Garmin users - calorie steps

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  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    lalepepper wrote: »
    I've been getting extremely high numbers from my Garmin Vivoactive HR+ for a pretty paltry amount of steps. I'm going to try updating my activity setting and seeing if that makes a difference.

    I went from sedentary to active and they dropped. I don't think I should get any for the first 10,000, but I get 200-300, which is too much. So I don't count those. I also have a Vivoactive HR. Custom stride length as well.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    kathieblog wrote: »
    I read an article that says you only eat calories burned after burning 300-500 calories during exercise. So if my Fitbit reports I burned 300 calories, I stay at 1200, but if it reports I've burned 600, I'll eat a high protein snack (think a Boca burger or a slice of cheese, maybe nuts or a protien smoothie) with a 100 calorie intake.

    This doesn't make sense. I fusing MFP as intended, those calories are supposed to be eaten back, amount depends on logging accuracy and/or burn accuracy. Experimentation tells you how many based on results.

    If using the TDEE method then no, you wouldn't eat them back as they are accounted for. But you would eat a bit more if you did some activity over and above what is included in your TDEE.

    But in both cases, not eating or not accounting for them will leave you undereating.
  • cheryldumais
    cheryldumais Posts: 1,907 Member
    I have the Garmin Vivofit2. I find it pretty accurate. I get 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day with a setting of Sedentary. My device gives me about 200 calories for those steps but synced with MFP I get about 130. I don't always eat them all but have lost at about the expected rate for the calories I'm consuming. It appears that MFP doesn't give me credit for the first 3,000 steps or so which is reasonable because almost everyone would get at least that in a day. I use the MFP amount as I think it is more accurate.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    My VAHR seems pretty good. I set my activity to sedentary and the numbers I get at the end of the day seem good. Lost 100 lbs trusting it and the MFP corrections.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    IF you're getting too many calories from your Garmin, then you've got it miscalibrated.
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    IF you're getting too many calories from your Garmin, then you've got it miscalibrated.

    How do you calibrate a Garmin?
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    jennybearlv wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    IF you're getting too many calories from your Garmin, then you've got it miscalibrated.

    How do you calibrate a Garmin?

    Height, weight, stride length, gender, etc.

    Otherwise it assumes you're a 29 year old man that's 5'7/160 lbs IIRC.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    jennybearlv wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    IF you're getting too many calories from your Garmin, then you've got it miscalibrated.

    How do you calibrate a Garmin?

    Height, weight, stride length, gender, etc.

    Otherwise it assumes you're a 29 year old man that's 5'7/160 lbs IIRC.

    Actually, it's a known issue with a few devices. I've looked into it and there' multiple threads on the Garmin forums with people very adept at making sure they have set everything up correctly.

    I know I am lowballed steps. Others are highballed. There's an issue.

    That said, if you're tracking your intake you just adjust as necessary.
  • BootyEvolve
    BootyEvolve Posts: 45 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    jennybearlv wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    IF you're getting too many calories from your Garmin, then you've got it miscalibrated.

    How do you calibrate a Garmin?

    Height, weight, stride length, gender, etc.

    Otherwise it assumes you're a 29 year old man that's 5'7/160 lbs IIRC.

    Mine is set to what I am, the only problem is my resting heart rate is 65 to 75 and when I am up and about my heart rate can reach 125 according to it.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    BootyEvolve wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    jennybearlv wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    IF you're getting too many calories from your Garmin, then you've got it miscalibrated.

    How do you calibrate a Garmin?

    Height, weight, stride length, gender, etc.

    Otherwise it assumes you're a 29 year old man that's 5'7/160 lbs IIRC.

    Mine is set to what I am, the only problem is my resting heart rate is 65 to 75 and when I am up and about my heart rate can reach 125 according to it.

    Well then that's a HRM issue, not a step counter issue. And since they use a proprietary formula to add calories based on HR, I'd suggest dumping the HRM.

    I know HRM is the new hotness, but ultimately it's not value added.

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