Has anyone actually lost weight with a fitbit 😬

[Dallaszero]

• I work a physical job at a beverage company. I have a friend who says the physicality of my job does no matter , only the gym time matters. Can this be true even if ,im putting in moderate to high effort? I walk around all day , yet again my friend says all the stuff i do at work doesn't count towards me getting fit. Should I put less effort at work and save my energy for working out rather than "go hard" at work ? Im eating less than I burn based on the calories my fitbit says.I know its not accurate to the dot but im eating sometimes 1000 less cals than it burns, sometimes even more .Any advice or constructive feedback would help thanks 😀 If i i need to add any details lmk once again thanks

[Dominique]

In terms of energy expenditure (calories burned), your physical job definitely matters. In fact, you’re probably burning a lot more calories in a full day of work than during a 1-1.5 workout session at the gym, no matter how intense that session is.

In terms of fitness, it’s a bit different. Your job may involve very repetitive moves. Your body may also have adapted to your typical workload. It also depends on what one means by "fitness": it is cardiovascular fitness, muscularity etc.?

As to your concern, which is apparently lack of results with weight loss: if you rely solely on the numbers (calories burned as per your Fitbit and calories consumed as per your logging), you’re probably burning less calories than what your Fitbit says you are, and/or consuming more calories than you think you are. Make adjustments to your eating and activity level until you are in an actual deficit. The good news about being young and having a physical job is you can lose weight while still eating a decent amount of food.

[Bill_k]

Of course people lose weight with a fitbit. Any activity that raises your heart rate into the fat burning or above zone increases your cardiovascular   health and burns more calories than just being sedentary. If you operate at a caloric deficit and remain active you should lose weight.

Lifting weights in a gym may increase your muscle mass and being on a treadmill or a bike will help your cardio as well and burn more calories.

I lost 60 pounds merely by walking the 10,000 steps and riding a stationary bike 45 minutes a day.

I never went to a gym.

Keep your carbs low and avoid sugar to get faster results.