FitBit??? Yes? no? Maybe so?

exactly why i haven't got one, id rather not count those calories back an an excuse to eat more, i spend all day at my desk so adding the daily stuff back to eat more wont help me

You only get a Fitbit adjustment for calories burned above MFPs calculation, minus your deficit, so you don't have to worry about double-counting. It's a great tool for someone like me who is generally active without doing dedicated exercise sessions.

I have a Fitbit One and I love it. I am set to Lightly Active in MFP and I have it set to show negative calories. I love starting the day at +164 calories and seeing how my activity through the day lowers it. I don't eat back the exercise calories it gives me.

I've had my Fitbit One for a year and pretty much give it sole credit for me maintaining my 2 stone wt loss after 30yrs of yoyo dieting.

It doesn't make you over eat, it makes you earn what you need and get off your backside more.

My Fitbit food plan is set at 250 cal deficit which I follow M-F and then I eat more at w/e and have maintained beautifully. I never eat what MFP allows on the same calcs as it always suggests more than Fitbit so I'd gain weight for sure. As I said, it's working for me so I won't be changing a thing!

2yrs of stats on trendweight support my maintenance claim!

Hi. I bought the One about a month ago and have been very, very happy with the decision, not only because I got a new one free after I washed the first one.

Personally - I'm one of those competitive people that needs something to vie against to really be successful, so my opinion of it comes mostly from that mindset.

You set goals for steps, miles, calories, floors climbed, and calories eaten, and it calculates what you've done. It communicates with MFP if you've exercised over your activity setting and gives you extra calories. As a poster above said, it can also take away calories if you haven't exercised enough if you use that setting. (I don't - my MFP calorie goal is currently at 1200 because I have it set at sedentary).

I get popups on my phone when I"m close to my step goal, which I like, and the colors change as you advance through the day/steps/etc and get closer to your goals. It is something to work towards, which I generally need to be successful. I'm currently trying to get at least 12000 steps/day, and am able to be more successful because I know mostly exactly what I've done and what I still need to do.

I don't think that the calories given for exercise are accurate, so if I do eat back the extra calories, I try to stay at 60% at the most if possible. Some days that works, some days it doesn't.

They are worth the $ if you need the same kind of motivation as I do.

I considered it for a long time, cost, various models, and what I wanted out of it. Finally decided to get the basic model, the Zip. I don't need sleep or stairs/floors tracked, and didn't want something visible on my wrist, so the Zip is perfect for me. I clip it to my bra and no one knows it's there but me. The clip is very secure and I've no fear of losing it, even on a run.

I don't actually have it connected to MFP - I have been successful with the TDEE method for over two years, and don't want the Zip to change anything, but I do like comparing the numbers and was happy to see that the info from the Zip lines up with what I've been doing at MFP.

And I enjoy the motivation it gives to move a bit more on non-running days, and it was eye opening to see just how sedentary I can be on a rest day!

Even with the cheapest model, I turned to eBay, and found a brand new Zip, still in the package, for $39. It works great.

I love my Fitbit Flex! I like knowing how many calories I am burning without having to log individual exercises. Also, I am on my feet a lot during the day and I never knew how many calories I was burning. I don't use it as an excuse to eat more (if I'm hungry, I eat regardless of what the Fitbit says), but I like knowing how much I am burning.

I also love the built in alarm. I get up to work out at 3:30 AM and now I don't wake anyone up with my alarm clock.

I've been using a Fitbit for almost 2 years.

It's not an excuse to do anything. It's a good way to get a true picture of your activity, since taking a total stab in the dark at a 4 sizes fit all sedentary or lightly or moderately or very active is far from accurate (not saying the Fitbit is 100% accurate, it's still based on calculations and estimations, but it's much much closer than your own somewhat blind guess). I would say that overall I'm lightly active, and yeah, it probably works out that way when you do an average over the last 2 years, but I go through phases where my activity levels wax and wane - season-to-season, week-to-week, even day-to-day. I have mine set for negative calories, too. I'd much rather have that true picture of my daily activity and know when I need to adjust my goals.

Also, you're set up to have a deficit. You're SUPPOSED to eat your exercise calories. No one should need an "excuse" to do that, because you don't need an excuse to follow the program the way it's set up to be followed.

yes

I love it. I have a FitBit One. My goal is to reach 15,000 steps/day.

I have a FitBit. I love it... absolutely LOVE it!

I spent nearly a year looking over the devices and their pros and cons. It came down to the fitbit and basis b1 for me. When the basis steel edition came out, I bit the bullet and spent 200 bucks. There will always be room for improvement, but I am very pleased with my purchase. I would recommend the basis to anyone, but it really is up to your preference of how you want to wear your device, and the small differences that each one offers. Good luck to everyone on your decisions.

I would highly recommend it. I've lost twice the weight since I've been using one. I always want to do that extra amount to reach my goals everyday. I do at least 10.000 steps everyday, but most days I go for the 30,000. In 20 days I lost 9.8 lbs by adding the extra effort . It is a very motivating tool!

Fitbit One worked for me, and continues to. That's what got me started. I hit my goal weight last summer and have been going strong ever since. I set my activity level to Sedentary and enabled negative calorie adjustments... this has worked remarkably well with my highly variable activity day to day. When I say "highly variable" -- yesterday I burned nearly 2,000 calories; a few days ago, I burned under 1,400. I've walked as little as 900 steps on one day, and over 43,000 on another. Using the Fitbit with MFP helps me keep that variance sorted out so I don't eat way outside my range on a weekly (or even daily) basis.

If your preferred calorie-burning activities are NOT primarily step-based, then a Fitbit device won't be as useful to you. I mix it up, but the step-based logging is a godsend for me... and yes, the numbers, badges, and racing with FB friends are all pretty highly motivating too.