Fitbit and MFP do not match

katiegud
katiegud Posts: 25 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
I have the same goals and everything in both and they are linked so my steps are counted in MFP also. Just looked at both apps and fitbit says I have 650 calories left to eat today while MFP says I have 1150. Does anyone know why that is? Does MFP go by predicted calories that I will burn or something?

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  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    Do you have MFP set to "sedentary"?

    If not, it's assuming some level of calorie burn from daily activity that's then getting double-counted by your FitBit steps.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    katiegud wrote: »
    I have the same goals and everything in both and they are linked so my steps are counted in MFP also. Just looked at both apps and fitbit says I have 650 calories left to eat today while MFP says I have 1150. Does anyone know why that is? Does MFP go by predicted calories that I will burn or something?

    Fitbit prorates your calories by time of day—and goes below 1,200. Ignore it & follow your MFP calorie goal, eating back your adjustments.

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

    You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users
  • katiegud
    katiegud Posts: 25 Member
    Oh okay, thanks. I'll look at the users group. Didn't know that existed! :)
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