Is Fitbit worth it?

I've had mine almost a year and a half and still wear it every day. I love it and would definitely recommend it. You can set goals to hit step counts, calorie burns, or overall activity level for each day. And it is definitely NOT water friendly!

Fitbit's nice for general activity tracking, but not great for figuring out how effective your exercise routines are. For that, I think you'd want a HRM.

I set my profile to "sedentary" on MFP, and then let Fitbit adjust up from there based on how active it thinks I am on a given day. If I'm more than sedentary, Fitbit sends a calorie adjustment to MFP.

I also use a HRM, which I link to Fitbit (via the Digifit on my iPhone). That way my exercise, tracked through the HRM, is factored into Fitbit's calorie adjustment as well.

It seems to work pretty well. I get anywhere from a couple hundred to a thousand calorie adjustment normally. Over the past few days I've been laid up from some minor surgery, and the Fitbit calorie adjustment's been a big fat zero... About what I'd expect since I've been about as sedentary as I've ever been.

SO, yes I have a Fitbit, yes I like it, yes I think it's worth it.

Yes. Love my Fitbit. I log all of my food on MFP & let Fitbit adjust my #'s based on my activity level.

Love mine!

T O T A L L Y ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Hell yes!!

I never did, because it just seems so simple to me.
I just use MFP to log food and count calorie burn; it works.
Simple.
And here is another reason I do not use it.
Every fat person I know in real life who fails to lose weight has a Fitbit. And they go on and on about how far they walk and how much activity they engage....yet they remain fat. And they never seem to have time to go to the gym for a real workout or hit the road for an actual walk, jog or bike ride.
That taints my view.
But people here on MFP love them and have been very successful, and MORE POWER TO THEM!
My friends here love their Fitbit, and that's great.
Decide for yourself.
I see it as worthless, but that's just my take. Good Luck whatever you decide:flowerforyou:

I am still obese....I have a fitbit. I have been going to the gym 3-4x per week since February with only 1 or 2 exceptions. In the last 5 weeks since I got my fitbit, I have lost 5.6lbs by eating a TON. The fitbit is merely a tool to make you aware of how much you are moving, and how you can eat more if you move more and STILL lose weight.

Once you have a fitbit, it own you, you don't own it, lol. I've had mine since May and I can't imagine being without it. The calories you burn every day just doing your business is an eye opener. I'd recommend it for anyone.
There is also a fitbit club on facebook, and they take it seriously, and have dropped a lot of weight because the fitbit challenges you to do better.

Yep!! What she said!! :flowerforyou:

I never did, because it just seems so simple to me.
I just use MFP to log food and count calorie burn; it works.
Simple.
And here is another reason I do not use it.
Every fat person I know in real life who fails to lose weight has a Fitbit. And they go on and on about how far they walk and how much activity they engage....yet they remain fat. And they never seem to have time to go to the gym for a real workout or hit the road for an actual walk, jog or bike ride.
That taints my view.
But people here on MFP love them and have been very successful, and MORE POWER TO THEM!
My friends here love their Fitbit, and that's great.
Decide for yourself.
I see it as worthless, but that's just my take. Good Luck whatever you decide:flowerforyou:

I am still obese....I have a fitbit. I have been going to the gym 3-4x per week since February with only 1 or 2 exceptions. In the last 5 weeks since I got my fitbit, I have lost 5.6lbs by eating a TON. The fitbit is merely a tool to make you aware of how much you are moving, and how you can eat more if you move more and STILL lose weight.

eat more?
OK, I'll take 2....:bigsmile:

Yes! I love mine. I haven't had it long, have used it for a total of 6 days, but it is getting me motivated.
Be careful if you are sweating a lot, don't ware it on your bra, or anywhere against your skin, where it can get wet. Put it on the belt clip and attach to waistband or pocket, or put the belt clip on the wristband and ware on wrist while doing vigorous exercise. You do not want to get it wet.

I've been using this about three weeks now.

This is a pedometer. Not extremely accurate at that. I keep it in my pants pocket. By the time I put my pants on I have 27 to 37 steps logged. It also does not always count stairs (floors) and has at least one time given me two floors I did not climb at all.

The sleep feature? It really doesn't work all that well. It showed me asleep when I know for a fact I was not -- I was reading and petting the cat. It did tell me how many times I got up during the night but I don't need a gadget to tell me that.

Customer service is horrible. No phone. You have to email them and their emails are not always helpful and they may not even respond.

This product enjoys it's popularity because of people raving about it to each other -- selling each other on buying this expensive gadget. Also the Fitbit website with it's individual "dashboards" makes the data somewhat useful and people enjoy competing with one another.

If you're a runner or walk a lot, you'll likely enjoy this unit. Of course, there are more accurate pedometers for about half the price.

But it's NOT an activity monitor. It won't track any activity but steps. Oh, you'll get some numbers but they won't be right. Close at times but not really right and lots of variables come into play.

If you buy into the hype, get the unit. It's a fun little play thing. But if you're just wanting to gauge your steps, get a decent pedometer that doesn't cost so much.

Once you have a fitbit, it own you, you don't own it, lol. I've had mine since May and I can't imagine being without it. The calories you burn every day just doing your business is an eye opener. I'd recommend it for anyone.

Yes to the above. I cannot imagine being without it. It has encouraged me to increase my exercise as it acts like your little personal trainer. I just got my first 12 week fitbit report: The Fitness Plan has helped you to move from Lightly active up to Active activity level. "You increased your overall activity level by 71%.
Your average activity level during the length of the Fitness Plan was Fairly active"
I just love the encouragement you get from it! I don't think the fitbit alone will do it. I have really improved my over-all fitness but now I know that I need to increase the INTENSITY of my activities. I can stand and walk in place all day long and get a thousands of steps each day......walk slowly for hours and not see much change in my weight. I believe Fitbit is a wonderful tool. I have come to believe not just getting the steps and stairs but that I need REAL cardio where I really get my heart rate up. My next step is a Heart Rate Monitor. I really believe I need to kick it up a notch--work harder--sweat and keep my heart rate up for sustained periods of time for me to move to the next level of fitness. You can't go wrong with the Fitbit it is a great tool to help move you forward--but more is needed if you really want to get fit.

The fitbit won't make you lose weight, but maybe, like me, after having mine for 2 months it encourages me to walk up those stairs or to walk on the spot for 10 mins before bed. (& to try & make sure I get 8hrs sleep each night!) For me it's like a game to get to that 10,000 steps each day (& not always an easy one!).
No. It's not the answer for a hard out *kitten* kicking workout. Get a personal trainer or a heart rate monitor to get really serious.

But for motivation? For me it works & keeps me making active choices - so for me that's good enough. Whether running or walking I care about my steps at the end. I have trouble sticking to things long term - I go all hard out boot camp, gym etc then fizzle - but this is obtainable every day & motivates me to want to do more. And isn't that the point of MFP? For motivation & encouragement? So whether a fitbit or something else I hope that you find you motivation tool too!