MFP and Fitbit Flex

sargentb66
sargentb66 Posts: 1
edited February 18 in Introduce Yourself
Hi there.. I just recently purchased a fitbit flex and decided to sync it with My fitness pal. I had been using My net diary but found mfp easier to use with the flex. Also it doesn't cost anything! I had used mfp years ago and found it difficult. It's definitely gotten way better since I used it before!
Hopefully the 2 together will help me lose the 10 pounds I'm hoping to lose over the next little while.

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  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    best of luck to you!
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Welcome! MFP has a Fitbit Users group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/1307-fitbit-users
  • AdelaideNat
    AdelaideNat Posts: 89 Member
    I've had the same set-up for a week now and it's been great ! Just be sure to only enter your food & exercise in MFP (not Fitbit) and everything will transfer itself. A note about logging exercise in MFP ---> only log exercise activities that are not "step" driven (ex: strength training, elliptical trainer, cycling, yoga, rowing etc) to avoid duplication in "steps" and give you a more realistic picture of the cals burned V. exercise.

    Cheers,

    Nat
  • Technolero
    Technolero Posts: 90
    I have a fitbit force and I'm still trying to consistently get 10,000 steps a day...
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Just be sure to only enter your food & exercise in MFP (not Fitbit) and everything will transfer itself. A note about logging exercise in MFP ---> only log exercise activities that are not "step" driven (ex: strength training, elliptical trainer, cycling, yoga, rowing etc) to avoid duplication in "steps" and give you a more realistic picture of the cals burned V. exercise.
    Food & drink (including water) must be logged in MFP. And step-based activity shouldn't be logged at all. But non-step exercise can be logged either in Fitbit or in MFP—never both. I find Fitbit's burns to be way more accurate than MFP's one-size-fits-all guesstimates.

    It will take trial & error to find what works for you.
  • AdelaideNat
    AdelaideNat Posts: 89 Member
    I find Fitbit's burns to be way more accurate than MFP's one-size-fits-all guesstimates.

    Reckon I shall give that a go (entering my non-step based activities via Fitbit instead of MFP), see what happens ! Thanks for the tip! :smile:
  • donnaleighh
    donnaleighh Posts: 178 Member
    I agree that FB probably is more accurate for the non-step exercise. BUT! If you are using a HRM for the non step activities - you have a real account of the burn and so can enter into MFP then - in the end, your burns are relative to so many factors and can change for any single activity from day to day, so be careful on both!! :)
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