MFP and Fitbit

LeftyLucy75
LeftyLucy75 Posts: 13 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm sure this question has been asked before but I can't find it anywhere. I have a Fitbit zip linked to MFP. Am I suppose to add my excercise even though the Fitbit is keeping track of my steps? It just doesn't seem like the Fitbit is giving me any real credit for working out. It only gave me 87 step points even though I've made over 8k steps.

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  • rcgiggles
    rcgiggles Posts: 4 Member
    I'm wondering the same thing. I have the One and though it tracks my steps, when I add my walking, I hey even more extra calories. This can't be right. Gonna search more. Will let you know if I find an answer.
  • maxit
    maxit Posts: 880 Member
    You can set your MFP to "sedentary" and then let FitBit import your steps. Add any non-step exercise to the FB site and let it port over.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    First have you set yourself to sedentary and enabled negative calorie adjustments? This should be done. Yes you add your non step like activities to your fitbit and it will adjust accordingly.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Don't add any step based activities, such as walking and running. Fitbit handles that for you. Any other exercise you have to manually add.

    @allsoapedup what do you have your activity level set at on mfp?

    Do you have negative adjustments enabled?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Also, you'll get more detailed help on mfp's fitbit group. The answers to every fitbit question can be found there :lol:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    edited July 2015
    allsoapedup wrote: »
    I have a Fitbit zip linked to MFP. Am I supposed to add my excercise even though the Fitbit is keeping track of my steps?

    No need to log any step-based activity—your Fitbit is tracking it for you. Log non-step exercise (like swimming or biking) either in Fitbit (that's what I do) or in MFP—never both.
    allsoapedup wrote: »
    It just doesn't seem like the Fitbit is giving me any real credit for working out. It only gave me 87 step points even though I've made over 8k steps.

    Click on the adjustment in your diary to see the math MFP used to calculate it. You've burned 87 calories more than your MFP activity level.

    You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    It all depends on what you set as your activity level on MFP. MFP takes your stated activity level, and you add in exercise. Fitbit counts it all - daily activity & exercise combined. If your actual calorie burn according to Fitbit is more than what MFP expected you to burn, you earn extra calories.
  • LeftyLucy75
    LeftyLucy75 Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks ladies!! I took all your advice-joined the Fitbit group, changed my activity level and enabled negative calories. I'll see how it does and let you know!!
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