FitBit, is it worth it?

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  • mrsweigl
    mrsweigl Posts: 198 Member
    I have a bodybugg and i want to get a fitbit instead, i am sick of buying the web subscriptions!

    Anyone want a bodybugg V3 with Digital display? Selling cheap...
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    I got mine off amazon.com............amazon.ca didn't have any. I bought it for $88, Canadian funds. Came from Tennessee to me here in Ontario Canada in two days. I have heard that if there are any problems fitbit are quick to help out and replace any devices you damage. Either way, it's well worth the purchase.
  • KatyE213
    KatyE213 Posts: 447 Member
    I've had my FitBit for nearly 3 months and I love it. I think it works brilliantly with MFP and the FitBit website is free to use. You can pay more for an upgrade if you want but I don't see the point, especially if you are using it with MFP. I've definitely been more motivated since I had it.
  • GellisIndigo
    GellisIndigo Posts: 55 Member
    I got mine in a weird place, at a Brookstone store in Chicago's O'Hare Airport. I don't know if all Brookstone stores carry them, but I'd look into it. Hello, no shipping!

    Ive had mine for 2 weeks, but since I went out of the country without a computer I couldn't get it online and synced with MFP until Sunday. But even while away, I loved knowing how many steps I'd taken (airports anyone) and calories I'd burned.
    I don't wear it when I do my exercise, because I have an HRM (Polar FT4). But by golly, I feel naked if I don't have one or the other on!
  • Psychoanalytic
    Psychoanalytic Posts: 261
    Meh. I didn't scan through everyone elses responses. A couple of things caught my eye that I want to address that a few people said though.

    FitBit is in no way a HRM. It doesn't work like one. It doesn't look like one. It doesn't wear like one either. A HRM isn't a better choice for all people. If I wear a HRM, it'll tell you I've worked out 1000x's more than I actually have when I'm not on my medicine. Or if I'm on my medicine, it'll tell you I've sat on my rump all day and not moved. To me, THAT is the biggest advantage of FitBit from a physical aspect.

    FitBit doesn't have a monthly fee for standard use, but it does have a subscription for extra pretty shiny things on the website. I personally don't use them because everything their reporting tools offer suits me just fine.

    For whoever it was that was having troubles with getting their fitbit and MFP synced up or understanding it, take a gander at my blog. I put up a post with screen shots of how FB and MFP interact with one another. (And there's my review of FitBit somewhere in there too.)

    "FitBit gives me too many calories." Um. You're moving and shaking! It's not "giving you too many calories." You're just moving more than what fitbit or MFP has calculated you for. I was stuck on a plateau for a good while. Got a fitbit, realized I was burning 250+ calories more than I thought I was every day. Adjusted everything around, and voila. I started losing again.


    Edit: And OP, no, you don't have to buy them online. I didn't think to check to see if you listed where you live on your profile, but Best Buy sells them in most stores as well as REI.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    I do have a HRM already.... but I don't think I'd find it comfortable to wear all day....but maybe I should just do that lol

    This won't work unless it's made for this purpose. Most HRMs are only intended for wear during workouts and won't give an accurate burn count for the whole day.

    anything done during the day thats not exercise shouldnt be counted anyway :/
  • Kerri_is_so_very
    Kerri_is_so_very Posts: 999 Member
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  • Psychoanalytic
    Psychoanalytic Posts: 261
    anything done during the day thats not exercise shouldnt be counted anyway :/

    So you're telling me that your version of sedentary and my version of sedentary and what Fitbit/MFP/Some-other-random-calculation is EXACTLY the same, and that we have exactly the same projected calorie burn during various activities that we do? No. We don't.

    That's where something like FitBit is really handy.
  • PatriciaMarieHall
    PatriciaMarieHall Posts: 5 Member
    I love mine. I had not lost any weight for a couple of months and when I got my FitBit I realized I wasn't eating enough. Voila! I started dropping weight again. Well worth the money.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
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  • CraftyPayne
    CraftyPayne Posts: 41
    Ordered mine yesterday , cant wait for it to arrive :O)
  • loserbaby84
    loserbaby84 Posts: 241 Member
    I'm in Canada and because of customs it says there may be a 2-4 week delay!! Anyone know of a supplier or outlet that I can purchase a Fitbit at in Canada???

    Thanks :)
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    I'm in Canada and because of customs it says there may be a 2-4 week delay!! Anyone know of a supplier or outlet that I can purchase a Fitbit at in Canada???

    Thanks :)

    I'm in NS. I ordered mine online on June 28 and got it July 4. So, one week.

    I also think it's worth it. I'm having a blast with it. I'm having so much fun that now my husband wants one.
  • Annaruthus
    Annaruthus Posts: 301 Member
    I have a nikefuel band and I love it!
  • loserbaby84
    loserbaby84 Posts: 241 Member
    I'm in Canada and because of customs it says there may be a 2-4 week delay!! Anyone know of a supplier or outlet that I can purchase a Fitbit at in Canada???

    Thanks :)

    I'm in NS. I ordered mine online on June 28 and got it July 4. So, one week.

    I also think it's worth it. I'm having a blast with it. I'm having so much fun that now my husband wants one.

    Awesome! I'm in Alberta but placed my order today! I hope I get mine in a week, lol!

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