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MFP not counting exercise until many minutes in

EmilyLGillespie
EmilyLGillespie Posts: 1 Member
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I sync Fitbit to MFP and count exercise calories. It works generally, but I've noticed that until I get up around 8000 steps, I get zero calorie credits. I don't mind not counting each and every step, as at least some will be just walking around and not really exercise. However, I've noted that even on the elliptical, during deliberate exercise, Fitbit will rack up 7K or 8K steps, but MFP will still show zero calories 'credit'...until about 8K, when it starts giving calorie credits in the single digits. Is this a setting issue? Thanks!

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  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    This will depend on your activity settings in MFP. If you are set as sedentary/lightly active/active etc, that will dictate the expected daily calorie burn. Fitbit works in conjuction with the MFP app to estimate the overall daily caloric burn by using negative calorie adjustment. Basically, it will only start adding calories once you have exceeded the expected daily burn of calories based on your setup.

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