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Calorie Deficit confusion

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‎08-09-2017 07:18

‎08-09-2017 07:18

Good morning FitBit community.

 

So I am a smidge confused and was hoping to get a clear answer or help on the topic.

 

I have set my own calorie target using the iifym website. Based on my information that I put in, my calorie target is 1,666. Yesterday I consumed 1,791 which put me over by 125 calories. According to my dashboard it shows 2,700 calories burned.

 

So essentially, aren't I still in a deficit even though I consumed 125 calories over my daily target?

 

1791 cals in - 2700 cals burned = - 909 deficit... or am I doing this all wrong???

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‎08-09-2017 13:12

‎08-09-2017 13:12

You are correct. If it is telling you that you went over it could be because you were not within a 50 calorie window of your goal. That being said, a 900+ calorie deficit is on target, I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you are comfortable with that deficit and with that intake, ignore whether it is telling you that you are over or not. 

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‎08-09-2017 13:12

‎08-09-2017 13:12

You are correct. If it is telling you that you went over it could be because you were not within a 50 calorie window of your goal. That being said, a 900+ calorie deficit is on target, I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you are comfortable with that deficit and with that intake, ignore whether it is telling you that you are over or not. 

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