Apple Watch?

rstites93
rstites93 Posts: 9 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
It seems that the Apple Watch and my fitness pal only sync when I have it on workout mode. It does not take my steps or calories burned in the health or fitness app otherwise. Is this normal?

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  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,998 Member
    Have you checked your MFP settings to see if you have it set to count your steps?
  • rstites93
    rstites93 Posts: 9 Member
    Yes, it is counting my steps, it accurately reads my steps but then adjusts my calories to “0” unless I have it in workout mode.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Apple cannot sync successfully with MFP directly - it sends the wrong info - you'll never have correct math done on MFP. Hence the adjustment to 0. Apple doesn't send that, that's the result of math with bad figures.

    Now, if you want to be told to eat less when you've done more daily activity and workouts and create a bigger deficit and make recovery from workouts worse - then it'll be great for you.
    Recommend not though.

    Disconnect them.

    Go find in the MFP Apps list Pacer, since MFP to that app.
    Pacer then needs to sync to your Apple Health/Watch/account and it'll grab the correct figures and submit to MFP what is expected.

    You'll get credit for workouts, you'll get credit for being more active than sedentary, you'll eat appropriately for reasonable weight loss (if you selected reasonable rate anyway).

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