Fitbit calorie adjustment

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    machelle04 wrote: »
    lbctfs wrote: »
    It's already been said, but set it to sedentary and use SOME of the increase based on your goals. Also watch out for double counting! I track my runs with a Garmin but wear my fitbit when I run. So the run may say 600 cal but the fitbit is also giving a few hundred for the steps. I want to track both but on running days know that the calorie adjustment is WAY over what it should be.

    I stopped logging my walks/runs and let Fitbit add the adjustment. Last night my fitbit adjustment was 1015 for 41k plus steps/run. I only log yoga and weight training now. So far no issues everything has been spot on.

    This is what I do as well.
  • missblondi2u
    missblondi2u Posts: 851 Member
    lbctfs wrote: »
    It's already been said, but set it to sedentary and use SOME of the increase based on your goals. Also watch out for double counting! I track my runs with a Garmin but wear my fitbit when I run. So the run may say 600 cal but the fitbit is also giving a few hundred for the steps. I want to track both but on running days know that the calorie adjustment is WAY over what it should be.

    I don't think it works that way. I have both fitbit and MMR ("map my run") linked to MFP. Let's say I run 3 miles in the morning and log it with MMR and also wear my fitbit. If I sync fitbit first, it will give me an adjustment of let's just say 300 calories. When I save the workout on MMR, and MMR sends my 300 calories to MFP, my fitbit adjustment is lowered back down to 0 since MFP has already taken it into account. There is no double counting.

    TL;DR: Your fitbit adjustment will be lowered if you also log activity from other apps in MFP.
  • Marianna93637
    Marianna93637 Posts: 230 Member
    I disabled the adjustment. The firs day I had it enabled, I ate about 1300 calories, my goal is 1300 and burned about 400 with exercise. Didn't even eat any of it back. Normally I'd feel like it's a victory and feel good about myself, but with the adjustments Fitbit and MFP was telling me that I was over my calories. WTH??

    I disabled it, and at the end of the day I look at both. I see MFP as I always saw it, whether I'm under my goal or not, and Fitbit tells me if I'm in the zone of healthy eating (ate enough, but didn't go over) It ends up matching.

    I first had Fitbit set for 750 calories deficit, because wanted to lose 1.5 lb / week, but it seemed too hard. (I used to have it set like that with MFP) I now have it at 1 lb / week, 500 deficit. I'm sure I will end up losing more, because that's how it worked for the 33 lbs last year.

    Just do it the way it makes sense for you. If I'm doing good, I don't want some app telling me it's still not good enough lol
  • fraserkr
    fraserkr Posts: 110 Member
    I also set my activity level to sedentary so that when I do exercise, I can have more trust in the calories attributed to exercise. I am not active every day, more like every other day ...
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