Looked into FitBit, should I consider Jawbone UP?

If you're not gaining or losing, you found your maintenance level. Congrats.

Anything from an activity band isn't going to be 100% accurate, anyway. It certainly won't change how much you can eat without feeling hungry. Best case, it's going to give you a relatively dependable number that your going to have to adjust to match your actual results, anyway.

_rachel_k wrote: »

I thought I was able to figure it out myself but I can't. My TDEE says it's 1900ish so I eat 1700 and depending on how much I work out I will either eat some back or leave it and I don't lose weight or inches (but I am constantly hungry!!)

I am sticking to 1500 calories regardless of how much I workout. I was eating back exercise calories and found my progress to be really slow compared to last year. Granted I weigh less so that could be a factor. But when I looked at my diary last year I saw that I stuck to around 1,500 calories plus exercise and the weight fell off.

If you are constantly hungry you should eat foods that have more fat and more protein.

I used to have a BodyMedia arm band (2.5 years--JawBone bought them out). I credit it with keeping me accountable as far as activity intensity and calories burned goes.

I did a lot of research and recently bought a Garmin Vivoactive watch and chest strap. I was considering a Fitbit Surge, an Apple Watch, Mio Fuse and a Runtastic Orbit (I already use Runtastic to map my runs). I decided on the Garmin as a "best fit for me" for the following reasons:

I don't care about heart rate on a minute to minute basis, but do care about it when I'm training. Everything I've read says there's a larger margin for error with the wrist HRMs. I also don't like things tight on my wrist. So I wanted something with a chest strap.
I like getting the notifications on my phone. It's much more subtle during meetings to check my wrist for a text than to reach for my phone to see if it's something to which I need to respond.
I like getting the notifications, but I like that it only vibrates and doesn't make noise.
I like the apps and they are constantly adding new ones for more functionality.
I like the different settings for indoor vs. outdoor exercise.
I like the color interface.
Set-up was super easy.
Good phone app and website interface with the device.
Battery lasts well and charges really fast.


I love Apple, so it was hard to resist the watch, but I really want the HRM functions I get with what I've got.

Hope that helped a little! Here's a site with lots of reviews that I looked at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404445,00.asp[\url]

So which is the best Fitbit to get? Charge, Charge HR, Surge or Flex?

I have a Fitbit charge HR. I haven't run out of battery because every few days I plug it in while having one of my showers/getting ready . It doesn't take long. It's kind of like a phone ...I charge that, so this isn't really much different. I take off to have shower anyhow so meh, it gets charged enough. I haven't noticed that much drain but it would maybe make 5 days if you weren't playing with it all the time checking stats, etc.

I don't have my fitbit synced to MFP. I keep separate for now because it seems like more of a headache. I think that the app is nice, and I like the stats it tracks. It was worth the cost for me because it's worked for my main objective: to encourage myself to move more. Second, I use to gauge how many calories are burned during some cardio workouts. I think it's pretty accurate. There is a small delay in heartrate at times when you go from resting to intense pretty quick lol. But other than that, it's pretty good!

I recommend the Fitbit One. DH and I have both been very happy with ours, if you don't care about the HR monitor it is very accurate for both of us. It records steps and floors climbed, and tracks sleep. I clip mine on my bra, and DH clips it in the watch pocket or waist of his pants. You can get them around $99. I personally like that I don't have to wear it on my wrist.

I just bought a Jawbone UP24 yesterday. I'm liking it. I was going to buy a Fitbit Flex but after a bit of research I think the Jawbone UP24 is slightly better and has a better app.

MamaFunky wrote: »

Following this thread, as I was looking to get a tracker for DH for Father's Day. How does the Fitbit HR track your heart rate? Do you have to wear a chest strap? I would think DH wouldn't mind wearing one while jogging, but curious how it would accurately track throughout the day.

Fitbit Charge HR & Surge are wristbands. No chest strap.

lps1dragonfly wrote: »

I've had my Jawbone up24 since Dec 2014. No problems with Bluetooth or data yranfers between apps. I ha e it synced with MFP and its just awesome. Been thinking of upgrading to the newsest version for heart rate tracking. Wish y friend ds used it so I could ha e buddies on my app but no biggie it's got me exploring MFP more!

The heart rate sensors in the UP3 don't work throughout the day. Jawbone keeps saying they'll release a firmware update.

You can find teammates in the Jawbone UP Bracelet group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/13420-jawbone-up-bracelet