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I broke down
Falcon
Posts: 853 Member
and bought a fitbit. Since I switched to a different job, I noticed I was dropping half a pound to a pound a day. I'm on my feet close to half the day at work so I changed my setting to light activity and it looks like I'm burning off an extra 500 cals a day according to the adjustment from the fitbit. I'm only consuming 2500 cals a day. That explains a lot.
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Just to keep in the back of your mind as you watch weight changes.
If you think that 1/2 to 1 lb a day is fat weight - you'd be in a deficit of 1750 to 3500 each day.
If eating 2500 - does that mean you are burning 4250 to 6000 calories each day?
Fat is not fast - gained or lost.
Also be aware the Fitbit calcs are for average usage - some workouts, some jobs, some daily activity levels are very inflated.
Like if the device keeps slipping into HR-based calorie burn because it thinks you are working out, for long periods of time, and it's just barely a bump into exercise zone - badly inflated calorie burn.
Good job catching that you are easily a higher activity level, even more than Lightly-Active.
Sedentary job workers with kids in the evening hit that though - so probably higher still.0
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