Calorie adjustment

Nikki1232022
Nikki1232022 Posts: 1 Member
in MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions
Is there an issue with the calorie adjustment? I did 4000 steps and it synced with my fitbit for the steps but the adjustment amount is 39. Normally it's higher than 39.

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  • durden
    durden Posts: 3,529 MFP Staff
    Please accept our apologies for any confusion surrounding your adjustment. The adjustment is actually not based on your step count, but instead based on your entire activity for the day. The step count is there as an incentive and though it does contribute to part of your activity level, it's not the sole contributor.

    Therefore x amount of steps does not mean you will receive x amount of extra calories.

    The way the adjustment is derived is by comparing your total calories burned from your tracker against the total calories already provided by MyFitnessPal.

    When you have earned more calories than MyFitnessPal has already provided, you will then see the difference as your adjustment.

    ** You can view a breakdown of this calculation by tapping on the adjustment line and then on the adjustment itself (above the Learn More button) in the app, or by clicking the "i" next to the adjustment line in the Cardiovascular section online at www.MyFitnessPal.com **

    Please also note: the total calories from MyFitnessPal will include any calories instantly provided by adding separate exercises (outside of your partner adjustment) to MyFitnessPal, along with the calories needed to reach the goals you set when joining the program.

    The following article may also help: https://myfitnesspal.zendesk.com/hc/articles/360032623871-What-is-the-Calorie-Adjustment-in-my-Exercise-Diary-
  • Hoodey427
    Hoodey427 Posts: 2 Member
    I have a question about calorie adjustment to include calories burned through exercise / activity. I cannot figure out how to start my own thread on this board and I've tried tech support but am in a never ending loop in the chat support app.... so i hope you can help with my questions tagged onto this thread....and maybe you can help me see how to start my own thread?

    I have my account connected to my Garmin Connect account, and the app is recognizing my step counts and reflecting an estimated calorie burn, however it is NOT adding those calories to my daily goal (neither in my android app nor my web browser version). I can't find a setting to enable this. Could you please help me get this updated?
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,805 Member
    Hoodey427 wrote: »
    I have a question about calorie adjustment to include calories burned through exercise / activity. I cannot figure out how to start my own thread on this board and I've tried tech support but am in a never ending loop in the chat support app.... so i hope you can help with my questions tagged onto this thread....and maybe you can help me see how to start my own thread?

    I have my account connected to my Garmin Connect account, and the app is recognizing my step counts and reflecting an estimated calorie burn, however it is NOT adding those calories to my daily goal (neither in my android app nor my web browser version). I can't find a setting to enable this. Could you please help me get this updated?

    There is a blue button at the top of the page to ask a question (in this part of the boards) or create a new post (other parts of the boards):

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    As for your technical question, are you sure you are exceeding the activity level you selected? As durden explains, you only get extra calories when your burn according to Garmin exceeds your burn estimated by MFP based on your selected activity level.
    If you have a device synced, there is no setting to activate (in fact, it's a paying feature to turn calorie adjustments off).

    What activity level have you chosen? And how many steps taken?

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