We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Fitbit and MyFitnessPal

PuppyPuppy12
PuppyPuppy12 Posts: 18 Member
edited February 14 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?

Replies

  • 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.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories