Calories deficit not matching

[SuhanaA]

In the Fitbit app to keep track of how much your eating there is the little card on the dashboard and there is the screen you see when you click the card. On the card it says I have 3 calories left, but on the separate screen it says I’m 110 calories over. On the website dashboard it says the same thing as the card and when I do the math I get the same number. So, why is the screen showing a different number?

Moderator edit: subject for clarity

[WilsonFitbit]

Hello @SuhanaA. Welcome to the community forums! 

Thank you very much for the detailed information. I'd like to mention that in order to help you gauge whether you’re on track to hit your calorie deficit, Fitbit also provides a Calories In vs. Calories Out meter. This real-time calculation takes the following information into account: your calorie deficit, how many calories you’ve eaten, how many calories you’ve burned, and the time of day. You will be considered in your goal zone as long as you are within 50 calories of your deficit goal for the current time of day.

This is where people can get confused. Because Fitbit is using information in real time to predict whether you will hit your calorie deficit by midnight, it’s possible to see something like this:

At first glance, these stats seem to be contradicting each other. You’re over your calorie target but still have 406 calories left to eat? But what the meter on the left is telling you is that based on your current activity level and the time of day, you’re not on track to hit your calorie deficit. Using the example above, if you eat your remaining 406 calories, your daily total would be 2,137 calories. Even if you end up burning 2,500 calories which is still great since it’s more than you ate, it’s not enough to hit your 500 calorie daily deficit goal.

If you’re not into that system, there’s one change you can make to your settings. Click the food tile on your Fitbit.com dashboard and then “See More.” In the Food Plan section, click the gear icon. This is where you can change your Daily Calorie Estimate setting from “Personalized” to “Sedentary.” The sedentary setting starts you out with a low calorie estimate and lets you “earn” more calories by being active throughout the day.

To confirm this information and get more details about this, I recommend checking this link. 

Hope this helps.