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are they worth the price? how well do they work? looking to lose some weight with the help of a fitbit watch but would like some input before spending that money. Pros? cons?  
 
Thanks!!!

I have a charge hr and I love it! I think it definitely makes me more accountable. It's very encouraging bc there are goals to meet for yourself or you can challenge your friends. They are on sale pretty often too. I saved $50 when I got mine. I'm happy with it for sure

They are great! They can keep you on track with your step count, work out, even sleep patterns but if you let the battery die and ignore it....its not going to keep your fitness goal on track.

It sounds like it's worth it. I like to believe I'll be more motivated to get myself in better shape and as blueyedbabe said, more accountable with something like the fitbit. I'll be checking them out this weekend, thanks!

Was researching activity trackers for the same reason. Keep me more accountable. I ended up going with the garmin vivofit 2 and love it, and it is getting me walking more. I believe it does everything the Fitbit does but is waterproof and uses a watch battery so doesn't have to be charged. Those were the two selling features for me. I didn't like the the Fitbit charge came as one unit so if something happened to the band, which I've heard happens quite often, you have to replace the entire tracker. I ordered mine from Amazon for $95.

I originally tried a Garmin because I liked the fact that it was waterproof but I ended up taking it back because it wasn't compatible with my phone.  
 
I bought a Fitbit Alta after that and I have been loving it ever since! It keeps track of steps, distance, sleep, active minutes and calories. The app also has a food tracker so you can log what you eat. I've already lost 4 pounds since I got mine!

I lost 40+ lbs last year due to using myfitnesspal app and a Fitbit Flex. It is the cheaper version as it doesn't keep track of heart rate etc. but I find this works just fine for me. The reason I mentioned the app is because the fitbit will connect right to it and adds on calories allowed due to added exercise (the flex does recognize workout steps ... Somehow!!!) I had the app set to lose 1 lb a week and with the flex connected I managed to lose an average of 5 lbs a month. By the way the app is free although a person can upgrade to premium but being the cheap person I am, I didn't.

For all the features you get, I think it's well worth the price. I use a Fitbit One and a Fitbit Aria Wifi scale.  
 
 
The best part is the sleep tracking, IMO.  
 
And if you're a self-quantification geek, you'll be in heaven. You can even export data to Excel.

I recently bought a Fitbit and was wondering if anyone wanted to be Fitbit "buddies" lol so I have people to compare goals and such with

I have one and love it, definitely motivates you that's for sure! Fitbit the company it's self is great also, i know someone who was having problems with the band on the HR and Fitbit replaced it no questions asked!

Anyone wanna compare stats lol