MFP won't sync steps to Fitbit

adinewhitcombe
adinewhitcombe Posts: 4 Member
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Hi.. I am very new to MFP.. I have synced my MFP to Fitbit but the steps are still showing 0.
I have followed these steps
- Log into your Fitbit Dashboard and unlink your MyFitnessPal connection from the Fitbit side of things. Log into your Fitbit account, click the gear icon and choose “settings”. Once inside the settings, click the Applications tab and locate MyFitnessPal. Once you find MyFitnessPal click “revoke” access.
- Log into MyFitnessPal and make sure that Fitbit is completely disconnected from the MyFitnessPal side of things. You can see if Fitbit is still linked through our website by clicking Apps, and then seeing if Fitbit is listed under the “Your Apps” section along the right sidebar.
- While still logged into your MyFitnessPal account please reauthorize your Fitbit account.

And still it does not work!! What am I doing wrong???
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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    MFP is not showing steps from your Fitbit ? Do you see a Calorie Adjustment in your food / exercise diary (it's closed so can't check - I see "*You've earned 107 extra calories from exercise today" etc)
  • adinewhitcombe
    adinewhitcombe Posts: 4 Member
    edited January 2015
    Adjustment isn't working, it will show adjustment after I unsync the two devices together and re connect the two again. Was hoping there was easier way then re connect the two apps everyday
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    shouldn't be necessary. Mine syncs happily - the Fitbit talks to the laptop which talks to the web and hence to MFP. Does fitbit.com update correctly and MFP sync to the web ok ? Are you using a computer or a phone app for each ? Can you "force" a sync of each ?

    You may be better off going to the Help feature and logging a problem.
  • adinewhitcombe
    adinewhitcombe Posts: 4 Member
    I use iPhone for both, I've done a bit of research and seems I'm not only one with the problem..
    Thank you for your help :)
  • hipalmer
    hipalmer Posts: 3
    Hey there I have been a mfp user for some years and just bought a Fitbit and am also trying to get them talking to each other without any joy I log food into mfp and want that to go into Fitbit and do all my steps in Fitbit and want that to go to mfp. In Fitbit it shows as connected - in mfp it does show as installed like my other apps I press connect and goes through to grant acess I allow and does change in mfp but is connected in Fitbit - I'm confused is there anything you have done that I am doing wrong
  • ClarWebb
    ClarWebb Posts: 21 Member
    Im having the same problem currently...
  • penash
    penash Posts: 35 Member
    Go to your Exercise tab, click settings, and make sure that the box allowing negative calorie adjustments is clicked. I was having the same problem, clicking this box fixed it.
  • AshleighGresty01
    AshleighGresty01 Posts: 1 Member
    I have the same problem. It's syncing with an old app I used to have called Pacer. I've deleted the app but it won't change to Fitbit. It says it's already connected. The food diary from MFP is copying to fitbit but the steps and exercise aren't copying to MFP.

    Has anyone found a way to fix this yet?
  • Japes25
    Japes25 Posts: 1 Member
    Where is the box to click to allow negative calorie adjustments?
  • drewrilett
    drewrilett Posts: 13 Member
    edited May 2015
    @Japes25 via the MFP website go to Settings > Diary Settings and tick the Enable Negative Adjustments checkbox and click save at the bottom.

    @adinewhitcome @AshleighGresty01 @ClarWebb @hipalmer I had the same issue.
    • Disconnect your FitBit from your MFP on the MFP website via Apps > FitBit Tracker > Disconnect.
    • Revoke access to MFP on the FitBit website via Settings > Applications.
    • Re-connect FitBit to MFP on the MFP website via Apps > FitBit Tracker > Connect.
    • Finally (and the most important bit), in the MFP app on your phone, go to More > Steps and you should see its set to "Don't track steps", select FitBit from the list and now the steps should be showing again on your home page in both the MFP App and website along with the Exercise count.

    Hope that helps everyone as it fixed it for me
  • alias1001
    alias1001 Posts: 634 Member
    drewrilett wrote: »

    Hope that helps everyone as it fixed it for me

    Thank you. :)

  • dalek_genocide
    dalek_genocide Posts: 1 Member
    I'm having this same issue. I constantly shows 0 steps and 0 calorie adjustment. I already allowed negative calorie adjustment.

    When i disconnect and reconnect it seems to work but i have to do it again the next day. Extremely inconvenient.
  • gaelowyn_pt_duex
    gaelowyn_pt_duex Posts: 135 Member
    my iphone gets testy sometimes. Sometimes turning it off and on again gives the MFP a reboot that it needs. other times it's in my fitbit flex and sticking it into the charger cable and pressing the restart "button"(that tiny hole in the back of the charge cable) fixes the fit bit. sometimes I have to do both. when on vacation- i messed it all up by changing timezones on fit bit but not on the MFP app on my phone. they both need to be the same as well.
  • jlo685
    jlo685 Posts: 1 Member
    drewrilett wrote: »

    Hope that helps everyone as it fixed it for me

    Thank you! I don't remember ever telling it to track my steps with my phone so I had no clue of how to stop that and switch it to my Fitbit. :smile:
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    I've had a Fitbit since 2013, and sometimes MFP just stops syncing with Fitbit—usually for several days at a time.

