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Fitbit calorie adjustment

julielynnekirkpatrick
julielynnekirkpatrick Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello! I've been using MFP for a few years and just purchased a Fitbit. I've linked the accounts but it MFP isn't showing my steps from Fitbit under my excercises. I've gone into Fitbit and selected the negative calorie counter yet no results. Can anyone help? Is there something I'm missing? Thanks

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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    You should see a Fitbit adjustment under exercise. It's the difference between your Fitbit burn (TDEE) & your MFP activity level.

    To track your steps, in the MFP app go to More (or Settings) > Steps & choose Fitbit.

    You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    julielynnekirkpatrick wrote: »
    I've gone into Fitbit and selected the negative calorie counter yet no results.

    Enable negative calorie adjustments in your MFP diary settings: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
  • LittlestChickadee
    LittlestChickadee Posts: 3 Member
    Fitbit will only adjust calories if it sees a discrepancy between your MFP numbers and what it measures. I typically don't see an adjustment unless I walk at least ~5,000 steps, or if I manually enter in exercise. :)
  • julielynnekirkpatrick
    julielynnekirkpatrick Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you for the quick replies. I've selected Fitbit as my tracker in MFP but it still isn't calculating. Here is pic from yesterday. I started using it halfway through the day. b9ayfcvagf6s.jpg
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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    The 2nd picture is exactly correct. Click on that 0 adjustment to see the math, but you've burned fewer calories than your MFP activity level, and you've disabled negative calorie adjustments.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Set your activity level to sedentary and your goal to .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

    Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

    Ignore your Fitbit calorie goal & follow MFP's, eating back your adjustments.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Also, food & water only syncs one way—from MFP to Fitbit.
  • julielynnekirkpatrick
    julielynnekirkpatrick Posts: 4 Member
    It was already enabled. I'm sorry For the bother and truly appreciate the help. I've made the other changes you suggested regarding sedentary and .5.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    julielynnekirkpatrick wrote: »
    It was already enabled. I'm sorry For the bother and truly appreciate the help. I've made the other changes you suggested regarding sedentary and .5.

    The first day you set up your Fitbit, it has to guesstimate your burn since midnight. So your first day's burn is always a mess. My adjustments were wonky at first, but they got better—almost as if MFP was "learning" my routine. So follow my directions for at least a week.

    PS. Are you sure you enabled negative calorie adjustments? Because you shouldn't be seeing a zero adjustment.
  • julielynnekirkpatrick
    julielynnekirkpatrick Posts: 4 Member
    It just posted correctly! Thank you so much for helping me. I hope you have a wonderful day; you've certainly made mine wonderful. Happy Friday. mj27k5xm33n6.jpg
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