've added a load of you. Hope that's ok. Don't be put off by my non existent stats at the moment. I've been ill and in bed so my fitbit hasn't left the computer. starting tomorrow I'm back at work and walking!

    www.fitbit.com/user/22F5S2
  • rileysmommy143
    rileysmommy143 Posts: 6
    I could have waited until 2/16 when its in the target stored but instead I overnighted it from FitBit direct to have by tomorrow...If i can stay this motivated to reach my goal...that would be great! :laugh:
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    i have no idea how to track my sleep. sometimes when i enter my info it accepts and other times it doesnt. i try to base it on the 24 hour setting or the normal setting. neither seems to work for me.

    my total calorie burn i think may be a tad off so i adjust it in a spreadsheet and am trying to pinpoint the exact % burn correctly.

    so far i am basing it on 80% of what it says

    will no for sure at the end of the month so i have a good sample size
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    I love mine, for the sleep tracker and the accountibility factor. The only problem I have with it is it tracks your calories based on BMR, and with a lower BF% I find it underestimates how much I really burn. I've been tracking my weight and calories on a spreadsheet for almost seven months, so I'm certain I have a TDEE of close to 2600, and my Fitbit has never said I've burned more than 2200, and most days it's closer to 2000, so I know it's underestimating that quite a bit. I can only imagine it skews the numbers higher for those with a bigger BF% than the average, which could lead to overeating for some.

    Underestimating your calorie burn should be good for you, right? If you stick to what Fitbit says you have burnt and sync your calorie intake based off that, you will actually lose more weight. And that's probably the purpose of Fitbit for which most people use

    Not true for me. I find it's better to know my true TDEE and adjust from that. Too large a deficit means losing too fast, which results in plateauing and yo-yo dieting. I'm in this for the long haul. And I'm close to maintainance, so that means I eat 300-600 more a day than my Fitbit says I should. And why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you should?
  • ktsmom430
    ktsmom430 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I have had my fitbit for 1 year now.
    I loved it from first sight and I still love it.
    I could care less about calories burned. That is not what I have it for. For me, it is all about getting me up and moving more, and it is spectacular at doing that. I could not be happier with the motivation it gives me to move more! It is absolutely WONDERFUL!
  • JayDavila
    JayDavila Posts: 146 Member
    Feel free to add me guys,

    www.fitbit.com/user/2CWJHR
  • looneytunes32
    looneytunes32 Posts: 108 Member
    I don't have a FitBit, but y'all are making me think I need one, the way you all seem to love yours!
    So, could someone explain it all to me, you just wear it and it tracks activity and sleep....is there a monthly fee or anything like that?

    Thanks!
  • rushchic
    rushchic Posts: 30 Member
    On my 3rd one and I love it. Mine previous 2 have jumped in the washing machine :)
  • fishsquishy
    fishsquishy Posts: 35 Member
    I'm going to get a Fitbit, please add me. Just waiting for my work gift catalog to offer the Force unless any of you would make a case that the Flex is better than the Force? I really want it because I work from home and need some data to get myself moving around more during the day. Also interested in sleep monitoring. Thanks!
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I have a Fitbit One, love it and wear it everyday.. I have a hard time remembering to put it on at night though. I would love to have one of the new ones that go into the bracelet, but I can't justify spending $100 when the one I have works perfectly fine. Feel free to add me here or on Fitbit. http://www.fitbit.com/user/24CSFP

    I've heard that the new one falls off easily too :noway: If I'm paying all that money it better stay on :laugh:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    http://www.fitbit.com/user/28CSMN

    Love my fitbit :)

    Got you Martin :happy:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I received mine for Christmas and have kept it on since; I love it. Would love to be part of the group!

    I sent you an email about one :wink:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I have one, and stopped paying any attention to the sleep tracker at all, since it told me I was asleep the whole time unless I actually got out of bed and stood up. Given I'm an insomniac with a tendency to lie in bed clockwatching for several hours I am well aware that what it says is not even slightly accurate. Sleep Cycle on my phone gives much better results, and even that often confuses "lying in bed stationary" with "in a deep sleep".

    I toss and turn like crazy but it was telling me I was getting 90% sleep efficiency. You can change the Sleep Tracker setting to sensitive (on the FitBit website). Now with the changes, it tells me 60% and less during the weeks and a little more than that on weekend - and it shows all the times I toss and turn.

    I'm going to have to do that too. Sometimes it tells me I slept great but I didn't think so :laugh: I made that change thanks. I wonder if it matters that I put the sleeping thing on my left hand but I marked that I'm right handed?
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    Hey there. Jovette! I have several Fitbit products and like using them daily (and nightly!) Have had two One's (learned to keep the clip out and Fitbit in from that experience. Ha!), the Aria scale, and just got a Fitbit Force. As others have said, you might need to have the tracker on the "sensitive" sleep setting to get more accurate info. I have severe obstructive sleep apnea, and when I had the tracker on the normal setting, it said I slept pretty much through the night. Wrong!! The sensitive setting gives a much better picture of what's happening. I use four different apps, including the Fitbit app, to manage my different activities and nutrition, and they all link together so I can read it all in MFP. I also wrote a review of my comparison of the One vs. the Force in my blog.