    You can always verify it's not just you by checking the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users
  • k80flec
    k80flec Posts: 1,623 Member
    There's a fault that MFP are allegedly working on. It's covered in the Fitbit users group. It's been a problem for a few weeks. Hope this helps.
  • Blurozes4ev
    Blurozes4ev Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks Drewrilett
  • manedr
    manedr Posts: 1 Member
    drewrilett wrote: »
    @Japes25 via the MFP website go to Settings > Diary Settings and tick the Enable Negative Adjustments checkbox and click save at the bottom.

    @adinewhitcome @AshleighGresty01 @ClarWebb @hipalmer I had the same issue.
    • Disconnect your FitBit from your MFP on the MFP website via Apps > FitBit Tracker > Disconnect.
    • Revoke access to MFP on the FitBit website via Settings > Applications.
    • Re-connect FitBit to MFP on the MFP website via Apps > FitBit Tracker > Connect.
    • Finally (and the most important bit), in the MFP app on your phone, go to More > Steps and you should see its set to "Don't track steps", select FitBit from the list and now the steps should be showing again on your home page in both the MFP App and website along with the Exercise count.

    Hope that helps everyone as it fixed it for me

    Thanx so much!! Did the trick!!
  • ekim64
    ekim64 Posts: 11 Member
    I tried everything. My Fitbit steps still won't link with Myfitness Pal :(
  • lexacorra
    lexacorra Posts: 1 Member
    My accounts weren't syncing until I realized the bluetooth connection on my phone was off so Fitbit couldn't update. Not sure if this will help anyone but it was a super easy solution for me that's easily missed.
  • Zdesh
    Zdesh Posts: 16 Member
    I'm thinking there must be something wrong with the app or they've changed something in the latest update. Mine use to sync up just fine with Fitbit and Mapmyfitness. Now I can't get either to work and I've uninstalled and reinstalled both.
  • dcale82
    dcale82 Posts: 1 Member
    So do you have to go premium to have it sync your exercise from Fitbit now??
  • Terisel888
    Terisel888 Posts: 5 Member
    That is what I am beginning to think. I like myfitnesspal and have been using it off and on for a long time. Really disappointed that this problem just seems to keep get worse.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited January 2018
    dcale82 wrote: »
    So do you have to go premium to have it sync your exercise from Fitbit now??

    No. It will still sync with the free version. I had to do a complete reset of the connection between the two the other day to get it to sync and MFP has been slow to update steps/adjustment after that.
    It's possible it is actually a problem on Fitbits end. I'm am having trouble recently just syncing my Fitbit to their app.
  • Jeepfreak81
    Jeepfreak81 Posts: 35 Member
    I have problems from time to time with my Garmin app synching with MFP, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Usually closing an app or manually synching will get it to go. I'm not familiar with Fitbit in particular though, so can't help you there specifically
  • blackout3890
    blackout3890 Posts: 1 Member
    I was having an issue with steps or exercise flowing from Fitbit to MFP. From the main menu I went to "Steps" and changed from steps syncing from my iPhone to Fitbit after it was linked and it solved the issue for me.
  • kabrina30
    kabrina30 Posts: 94 Member
    I tried for years to get mine to connect and nothing. But then I read somewhere to connect it from the Fitbit site on an actual computer and to not just use an app on my phone or iPad.

    That worked!! I was so excited. Lol. So if you’ve just been trying from your phone try from a computer. Not sure why but it worked for me. If it says it’s already connected when you go to the computer just disconnect and reconnect.
  • mandiekay0519
    mandiekay0519 Posts: 3 Member
    edited June 2019
    drewrilett wrote: »
    @Japes25 via the MFP website go to Settings > Diary Settings and tick the Enable Negative Adjustments checkbox and click save at the bottom.

    @adinewhitcome @AshleighGresty01 @ClarWebb @hipalmer I had the same issue.
    • Disconnect your FitBit from your MFP on the MFP website via Apps > FitBit Tracker > Disconnect.
    • Revoke access to MFP on the FitBit website via Settings > Applications.
    • Re-connect FitBit to MFP on the MFP website via Apps > FitBit Tracker > Connect.
    • Finally (and the most important bit), in the MFP app on your phone, go to More > Steps and you should see its set to "Don't track steps", select FitBit from the list and now the steps should be showing again on your home page in both the MFP App and website along with the Exercise count.

    Hope that helps everyone as it fixed it for me

    Thanks man! You are today’s MVP!

  • mandiekay0519
    mandiekay0519 Posts: 3 Member
    edited June 2019
    Thanks man, you’re today’s MVP!
  • Alijirwin
    Alijirwin Posts: 2 Member
    have done everything above and still wont sync gggrrrr

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