Fitbit

I was wondering the same thing. I did see where Dr. Oz had it on a recent show and recommended it.

I'm on the website right now. It looks really cool and it's a $100. I looked at HRMs but that all seemed so... complicated? Expensive? Intimidating?

If you are looking for something that you can use to accurately eat back your exercise calories this is not it.

THAT is what I needed to know! You are so helpful!

I find mine highly accurate. I wear it in the middle of my bra or on my hip. I LOVE my Fitbit!! I lost mine last week and was devastated. I lasted 48 hours before I bought a new one I figure even if you only used it for 3 months, it works out at $1 a day which is less than a cup of coffee... and it just keeps getting cheaper. I'm also really glad I have it for when I go on holiday in a month because I'll have a better idea how much I can eat without putting on those dreaded holiday kilos.

I am also a Fitbit lover! I have had mine for a few weeks now and I use it religiously. I realized really quick that I was not moving as much as I thought I was before I had the Fitbit. I find the steps counter, distance tracker, and stairs counter all to be really accurate. It does NOT accurately count calories when you are working out though. I wear both the Fitbit and my heart rate monitor when I workout...my HRM will tell me I burned 600 calories but the Fitbit will only say 200. But I go into my profile here on MFP, put in how many calories I actually burned according to my HRM and the info immediately transfers over to my Fitbit. Also, the sleep tracker tool is really, really cool. And I'll agree with another commenter that this device is a great motivator. It may not be super precise down to the exact calorie you burned in a given day, but it is great for estimating and giving you an idea of how much (or little) you are moving. It is also great when you have friends on the Fitbit site so you can challenge each other in steps and activity points. And if nothing else, I am moving a lot more than I was before I had it. To me it is well worth the $100, in fact I'm getting one for my mom for Mother's Day

I have a Fitbit, HRM and now the Stiiv. I wear the HRM for working out only and the other two all day. I just received the Striiv so the jury is still out on how close it is in steps and cals burned compared to the Fitbit. The Striiv was under about 23 steps but I did adjust my stride length. The Striiv looks like a lot of fun. You have challenges and if you have friends that have one you can connect with them or something like that and compete.
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