Come say hi & introduce yourself (2019)

[FitbitCommunity]

Welcome to the Fitbit family!

Whether you've just got your Fitbit or have been with us for years, share a little about yourself with the wider Fitbit fam. You might find someone with the same interests or even the same health goals as you. You can say hi any way you like but if you're stuck, kick it off with: 

1. Where in the world are you?
2. What is your current health/fitness goal?
3. How do you like to stay fit?
4. What motivates you?
5. Favorite guilty pleasure

Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[AndreaFitbit]

Welcome to our forums @ashakantasharma, @journey2021 and @bigfoot1962. It's nice seeing new faces around. 

I hope you reach your losing weight goals soon. 😀

Which cold drinks do you like @ashakantasharma?

@journey2021, enjoy water sports while you get your beach boy. 

Keep on visiting the forums. 

[Avisonenthal]

1. Where am I?

In Baltimore MD, USA, the greatest country in the world.

2. Current health/fitness goal?

10 minute miles or better. Add muscle mass (no juicing!), be able to pass Seals entrance exam.

3. How do you like to stay fit?

Dumbbell set 3 times a week, was doing Fitbit Coach 3 times a week until Fitbit shut it down for no good reason I can figure out. Now I have put together my own Fitstar routine from what I remember. But seriously, Fitbit?

4. What motivates you?

The desire to look and be sharp, physically and mentally.

5. Favoorite guity pleasure.

Watching tube

[AndreaFitbit]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community, @Avisonenthal. I hope you pass Seals entrance exam.

Thank you for your feedback. Fitbit Coach shut down on July 30, 2021. Fitbit Coach workout content is now available in the Fitbit app, allowing you to use one app going forward. Access a variety of workouts and a range of additional features with a Fitbit Premium membership in the Fitbit app. For information about FitStar Yoga, see FitStarYoga.

Have a nice day. 

[charleskn]

Another Baltimoron, here 😆. I know I could have passed the Seal's entrance exam in the days of my youth (now 60). Good luck on your quest. There are lots of local 5ks and great places to run, for working on your mile pace. I like the lakes around the Columbia area. I have also been working on my pace, and do one longer run (5k+) each week, which I work on increasing, and one shorter run (2 miles). Other days I do rowing, elliptical and fast walking, after I do my strength training, where I try to keep my average heart rate at about 70%-75% of my max for 30-45 minutes. I believe the sustained (non-running) cardio is helping me to better sustain my runs by lowering my average heart rate. 

[AndreaFitbit]

Thanks for getting back to us and for your advise @charleskn. 

I hope it goes well to @Avisonenthal.

Keep on visiting the forums. 

[mohdar32]

Hi everyone new to Fitbit community

Just wanna ask how to reset my steps count to Zero everyday manually.

Thanks.

[AndreaFitbit]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community, @mohdar32.  Thank you for sharing your reset inquiry.

This is the welcome board. Therefore, I recommend keeping the thread according to the subject.

According to your question, steps can´t be reset manually. On a side note, if you have any additional question regarding your Fitbit device, please post it in the correct board.

Have a nice day! 

[Sheppie_mom]

1. Where in the world are you? Oregon, USA
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? Overcome health impact of long haul COVID and find my fit self again.
3. How do you like to stay fit? Hiking, cycling, weights.
4. What motivates you? Good question
5. Favorite guilty pleasure. popcorn with butter

[AndreaFitbit]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community, @Sheppie_mom. Nice seeing you around. 

I hope you can find yourself fit again. 

Popcorn with butter and a good movie would be great.

Keep on visiting the forums. 

[manojkishan]

Hello everyone,

1. Where in the world are you?: Morris Plains, NJ
2. What is your current health/fitness goal?: Increase the lean mass
3. How do you like to stay fit?: 5 days per week exercise routine
4. What motivates you?: Increased flexibility and stamina
5. Favorite guilty pleasure: Cheat meals and beer 🙂

[AndreaFitbit]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community, @manojkishan. 

You have a nice exercise routine. Cheat meals are the best. Beer too. 😋

Keep on visiting the forums. 

[PLSGordon]

1. Where in the world are you? Australia
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? Lose weight.
3. How do you like to stay fit? Walk
4. What motivates you? My kids
5. Favourite guilty pleasure? Cashews

[bgkrider]

Background on me: 

1. Live near Palm Springs, CA and am semi retired. 

2. Had been on Fitbit in years past but not really used it the way intended and didn't have a good exercise program either.

3. I am 75 and decided to get healthy last February.  Started at 280 lbs and am currently at 218. Headed to 199.  Had been using a CPAP machine for about 6 years and don't need it now.  There have also been other health benefits but I will leave it at that.

4. Formula for success thus far six months in = low carb, low calorie (1000 -1500 or less a day).  Now power walking at about 115-120 bpm for an hour but started at 30 minutes. 

