Have you lost weight since you got your Fitbit?

[Rnda]

I am the exact same weight as I was when I got my Flex 3 1/2 months ago!

How about you?

I'm hoping with Spring here and Summer around the corner, that my walking will increase. 

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[Skatingwendy]

Well done xx

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@kamiller wrote:

I completely cut out any soda or additional processed sugar other than ice cream. That is my cheat day treat and usually it's a Healthy Choice fudge bar (80 cal./bar). I gave up alcohol. I eat pretty much anything, but nothing more than my fist per meal. That means I measure every calorie I eat. I make out little portions with little containers and I am satisfied. I was 204 on January 30, 2015 when I weighed in with the doctor. I now weigh 174.7 today. I bought the Aria scale and weigh in every morning. I see my progress. I know for a fact that my scale is 2 lbs. less than my doctor's and my BMI measured this weekend at the 5K fun run at Anaheim Stadium after the run was 29.5. My FitBit says 30.1. So it's been very accurate so far. I have lost about 29/30 lbs. give/take an oz or 2. I eat salad every day with very little dressing. I measure every piece I put in the salad, I eat very little red meat. I eat turkey, chicken, and fish. I only eat about 4 oz of meat 1-2 times/day depending on the need to burn. If I burn more, I tend to eat more. Saturday, I burned 3800 calories throughoiut the day (including the fun run 5K). I have the FitBit set to a 750 calorie deficit. I have gone over and still lost a 1/2 lb. I have been losing about 1-2 1/2 lbs./week. I am not doing too much weight but more resistance bands and core work as well as the treadmill with incline of about 8-9% for 45 - 50 minutes at 3.3 miles +/hr. Everybody has different reactions to the workout, the diet, but I do know that you have to eat about 1/2 what you eat out and watch your choices. You have to give up something if you ate something that took up most of your calories. I don't eat much bread, but I do eat oatmeal, nuts, avocado, berries, and drink protein smoothies in the morning for breakfast. It works. It's just making a contract with yourself that you will budget your meals. Drink a lot of water and use infusions of berries, cucumber, mint (suppresses hunger) and citrus. It's really delicious and refreshing. I hope that works for you. When you don't see improvement, increase the intensity of your workout. 🙂

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@kamiller wrote:

I completely cut out any soda or additional processed sugar other than ice cream. That is my cheat day treat and usually it's a Healthy Choice fudge bar (80 cal./bar). I gave up alcohol. I eat pretty much anything, but nothing more than my fist per meal. That means I measure every calorie I eat. I make out little portions with little containers and I am satisfied. I was 204 on January 30, 2015 when I weighed in with the doctor. I now weigh 174.7 today. I bought the Aria scale and weigh in every morning. I see my progress. I know for a fact that my scale is 2 lbs. less than my doctor's and my BMI measured this weekend at the 5K fun run at Anaheim Stadium after the run was 29.5. My FitBit says 30.1. So it's been very accurate so far. I have lost about 29/30 lbs. give/take an oz or 2. I eat salad every day with very little dressing. I measure every piece I put in the salad, I eat very little red meat. I eat turkey, chicken, and fish. I only eat about 4 oz of meat 1-2 times/day depending on the need to burn. If I burn more, I tend to eat more. Saturday, I burned 3800 calories throughoiut the day (including the fun run 5K). I have the FitBit set to a 750 calorie deficit. I have gone over and still lost a 1/2 lb. I have been losing about 1-2 1/2 lbs./week. I am not doing too much weight but more resistance bands and core work as well as the treadmill with incline of about 8-9% for 45 - 50 minutes at 3.3 miles +/hr. Everybody has different reactions to the workout, the diet, but I do know that you have to eat about 1/2 what you eat out and watch your choices. You have to give up something if you ate something that took up most of your calories. I don't eat much bread, but I do eat oatmeal, nuts, avocado, berries, and drink protein smoothies in the morning for breakfast. It works. It's just making a contract with yourself that you will budget your meals. Drink a lot of water and use infusions of berries, cucumber, mint (suppresses hunger) and citrus. It's really delicious and refreshing. I hope that works for you. When you don't see improvement, increase the intensity of your workout. 🙂

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[SunsetRunner]

I knw we supposed to talk about losing weight here , but I have a question ,,, I been wanting to get the charge HR , I like the heart rate monitor on that one and I was wondering have it is , what u guys think about it .. Any information about it will help .... Thanks

[Emujo]

I had the charge, loved it. My wife has a charge HR and turns the heartbeat
function off because she thinks it uses up the battery to fast. I just
purchased the Surge, and I really like both the Heart Rate monitor and the
GPS functions. I think the calorie burn is a little more accurate as the
device combines the HR monitor along with your activity to judge total
burns. It also gives you a better overview of your heart health as you can
see how hard your heart is working real time to do your physical activity.
I can see over time that my heart is getting stronger as time goes on..My
resting heart rate is in the upper 40s, and I have to push myself herder to
get my heart rate in the upper cardio and peak zones. You can find many
free apps that do the same thing, I just like it combined on one easy to
use device. Emujo

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[A_Lurker]

I have a charge HR and find that's it is pretty close to what I burn.  May be off by a couple of hundred calories (or my logging isn't as precise as it should be).  I burn enough and have enough to lose, but it doesn't affect my weight loss.  If you're closer to your goal it might.

