Noob Confused

[iamamra]

Sorry I am a total noob...why do I have 741 availble with being 715 over? Using the fitbit surge if that matters any.

[sk_0615 · Accepted solution]

The "Today I can still eat" estimates how many calories you'll burn by the end of the day based on your activity level. Thus, depending on how you've set your Fitbit, you will come in at the appropriate calories eaten at the end of the day if you eat this much. It will fluctuate over the day depending, again, on your activity level. 

You're 715 calories over at this moment. This is based on how many calories you've eaten and how many you've burned right now. I tend to not look at this number as much as I log all the food I plan on eating for the day in the morning, and I'm over almost all day long. As long as I'm in the "goal zone" by midnight (or pretty darn close to), I'm good for the day. 

[iamamra]

thanks, I am like you and log my food in the morning(I also do weight watchers so have been in the habbit from that). Thank you again for clarifiying.

[yldthng]

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@sk_0615 wrote:

You're 715 calories over at this moment. This is based on how many calories you've eaten and how many you've burned right now. 

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It took me the first month to understand that concept (your bolded words) right there - I was SO confused about that graphic. They really need to put that in the manual somewhere.

[Heybales]

They need to remove that troublesome and not entirely useful gauge.

I still haven't found anyone that uses it for anything, that isn't more easily duplicated using the calorie left to eat tiles.

[Caramammal]

this really confused me too at first, and i ended up eating way over for the first day. Now i ignore that tile and use MyFitness Pal instead.