Is it worth getting a tracking device to show how many calories your burn, track your steps, and sleep? Is it helpful to have with this surgery? Would love to hear thoughts or recommendations.

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I will preface this by saying I'm a pre-opper...

I have the FitBit Flex and have had the FitBit one.

I love the flex - it's a great motivator and I love the fact you can track your food. The Flex connects w/ bluetooth to your phone so you can get live feedback.

I helps me personally - I just wish it came with a shock collar...it would zap you if you're not active enough or if you reach for a carb.

I'm 5 weeks post op. I just bought a Fitbit Flex (two weeks now) and I really like it! I wear it all the time. However, since I have an older iPhone it doesn't sync but it does come with a wireless USB dongle which I hooked up with my home computer. I can't wait to get home from work and sync to see how many steps I did! I track my food through Myfitnesspal and you can sync them. It tracks your sleep patterns. It's amazing how many times I wake up at night, don't even ask how many times I am "restless"! At $99, it's a great motivator. I highly recommend it.

I got one. the flex and the aria scale and I think they are awesome. Well worth the money spent.It will sync with fitness pal as well

Thanks for the info all. Anyone have thoughts on the one from jawbone? I looked over the apps/websites for it and..well.....it over whelmed me, lol. Any thoughts on the best apps or websites to use?

Thanks

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I bought the Nike Fuel Band and really like it. The only thing is I have to manually enter calories burned into My Fitness Pal which is ok.

I love my Fitbit One! I sync it with The MyNetDiary app and really like how the two devices work together. I am planning on getting the Aria scale soon which also sync weight with Fitbit. Gadget freak - that's me!