Fitbit steps syncing but ...

It depends on what you've set your activity level to within the mfp app. So if you've set your activity level to active, it's going to only give you additional calories for going above what mfp has already calculated based on your activity level.

barbiealexander wrote: »

... it doesn't seem to make a dent in my calories for the day. I am Lightly Active and usually log 10,000+ steps per day but not quite so many on weekends.

Yesterday I had 7k+ and it gave me FIVE calories back. Today I've gotten to 5k+ and it shows I did those steps but the calories still say zero.

I'm misssing the point of syncing steps if it's only going to give me back, say, 0-10 calories. What am I missing?

Set it to sedentary for the best results. 7000 steps is lightly active. Since you have it set at lightly active, getting 7000 steps is just getting what you already told MFP you were getting when you set it at lightly active. You know what I mean? If you had it set at active, you wouldn't get any calories until at least 10,000 steps, maybe even higher than that. If you set it at sedentary the you will get less than 'lightly active' level calories if you take less than around 5000 steps. I'm not entirely sure of the exact cutoffs as I haven't played around with the numbers enough. But, for the best results, you set to sedentary if you are using your fitbit activity.

You're not active enough to get more calories. If you want more calories you need to be more active. You don't start earning calories until you've earned more than MFP already calculated for you based on the info you have when you set up your profile. I know it can be disappointing to learn we're not burning as many calories as we think, you're not alone I see so many people greatly overestimating calorie burns and eating those calories back and then are disappointed they can't lose. Luckily you have the fitbit to keep your reality in check.