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‎12-10-2018 05:50

‎12-10-2018 05:50

I just received my FitBit Versa for Christmas that my wife got me. Put it on yesterday. The calorie count reset at midnight tonight, but says as of 8am this morning I've burned 686 calories? Is that right? I haven't done any workout yet today. Do I have the watch on too loose? Any thoughts or help?

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‎12-10-2018 15:33

‎12-10-2018 15:33

@StarCity hey there and let me also welcome you to the community. nothing to worry about- all is working as it should. you can use an online calculator to see what your BMR is based on age, height and weight, so you have some idea of what you burn through activity vs what you burn by being at the end of the day. You can also do a TDEE calculator which will give you your expected burn based on all of the above plus activity levels. Here is a helpful resource to learn more about BMR vs TDEE if you are interested BMR TDEE the difference 

Elena | Pennsylvania

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‎12-10-2018 13:39

‎12-10-2018 13:39

Welcome to the forums!

 

The calories burned are BMR calories. Your fitbit also calculates calories burned for your BMR. You burn calories just by being alive! Even Sleeping. Fitbit includes these burned calories in it's calorie calculations, so even if you did not wear the fitbit, you'll still burn these calories.

 

Read this http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-does-Fitbit-know-how-many-calories-I-ve-burne...

 

Hope to see you around the forums! Join in on the discussions forums!

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Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android

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‎12-10-2018 15:33

‎12-10-2018 15:33

@StarCity hey there and let me also welcome you to the community. nothing to worry about- all is working as it should. you can use an online calculator to see what your BMR is based on age, height and weight, so you have some idea of what you burn through activity vs what you burn by being at the end of the day. You can also do a TDEE calculator which will give you your expected burn based on all of the above plus activity levels. Here is a helpful resource to learn more about BMR vs TDEE if you are interested BMR TDEE the difference 

Elena | Pennsylvania

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‎12-10-2018 15:37

In response to WendyB

‎12-10-2018 15:37

Great! Thank you very much for the information!

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‎12-11-2018 06:02

‎12-11-2018 06:02

The only way zero calories happen is when you are dead. Base metabolism will consume energy to maintain life support.

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‎04-03-2020 21:55

In response to emili

‎04-03-2020 21:55

When you have fitbit in exercise mode is the calories burnt including the calories you would have burnt "just by being" plus exercise? Or just the exercise? 

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‎04-18-2020 03:18

In response to emili

‎04-18-2020 03:18

Hello this happens to me as well. even I leave the Fitbit Charge 2 on Charger overnight (not wearing the FitBit) it show as I have burnt 576 Calories. Something is not wright obviously!!

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‎04-18-2020 07:36

In response to KulaDhayaa

‎04-18-2020 07:36

That's okay, it counts the amount of calories you burn just by existing.
You burn calories in your sleep just to keep your body alive. It's called a
base metabolic rate.

I'm asking about workout mode and whether the base metabolic rate is
included in the calories burned in a workout because I want to know what I
burn above that in a workout.
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