Log Water and Meal/calorie with specific measurements from the watch

[Lichborne24]

Hello all,

My wife and I would like to suggest the following feature concept.

Modify the water and food "icons" on the fitbit watches to be "tapable." (not sure that's a word) This would allow the following functionality:

Allow users to tap the water icon on the watch directly to "count" for a fitbit app preset # oz onces. The Oz per tap would be settable from the Fitbit app somewhere under the drink and food section.

For example, I would use the fitbit app under the water/food section to set my watch for 8oz of water per tap. Then when I drink a "glass" (8 oz) of water worth I could just scroll and tap the water icon on my watch once. If I drank a 16oz glass for example, I would tap twice. That amount would be added to my water total for the day.

User's could select another "unit" through the fitbit mobile app, say 2oz or 4oz for kids, etc.

The food/meal function would work similar. I could say tap the food/meal icon on my watch (preset it for say 200 calories per tap),then I would say eat a 800 calorie meal. I would just tap it 4 times. So if I'm in a hurry I don't have take time to hunt through my fitbit app looking for the meal item and logging it in my phone. I could just eat, tap, and go on the run.

They would not be exact but provide me easy logging of my water and meal intake.

Hope you take this into consideration as would be super useful to us at least.

Thanks,

KC

Moderator edit: Subject for clarity

[Lichborne24]

Hello all,

My wife and I would like to suggest the following feature concept.

Modify the water and food "icons" on the fitbit watches to be "tapable." (not sure that's a word) This would allow the following functionality:

Allow users to tap the water icon on the watch directly to "count" for a fitbit app preset # oz onces. The Oz per tap would be settable from the Fitbit app somewhere under the drink and food section.

For example, I would use the fitbit app under the water/food section to set my watch for 8oz of water per tap. Then when I drink a "glass" (8 oz) of water worth I could just scroll and tap the water icon on my watch once. If I drank a 16oz glass for example, I would tap twice. That amount would be added to my water total for the day.

User's could select another "unit" through the fitbit mobile app, say 2oz or 4oz for kids, etc.

The food/meal function would work similar. I could say tap the food/meal icon on my watch (preset it for say 200 calories per tap),then I would say eat a 800 calorie meal. I would just tap it 4 times. So if I'm in a hurry I don't have take time to hunt through my fitbit app looking for the meal item and logging it in my phone. I could just eat, tap, and go on the run.

They would not be exact but provide me easy logging of my water and meal intake.

Hope you take this into consideration as would be super useful to us at least.

Thanks,

KC

Moderator edit: Subject for clarity

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Lichborne24, and thanks for taking the time to share this suggestion about having the option log water and food with specific measurements from Fitbit Versa/Ionic. We rely on feedback like yours to help us develop products and features that we know our community wants to see. If this suggestion receives votes from other customers and gains popularity, it will be shared internally with various teams at Fitbit. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs.

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[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Lichborne24 and thanks for sharing this suggestion, which has received votes from other community members. I’m happy to let you know that this suggestion has been picked up internally at Fitbit and is being considered by our team. This suggestion will either remain ‘Under Consideration’ until released, or else move to ‘Not Currently Planned’ if it’s not viable right now. Further updates will be posted here.

Please remember that if a suggestion is chosen for development, it can take some time before updates are available or a release is finalized, so thanks in advance for your patience. To learn more about how Fitbit decides which suggestions get developed, visit our FAQs. Fans can continue to vote for this feature suggestion while it is under consideration.

[ror6ax]

+1 for this. 

I struggle to track my water intake because opening an app in the phone takes longer than having a glass of water. 

Just as now we are able to set alarms from the watch, it would be great to be able to log water in glasses and maybe foods that were preconfigured in the app - but water would be the most important one (for me at least).

[keyboards49]

I purchased my first Fitbit 10/31/2017 and enjoy it.  Since purchased, I see where it “tracks” my playing keyboards as Outdoor Bike!  In reading comments here, I have seen where other pianists have the same situation as it records steps but there is NO category for musicians (and comments go back several years).  It has been suggested to have a category listed and Fitbit has responded they will put it in but in the last 2-3 years, it still has not been added.