Vivofit HR and extra calories (way extra calories, that I couldn't eat if I wanted to)

lumenosis wrote: »

So after I said I was awarded 734 calories I went for a short walk. When I synced up tonight it gave me 1,700 extra calories total for the day. No work out today and a shorter work day. Kind of suspicious.

Today I ate 1,750 calories total not planning to delve into the other 1,700. According Vivo I burned 4448 calories.

Thank you, good to know about the protein and fiber I will ignore the red numbers for those 2 when they are out by a couple of grams. The first half of my day eating wise is always the same Smoothie with meal replacement protein powder (Progressive Whey essential all in one) with 1 cup of unsweetened coconut milk and unsweetened frozen fruit. Yogurt with kashi go lean as a snack and then a B up protein bar for lunch. Maybe an apple on the way home and then either a chicken, turkey or salmon dish for dinner with salad.

I need to look into the amounts and types of fats I am eating. My main goal in the beginning of this was to be healthier, weight loss is the byproduct.

You are going to burn out fast if you keep leaving that many calories on the table.

Yes, the Vivo may be overestimating a little. But let's say that it overestimated by 1,000 calories (which I don't think it did; probably closer to 500). Even if your real burn was only 3,448 calories today, you just had a deficit of 1,700 calories! Now, a single day at that level isn't the end of the world, but it won't be sustainable.

So, updating your weight changes the numbers I expect for you. Instead of matching my weight, I now know that you match my husband's start weight. And you have a physical job. A daily burn in the 3,500 calorie range is absolutely reasonable for you - and, yes, on really active days, you may hit 4,000 calories.

So, eating under 2,000 calories/day on a regular basis is not a good idea given your weight and activity level. I weigh 100 pounds less than you and am losing weight eating more than 2,000. My husband has lost 30 pounds averaging somewhere in the ballpark of 3,000. I'm not suggesting you go as high as 3,000 - but please try to stay over 2,000 for as long as you have the active job.

Your workout will account for a very negligible fraction of your earned calories with an active job.

There's something really wrong though if changing your MFP activity setting changes your overall calories. It's not supposed to. Your tracker is supposed to only add calories once you're over the setting you have picked on MFP.

Anyway, 3200 calories doesn't seem outrageous at all with your job and your stats.

You have an active job so your MFP should be set to Active not sedentary. Enable negative adjustments and you'll see the both should sync with more realistic burns - at least that's how I find it.
Trackers also take time to get used to our activity, they can take a few weeks to accurately record data. I'm on Fitbit no 3 and each time I did get a new device, it took those first weeks before it started giving me more accurate readings for calorie burns.

I have a Vivoactive (no wrist read HRM) and it way under rewards me for steps and doesn't know when I have been physically active outside of exercise but for me that's works because I'm generally sedentary.

So I don't think your numbers are that wacky in all honesty. Have you taken a diet break at all?