help menu

Join us on the Community Forums!

  • Community Guidelines

    The Fitbit Community is a gathering place for real people who wish to exchange ideas, solutions, tips, techniques, and insight about the Fitbit products and services they love. By joining our Community, you agree to uphold these guidelines, so please take a moment to look them over.

  • Learn the Basics

    Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on Community features, and tips to make the most of your time here.

  • Join the Community!

    Join an existing conversation, or start a new thread to ask your question. Creating your account is completely free, and takes about a minute.

Not finding your answer on the Community Forums?

Cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Calorie counter

ANSWERED
Replies are disabled for this topic. Start a new one or visit our Help Center.

‎10-15-2017 07:46

‎10-15-2017 07:46

I just got this watch 2 days ago and I do not wear it to bed before i even put the watch on in the morning it says I've burned over 400 calories any way I can change this? 

Best Answer
0 Votes
1 BEST ANSWER

Accepted Solutions

‎10-15-2017 08:40

‎10-15-2017 08:40

Welcome to fitbit!

 

I think your tracker is working just fine. 

 

As well as tracking calories you burn through activity, your fitbit also tracks your BMR calories. These are the calories you burn just keeping your body alive  ( even when asleep ). They are calculated from your profile settings so you needn't be wearing your fitbit to get them. What you are seeing is the total BMR calories since midnight.

View best answer in original post

Best Answer
3 REPLIES 3

‎10-15-2017 08:40

‎10-15-2017 08:40

Welcome to fitbit!

 

I think your tracker is working just fine. 

 

As well as tracking calories you burn through activity, your fitbit also tracks your BMR calories. These are the calories you burn just keeping your body alive  ( even when asleep ). They are calculated from your profile settings so you needn't be wearing your fitbit to get them. What you are seeing is the total BMR calories since midnight.

Best Answer

‎01-12-2019 11:32

In response to SteveH

‎01-12-2019 11:32

Hello, 

I was scrolling through questions because I am having a similar issue. My Fitbit tells me that I have burned calories when it is not even on my wrist. I will have it charging at night and will wake up and will say I have burned 1000 calories. What is the issue and how can it be corrected? 

Best Answer
0 Votes

‎01-12-2019 11:57

In response to JKK325

‎01-12-2019 11:57

Hi @JKK325 check out my earlier post in this thread. Your fitbit is working just fine and it's the BMR calories that are causing the confusion. 

Best Answer