Hello all,
I've been using my fitbit HR for about a year. I've always liked it, but seem to be questioning the amount of calories I'm burning. I've searched and read through a variety of posts and I'm curious if someone can help me on this.
Here it goes:
Age: 37
Weight 232 lbs.
5'9"
I've calculated my BMR at 2136. According to Fitbit, I'm burning 7 calories every 5 minutes.(I checked this in the activities>calories burned section) So, that means 7 x 12 = 84 per hour. 84 x 24hours =2016 calories in a day. I can accept that in relation to the online BMR calculator result of 2136.
Here is where it gets nuts. Fitbit is reporting on average 3500-4000 calories burned in a day with steps roughly around 9k-11k. Wouldn't that mean insane weight loss in a week? I have been logging calorie intake which has been around 2900-3000. That's a 1000 calorie deficit per day. Yet, I'm doing NO exercise. Just walking around at my job. Maybe I'm just frustrated because I've been watching everything like a hawk and can only account for 3 lbs lost over the past 4 weeks. But, if you follow the fitbit numbers I should be shedding the lbs.
