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-Fitsync is a python app that syncs data between Fitbit and Google Fit.
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-Currently, it only copies weight data from Fitbit to Google.
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+Fitsync is a python app that syncs data between Fitbit and Google Fit.
+
+Currently, it only copies weight data from Fitbit to Google.
+
+## Setup
+
+### Environment
+
+Use `virtualenv` to create an environment to install required packages,
+
+		$ virtualenv env
+
+Activate the environment in your shell,
+
+		$ source env/bin/activate
+
+Use `pip` to install the required packages,
+
+		$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+## Usage
+
+Run `fitsync.py` to download data from Fitbit and upload to Google,
+
+		$ python fitsync.py
+
+Use the `delete` command to remove data from Google,
+
+		$ python fitsync.py delete
+
+Use the `get` command to see the data stored in Google,
+
+		$ python fitsync.py get
+
+## See your data
+
+To view weight data on [Google Fit](https://fit.google.com),
+
+1. Choose "See graph details" for any day
+2. Choose "+ Add chart" 
+3. Choose "Weight"
+4. Choose "Day", "Week", or "Month" to see the data for that time period