Question for fitbit users

My wife got a FitBit Force! She really likes hers. A lady at work got one for her husband. She finds it very easy to use and wears it everyday.

I have one on the way. It's right for me because one of my short term goals is to get 10,000 steps per day. Seems natural that to do that, I need a pedometer of some kind. The FB Zip seemed perfect for my needs.

It's going to help my weight loss a lot. Right now I'd say I get 2,000 steps per day or less. I will be getting a huge boost in activity, and will be able to keep track of that activity. I like how you can sync it with MFP and it adjusts your calorie goals automatically.

I've used a Fitbit One for a few months now and I absolutely love it - so glad I got it. The main advantage is having calories automatically updated on MyFitnessPal based on how active my Fitbit says I've been. It feels more accurate than just estimating activity through MFP and I like being able to see how much walking I need to do if I fancy an extra snack.

I have the flex. LOVE it! I am shocked at how hard it is to get 10,000 steps per day. I love how it interacts with my phone, sending me messages as to how close I am to 10,000. Can't say I have lost weight because of it but I am definitely more active!

I love mine, and here's why. My days really vary, activity-wise, and my TDEE can range by 1,500 calories depending on whether I spend all day at the office sitting at my desk (booo) or walking all day for work and also going to the gym (yay!). Before getting my Fitbit, my caloric intake was not well-synced to my TDEE, so I was essentially eating a *little* bit too much on my inactive days (and at a pretty good deficit on active days). Now, if I sit at my desk all day, my Fitbit takes away calories so I don't eat too much. If I am active I get those calories credited back to me. I can maintain a consistent deficit for healthy weight loss. I love it.

I have a FitBit one and love it! Can't say it's helped me lose weight, but it's definitely a reminder to get moving on those days I don't feel like doing anything.

On the days I'm close to my step goal, I will wander around the house, run up down the hall way or jump on the treadmill just to get my goal! :laugh:

I have the Fitbit One and I LOVE it! Like others said, it hasn't really helped me lose weight so much as just visually illustrates my activity, which is a great motivator to keep moving. Its great for day to day stuff, running, biking, that kind of thing. My workout of choice is dance cardio, and I compared an HRM (Polar FT7) and the One to see how accurate the calorie burn was for workouts. The One was actually about 100 calories under what my HRM told me I burned. So its not totally accurate, but at least it is underestimating and not over estimating. Hope that helps! If you get one, you won't regret it.

Like the others say, it doesn't necessarily help with the weight loss - it just motivates you to be more active. Having said that though, I would say that in helps you to lose weight indirectly - by motivating you to be more active. Also, I'm not competitive at all, but I have a ton of friends on fitbit and I love watching everyone (including myself) move up and down in the rankings.

I am down 72 lbs total and 45 of them are since I got the fitbit One. I think it makes figuring out my calorie burn separate from fitness that much easier. I get to eat more calories and have more consistent weight loss.

Since I am trying to figure out maintenance now, its helping slow the weight loss down because I know (to the best estimation) what I am burning all day long.

I cant imagine going down this road again without the fitbit.

Fitbit Force is on a nationwide recall for rashes and chemical burns. If you decide to go with Fitbit, I'd recommend avoiding that one until they get the rash issues resolved.

I had a Flex. I started using it Jan 22 and sold it March 10. I agonized over the decision of which band to get. I had a BodyMedia armband that was amazing. It uses body temperature and heart rate to determine the strength of your workout and to determine your sleep patterns. I, personally, because of the way it draws data, feel it is the most reliable, but it's worn on the arm and is noticable as all get out... plus, I had two die in a year. So I sold the replacement they sent me.

I studied the wrist worn bands for a month. I studied the Jawbone Up, Jawbone Up24, Fitbit Flex and the Fitbit Force. Jawbone it seems has a bit of trouble (much like the BodyMedia - breaking and needing replaced frequently). So I decided not to get the Up. I was still considering the Up24 b/c second generation is usually better, right? Up24 was not compatible with any Android phone, so I decided not to get it.

That left the Flex and the Force. I chose the Flex simply b/c I could change the band out - I'm notorious for breaking plastic bands, so I wanted something that could be changed without costing me $130 (Force has an integrated design so if the band breaks, you have to buy a new device).

However, Up and Up24 have an idle alert - if you've been sitting too long, it wakes you up with a buzz so you get moving. Force has a built in clock... I liked and wanted both of these features, and had to do without them on the Flex.

So, the reason I sold my flex so soon? GARMIN! Garmin has a device called the VivoFit. It's the same price as the Force and the Up/Up24 at $130. It has the interchangable bands. It has the idle alert feature. And it has a watch feature. ALL the things I wanted - in one device by a brand I trust without a shred of doubt (as a runner, you get to know Garmin pretty well).

So, I am anxiously awaiting my Garmin VivoFit to arrive in the mail - Monday according to the tracking info.

All things considered, the Flex is a pretty cool device. It got me up and moving more for sure. Did it help with weight loss? Not that I noticed. Neither did the Body Media band I wore... but both made me more conscious of what I was or was not doing, and that's always a plus.