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Fitbit calorie adjustment

thereshegoesagain
thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
This morning I walked 6 miles at our high school track, then I came home and pulled weeds for a couple of hours. After lunch I pruned trees for about an hour.
My Fitbit Charge shows 24,000 steps and 1,300 exercise calories. The steps seem about right but the exercise calories seem way excessive.
Your thoughts?

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited May 2016
    You need to share your height and weight.

    I'm 5"8 and 147lbs, age 44. And I'd burn around the same number for 24,000 steps.
  • thereshegoesagain
    thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
    Sorry, I'm 58 years old, 5"6' and about 158 lbs.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    thereshegoesagain wrote: »
    Sorry, I'm 58 years old, 5"6' and about 158 lbs.

    Sounds about right then. The only way to know for sure is to compare your calories in and out for 1 month minimum. If your weight loss is on track then you can trust your fitbit.

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    thereshegoesagain wrote: »
    Sorry, I'm 58 years old, 5"6' and about 158 lbs.

    Sounds about right then. The only way to know for sure is to compare your calories in and out for 1 month minimum. If your weight loss is on track then you can trust your fitbit.

    ^^ agree :smile:
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I was surprised at how many calories "general gardening" actually burns...

    I burn on average 80-100 calories a mile walking...about 2k steps a mile...so yah that burn looks fine to me..net burn of course.
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