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Getting your daily burn

‎09-10-2016 07:44

‎09-10-2016 07:44

What exactly does this mean? I use to watch The Biggest Loser, and I've heard trainers asking the contestants if there were meeting their daily burn. Is that the calories burned section we see in our Fitbit Dashboard, or is this something totally different.

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‎09-10-2016 10:09

‎09-10-2016 10:09

I wouldn't take anything on the Biggest Loser and even remotely realistic.  However, some people pay more attention to calories burned than steps.  I'm actually one of them.  I aim for burning 3500 calories a day.  It gives me a better feel for how well I'm moving.  My personal goal is to keep the calories burned up as I lose weight.  This was easier when I weighed more, and it will become tougher as I continue to lose weight.

Anne | Rural Ontario, Canada

Ionic (gifted), Alta HR (gifted), Charge 2, Flex 2, Charge HR, One, Blaze (retired), Trendweight.com,

Down 150 pounds from my top weight (and still going), sharing my experiences here to try and help others.
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‎09-12-2016 17:03

‎09-12-2016 17:03

@CRSunrise yes you can see your calories burned for the day on the app. If you have an HR tracker than it would be more accurate than using one that estimates. I don't know if that was the context on the BL, but it would make sense.

Elena | Pennsylvania

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‎09-20-2016 17:17

‎09-20-2016 17:17

Hey @CRSunrise! Thanks for creating this thread. As @emili and @A_Lurker mentioned, I believe they're talking about meeting a "calories burned" goal. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out!

Callie | Community Moderator, Fitbit
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‎09-20-2016 18:10

‎09-20-2016 18:10

I always thought it meant getting your daily workout in.

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