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Caloric calibration

snowy0wl
snowy0wl Posts: 179 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
Do you find yourself adjusting the caloric levels using fitbit, any reason why?

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  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    That question really doesn't make sense.

    Do you mean adjusting the eating goal calorie level?
    Hopefully people using MFP aren't doing that, it has no bearing on MFP's math and just creates confusion with 2 goals to same destination.

    Do you mean changing the calories burned in a workout?
    If non-step based, or more intense step based than Fitbit could possibly give a good estimate on, you bet, need to in order to use the tool correctly.

    Do you mean adjusting the base calorie burn (BMR) to more closely match a better estimate?
    Yes, I have more LBM than average for the formula using age, weight, height, so I want Fitbit to better show that higher calorie burn. Bigger deficit than I am wanting doesn't work well for training strong.
  • sharondtd
    sharondtd Posts: 72 Member
    edited February 2015
    I couldn't achieve the caloric burn FB calculated for me to achieve daily overall, and it was giving me the expectation of losing 1.5 pounds weekly. I finally adjusted it downward a bit to what I achieve when I feel I've walked a lot and worked out enough (around 40 minutes moderate exercise, 16000 steps daily.) I felt discouraged that I couldn't achieve its goal.
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