fitbit pedometer

Everyone that I have heard says the like theirs.

Hi, get in touch with cahoughton (linked with my name). She's used something like that and loving it. I'll get in touch with her too and get her to contact you. .... Just realised after typed this that it's not what she has used, she used a watch, heart rate, cal counter thing. Soz.

i love mine, and on days when im really busy at work i always get extra calories to eat at the end of the day. i typically dont eat these exercise type calories, simply because i get them added in at like 12am when i finally am home to link my fitbit. but it certainly is a nice little boost!

the fitbit is supposed to be a confidence booster. because its not hooked up to your heart rate it isn't as accurate as it could be but for a pedometer its a pretty cool device. because it tracks all your movements, its gonna shift around calorie intake from day to day. if nothing more its great for insperation to keep moving! i am saving up to get mine at the end of this month and cant wait.

There are a couple of groups if you search for them in the community. I have a fitbit and you will see that if you aren't very active over the course of the day it will reduce your activity calories earned that it gave you (think it estimates based on your information inputted about yourself). I do not pay attention to them unless it's actual exercise then I will use those calories. Read through the product manual on the bottom of the Fitbit page and you will understand how your fitbit works and you will know which types of exercise it doesn't really calculate correctly. Fitbit should just be another tool that you use like MFP. I use it primarily to track my steps, get an idea of my overall calorie burn for the entire day, when I need to get off the couch and burn some more calories and I use it to track my sleep. It works with motion, not your heart rate so you still need an HRM for accurate exercise calories burned.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1290-fitbit-users

I've had a fitbit for a month or so. It's surprisingly accurate in terms of step and distances (I've checked it over known distances several times) but it does add more calories than I think it should.

Assuming you have been on MFP long enough to see a consistent pattern in your weight and calorie consumption- here is what I'd do... Eat 1/2 of the "extra" calories you get from fitbit and make an adjustment at that end of the week.

More important than counting calories (for me anyway) it keeps you focused on staying active and it actually takes away guilt for me... many days I don't get to work out or go for a walk- but if I have logged 3-4 miles in the course of my day, I really don't need to feel bad for missing a walk after work.

I don't eat the extra calories. THe whole point of when trying to lose weight is to burn more than you eat. I only eat more if I am hungry and then it might be a tablespoon of fresh ground peanut butter on a rye krisp or an orange. I don't worry about eating all the calories fit bit says I should. I know that my body works best on a 1200 calorie diet with little or no meat. IF you eat little or no meat, 1200 calories is a huge amount of food in vegetables and supplies enormous amounts of nutrients. I do eat some nonfat dairy, tofu, etc so I get plenty of protein. Sometimes it is hard to eat 1200 calories worth of food in a day as a Nutritarian.

So, knowing that I don't need those extra calories that fitbit gives me, it means that I just lose a little more if I am more active. I am really pretty sedentary, working a desk job and have fibromyalgia and a herniated disk so heavy impact workouts are out for me. It does seem that fibit adds more calories than I would want to eat, but since I don't eat them, I don't worry about them.

What I do love about fit bit is that it also tracks how well I sleep. That's been an issue for me for a long time so now I understand why I am so tired during the day when I wake up 15-30 times during the night.

I really do love the fitbit and it is a great motivator for me. I check my "flower" a few times a day to see how much it has grown.

There are a couple of groups if you search for them in the community. I have a fitbit and you will see that if you aren't very active over the course of the day it will reduce your activity calories earned that it gave you (think it estimates based on your information inputted about yourself). I do not pay attention to them unless it's actual exercise then I will use those calories. Read through the product manual on the bottom of the Fitbit page and you will understand how your fitbit works and you will know which types of exercise it doesn't really calculate correctly. Fitbit should just be another tool that you use like MFP. I use it primarily to track my steps, get an idea of my overall calorie burn for the entire day, when I need to get off the couch and burn some more calories and I use it to track my sleep. It works with motion, not your heart rate so you still need an HRM for accurate exercise calories burned.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1290-fitbit-users

I love mine and I agree if its set up correctly it works pretty good! Its a great tool to keep you motivated and on track!!

I got mine last week andihave to say I like it but it should come with a manual. I have had to go to the website twice. Just to figure out basic stuff. I think because it's almost 2 easy and simple it makes me question the accuracy plus I haven't quite figured out how often to charge it.how long does it need on the charger? I linked it to my work laptop now I'm all messed up, if it's ther I'm here.
Do you all charge it once a day? Does it just take a few minutes?
When I read all u need to be is by the computer and it tracks u I really thought this is 2 good to be true but it's correct?
Sorry for all the questions but their site is very good but just not the questions I seem to have. Any help or advice u can give I'd sure appreciate, it was an investment so I don.t want to just blow it off. Thanks in advance . Valerie

It over-estimates walking calories by about 10% and under-estimates running by 15% in my experience. As suggested, do not eat back all the calories, I don't eat back more than 60-75% of the exercise calories that the fitbit gives me.

It is *awesome* as a motivational tool. I started with less than 3,000 steps a day, recently I'm averaging over 13,000 steps.

I was wondering if anyone used the fitbit that connects with MFP. I just got mine and noticed it gives me more calories per day for normal daily activity. I am concerned this might make me fail. I didn't use my extra calories today but was wondering if anyone else had this tool and if my concerns are valid.

The FitBit can't make you fail!!

I do find the calories it updates just a bit confusing, but really, i find the FitBit to be very encouraging. The first day i got it, it sort of encouraged me to take the stairs and it would give me a badge. Now i take the stairs every day. I love it for tracking sleep too.

I am away on vacation right now and don't have access to my gym nor my normal routines. But the FitBit provides me a bit of reference about how active i am, so it's still helpful.

I love it. It is a lot of fun.