MyFitnessPal versus Fitbit
on 1/21/18 6:18 am
I use MyFitnessPal probably because I am used to it! Seriously I do find MFP more intuitive that the fitbit app and although I LOVE my fitbit the food app is a little less user friendly. In my humble opinion....
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
Mfp can connect to any other apps. It is very generic and independent of any tracking devices. I have Fitbit - but I still use MFP for tracking food when I do it. Who knows - one day I may decide to use Garmin instead of Fitbit to track my movement. I can then easily switch while keeping my food diary.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I use both. FitBit tracks my steps, but I enter everything - food, weight, exercise, water - though MFP. I've got it set up so they talk to each other and share data.
Mostly because I prefer the MFP interface for food journalling. But at the end of the day, the data is captured in both spots.
Referred: Sept 2016 Orientation: Jan 23/17 Nurse: Feb 1/17 PreOp Class 1: Feb 14th/2017 Nut/Beh: Apr 10/17 Nut follow up: May 10/17 PreOp Class 2: June 13/17 Meet the Surgeon: June 15/17 Start Opti: July 25/2017 (-18lbs) Surgery Day: Aug 15/2017 (Dr, Neville) M1: -18lbs M2: -11.5lbs M3: -4lbs (stalled!) M4: -12.5lbs M5: - 1lb (stalled!) M6: -12lbs
I use both as well.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
