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Calories error

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‎08-27-2022 07:11

‎08-27-2022 07:11

Hello, I was wondering if anyone else had this same problem, I have been recently waking up to my Fitbit saying I’ve burned 600 calories in my sleep which is nearly impossible especially since I have no steps for the day. If so is there any solution to this problem?

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‎08-27-2022 07:20 - edited ‎08-27-2022 07:21

‎08-27-2022 07:20 - edited ‎08-27-2022 07:21

It is not an error and it would be impossible only if it was 0 and you were alive.  You have been breathing and your heart has been beating, which burn calories.

Fitbit includes your BMR (basal metabolic rate) calories which you are always burning just to stay alive.  These are credited even when you are not wearing your watch.  They normally account for more than half of your daily calorie burn.

From How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity? 

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Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎08-27-2022 07:20 - edited ‎08-27-2022 07:21

‎08-27-2022 07:20 - edited ‎08-27-2022 07:21

It is not an error and it would be impossible only if it was 0 and you were alive.  You have been breathing and your heart has been beating, which burn calories.

Fitbit includes your BMR (basal metabolic rate) calories which you are always burning just to stay alive.  These are credited even when you are not wearing your watch.  They normally account for more than half of your daily calorie burn.

From How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity? 

JohnnyRow_0-1661610018598.png

 

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎08-27-2022 07:28

In response to JohnnyRow

‎08-27-2022 07:28

Okay thank you. I was aware of this, I just never realized how much it really accounted for!

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‎08-27-2022 08:08

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‎08-27-2022 08:08

You can look at your calorie burn graph at low point overnight and read calorie burn per 15 minutes and multiply that out to full day (times 4 times 24) to see Fitbit's value of your 24 hour BMR.  There are different BMR calculations that can be used but they all yield fairly similar results.

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎09-20-2022 09:43

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‎09-20-2022 09:43

Hey, can we change this calories ( thingi

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