Fit bit

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When I first started using my fit bit and my fitness pal, it would sync my steps and give me additional calories to eat. At that time I was set to eat 1290. I adjusted my calorie intake to 1560 in my fitness pal to lose 1.5 lbs a week and for whatever reason my fit bit gets calculated as negative exercise points instead of positive, reducing my calorie intake. Why is this happening? What am I not understanding? Shouldn't I be getting additional calories added on for exercising? Please help!

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

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

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

In the MFP app, go to More > Steps and choose Fitbit.

Ignore your Fitbit calorie goal and follow MFP's, eating back your adjustments. No need to log any step-based activity—your Fitbit is tracking it for you. Log non-step exercise (like swimming or biking) either in Fitbit or in MFP—never both. Exercise logged in MFP overwrites your Fitbit burn during that time.

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