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zulumka

Zulumka Yes it will have dropped. Have you manually changed your weight at Garmin Connect? I don't think it automatically pulls it from mfp.

hi,
yes , I manually update my weight at GarminConnect - changes are saved and diplayed, but no change in BMR.

mayalass

I'm Maya, 43 years old, living in North Carolina. I do yoga and cycling and walk my dog through the woods near my house. I've been playing with the Vivofit for a couple of weeks now, it's fun, a game, "Oh no, the Red Bar o' Shame is back!" I had been using LoseIt but when I heard that MyFitnessPal was synching now with the Vivofit, I thought I'd give it a try. I'm a bit annoyed with the implementation so far. It's more work than it's worth at the moment, but maybe it will smooth out soon. I'd love to connect with other folks using both. My Garmin handle is maya9.

ann121212

Hi Mayalass, welcome.

Zulumka on your Connect steps report - total calories graph - the bottom blue section of the bar is your bmr. I have lost 3kg and mine has decreased 40 points.

zulumka

Zulumka on your Connect steps report - total calories graph - the bottom blue section of the bar is your bmr. I have lost 3kg and mine has decreased 40 points.

thanks,
mine blue part of bar was allways the same
but , I manged to change it yesterday , and it's 84 kcal down now
this post here was helpfull, even with broken link : https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?90474-Vivofit-Calorie-Expenditure-Mess
trick was to tell my band that my weight changed,
for all that may have the same problem : you need to go to device settings/user settings , change something ( weight, sleep time, ....), then you'll get sync button - when you do sync that way - your band is acctualy receiving data from garmin connect , and only than is your new data taken into calculation

I use to sync using quick launch icon - and that way only garmin connect gets data from the band ,while the bend is left with the same settings/data it had .


Mayalass, welcome

Creusmarin

Hi everybody!
I ‘m Marina from Barcelona, I’m 34 and I have my vivofit since March, but it has been since the last few weeks that I am actually using it every day. As many as you point it has been very motivating, I’m also loving the steps challenges.
I try to keep my steps count on more than 10,000, and I’m also using my HR band during long walks and cardio activity at the gym. I’ve been experience the same troubles with the calories results. I just read in Garmin Forum that this issue is going to be fixed in the next weeks.
I’m new in MFP, I started using after the integration with garmin connect, I think it’s a great app, and it would be very useful, since I want to lose weight and I wasn’t really counting my calorie intake
I found some issues with the integration and your comments in this group has been very helpful (I changed the names of the meal levels and it’s has been a mess I’m trying to fix)
Here you have my profile user in Garmin, fell free to added me
http://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/Creus

marialuisa1981

Hello! I am Maria from Canada , Edmonton. I am a 34 year old stay at home mom of three. Now that the kids are a little older I have committed myself to getting back in shape. My body has undergone many metamorphosies over the years and I'm ready to claim it back.

My main goal is not just to get skinny (i would like to lose approximately 20 pounds), but I want to get fit. I just basically want a better lifestyle and model that for my children.

I really love the Vivofit so far. I'm not enjoying their move to MFP as much as I thought I would. I find that my caloric intake and how much I have left don't coincide between the two. Not sure if its a bug or if I am just reading it all wrong.

So far so good though. It has absolutely helped me keep motivated to keep going and keep doing more.

Please feel free to add me to gamin connect.... would love to connect with more people. My user name is mariacara

d4rkkn16ht

Hi all, I'm Richard.
I just got my VF for a few days.

I do Treadmill Interval Training + Calisthenics (Pull-ups & Sit-ups) + Boxing regularly.
My experience with Garmin Connect so far is nice (only once sync glitch when I edit the calories in MFP it won't show up...not until several hours later).

Anyone here can add me on Garmin Connect

NOTE: My Garmin Connect username is the same with my MFP. It's d4rkkn16ht

_kimberly

I just got my Vivofit today, please feel free to add me, my user name: DallasMama

http://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/DallasMama

I was on FitBit (I bought the ULTRA in the UK) and FitBit stopped software support 14 months later. I hope to have better luck with the Vivofit. Also, I have the Garmin 305 with heart rate monitor and will eventually sync the heart rate monitor once I get a handle on all this.

Also, feel free to add me here on MFP too (:

HelenWater

Hi there, I'm polly274 on Garmin Connect.

I've been using Vivofit and Polar Loop for a while and like both, but the integration with MFP is really handy.

I'm happy to connect here and on Garmin Connect.

KahuNZ

Hi
My name is Trish, 53yrs and been with MFP for over 1000 days. Just got my Vivofit today and would like to join this group for info and inspiration. I also have a Fitbit(since 2012)...but that may be retired, if the Vivofit is better. Will trial both for awhile first.
Also have a Garmin FR220 which I use for running indoors on a treadmill and outdoors when its suitable.

Heronimos

Hi.

My name is Johan, 42 years old and living in the netherlands. I have my vivofit a week now. I'm trying to make it work in combination with my 310XT that I use when I exercise. As usual with Garmin, the hardware is great but the software is way below par. Hope the get there act together in the next month or so, but think that hope is wasted. But know that for I bought it (but this disappointed..)