Fitbit - eating back activity calories throughout the day

sparkle126
sparkle126 Posts: 132 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
My Fitbit banks activity calories throughout the day this is just general walking around. Can you eat these back just doesn't seem logical if your losing weight. On some days I do have some.

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  • WatchMeOutDanceYou
    WatchMeOutDanceYou Posts: 5 Member
    i wouldn't eat them back since most calorie counters that aren't watching your hr will be 20% inaccurate. it's better just to celebrate the workout and not eat those back.
  • xsmilexforxmex
    xsmilexforxmex Posts: 1,216 Member
    The fitbit also accounts for your BMR. Make sure your goals on fitbit and MFP are close to/or the same, and set it to allow positive and negative adjustments. From there, you can pretty much eat what it tells you. If you get an extra 200 calories from walking around during the day, you have the option of eating more to keep you at that same goal. If you don't eat them, you lose a little faster.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    For people with smaller deficits or who aren't very active, it may not be logical. But for those who are at a larger deficit or more substantial activity, eating back activity calories is very important. You have to fuel your activity for long-term success.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Yes. I'm set to lightly active but with a retail job I easily surpass 10,000 steps several days a week. And I lost 65 pounds eating those calories back.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    WatchMeOutDanceYou wrote: »
    i wouldn't eat them back since most calorie counters that aren't watching your hr will be 20% inaccurate. it's better just to celebrate the workout and not eat those back.

    Then eat back 80% of them. Your advice will be fine for someone who's only burning 100-200 extra calories, but would be dangerous for someone burning 500+ extra calories.
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    I lost muscle mass from not eating them back. If your Fitbit is relatively accurate for you, and you are a pretty tight logger, eat them back. :)
  • sparkle126
    sparkle126 Posts: 132 Member
    Cheers but when it says 1,300 remaining calories from not doing exercise when I have already eaten 1000 I don't understand it. Or is my Fitbit set wrong. I have enabled the negative adjustments.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    WatchMeOutDanceYou wrote: »
    i wouldn't eat them back since most calorie counters that aren't watching your hr will be 20% inaccurate. it's better just to celebrate the workout and not eat those back.

    If I celebrate my long runs with nothing more than a glass of water and a smile, I will soon lose the ability to run.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    sparkle126 wrote: »
    Cheers but when it says 1,300 remaining calories from not doing exercise when I have already eaten 1000 I don't understand it. Or is my Fitbit set wrong. I have enabled the negative adjustments.

    What is your total calorie goal prior to adjustments?
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