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Fitbit adjustment goes down?

Editme12
Editme12 Posts: 71 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have a fitbit. I have MFP set to sedentary. Earlier today, I synced my fitbit at 6,400 steps and got an exercise credit of 212 calories.

Just now, I synced again to end the night at 6,650, and my exercise credit went down to 151.

What the heck? Why did I lose calories for ~200 more steps?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    When you sync your Fitbit, MFP estimates how much you'll burn if you remain that active for the rest of the day. If you move more than expected by the next sync, that adjustment will go up. If you move less such as this, the adjustment goes down.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    If you have a very aggressive weekly loss rate, such as two pounds per week, you will not get a very large Fitbit adjustment because your MFP goal is very low. You may want to re-evaluate your weekly loss rate or MFP Activity Level setting.
  • Editme12
    Editme12 Posts: 71 Member
    My weekly loss is set to one pound. I just don't get why my exercise calories from my fitbit would go down despite doing more exercise from the last time I synced.
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