Fitbit/walkmeter sync question

griffonholly

I used my fitbit fora few workouts and after say a 5 mile walk, it's saying I'm burning like maybe 200 calories and the distance it says I walk isn't right at all. One walk was about a mile short according to my fitbit. Today I decided to give it a shot doing both Walkmeter and Fitbit doing a 5k walk/jog with the dog. My personal stats are inputted in both units and while the distance was pretty ok this time, fitbit says I burned 119 calories and my walkmeter says I did 316 calories. Which do I believe and how can I get the fitbit to show the same as walkmeter on MFP?

editorgrrl

To get an accurate distance, you need to calibrate your stride length: http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-do-I-measure-and-adjust-my-stride-length

As for burn, trust your Fitbit! I lost the weight & have maintained for a year thanks to Fitbit + MFP, so I know my burn is 100% accurate.

Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit

Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

Set your goal to .5 lb. for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users