Calories

[SleepyBiker]

I am given a small amount of calories a day. Something like 459. I will enter a ZERO calorie item such as tea. My available calories drop to about 5-10 less. Why does this happen when I entered 0 calories? I barely get enough as it is without it lowering my count for nothing.

How do I stop this? It happens all the time.

[SebWotan · Accepted solution]

Hello @SleepyBiker 

The calories budget adapt permanently based on the difference between your intake and expense. If it dropped a bit it is because it adjusted your budget based on how much you moved since the last update. It is based on a prediction using the data from the day so far. 

Here are some details to help you understand:

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Fitbit-com-Dashboard/Part-1-Fitbit-Food-Plan-Basics/m-p/1155149#M515...

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Fitbit-com-Dashboard/Part-2-Fitbit-s-Food-Plan-In-Depth/m-p/1155169#...

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Fitbit-com-Dashboard/Part-3-Fitbit-s-Food-Plan-Tracking-Tools/m-p/11...