Fitbit question

jesslynchxo817
jesslynchxo817 Posts: 24 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just got a Fitbit for Christmas and I'm really excited about it! I just wanted to know a few things. Do I still keep my activity level on here as lightly active or do I switch to sedentary since I wear my Fitbit at work? Also while working out do I add the calories separate on here or will the Fitbit automatically do it for me? Thanks!!

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Whichever level you feel more comfortable with. I set mine to lightly active because sedentary left me at 1200 calories.

    Anything step-based (walking and running) your Fitbit will take care of. Other exercises you can log in either place, though Fitbit seems to give a better burn estimation.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    1) doesn't matter...synch it and enable negative adjustments ...mine is set to sedentary and I'm probably active to very active most days ...I like to earn more calories I find it an emotional boost

    2) fitbit will catch your step based activity ..if you have an HR version I think you tag it as exercise ..I'd be really careful about logging none steady state by calories from an hr monitor tbh
  • jesslynchxo817
    jesslynchxo817 Posts: 24 Member
    Thank you. Mine is just a Fitbit charge. Not a hr.
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    I have the charge too. I set MFP activity to sedentary and enable negative calorie adjustments. If I want to eat more than the 1200 cals it gives me, I do.
  • jesslynchxo817
    jesslynchxo817 Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks!
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