Fitbit accurate and sugar paranoia?

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chandelierbee
chandelierbee Posts: 95 Member
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it says I burned off 2500 calories. And all today I've been walking all over seattle, up hills/ran down hills. I ate about, I say Max 1600 cals. And over did it on the sugar. Will I lose weight bc I'm told it all depends on calories in/out but I'm afraid I ate too much sugar and it's just gonna turn into fat.

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  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
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    I find my Fitbit to be extremely accurate with calories burned. One day doesn't make a big impact on weight, and water weight can easily mask small losses, but if you were to continue at this rate (assuming you are correct about your intake) you'd be on pace to lose just under 2lb a week.

    Sugar is totally irrelevant to weight loss if your calories are managed.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited July 2015
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    My fitbit has been very accurate for me too.

    And no, sugar does not turn to fat, just like eating fat doesn't make you fat. As long as you stay within your calorie deficit, you'll continue to lose weight.

    I'm over mfp's sugar goal each and every day. Mostly because of fruit and dairy, 2 things I refuse to give up! And I've lost my weight just fine.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,779 Member
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    chandelierbee wrote: »
    it says I burned off 2500 calories. And all today I've been walking all over seattle, up hills/ran down hills. I ate about, I say Max 1600 cals. And over did it on the sugar. Will I lose weight bc I'm told it all depends on calories in/out but I'm afraid I ate too much sugar and it's just gonna turn into fat.

    Let's define too much sugar here. More sugar than your day's calories allow? Too much sugar. Does eating sugar seem to set you up for more hunger later and you eat too much overall? Too much sugar.

    If your maintenance is 2000 calories, you could eat 2000 calories of sugar and not gain weight. You could eat all of the calories that MFP gave you to lose weight in sugar and still lose weight. These are obviously not ideal scenarios for health or practicality, but at no point will sugar turn to fat unless you consume more calories than you burn.
  • chandelierbee
    chandelierbee Posts: 95 Member
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    To all, is losing weight really all that simple? OMG this needs to be on the news. I'm fully content and satisfied bc I love fruit. But one more question,... So if I have leftover calories that I can eat, does that just get me closer to losing weight?
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,779 Member
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    chandelierbee wrote: »
    To all, is losing weight really all that simple? OMG this needs to be on the news. I'm fully content and satisfied bc I love fruit. But one more question,... So if I have leftover calories that I can eat, does that just get me closer to losing weight?

    How many leftover calories are we talking here? I underate for months and lost hair and suffered from fatigue. But a low day here and there won't hurt you.

    As long as you get close to what MFP says you should eat, you will be fine. Especially if you're not weighing your food or eat out frequently.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
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    Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. If you eat at a reasonable deficit from that, you will lose weight.

    Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit

    Set your goal to .5 lb. 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 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

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