5. Currently experimenting with "fasts" and starting with a daily 18-hour fast (eating period 12 noon- 6pm.) Its just easiest to skip breakfast.  Also starting with resistance training (machines and some at home exercises) not to necessarily build lots of muscles but to strengthen my core and tone up.

So, I am fairly happy with the progress but would appreciate hints and experiences that you have that I may incorporate into my routine. Thanks for reading my story.

[Troy718]

1. I currently reside in Boston 

2. I health goal is to be 220lb

3. I attend the gym 3 to 4 times a week

4. As I have gotten older I have a better outlook and respect for life and health

5. My guilty pleasurer from time to time is going to Sonic and getting  a milk shake

[RileyEllis]

Hi I'm Riley, I am from the UK

My fitness and health goal is to manage sleep, increase stamina and increase overall fitness

I like to go to the gym and go swimming 

Music motivates me

My guilty pleasure would be chocolate!

I can't wait to make new friends as it's feeling very lonely and I would like to start challenges and work with others!

[Newtripley]

1. Where in the world are you? The UK 
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? Needed to shift some pounds and have now done that. my fitbit has really helped me 
3. How do you like to stay fit? I work on the NHS frontline I install medical equipment ie: hospital beds etc believe me lugging one of them up 5 flights of stairs certainly keeps me in shape!
4. What motivates you? I have a family history of heart disease and cancer sadly all of my  close relatives have passed my mum passed 10 yrs ago I promised her I would start looking after myself better I started by losing weight and went on from there my first fitbit device was the Blaze now I have the Sense and I love getting all my weekly goals achieved 
5. Favorite guilty pleasure sticky toffee pudding.....well a little of what you fancy!!!

[Theenz]

Hi! I'm from NZ and trying to be consistent with my exercise and healthy eating.  

1. What is your current health/fitness goal? Lower resting HR, Run 15km without dying, Improve eating habits
2. How do you like to stay fit? Stairs, Running, Bikram
3. What motivates you? Work colleagues, myself
4. Favourite guilty pleasure? Craft beer, wine

[AndreaFitbit]

Welcome to the Fitbit Community! It's nice seeing new faces around. 😀

@PLSGordon, how many kids do you have?

How are fasts  working @bgkrider for you?

Which flavor of milk shake do you like @Troy718?

@RileyEllis welcome! I like chocolate too. I hope you find friends soon.

Sorry about your mum @Newtripley. I'm glad you're achieving all your goals.

@Theenz, I'm glad your work colleagues motivate you.

Keep on visiting the forums. 

[weighmedown]

Hi everyone! My name is Troye, nice to be here.

1. Where in the world are you? Why do you want to know? Will you be sending me gifts? Kidding. I'm originally from Bristol but am somewhere else atm because of work.
2. What is your current health/fitness goal? If my username is not a dead giveaway, I'm trying to lose weight. I am a recovering alcoholic and I'm currently being medicated for a binge-eating disorder. I actually have a different Fitbit account with all my real deets–just created a burner one to maintain a little bit of anonymity. 
3. How do you like to stay fit? Right now, I'm doing a ton of cardio. My fitness trainer does not advise any weights for my current state (I'm on the obese spectrum) 
4. What motivates you? My husband. He has always been healthy and fit–and I've always been insecure of that honestly. I like to say that I make it up with my personality, but not really lol. This man has changed me in a span of a few years–staying with me through the worst moments. When he talks about adopting kids or furbabies my heart swells–I need to live longer, healthier and love him the way he deserves to be loved. Why am I getting emotional lmao. 
5. Favorite guilty pleasure: Baking cookies with my hubby and watching First Dates! LMAO. 

[Jamesart]

Hi, I'm an Australian living in Italy. I paint abstracts - this is a new thing for me. I live in a hilltop city so there are plenty of quality walks around the place. I don't run to preserve the integrity of the prosthesis in my 13 year old full hip replacement. I had injured the hip in a running incident [don't ask!] training up for the Sydney City to Surf 30 years ago. Previously I tried out a cheaper, though well reviewed fitness band, which crashed this week. I have found this type of gadget useful in improving my sleep patterns [I really don't know how that happens cognitively] and easily measuring walks. I set my daily target at 15,000 paces, and achieve that half the time! I reckoned the other device was over-counting. But recently I started recording the distance. The Charge 4, which arrived today 18 hours after I had ordered online, which was pretty impressive,  has a lot of unnecessary apps for my purpose. One app that I looked for was its advertised SPO2 measure, which was on my previous device. That was a COVID-19 monitoring measure on my part, so it is rather annoying to find it is - so far as I can see - unable to be used on a regular independent basis - I checked my levels every night before going to sleep. Apparently it measures the levels throughout the night. I'm in my 70s and in age denial, astonished that I once thought at this age I would be a wreck of a man!