Use Garmin Connect for calorie tracking and Fitbit Aria for weight only

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seabrew206
seabrew206 Posts: 2 Member
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Is it possible to only have the weight data from Fitbit transfer over and use Garmin connect (Vivofit) for the calorie tracking? Whenever I connect the Fitbit Aria app, the Fitbit tracker comes over as well. For example, I have to enter a start time for exercises still.

I no longer have a fitbit tracker, but still have an Aria scale.

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    I had a VivoFit for a brief time period and I'm pretty sure you still had to enter the start time of exercises if you logged them on Myfitnesspal (although I think MFP recommends logging all workouts on Garmin Connect).

    Have you tried going to the Apps section of the website and selecting "Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale" instead of the Fibit Activity tracker option?
  • seabrew206
    seabrew206 Posts: 2 Member
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    I actually bought the viofit but haven't received it yet in the mail.

    I tried multiple times to install the aria app on MFP, but both apps fitbit tracking and aria show up on the MFP side when I do that. And I have still have a "adjusted calories from fitbit" on my food diary.

    I think I'll try both together since the calories from fitbit is 0 (no tracker) and see if I can use Garmin connect with the vivofit without issue.

    Worse case is I disconnect fitbit and manually enter my weight.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    Oh, here's an idea. Turn off negative adjustments. The one problem I see happening is Garmin Connect adding calories for workouts, etc and Fitbit taking the calories away since your not tracking movement with them.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
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    seabrew206 wrote: »
    Is it possible to only have the weight data from Fitbit transfer over and use Garmin connect (Vivofit) for the calorie tracking? Whenever I connect the Fitbit Aria app, the Fitbit tracker comes over as well. For example, I have to enter a start time for exercises still.

    I no longer have a fitbit tracker, but still have an Aria scale.

    Both your Aria & your tracker are associated with a single Fitbit account, so you can only sync both or neither to MFP—never just one.

    Delete your tracker from your Fitbit account.

    PS. MFP has a Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

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