The one shortcoming I found with my Band is the lack of Calories consumed vs burned measurements. Thinking I would get this when activating MyFitnessPal integration, it's absence was disturbing. In fact, I considered reverting to a Fitbit device, but frankly I would really miss the features ( like notifications ) in my Band.
Then I found a solution. I have a Nokia Lumia Icon phone running Denim and 8.1Update. Thus, it is compatible with Fitbit's windows software which can use the phone's monitoring of steps to feed the calories burned data to Fitbit and MyFitnessPal. I simply carry the phone in my pocket whenever I am "moving".
The end result is when I log in my food consumed in MFP, the Fitbit Windows app feeds it the calories burned, and MFP gives me a true measure of how well I am handling the food I eat. It keeps me on target.
Until MSFT actually integrates steps to MFP, this is a great way to use the Band, a Windows Phone, and get value on the calories front. Consequently, I won't have any need to invest in a Fitbit device. That is cool.
:shocked:
Then I found a solution. I have a Nokia Lumia Icon phone running Denim and 8.1Update. Thus, it is compatible with Fitbit's windows software which can use the phone's monitoring of steps to feed the calories burned data to Fitbit and MyFitnessPal. I simply carry the phone in my pocket whenever I am "moving".
The end result is when I log in my food consumed in MFP, the Fitbit Windows app feeds it the calories burned, and MFP gives me a true measure of how well I am handling the food I eat. It keeps me on target.
Until MSFT actually integrates steps to MFP, this is a great way to use the Band, a Windows Phone, and get value on the calories front. Consequently, I won't have any need to invest in a Fitbit device. That is cool.
:shocked: