Fitbit and MyFitnessPal

PuppyPuppy12
PuppyPuppy12 Posts: 18 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, all:

I apologize if this is a really stupid question, but my Fitbit and my account on this site are synced, yet Fitbit tells me that I have 400 calories left for the day, whereas MFP tells me that I have 1,000 calories left and that I have only eaten 500 net calories today! I take it Fitbit is more accurate because it's an actual tracker? I have had much success with MFP as a tool for calorie-counting, so I am reluctant to start relying more heavily on something else like Fitbit...

Is this a ridiculously stupid question? Am I missing something major here with regard to this discrepancy?

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  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Just because the accounts are synced does not mean that your calorie goals are the same on each site. Start with the simple checks first.
  • PuppyPuppy12
    PuppyPuppy12 Posts: 18 Member
    The calorie goals are the same -- that's the thing. It looks like MFP is combining my 'regular' calories burned, as measured by Fitbit, with my exercise calories, and so is really underestimating my net calories.

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