10,000 steps a day

I have lost weight since I bought mine - it has definitely made me more aware of how little I used to move and gives me extra motivation to do more so I'd say it has helped me lose weight - but I do also calorie count. I also don't eat back all of the calories it says I've earned as an extra - a couple of hundred maybe but not more than half.

I think that using any kind of pedometer really makes you aware of how much or how little you move, and also tells me that there is a massive difference between people and their level of daily activity.

Personally, I started using a pedometer last week for the week and discovered that most days I only clock around 4000 steps, but on days when I went for a long walk with the dog or went out food shopping or to do other activities like for a walk around the market I could reach 10,000 steps, which in turn = calorie burns.

I have always said that I am truely sedentary because I work from home and although I have stairs in my house I didn't think I really moved around much (even after several trips up and down daily) and I was right.

This has also made me suspect that the online TDEE calculators based on sedentary are not very accurate because someone who clocks 10,000 steps due to normal daily activity and someone else like me who is a lot more sedentary can have a huge difference in their sedentary TDEE and therefore the calories they need to eat in order to lose weight.

My weight loss has been quite slow, as I've been working on a TDEE of 1550 which has been given to me by online calculators and I've subtracted what I need in order to lose 1.5lbs per week.

In reality I've found that I am losing at a slower rate, though I've been sticking within the numbers and this could be due to my TDEE being massively overestimated. The MFP sedentary TDEE tells me it's 1650 which I know is way above my maintenance calories in reality, and they are probably more like 1400 so therefore this means that in order to lose weight I need to eat a lot less than others.

I have a fitbit one, found it invaluable in seeing how much I do or don't do. It seems to be more accurate than wrist devices. I never thought I could do 10,000 steps/day. I started with 5,000. Then graduated to 7,000 then 8,000. Now 5 out of 7 days I can do 10,000. When I can do that everyday I will increase it to 12,000.

I got my Fitbit for Xmas and I do about 14,000 steps on my busiest days, and 10,000 on my normal days. I know I walk more in the Summer too, so my average steps will probably be around 18,000 then i reckon. My 3 year old hates the cold so we haven't been out walking as much as we usually do.

I've not become more active since having the Fitbit, so I can't say the walking is making me lose weight, as this is my usual activity level. I go to the gym 5/6 times a week too.

I'm curious about how many steps I'll do at work when I go back after maternity leave. I'm a teacher and it's rare I sit down.

I've had one for about 2 years and average over 10,000 steps 6-7 days a week. I haven't lost weight. I assume I'm not eating at a deficit.
It's great to know how active you are. Just make sure it's set right for integration with MFP. Ie you don't want to get "credit" for the activity twice.

I have had a fit bit for 2 years now. It is a fantastic motivator to get me to move more.
Exercise helps, but losing weight is mostly about eating less calories than your body uses each day.

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