Is the fit bit or other devices worth the cost?

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  • aggiekaren01
    aggiekaren01 Posts: 30 Member
    I just upgraded from a Fitbit Flex to the Fitbit Charge HR. I have a desk job and sometimes I don't even move from my desk for hours. When I log into MFP and it has deducted calories from my day, I know I need to get up and walk around. (You can turn off negative adjustments but I find them motivating). I like the heart rate monitor on the Charge HR and find it motivating when I'm at the gym to get my HR up.

    My sisters and nieces also have fitbits so we've been competing in challenges as well. We're pretty competitive. :smile:
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    lonerockz wrote: »
    I have a Microsoft Band. It's not as popular as the Fitbit, but I really like the device. I would STRONGLY recommend that you get one with integrated heart rate monitoring like the Band or the Fitbit ChargeHR. Knowing what you heart rate is while you work out is really important. I start my workouts with 10 minutes of Stairmaster. 3 months ago this 10 minutes was a 200 calorie burn; now my body is used to it and its about 160 calories. Without HR monitoring, I would not know this. As your body adjusts you need to adjust your exercise plan to keep up the burn numbers.

    I have been looking into getting one and this is the exact reason why. I really just want to get an accurate description of my calories burned but I'm not sure I want to pay 100 dollars.

  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    aggiekaren01 wrote: »
    When I log into MFP and it has deducted calories from my day, I know I need to get up and walk around. (You can turn off negative adjustments but I find them motivating).

    Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), aka your maintenance calories. Your default MFP calorie goal is activity level minus deficit. Adjustments are the difference between your Fitbit burn and your MFP activity level.

    If (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments, eating your Fitbit adjustments means you're eating TDEE minus deficit. Disabling them means you never eat at a true deficit on days you burn fewer calories than your activity level.

    You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

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