What kind of results did you get from having a FITBIT?

I had the fitbit flex, but i prefer the jawbone up24 - both have helped understand better how often i'm moving and how much i'm not. in particular the idle alerts on the jawbone are awesome. if you're idle for an hour (or whatever interval you choose) the band will vibrate to let you know. i use this as a trigger to get on the elliptical for 5 minutes or just get up and walk around a little just to get some movement if i haven't otherwise. pill reminders, alarms, better interface - it does everything the flex does, just a little bit better. the only problem is that after many recalls, the brand image is a bit tarnished, but when it works, it's fantastic.

The Fitbit Flex is a great way to know where you stand deficit wise, and challenge yourself each day to make sure you're keeping things going in the right direction. I know exactly where I stand towards the end of the day so I can make necessary adjustments to meet my calorie balance. It's definitely helped me in my quest for leanness.

I can also personally attest to their outstanding customer service. After having the Flex for about 6 months, it came off of my wrist while boogie boarding in the ocean. I emailed FitBit; and after just providing a copy of my receipt and an explanation of what happened, they sent me a brand new tracker at no charge.

Worth every penny. I too realized that if i didn't do cardio, I wasn't moving.

Spanner in the works here...... Have a Nike Fuel Band (there are other brands!) for over a year and it's great for checking your calorie burn and acts as a real motivator.

Highly recommend any way to improve motivation and this will without a doubt.

Spanner in the works here...... Have a Nike Fuel Band (there are other brands!) for over a year and it's great for checking your calorie burn and acts as a real motivator.

Highly recommend any way to improve motivation and this will without a doubt.

Yep I have a Body Media, and it works on the same concept as the others. Without it I wouldn't be nearly as active as I am.

Got a Fitbit One for Christmas and I love it.

Its not a magic device - but gives me a way to measure how active I am. I set goals, I voice my goals, I'm accountable for them. Combination of moving more and accurately logging/tracking my calories in = 35 pounds lost in ~6 months.

I like the community effect, having 'friends' and being able to challenge each other. And the One works well for me, as I clip it on my pants pocket/waist and its always with me. Easy to use, works great with MFP.

I have a FitBit One... I've only had it for a month, so my "success" isn't really all that tangible at the moment. But I've found that with my competitive nature, I am competing with myself to get my weekly steps average higher than the previous week (I love that the FitBit site will send an email with your week's progress).

I really like it, and only take it off for showers or non-walking cardio (like the elliptical). I put it in timer mode, and use my HRM instead, to fill in that time.

Edit to add: I love that you can enable "negative calorie adjustments" meaning if you're less active than your setting for MFP it takes calories away from your goal. That alone makes me want to move around. Just to make sure I don't lose calories for the day!

I have had my One since Nov 2012. I got it after I lost my weight so it didn't help me lose weight at all. But it does keep me active. I physically can't sit down all day, from the moment I wake up anywhere between 4am and 5:30am till the time I crash into bed at 10pm or later. I figured if I am up & going anyway... then may as well have a way of seeing what I do. So now I do 30,000 minimum steps per day. Actually doing them right this second.

One gets me to walk everywhere, no really everywhere. I don't drive, none of us drive in this house cause we dont have a car or a license. I could catch public transport but refuse to and I can't afford it. So I walk everywhere. To work, shopping (daily with what we need) to the Dr, to appointments in the city, hell I walked 23km to get mascara cause it was costing me $1 per tube. Today I am not working (day off) yet I am walking up past work to a different supermarket to get stuff. I will end up walking 10km there & 10 back. This is after I reach about 15,0000 steps here at home, and it will be before I go over to the park for a short 5km run (I hurt my leg a little last night so a short one is all I can manage)

With my Fitbit One I am just more aware of how much I do & know I want to do more.Without it I would go for my run.. then do nothing all day & wonder why I was in such pain. I'm very very VERY OCD about mine. VERY.

I got a fitbit zip and started using it 2 days ago, I've been quite office bound so it has shown me how little I move on an average day, it's definitely going to motivate me to find ways to be more active during my work day. It isn't synching up with mfp which is frustrating though!

I just got my Fitbit One last Wed., and I love it. I turned on negative calorie adjustments on MFP to allow it to take away calories if I'm not as active as my MFP setting (which is set to sedentary).

I'm an accountant, so I really love having all kinds of data an information available. Like everyone, I also like the badges that Fitbit gives me for a high number of steps or stairs for the day.

I bought the Jawbone UP, it costs a little more about a $140.00. It not only tracks steps but you can add in other workouts on it. Cardio, strength, hiking, etc. and it also syncs with MFP. The difference is Fitbit has a reader on the device, the UP you plug into your phone to get a reading and to add in other type workouts. I use it with my Android, but they have models that go with I-phones also.

You can pick up either at Best Buy. But either one you decide on is a huge help in determining calories burned. The UP calculates that for you and puts it right on MFP. I bought the UP wristband type because I knew I would lose something or throw in the washing machine a small device that attaches to clothes.

I love mine. Got it for my birthday. Had it about a year.

The website has some pretty cool statistics, and you can see your sleep and most/least active days.

It has limitations. It is not a HRM and tends to overestimate your burned calories. It's more of an....activity monitor which hels you keep track of how active you've been in a day.

It's a tool, not a solution.

For me what it has done is challenge me everyday to hit that 10k steps before leaving work. I have a desk job and its not an easy thing to do . It makes me get up from my desk for what ever excuse i can come up with. I walk for 45 minutes at lunch time . Then it taunts me to see how close to 20k steps i can get. Someone else posted this story but its a great example of what it does for me.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/06/30/140630fa_fact_sedaris?currentPage=3

If you get one you can add me as a friend if you like (or anyone else ) https://www.fitbit.com/user/2FWGKD

I have a fitbit zip and it's been a great motivator. It's also a great reality check -- it shows how days in my office I really am more of a bump on a log than an active person. The big graphics on the website for fibit are also really rewarding in a pavlovian way.

As many people have already said it made me realise when I started how little I moved. I have the Fitbit One and its my little clip on nagger! I boughht it the day I started this and its been the best gadget I've owned! I now use it as a guide to my TDEE (I log all exercise etc on the Fitbit website) and so plan my deficit based on the average. Its been a massive help in getting me to where I am now and I'm sure will be just as important as I work towards my goal.

ETA: Someone above said that the website over-estimates cal burn. I've found the opposite when comparing steady state cardio against my Heart Rate Monitor I've found the Fitbit website under-estimates. I need to redo my runing stride though now I'm lighter and a more experienced runner as this may be the difference (as a handy tip make sure that you set your profile up and adjust the default walking & running strides to match your actual stride length).