How to use this for weight loss

[MichaelaB]

I just set this up and am needing to loose 25 pounds. Any success stories? Anyone with suggestions on how to make this tool a great help? I'm using the charge HR.
Losing this weight will be life changing!

[betpchem]

Look around this forum, yu will find many, many success stories. 

I would say the best way to use this tool is to let it motivate you to keep moving and eat properly. Remember, it's about changing habits for a lifetime. It won't happen overnight. 

[SunsetRunner]

@MichaelaB check out these posts:

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Share-Your-Story/The-life-saving-benefit-I-received-from-the-Charge-...

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Share-Your-Story/My-Journey-Fat-to-Fit/m-p/650254#U650254 (disclosure: my own post of my journey)

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Share-Your-Story/UPDATED-6-months-and-70-lbs/m-p/269254#U269254

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Share-Your-Story/My-fitbit-story-70-VERY-EASY-pounds/m-p/620834#U620...

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[gordiet]

Looks like I started about two weeks before you did, I also wanted to lose 25 lbs. have already lost 14 lbs. I've always been quite active, where I needed the help was with diet, calories in, verses calories burn't. By closely monitoring my food consumption I have a better understanding of Calories, Fat content, Carbs, etc. The trick for me seems to be if I run a calorie dificit, the more the better, I loose weight. 

[griz326]

I use it as a couch potato alert starting at just 4000 steps a day and bumping up the steps as my fitness improves. Now I'm at 10000 steps a day; not bad for a guy no one believed would walk again after spinal surgery...

Down 36 pounds since the beginning of the year too, so activity helps with weight loss.

[Jrdubyakc]

@griz326 Nice work!  36 pounds in 4 months is amazing!

[WendyB]

Congrats to the losers! Thats awesome!

[Bestrun42]

Awesome job getting down by 36 pounds by May. I am an older runner and no frills type guy so after just getting a FIT HR CHARGE I am following the metrics and think it is a good motivation tool. But you still all the work!. Well done!

[Bestrun42]

The key to loosing weight is calorie deficit. Calories expended vs calories in. I think you should set exercise goals but really use the calorie tracker as key guidance for your weight loss objectives. Good luck and hope to hear about you success.

[MichaelaB]

I'm so happy for you! Thank you for the wonderful news

[MichaelaB]

Thank you talking to me. How so you use the calorie tracker?

[Trish_G]

My Hubby got a fitbit as a work gift and started us out on this journey and he is down over 100 lbs now and I'm down 60 lbs. For me the two things I like the most are the webpage for tracking it's so helpful to know what/how much I'm eating and the 2nd is the modivation I get wearing it as I want to make sure I get it to buzz so many a evening at 11PM I go for a quick walk if it hasn't buzzed yet for me 🙂