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Also, the relative amount of steps (up to the last sync) should be shown on your home screen, underneath the whole calorie layout. It's an orange bar that tells you your steps. You should also see it when you scroll to the bottom of your diary. It's not as detailed as Fitbit by any means, but it does show how many steps MFP is reading from your Fitbit

BeYouTiful94 wrote: »

MFP automatically adjusts for steps from the Fitbit. When you do exercise, you're doing more steps, so logging exercise in MFP when it's already adjusting for Fitbit steps can cause double counting and inaccurate calorie counts. I personally just leave my exercise in Fitbit and view my stats there, and use MFP for food tracking and the community aspect and such

This actually isn't the case. Walking and running are accounted for by Fitbit, so there's no need to log them. However, if you're doing something like the elliptical or a workout video or strength training (if you count those calories), that will still need to be logged. If you log it in MFP, the calorie count overrides what Fitbit says you burned in that time. Nothing gets double counted. Many Fitbit users, though, will actually log exercises in Fitbit because it gives a better burn estimate.

malibu927 wrote: »

BeYouTiful94 wrote: »

MFP automatically adjusts for steps from the Fitbit. When you do exercise, you're doing more steps, so logging exercise in MFP when it's already adjusting for Fitbit steps can cause double counting and inaccurate calorie counts. I personally just leave my exercise in Fitbit and view my stats there, and use MFP for food tracking and the community aspect and such

This actually isn't the case. Walking and running are accounted for by Fitbit, so there's no need to log them. However, if you're doing something like the elliptical or a workout video or strength training (if you count those calories), that will still need to be logged. If you log it in MFP, the calorie count overrides what Fitbit says you burned in that time. Nothing gets double counted. Many Fitbit users, though, will actually log exercises in Fitbit because it gives a better burn estimate.

Actually, my Fitbit counts what I do on the elliptical as steps. So I don't log any exercise in MFP and let my Fitbit do it all.

Can someone please explain how to link my Fitbit with my iPhone ? I have tried a dozen times but can't get them to link together. They were linked a few months ago but not now!!!