    Feel free to add me - always looking for more friends, and especially like having fellow tracker users!

    Thanks for the advice. Nice!! You didn't give me your add so here's mine http://www.fitbit.com/user/25637L
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    My Violet FitBit Flex will be here 2/13/14 soo excited!! :love: Just wanted to make some friends so when I start, I have the support :smile:

    Feel Free To Add Me :happy:

    Ooooo so you should have it by now WOOOO HOOOO!!
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I just got my Fitbit Flex on Tuesday and I AM IN LOVE! It is so motivating...really gives you a reality check on how much you do/don't move! Feel free to add me, here or on Fitbit: http://www.fitbit.com/user/2D42SH

    Got you Thanks :happy:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I just got my fitbit this week and I am in love! I think it''s awesome! I'm getting my steps in and I already knew it, but now I know for sure, I do not get a good night's rest. I would love to add you and anyone else who would like some fitbit friends!

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE cheering people on every morning. :love: I know I'm weird
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I had a fitbit Ultra, looooved it - then it died on me :( so now I have a fitbit One and am in love all over again!

    feel free to add me :)

    I've never heard of some of these :laugh:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I've added a load of you. Hope that's ok. Don't be put off by my non existent stats at the moment. I've been ill and in bed so my fitbit hasn't left the computer. starting tomorrow I'm back at work and walking!

    www.fitbit.com/user/22F5S2

    I'm sure it's fine. I enjoy cheering on people :happy:
  • BootCamper10
    BootCamper10 Posts: 20 Member
    I received my fitbit for Christmas and I love it. You can add me.
  • claudie08
    claudie08 Posts: 154 Member
    Love my fitbit...or as I like to call it, The Great Motivator :laugh:

    Feel free to add me

    http://www.fitbit.com/user/28J7QG

    So true. I have a FitBit Zip and I love how it encourages me to take those extra steps to reach my daily goal. In a rush the other day, I forgot to put it on and I felt as if a part of me was missing. :smile:
  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
    Love my FitBit Flex :). Feel free to add me if you would like.

    //www.fitbit.com/user/28XLH9
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    i have no idea how to track my sleep. sometimes when i enter my info it accepts and other times it doesnt. i try to base it on the 24 hour setting or the normal setting. neither seems to work for me.

    my total calorie burn i think may be a tad off so i adjust it in a spreadsheet and am trying to pinpoint the exact % burn correctly.

    so far i am basing it on 80% of what it says

    will no for sure at the end of the month so i have a good sample size

    I use my computer for logging in my sleep I can't see on my phone :laugh:
  • Butrovich
    Butrovich Posts: 410 Member
    http://www.fitbit.com/user/2B8VHS Fitbit Flex and love it!
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I love mine, for the sleep tracker and the accountibility factor. The only problem I have with it is it tracks your calories based on BMR, and with a lower BF% I find it underestimates how much I really burn. I've been tracking my weight and calories on a spreadsheet for almost seven months, so I'm certain I have a TDEE of close to 2600, and my Fitbit has never said I've burned more than 2200, and most days it's closer to 2000, so I know it's underestimating that quite a bit. I can only imagine it skews the numbers higher for those with a bigger BF% than the average, which could lead to overeating for some.

    Underestimating your calorie burn should be good for you, right? If you stick to what Fitbit says you have burnt and sync your calorie intake based off that, you will actually lose more weight. And that's probably the purpose of Fitbit for which most people use

    Not true for me. I find it's better to know my true TDEE and adjust from that. Too large a deficit means losing too fast, which results in plateauing and yo-yo dieting. I'm in this for the long haul. And I'm close to maintainance, so that means I eat 300-600 more a day than my Fitbit says I should. And why wouldn't you want to eat as much as you should?

    You know what I've found? If I only use all these fancy stuff for guidance it wasn't until I got a chest heart rate monitior that I realized that MFP was wrong with the calories I burned an so was the other monitors :wink:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I have had my fitbit for 1 year now.
    I loved it from first sight and I still love it.
    I could care less about calories burned. That is not what I have it for. For me, it is all about getting me up and moving more, and it is spectacular at doing that. I could not be happier with the motivation it gives me to move more! It is absolutely WONDERFUL!

    ME TOO!! :wink:
  • kellyculler5
    kellyculler5 Posts: 5 Member
    I've had a fitbit for several years and really like it. When mine broke the company sent me new one without charge no problem at all. Great service.

    Kelly:smile:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    Feel free to add me guys,

    www.fitbit.com/user/2CWJHR

    Gotcha too :wink:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    I don't have a FitBit, but y'all are making me think I need one, the way you all seem to love yours!
    So, could someone explain it all to me, you just wear it and it tracks activity and sleep....is there a monthly fee or anything like that?

    Thanks!

    Well I don't pay anything at all bc it's free WOO HOO!! :laugh: I think you can page extra but why? Then I mainly use is for reminding me to keep moving and I LOVE it for tracking my sleeping. Look into it and do your investigative work and chose the one that is best for YOU:flowerforyou:
  • Jovette42
    Jovette42 Posts: 280 Member
    On my 3rd one and I love it. Mine previous 2 have jumped in the washing machine :)

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: It's part fish huh??

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