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You're supposed to calibrate your stride to a normal, every day walking stride, and then your Fitbit is supposed to adjust that when it detects steps that vary from a normal, every day walking intensity. So, if you're shuffling it is supposed to shorten the step and lengthen it when you're power walking. But, I'm not sure…

Is it windy or is the weather otherwise in flux? The stair count can be wildly inaccurate - I never even look at mine any more because stair climbing isn't a regular part of my activity and because it was always wrong. It is worst when we have a lot of wind. In fact, it's been windy here lately, so I just checked. On…

That isn't something I've experienced, so I'm not sure of the solution.

@jacobchapman518 : It sounds as if your accounts aren't syncing. Are you sure they're connected? Do you get meal summaries from MFP in your Fitbit Food Log? Do you show a line on your MFP Exercise Page for "Fitbit Calorie Adjustment"? If you don't show both of those, your accounts aren't syncing. If they are syncing, then…

I just thought I'd re-emphasize what heybales said at the end, and point out how to fix it in the app. I'm pretty sure you've been bitten by the "Steps source" bug. This bug has bitten many of us, and your symptoms sound exactly right. MFP has probably spontaneously changed your step source from "Fitbit Tracker" to…

Don't use the "over/under" budget gauge. It's totally confusing. I took it off my dashboard ages ago. I sort of keep an eye on my "Calories remaining" on my Fitbit dashboard, but rely on MFP to plan, because their method is easier to use. I only rely on what Fitbit says when there is a syncing problem between MFP and…

If you manually log it, I would do it in Fitbit, not MFP. Since you have a Charge HR, I'm not sure if you need to manually log it, since the heart rate computation should have been used. With a non-HR device, yes, it would need to be logged manually.

I can't answer all your questions thoroughly, but I'll tackle some of them: * The button is for logging sleep and for logging exercise. * You don't have to add a workout record (by pressing the button), but you can and if you do, that will get you the workout 5x/week credit. * To be honest, I get confused by those terms,…

I'd recommend that you read the FAQ found in the stickies. That will answer a lot of questions. Here's a handy link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy/p1 For your specific question, I don't actually know, because I don't…

I'm not sure we're looking at the same web page. The one I was talking about says "Choose a Step Tracking Device" at the top and has three options: "Fitbit Tracker", "Add a device" and "Don't track steps". Anyway, fixing the setting in the app should have the same effect. And yes, for some bizarre reason, having that set…

It depends. What do you want from your Fitbit? The new Alta does look much more jewelry-like than other ones. If your old One did everything you needed (i.e. you didn't care about features such as the heart rate monitor), and you're not adverse to wearing your Fitbit on your wrist, then I expect you'll love it. It has some…

@bicbic86: Your Fitbit adjustment is not the same as the calories you have burned exercising. However, it seems likely that you've been caught up in a recent MFP bug. You need to check to make sure MFP is using your Fitbit as its step source. You can do it under Steps in the phone app or on the website, go to Apps->Steps…

I heard that a recent study showed that people who weigh daily are actually more successful at losing weight than those who weigh weekly. Here's a link to an article about the study: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/minding-the-body/201312/daily-weighing-may-help-manage-your-weight I weigh daily and use Trendweight,…

Which problem are you trying to fix? I've gotten confused because while this thread started talking about syncing issues between MFP and Fitbit, discussion of the "Step source" bug has also crept in. So, are you trying to fix that you're not getting any data between Fitbit and MFP or are you trying to fix that your Fitbit…

Yep, the negative number that you start the day with is the same issue - MFP assumes you burn calories at your chosen activity level constantly over 24 hours while Fitbit assumes you're burning at a lower rate when it doesn't see any activity. The folks at MFP know that you don't have the same activity level all day, but…

The MFP app. I think the More -> Steps -> Fitbit Tracker is for the iPhone, because there is no "More" on my Android. You just find Steps on the menu. You can also do it on the web site by going to the Apps page and clicking on Steps at the top, then selecting "Fitbit Tracker". This is to fix the "Steps source" bug that…

There is at least one thread already dealing with this issue. I'm guessing you've been hit by what I'm dubbing the "Steps source" bug. For some wild reason, if you're connected to Fitbit but your step source is not set to "Fitbit Tracker", MFP is coming up for wild numbers for how many calories MFP expects you to burn in a…

@cathyf_123: Looking at your post, I can't tell if you've tried two crucial things. First, when it comes to the disconnect/reconnect procedure, you need to be sure to "Revoke access" from the Fitbit site (or app) after you have disconnected in MFP. Then wait. Don't reconnect right away. I'd probably give it 10 or 15…

You can't deselect "Don't track steps", you need to select "Fitbit Tracker" and that will, as a matter of course, deselect "Don't track steps" for you. It may not look like "radio buttons" to you because they don't use a little circle with a dot in it, but it is - exactly one thing must be selected.

From reading messages from people who have had this problem in the past, my recollection is that this is a problem that requires the intervention of customer service to resolve. Unfortunately, I don't remember whether it had to be fixed by someone at Fitbit or someone at MFP. I think I'd start with Fitbit's customer…

I do use the app (Android), but not extensively. I just use it to enter food occasionally, when I'm not at my computer.

From those numbers, it looks like you've been much less active (according to your Fitbit) than expected from your MFP settings. Do you have your MFP activity level set high? Did you have a very inactive day? If that is not the case, then you might be affected by an MFP bug that is getting a lot of people. Go to Steps (in…

The weekly report is confusing. I never have figured out where they get the weight change number. I can't add each week's weight change to the next to get cumulative weight change. So, I pretty much stopped using it. Instead, I use Trendweight to watch my weight changes (it smooths out the daily variations) and I use the…

I don't think it matters if you use the app. You still have to have the "Steps" source correctly set to "Fitbit Tracker" or it messes up your MFP burn. On the web site, go to the Apps page, then select Steps at the top. Check to see that it is correct. If you confirm that is correct, then, yes, you are experiencing a…

Slight correction - 1734 is how much MFP thinks you'll burn for the whole day based on the 712 calories that Fitbit says you burned so far today. So, MFP takes the raw number from Fitbit and projects the rest of the day (based I think on your MFP settings) from that. That means that you generally start the day with a…

Check your Steps setting. That seems to be key. I have no idea how in the world that can mess up the base burn that MFP calculates, but it does.

Nope, it has nothing to do with the app. I use Android and I don't think the Android app updated anytime close to when mine suddenly changed the steps setting. I believe I saw that even some people who don't use the phone apps at all have been affected.

Check your Steps setting. On the website, go to Apps->Steps. On the app, go to Steps. Make sure it is set to "Fitbit Tracker". You'll still probably need to manually delete the extra adjustments. I had a duplicate for yesterday and I deleted both adjustments and then added a 1 calorie cardio exercise in MFP to force a…

Until today (actually, it probably started sometime yesterday) I had been blissfully unaffected by this bug. Then, today, the numbers I was seeing didn't make sense. I went to Apps->Steps on the web site and sure enough, the selection had spontaneously switched from "Fitbit Tracker" to "Don't track steps". Grrrr. I…

That math looks pretty much right. It's still easier with the accounts linked. The bug that is currently driving people nuts seems to be related to the Steps option spontaneously changing from "Fitbit Tracker" to "Don't track steps" (or something else, if you have another option there). It just happened to me today. I…