November Step Challenge

nov 25 = 4388
nov 27- 2518

I haven't heard of FitBit, so no don't have it.

11/1 - 13,834
11/2 - 13,035
11/3 - 16,523
11/4 - 5,943 -- bad day overall
11/5 - 11,214
11/6 - 10,817
11/7 - 11,345
11/8 - 10,157
11/9 - 12,430
11/10 - 9,821
11/11 - 11,766
11/12 - 14,740
11/13 - 22,570 - over 8 miles around town
11/14 - 14,562
11/15 - 11,169
11/16 - 10,593
11/17 - 7,815
11/18 - 10,502
11/19 - 14,924
11/20 - 10.785
11/21 - 14,786
11/22 - 10,574
11/23 - 5,147 (worked late, then driving)
11/24 - 11,163
11/25 - 18,069
11/26 - 13,849
11/27 - 17,237

Do any of you have fitbit?

Yes, love mine. I pretty much wear it 24/7 (except for baths/showers). I used to use an Omron Pocket Pedometer and it worked fine, but it was bulkier and if I was wearing clothing that didn't have a waistband (like a dress) then it didn't fit comfortably in my bra and also the Omron didn't count the steps right in my bra. My Fitbit fits in the bra easily and still counts steps accurately. Even if I'm wearing it on my waistband it is less noticeable since it is smaller/lighter.

Also, the Fit Bit has the ability to estimate your daily calorie expenditure. You would think it wouldn't be that accurate since it doesn't have a heart rate monitor, but other folks who have a Body Bugg say it isn't that far off. Also, I can tell you from experience that if I'm comparing calories consumed to calories burned (using Fit Bit's numbers) that about the time I've built up a 3500 calorie deficit for a 1 lb loss that it works out about right on the scale. So it must be estimating fairly accurately.

The newest model the Fit Bit Ultra (the one I have) can also count flights of stairs climbed. It can't pick it up if you are using a stairclimber machine or an incline on a treadmill, only actual stairs/hills, but it is a nifty feature.

You can wear it on an included wristband at night to track your sleep. It will tell you how many times a night you woke up and the number of hours you were actually asleep. That may or may not be useful to you.

Their website for food tracking is not nearly as good as MFP. However, in the near future they are supposed to release an app to sync MFP with Fit Bit. In the meantime I've been tracking my food on MFP and just entering my calories into Fit Bit's website.

I do not have the Premium membership to Fit Bit, just the free basic membership. I really haven't seen any need to upgrade. I think it is around $50/year though if you want it.

11/1 - 13,834
11/2 - 13,035
11/3 - 16,523
11/4 - 5,943 -- bad day overall
11/5 - 11,214
11/6 - 10,817
11/7 - 11,345
11/8 - 10,157
11/9 - 12,430
11/10 - 9,821
11/11 - 11,766
11/12 - 14,740
11/13 - 22,570 - over 8 miles around town
11/14 - 14,562
11/15 - 11,169
11/16 - 10,593
11/17 - 7,815
11/18 - 10,502
11/19 - 14,924
11/20 - 10.785
11/21 - 14,786
11/22 - 10,574
11/23 - 5,147 (worked late, then driving)
11/24 - 11,163
11/25 - 18,069
11/26 - 13,849
11/27 - 17,237
11/28 - 10,520
11/29 - 8,803
11/30 - 4,636 so far

11/1 - 13,834
11/2 - 13,035
11/3 - 16,523
11/4 - 5,943 -- bad day overall
11/5 - 11,214
11/6 - 10,817
11/7 - 11,345
11/8 - 10,157
11/9 - 12,430
11/10 - 9,821
11/11 - 11,766
11/12 - 14,740
11/13 - 22,570 - over 8 miles around town
11/14 - 14,562
11/15 - 11,169
11/16 - 10,593
11/17 - 7,815
11/18 - 10,502
11/19 - 14,924
11/20 - 10.785
11/21 - 14,786
11/22 - 10,574
11/23 - 5,147 (worked late, then driving)
11/24 - 11,163
11/25 - 18,069
11/26 - 13,849
11/27 - 17,237
11/28 - 10,520
11/29 - 8,803
11/30 - 13,005 + remainder of night

Grats everyone for finishing and keeping on logging!