I've had my Fitbit since last September. I've lost ten pounds, slowly, without changing my diet. I just try to hit my goals everyday. I have a desk job, so it was vital for me to realize how sedentary I had become.

Hated my fitness pal. didn't find it user friendly at all. Now i use my net diary. it also links to fitbit.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a fitbit one. I use my fitness pal to track calories, and then sync my fitbit data into that. (just started using MFP last week). I have not used the fitbit to track sleep for a while - I may have not been using it to the full potential but I don't recall any options to report on sleep vs. activity - as far as I know it reported them separately so you'd have to make correlations yourself.

How long have you had the FitBit? Is it worth the money?

I think I am the quoted PP. I got the fitbit right around xmas. For months I just wore it and it didn't really change my behavior. The past couple months, my competitive juices kicked in and I am really striving to hit my goal each day, which means finding time to walk or run before or after work, etc. Also, I like the syncing with MFP and the extra calories I get.

That said, I have not lost any weight... but it's helping me create better exercise and eating habits. So yes, I think it's worth it.

Anonymous wrote:PP, this is the OP. Is it useful for tracking calories, or should I stick with MFP? How is it at tracking sleep patterns, and correlating with activity per day? That type of thing.

Ok now I get it. I use the Lose It! App and it syncs with my Fitbit. If I get A LOT of steps then I get extra calories added to my daily target. I have not been doing it lately because I eat most of my meals at home now and hate weighing portions out before anyone serves themselves from my recipe. However when I was traveling for work and eating all meals out, I used it religiously and lost 20 lbs in 6 months.

Anonymous wrote:I have a fitbit one. I use my fitness pal to track calories, and then sync my fitbit data into that. (just started using MFP last week). I have not used the fitbit to track sleep for a while - I may have not been using it to the full potential but I don't recall any options to report on sleep vs. activity - as far as I know it reported them separately so you'd have to make correlations yourself.

How long have you had the FitBit? Is it worth the money?

I have a fitbit one. I use my fitness pal to track calories, and then sync my fitbit data into that. (just started using MFP last week). I have not used the fitbit to track sleep for a while - I may have not been using it to the full potential but I don't recall any options to report on sleep vs. activity - as far as I know it reported them separately so you'd have to make correlations yourself.

PP, this is the OP. Is it useful for tracking calories, or should I stick with MFP? How is it at tracking sleep patterns, and correlating with activity per day? That type of thing.

Perhaps we don't understand the question. Just wear it every day and see what your activity level is. If you don't hit your goal for the day / week, change your routine.

I'd like to know this, too.

I bought primarily to track activity level. TIA.