Calorie Deficit Goal - how to set

[Solty]

It looks like the ability to do this has disappeared since I transferred over to Google. The forums all suggest 

Profile photo -> Fitbit Settings -> [Preferences Section] Nutrition & weight -> [Nutrition Section] Food -> Goals. But the only goals I can now change are food (calorie) intake and water intake. I have previously set myself to have a daily calorie deficit of X, so I know it was possible, but I would like to change this.

I have signed up to Premium, but this doesn't offer any further options on goal setting. Where has this function gone? It's one of the main reasons I have Fitbit...

[KrBA]

I switched over to google today and am also frustrated with not being able to find familiar settings, specifically setting a calorie deficit. Also frustrating is finding instructions in the community section for settings that don't actually exist. 

[KrBA · Accepted solution]

Okay! Another responder had the answer! Copied and pasted here with additional steps/edits added:

1 In the app click on ‘you’ at the bottom or your google icon in the top right corner (the google icon worked for me)

2 Click on fitbit settings in the window that pops up

3 Scroll down to nutrition and weight

click on goal weight

usual choices from there.

Shout out to Hickles for finding the path. 🙂

[Secretlystephie]

Do I need to switch to Google for this? I know the old path but I am running into the same issue. 

[Hopefolan]

I think it is gone.  I have been trying to do it and all I can do is add in the # of cal I want to consume.

[LZeeW]

Hi @Hopefolan   You must set up a food plan in order to set a calorie deficit.  It doesn't require switching to Google.  This expanded Help article shows the path for both Fitbit and Google accounts.  iPhone users can set a calories to consume goal without a food plan.  Do you use an iPhone?  If so, that explains it. 

[DavidFitbit]

Hi everybody, Thanks for stopping by, I hope you're doing well.

Let me clarify some details about this topic.

The google migration did make a change of the path to follow to do these adjustments. 

If you have already migrated:

• From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture Fitbit settings.
• In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight Food or Food plan.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust your food plan.

If you haven't migrated:

• From the Today tab , tap the settings icon .
• In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight Food or Food plan.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust your food plan.

[Hopefolan]

I have tried all of these options. The only thing it lets me do is change the amount of calories that I want to take in. It will not let me do a deficit. It continues to revert back to the original deficit

My app doesn't have anything that says today I just have a profile picture

Hope Folan, LICSW

Moderator edit: merged reply

[Secretlystephie]

I have walked through these steps repeatedly today and it keeps automatically switching back to a goal of 1,500 intake, vs. the deficit number I have selected. My phone and app are both up to date. Is this a bug on FitBit's end? 

[ResearchRabbit]

I am having the same issue, I’m able to go through and select the calorie deficit and then it automatically just switches back to a set number! Very frustrating as on workout days I like to get more and on recovery days go with less as I burn much less! Hope they fix this soon!

[DavidFitbit]

Hello everybody, Thanks for your posts, I hope you all are doing well.

I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing an issue while trying to edit your food plan.

Thank you for letting us know about this issue. Our development team is aware of it and they are working to identify a resolution as quickly as possible.

I'm sorry for any trouble. I appreciate your patience and we look forward to getting you back on track.

[Miller21]

Happy to hear you are working on it. I thought I was going crazy but at least I know it’s not just me. I choose calorie deceit but it just reverts back to number of calories.