Fitbit...... Worth it or nah?

I love my Flex... When I calculate my TDEE using the Harris Benedict formula, I get a kcal count very similar to what my FitBit gives me so I trust it up to a certain extent, but mostly for me it acts as motivation. The BUZZ-BUZZ I get when I reach my goal for the day is a fab motivator; if I don't hit it by a 8pm, I know I haven't done enough exercise for the day.

And the graphs I get on the Dashboard are fab; it tracks my health as a whole, which is good. I've figured out that for some reason, Thursdays are not good nights sleepwise; now I need to figure out why.

I'd however say that for calorie-counting, you'd be better off investing in a HRM and tracking on MFP. The kcal's burned during exercise when measured with my Fitbit are about 10% from what my HRM is telling me (especially during weight training!). You can easily track using just MFP and a HRM. BUT for motivation, for me the Flex has been amazing...

Saying that, they've brought in a new one that does HR as well; not sure about how good that is though...

*edit: some spellingz

I am finding it a good motivator. Also it was really eye-opening to see how inactive we tend to be on an average day.

Fitbits are a great way to track calories if most to all of your exercise is step-based. If you do workouts that are NOT step based, then your Fitbit will not give you an accurate record of calories burned. A heart rate monitor is a better bet for tracking calories burned for steady-state cardio workouts, regardless of whether or not they're step-based.

That said, I LOVE my Fitbit and it works great for me since my cardio workout of choice is running.

I just got a fitbit flex tonight. This thing rocks. My mom got me an ifit for Christmas and it was defective so I returned it today and got the fitbit for the same price.

Where do I see how my Fitbit one syncs with MFP?

For me, worth it. If something happened to mine right now, I'd be at the store when it opened in the morning buying a new one.

debbiegramsof6 wrote: »

Where do I see how my Fitbit one syncs with MFP?

On the blue bar at the top of this page, click where it says "Apps". The Fitbit tracker should be right at the top of the popular apps section since it is one of the most commonly used. Click on it and follow the prompts.

I got a fitbit flex for Christmas and I like it so far. I had a body media monitor that I got about 5 years ago (or so). In my opinion it was a little more accurate with some things but I had to wear it on my arm and, for me, it was bulky so I didn't really wear it all that much.

Fitbit just came out with a monitor that also includes a HR monitor. I kind of wish my husband had waited on getting mine for Christmas and gotten me the HR monitor one but overall I like my flex.

newfie026 wrote: »

I lost my fitbit zip and I was totally upset and felt like I was missing a limb. I ordered a fitbitOne because I don't do bracelets very well and I need to see how I'm doing, so the flex and others are not for me. I can't wait to get my limb back!!! I love them!!

I know how you feel. I've had my flex about a year now and just can not be without it. I do better with something actually attached to my body so I have a bunch of different bands in different colors (found them on Ebay for about $3 each). Wearing my Packer Green right now!

Yesterday I took an extra rest day. I always check my steps before going to bed, even when I know they are low because it is so much a part of my life now. Part of me was depressed that I didn't even get in 4000 steps but it was planned. It was a good reminder how little activity I can get if I don't make an effort. My Fitbit pushes me to get that effort in.