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@spookiekabuki I was just thinking.. so from that day you gave us the stats at 11pm, can you look back and see how many calories Fitbit said you had burned? Then we can figure out which setting is the more accurate, because you should've eaten 1000 calories less than that number (if that's your deficit goal). In your test,…

It is definitely odd, I give you that. In the end, I usually just end up looking at my calories burned on Fitbit and compare it to what I ate that day on MFP. I also then keep a spreadsheet so I can easily see the numbers and deficit for each day and the week.

That's not entirely true. If you have it set to Personalized, it is going to estimate your starting calorie burn for the day based off of previous days. If you have it set to sedentary, it is going to give you a lower/pre-defined calorie goal for the day and go from there. In the end, you will still end up with the same…

So it is a 240 calorie difference and you still had an hour left in the day. What calorie deficit are you using? 250? 500? 1000?

Stretch as much as you can, then do the workout and just push through it. Make sure to stretch A LOT before and after, in addition to the stretching she does, if you are this sore after 1 day.

then you probably have Fitbit set to Sedentary rather than Personalized. I have mine on Personalized, and in the morning, I am never much further "behind" than I am at the end of the day.

With that set to sedentary, it is going to start you with a pre calculate number that ignores what you "usually" burn, and then you'll earn more cals as you burn more (or lose some if you burn less) throughout the day. In my case, it started me out really low, I just didn't like it, but feel free to change it and see, it…

Ok, I just tested this myself and I THINK I may have found where your confusion lies. If I set MFP to sedentary, I got the following numbers: MFP TDEE expected: 1835 Fitbit ESTIMATED TDEE: 1798 adjustment: -31 If I set MFP to slightly active: MFP TDEE expected: 2055 Fitbit Estimated TDEE: 1919 Adjustment - 136 As you can…

It shouldn't matter what time of day you do it. One thing I wanted to check, on your Fitbit dashboard, if you go into the Food log under the food plan section in the middle of the screen, Click the little gear icon where it shows how many calories you can still eat. Is that setting on Personalized or Sedentary? (for the…

I'm confused about what you're saying about the BMR on Fitbit. When I look at Fitbit, the goal for what you are saying is my Fitbit BMR is 1990. When I use the BMR calculator on MFP, it is 1468. So they clearly don't match. That number on Fitbit is not supposed to be your BMR. That number includes all daily activity, your…

This was his entire issue from the beginning of this thread. He was saying that when he tests it by changing his activity level on MFP, it doesn't end up adjusting the same to give him the same calorie goal (Which it should, as it did in your case when you tested it). So he either has something set wrong somewhere, or he…

I just signed up for the personal trainer site, when doing that, you have to input your age, weight, etc. Maybe yours doesn't match what you have set in your HRM? That would definitely cause the calories burned to be calculated differently....

It sounds to me like the website is calculating wrong, or something isn't being entered correctly? I don't think you would've burned 700 calories on the eliptical for an hour at that HR.

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It would be more accurate than guessing. I use my HRM for stuff like this all the time.

This is wrong. If MFP's estimated BMR for the day is 2000 calories and Fitbit thinks you've only burned 1500 for the day, it is going to subrtract 500 from that number. If MFP's estimated BMR for the day is 1800 calories, and Fitbit thinks you've only burned 1500, it is going to subtract 300 from that number. Whatever…

The OP is stating that if he has his activity level set to sedentary on MFP he does not end up getting the same calorie goal (AFTER THE FITBIT ADJUSTMENT) as he does if he sets his activity level to slightly active. He is saying it is giving him two different numbers after the adjustment, and it shouldn't. Yes, the…

No, I understand what issue he is saying he is having, I am trying to figure out the cause of it.

People, if you are going to try to help him, please read and understand his question first, instead of giving advice that has nothing to do with the issue.

You're missing his question.

I believe he is saying that if he changes his activity level on MFP, Fitbit isn't correctly adjusting the calorie goal based on what he's burn.. this is what I'm trying to figure out.

So at Lightly Active, MFP thinks you are going to burn 2440 calories per day and I'm guessing you have it set to a 2lb per week loss, hence the 1000 calorie deficit. So your daily goal is then 1440 on MFP. Now, when you look under Exercise at the Fitbit adjustment, what does it say Fitbit is predicting you are going to…

What activity level do you have MFP set to right now? What is the TDEE MFP is giving you at that level? how many calories does it say you have remaining? What is the fitbit adjustment number right now?

There shouldn't be, that's why I'm asking you two things: Do you see a fitbit calorie adjustment under exercise? Do you have negative calories enabled?

Are you seeing a fitbit calorie adjustment under Excercise?

That's exactly what Fitbit does. Do you have Negative Calories enabled?

Go to your Exercise Tab, and click on the "I" icon next to the Fitbit Adjustment. it will first show you the number of calories Fitbit thinks you are going to burn - based on the time of day and how much you've burned so far. - Next it shows you the TDEE that MFP calculates based on the activity level you have set. - It…

You end up with two different results as far as what?? You should always be eating at a deficit from your TDEE. If you set your goal to lose 1 lb per week, then the deficit is 500 calories per day. Your fitbit is calculating your TDEE, sending it to MFP and determing how many calories you should eat. It works correctly, so…

then you'd probably want to post that on the suggestion board... they'd have to make some kind of setting where you could "Turn off" MFP's TDEE estimation and tell it to use Fitbit's calculation (maybe based off past averages). You should be able to figure out what MFP activity level to set it to, based on the the average…

I have the Fitbit one and I love it, but it depends what you are looking to use it for. Remember, it does NOT Measure calories burned for any exercise, unless it is step based (walking/running). If you want to measure calories burned for other exercise, then you need an HRM. The fitbit is basically just a pedometer, it…