Calorie tracker doesn’t adapt to time of day

[JoUK]

For the past week or so, my calorie tracker has stopped adapting throughout the day and has become a lot more basic. It’s set to achieve a daily calorie deficit (eg 500 calories), but rather than adjusting throughout the day to allow for the time of day, it now says I’m over my calorie count as soon as I eat breakfast, so I’m in the red zone every morning. Before this changed, it was a lot smarter and would allow for the time of day and adjust accordingly ie would be green at breakfast time. I get to the same end point at the end of the day, but it’s a lot harder to track whether I’m on target throughout the day. Can anyone help-I’d like it to be back how it was before as it was a lot more informative. Thank you

[Rich_Laue]

1. That is correct @JoUK in the AM you have consumed calories, but have not burned many. 

So at this time, the calories burnt - the set deficit - is less than the calories consumed. 

As the day continues, this overage will go down. 

I've moved this thread out of hardware support and into the Manage Weight Discussion Board. 

[Heybales · Accepted solution]

I think you are looking at a different tile than really desired.

That gauge is looking at purely right now, what did you eat and what have you burned - as you have shown, at many points during the day that is about worthless info in my opinion, I always recommend hiding it.

Perhaps a setting change brought that tile up. I'd hide that Calories In VS Out gauge.

I think you are looking for the Food tile where your Total daily burn is estimated (not your daily burn goal) based on what you have burned so far, plus either historical data or slightly above sleeping burn rate for rest of the day (that's an option in your food diary settings).

That total is then compared to what you have eaten so far and you are told how many calories you appear to have left. It adjusts as the day progresses.

So the issue could also be you used to be on the other setting for how rest of the day would be estimated.

Sounds like it's on Sedentary mode right now if starting out in the red, if the issue is with the actual Food tile.

[JoUK]

Thanks Rich, I appreciate the reply.

[JoUK]

Thank you! That explains it-a great help, thank you!