Syncing Step trackers: Good or Bad?

Shawno78

Is it beneficial to sync step trackers on top of the activity MFP figures into your daily calorie limit?

Thanks

cwolfman13

yes

kimny72

Yep, otherwise you will be at a steeper deficit than you intend to be. The MFP calorie goal gives you a deficit with no exercise, so you are expected to log exercise (or sync your tracker) and eat back at least some of those extra calories.

Duck_Puddle

It is for me.

I don’t have to ask myself whether I was really sedentary or lightly active or how many hours of walking should I log for traipsing around Disney World or what about raking leaves or shoveling snow or what about on days when I really do just sit on the couch all day-how much should I take off? Does cleaning count as activity? How about cooking or running after a toddler? What about walking my dog - how much does it count if she decided she’s all done after 17 minutes? Do I still count that? What if I’m highly active only 3 days a week and sedentary the rest?

Some of those are insignificant, some are not.

Minutiae-but still questions daily. And questions I never have to ask because my tracker handles ALL of that.

spiriteagle99

I don't. Most of my steps are done on walks or running. I log those myself. I figure a few thousand extra steps aren't enough to make me hungry, and if I burn a little more than usual because we went shopping or something, it helps make up for the fact that my logging isn't that precise. If I had a job that required a lot of walking, it would be different, but my life is very sedentary aside from my deliberate exercise.

cheryldumais

Yup, I find Garmin gives me more calories than MFP for the same number of steps so I always sync. I trust MFP more.

Charlene____

Yes, my Fitbit syncs and when I follow the calories it gives me, I maintain just fine.

jjpptt2

I think it's all personal preference.