However, on the charging, 4 days max is what I get.  I tend to take it off and plug it into my laptop (at work or at home) periodically instead of letting it run down.  Mine is slightly modified (a waterproofed version) so that could affect it as well.

ETA: I bought the HR version as in the past I've had a nasty habit of dieting myself into illness.  The first time the indicator was my resting rate slowly went up, even though I was exercising a lot.  Turned out I had fluid around one lung, with zero symptoms at the time.  Early signs I wrote off as a pulled muscle.  By the time I finally addressed it, my resting rate had gone from 60 to 90.  So now I use the HR function as a heads up since traditionally I don't listen to my body very well.  Okay, it generally says things like... grab a book, don't bother doing anything, isn't this nice comfy location a good idea... 

[CynC]

I have the Charge and I like it very much. I do love having the heart rate monitor, and it seems to be accurate, or as accurate as one could expect. I work out hard several days a week and it is letting me know that, no matter how hard I think I am working, I am still not quite getting enough peak rate minutes, so I work out even harder the next day without killing myself. My ONLY gripe about my Charge is that it skips flights of stairs. I know how many I climb because I keep track in my head and my Charge tends to drop a flight each day. Still, on other days, if I climb up steep hills, it will say I have climbed twenty flights of stairs that day . . . so perhaps it is all balancing out, lol.  

[SunsetRunner]

Thank u guys for the information

[LauraElrod]

yes as of today im down 15 pounds

[Omegaman89]

i purchased my fitbit in May of 2015 and statrted  using it in early June 2015.  In the year since I purchased my fitbit I am down approximately 70 pounds. 

[Marcy]

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@jwil1 wrote:

I bought my fitbit just over a month ago as I've been on a quest to lose weight for a while.

In the past I have always been overweight but in the past 10 months or so I started to lose it. In abour October/November I noticed I wasnt losing it anymore but I was stuck halfway between my starting and goal weight! 

A month after getting my fitbit I have lost 2.2kg and I'm feeling a lot more motivated, hopefully it will not stop this time and if it does I will be able to track more closely whats happening!

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@jwil1, keep at it. Plateaus seem to be a natural part of the weight-loss process. 

[medas2005]

My weight is now down to 215 and my body fat is at 17%.  I think that getting 15 to 20K steps a day has really been the key to my progress.

[SunsetRunner]

Ok I have a another question. How can anyone do 50k or above in a day. The most I have done is 30k and that was hard

[Dominique]

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@SunsetRunner wrote:
Ok I have a another question. How can anyone do 50k or above in a day. The most I have done is 30k and that was hard

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Doing it on one day is possible (even if it’s hard and takes many hours). It’s claiming to do it day in day out, month after month, that doesn’t make any sense. There are several never-ending topics on this:

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Get-Fit/how-do-people-average-50000-steps-per-day/td-p/556118

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Get-Fit/How-can-a-person-average-80-000-steps-in-a-day/td-p/174603

I personally think keeping them alive is beating a dead horse.

Just be aware that people who exceed 20k steps are already a very tiny minority of the total Fitbit population. You can check this in the Premium Membership (which you can try for free for one week).

[SunsetRunner]

Ok I'm srry , I knw I need to keep it about weight loss.

[majormom]

Yes



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[medas2005]

Yes, getting to 20K requires a big commitment and effort.

I have made 30K just once and that was a special situation and I was
exhausted at the end of the day.

Being able to make 50K on a regular basis requires an unusual lifestyle or
a job that has you walking a LOT.

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[SunsetRunner]

I lost 1lb in the past two weeks

[Punkynn01]

There are some that can get it done...those who are on their feet all day at their jobs...and then go home and workout as well. I work in an office setting.  I consider myself an active person and workout 5-6 days a week. I try to keep my dashboard up on my phone to remind me off my steps and to get up and move ever so often. I am doing well if I can get 10-15K on a normal day.  There have been times that I have gotten 20K+ for a while...but I was doing a lot of running.  

I know a person that "cheated" the system.  She would claim to get an unbelieveable amount of steps each day.  I found out later that she would stand in her checkout station at the store where she worked and would move her arms like she was walking.  This tricks her app in to thinking that she is taking steps.  

Hey, if that's what she wants to do...fine...BUT, here's the thing.  She is also a "trainer".  (I used "" because she basically read a book and took an online test)  

To me, if you are in that kind of a position you need to be honest with your clients.  If you are cheating and/or lying about what you are doing for fitness...then you are being a hypocrite when you tell them what they should be doing.

Don't worry so much about how many steps you are getting.  To me..10K is a good amount.  Anything more is bonus.  As with any regimine it's not just one thing...it's a balance.  Diet, exercise, staying active and eating clean...there are many things that can make you successful...and what works for one person may not work for another.  I think that it doesn't matter if you get 5k or 50k a day...as long as they are honest steps...and not cheated.  Because, let's be honest...you are only cheating yourself.  

[SunsetRunner]

I never cheat on my step . My only exercise is walking , my apartment is tiny and on business trips a lot too .

[SWG13]

I am down about 35lbs since I first started using a fitbit flex almost two tears ago. It takes time.... My fitbit helped me to get up and move. 

[SWG13]

I am down about 35lbs since I first started using a fitbit flex almost two tears ago. It takes time....