Calories In Calories Out

[Ricks2524]

Each day my calories are listed as X amount for the day and X amount eaten etc. Am I supposed to eat enough to reach the daily goal thats listed? I usually come up short but really don't want to eat more just to make the dailey goal   Am I reading this scale wrong? 

[slashflash2011]

I'm the same but I also have days (especially weekends, holidays and those days we go to the restaurants and movies) that I eat a lot and don't move a lot. I have not gained or added any weight in 2 years of married life. Oh, almost forgot, my wife always watches what I eat, not a lot of salt or sugar. Before marriage, I used to work out a lot and I was in a dream shape but now I'm not that much in shape but not fat either. we go to the gym together once a while

[urbanbalanced · Accepted solution]

Programs such as Fitbit always go after an imaginary person based on averages; without a full body exam of you as an individual Fitbit cannot crunch out the exact numbers. Does that mean the numbers Fitbit are useless? No, they are not since they are still excellent guidelines and there is some real science behind them, but just one based on statistics and averages.

There is another guideline that is always with you, your own body. If your body tells you it is full, it is full and you shouldn't eat more just because the averaged number of Fitbit says you can eat more. Your body always overrides Fitbit.

PS: That also means if your body starts demanding food you really should start eating. I am though talking about real hunger, not food cravings from the brain.