really confused about fit bit

fishshark
fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Should I just not look at fit bits website? i have it set to medium intensity (-500 cals a day) and its telling me i have 584 calories to eat a day lol. At 1200 for the day i am way over my goal of 584 its so confusing managing both websites. Since I have it synced should i just only look at MFP?

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  • MeiannaLee
    MeiannaLee Posts: 338 Member
    Fitbit is mainly for tracking steps and exercise and used for motivation.
    You cant get an accurate calorie deficit using it.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    fishshark wrote: »
    Should I just not look at fit bits website? i have it set to medium intensity (-500 cals a day) and its telling me i have 584 calories to eat a day lol. At 1200 for the day i am way over my goal of 584 its so confusing managing both websites. Since I have it synced should i just only look at MFP?

    Ignore Fitbit's calorie goal and follow MFP's, eating back your adjustments.

    You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users
  • _Emu_
    _Emu_ Posts: 45 Member
    I use mfp for logging all of my food and fitbit just for my steps,
    I'm not sure why fitbit's telling you you've got so few calories though, is that just that today has been an inactive day?
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Fitbit pro-rates your calorie goal by time of day. And goes way below 1,200 calories.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    editorgrrl wrote: »
    Fitbit pro-rates your calorie goal by time of day. And goes way below 1,200 calories.

    thank you! i was thinking there was no way i should be only eating 500 lol. I fill my diary out in the beginning the of the day so i know what i will be making/eating all day so i thought maybe thats why it said i was over.
    thanks everyone!
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  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Fitbit's calories in / out gauge is a bit wonky - it assumes you need to earn your calories before you eat them, all the time.
    I've learned to ignore it as I don't burn much during the day (work a very sedentary job), but I eat most of my calories at lunch.
    Just make sure you have negative calorie adjustments set in MFP, and go by MFP's calorie goals, rock and roll.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    Good to know! I'm in the market for one.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    I use my activity tracker to track activities and MFP for everything else. No problems.
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