FitBit Flex

I'd like to hear feedback as well since I just ordered mine.

following...DYING to order one, but can't swing it right now with tuition payments!

got my flex a week ago - loving it!!

I have my fitbit flex since August and I love it.

I can't live without mine!

I got my Fitbit Flex delivered on Valentine's Day this year. I love it! It vibrates and lights up when I have hit my goal steps for the day (10000), and the information on the Fitbit site includes not only number of steps, but calories burned, sleep quality/time, distance, how many minutes you have been very active, etc. Plus, you can see what your friends on Fitbit have done in relation to how you are doing, which is motivating. You also get a weekly report emailed to you about your week, which is nice. So far, loving the Fitbit! And I got it through my airmiles, if anyone has them and is thinking of getting a Fitbit. Think it was 1100 Airmiles.

I am currently on my third, yes THIRD, flex. I love my fitbit but the first one I had stopped charging. It started out that I would have to wrap a rubber band around it when I charged it to keep the contact and then after about a month that quit working too. They sent me a replacement, free of charge! And then the second one after only 2 months wouldn't HOLD a charge. I was having to charge it everyother day! So I contacted them again, and they replaced it for free. They're great with MFP, be warned there is a recall out on the one with the clock right now. I love my fitbit despite all the problems I've had. I'm concerend that when my year is up however, that I will be forced to buy another one when this one breaks (and I'm confident that it will).

I have the Flex and I love that it syncs with MFP. It works great for walking/running activities but not so well on others. I mainly bought it for the walk/run activities and sleep tracking though so I don't mind. The sleep tracking is awesome!

Activity trackers (like Fitbit or Jawbone UP) track step based activity. Non-step workouts (like spinning or swimming) should be logged either in the tracker or in MFP. (I find the trackers' burns to be way more accurate.)

Activity trackers show you your TDEE. I wasn't losing much weight at all until I got one. It took some trial & error to find what settings work best for me, but it was totally worth it!

I've had my flec for about a week now and it's obsessive. I check the app every few minutes on my phone and have it synced to MFP. Make sure you enter all of your food and exercise onto MFPm once you sync the two apps.

Just got mine and this is where I've been confused so far. If you log your exercise in MFP, aren't you counting it twice since FitBit automatically does the calorie adjustment based on what it tracks?

I started off with the fitbit One, but found it a pain to take on/off to monitor my sleep.

I agonized over the decision between the Force and the Flex, and finally decided on the Flex, because:

a) I already wear a watch, and don't need another one
b) the Flex was a bit smaller and unobtrusive for me

I love having my Flex buzz to let me know I've hit my daily goal. Other than that, for stats I just let it sync with my phone when it wants to, and then the app syncs with MFP in the background. I do not eat back my exercise calories, so the calorie estimations are not paramount to me.

Myself and the wife both have the flex and like them. For walking it is pretty accurate. They are not as accurate for weight lifting and would need to be counting additionally. And the flex does not count if your arm is not moving, like pushing a stroller. But the silent alarm works great and you can wear in shower as well. Lasts over a week per charge and syncs well.