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My dashboard shows I have burned 1134 calories so far today and myfitnesspa

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‎01-11-2014 11:16

‎01-11-2014 11:16

My fitbit dashboard shows I have burned 1134 calories today. Myfitnesspal, where I log my food shows 422 calories. Why are the two different?

Michelle

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‎01-11-2014 11:25

‎01-11-2014 11:25

Because food logging sites like MFP and Lose It! are estimating the number of calories you have burned, or will burn, in a day.  Fitbit numbers reflect actual activity, not estimates.

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‎01-11-2014 15:30

‎01-11-2014 15:30

The fitbit numbers you're getting on MyFitnessPal are your leftover calories that you've exerted over the course of the day.

 

To make it simpler...we burn calories just by breathing and doing our daily routine. The tracker on fitbit's dashboard takes all this into account and then MyFitnessPal does the math for you to see what the extra was leftover that you didn't burn just from living for the day 😛

Hope this helps!
And don't forget, if it does, remember to mark your question as solved!
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‎01-11-2014 11:25

‎01-11-2014 11:25

Because food logging sites like MFP and Lose It! are estimating the number of calories you have burned, or will burn, in a day.  Fitbit numbers reflect actual activity, not estimates.

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‎01-11-2014 15:30

‎01-11-2014 15:30

The fitbit numbers you're getting on MyFitnessPal are your leftover calories that you've exerted over the course of the day.

 

To make it simpler...we burn calories just by breathing and doing our daily routine. The tracker on fitbit's dashboard takes all this into account and then MyFitnessPal does the math for you to see what the extra was leftover that you didn't burn just from living for the day 😛

Hope this helps!
And don't forget, if it does, remember to mark your question as solved!
-A
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‎01-11-2014 19:10

‎01-11-2014 19:10

I was wondering the exact same thing. My MyFitnessPalapp says I have burned 897 calories and taken in 1,775 calories. My fitbit app, however, says I have burned 3,550.

 

So to make sure I am understanding, I should trust my fitbit app, right?

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‎01-13-2014 12:26

In response to rsb3a

‎01-13-2014 12:26

@rsb3a 

 

Yeah, I'd go by the Fitbit app since it includes your regular metabolic rate, not just extra from activity. 🙂

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