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2essie
2essie Posts: 2,863 Member
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Does anyone know if fitbit estimates your steps if you forget to wear it and if so, does this apply to all fitbits or just certain ones?

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    No it wont. It will still estimate your BMR, but you need to be wearing it for it to count any activity.

    ...And forgetting to wear your fitbit? :open_mouth: What is this you speak of? The only time my fitbit has left my body in the last 2 years is when I'm in the shower, other than that i wear it 24/7.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    Christine_72 wrote: »
    No it wont. It will still estimate your BMR, but you need to be wearing it for it to count any activity.

    ...And forgetting to wear your fitbit? :open_mouth: What is this you speak of? The only time my fitbit has left my body in the last 2 years is when I'm in the shower, other than that i wear it 24/7.

    It's probably more prone to people who have a Zip or One when they forget to clip it on that morning
  • 2essie
    2essie Posts: 2,863 Member
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    Haha no, it isn't me who forgot it. I have the Charge HR and like you @Christine_72 I wear it all the time. Someone was asking me because they forgot theirs and I thought I had read somewhere that it did an estimate.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    If you have your Fitbit settings to Personalized rather than Sedentary - Fitbit will give you a daily burn that is based on historical averages, weekend and weekday differences.

    If your days are about the same - that can work great.

    Still no steps - but calorie burn will be up there, rather than Fitbit reporting almost BMR level burn to MFP, and MFP giving you a big negative calorie adjustment you should not follow.

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