Fitbit Gadget

Hey Brendan,
I'm glad you asked this. I saw them for the first time yesterday and was wondering the same thing.
I was also wondering if you have to wear them all day? I can't have it at work so if missing 8-9 hours of data makes it useless I would have to pass on it.
Thanks!

I got mine 2 days ago and I LOVE it. It has given me a much more accurate idea of what I spend each day and confirmed that yes indeed I am lightly active most of the day, I was wondering if I was sedentary. Mostly it has encouraged me to move because I want to get the badges/steps etc.

You do need to wear it all day, but it attaches to your bra or underwear. Mine has been on my bra strap and I don't even notice it. I guess if you are not allowed electronic devices at work there wouldn't be much point in it as it does need to be on to be effective. I had two friends on here who had one before me and both encouraged me to get it and it was a good investment - probably more so than my Polar HRM, which I will continue to use when I work out hard, but for walking etc is a bit over the top.

It encourages you to do a little bit more than you did the day before. It weighs 0.4 oz (10g) and can be clipped to you belt.
It allows your steps to be recorded and flights of stairs to be counted. He even monitors how well you sleep.

I have had mine for 3 weeks now and I make sure I wear it all the time.
Some people may say it is a glorified pedometer but it is motiviating me.

If you input your excercise in MFP, it matches it with the fitbit (you have to put in the correct start time).
Likewise, if you forget to fill out MFP, it will make the adjustment into the excercise tab for you.

I can't advise you to spend the money, but I think it is worth every penny/cent.

Ive been wanting to get one for a few months now! It seems so cool...and it tracks your sleep which is awesome! I would love to see how little i really am getting with getting up to be a few times a night lol andmon those wonderful days my son still gets up in the middle of the night! I think i would love it and anything that makes u wanna move more is worth it to me!!! Think that might be my special purchase!! :-) the only reason i dont is because i always wonder if i should just by a hrm instead but the fitbit just seams like it does so much more!! Good luck on your journeys! :bigsmile:

I love mine.
I discovered I'm way more active than I thought, and so no wonder I wasn't gaining any weight...I got down to like 99lbs last December and that was pretty scary. I didn't do it on purpose, but I run a store, and I didn't have time to eat, and so I lost hella weight.
Now that I know I'm very active (95th percentile for women in my demographic) I try and eat more calorie dense healthy foods in order to be able to gain 1/2 lb a week. So far my clothes got tighter across the arms and shoulders. Getting guns, yo!
I love my fitbit.